Humanities, economics, and social sciences

Working in synergy with the laboratories of the Social Sciences and Management Department at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENSTA's UFR SHES brings together expertise in economics, management, education sciences, sociology, and information and communication, spread between Brest (FoAP laboratory, UR 7529) and Paris-Saclay (UEA laboratory, UMR 9217).

This complementarity allows for the cross-fertilization of approaches in research and engineering education on strategic themes: sovereignty, defense and security, innovation, transitions, and engineering professions.

Fields of application
  • Defense and security
  • Maritime
  • Ecological and social transition

Research themes

SOVEREIGNTY, INNOVATION, DUALITY, TRANSITIONS, ENGINEERING SKILLS

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International | Research
Protection against unexploded ordnances: ENSTA’s expertise called upon in Japan

On 5 September 2025, an unexploded ordnance (UXO) was discovered on the seabed approximately 9 metres below the surface at Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan—specifically in the waters about 48 metres west of Berth No. 3...

Protection against unexploded ordnances: ENSTA’s expertise called upon in Japan

On 5 September 2025, an unexploded ordnance (UXO) was discovered on the seabed approximately 9 metres below the surface at Tokuyama-Kudamatsu Port in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan—specifically in the waters about 48 metres west of Berth No. 3...

International | Student Life
International students in the spotlight at both ENSTA campuses

Having pursued a successful internationalization strategy for years, ENSTA now welcomes students from 32 different countries, with international students accounting for more than 25% of the student body on average across both campuses. To highlight this...

International students in the spotlight at both ENSTA campuses

Having pursued a successful internationalization strategy for years, ENSTA now welcomes students from 32 different countries, with international students accounting for more than 25% of the student body on average across both campuses. To highlight this...

Company | Innovation | Student Life
Another victory for ENSTA at INNOV’NIGHT

While an ENSTA team had already distinguished itself at the previous edition, Foucault de Jerphanion, Aurélien Gilles, Ambrine Pujo, Thomas Carpentier, and Théotime Galmiche successfully rose to the challenge of designing an innovative solution to a...

Another victory for ENSTA at INNOV’NIGHT

While an ENSTA team had already distinguished itself at the previous edition, Foucault de Jerphanion, Aurélien Gilles, Ambrine Pujo, Thomas Carpentier, and Théotime Galmiche successfully rose to the challenge of designing an innovative solution to a...

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