PhD

Why pursue a thesis at ENSTA?

Internationally recognized as a mark of excellence and a sign of a very high level of expertise, a Ph.D. opens the door to highly skilled positions in both the public and private sectors. In addition to providing access to the academic world, it opens up major long-term career opportunities based on the specific skills acquired during the doctoral program, which are widely recognized in the socio-economic sphere for highly skilled positions.

Within the ENSTA laboratories, doctoral students work in a cutting-edge research and innovation ecosystem. With close ties to industry (many CIFRE theses), they become part of a large, internationally recognized research community.

What is a doctoral dissertation?

Available to those who have earned an MSc in Engineering, a master’s degree, or an equivalent qualification, the doctorate is a national degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education in recognition of the research conducted by a doctoral student as part of a dissertation.

This research is generally conducted in a research laboratory at the institution (or partially in a company under CIFRE agreements), is supervised by one or more thesis advisors, and typically lasts three years. Doctoral students enroll in doctoral schools that support them throughout their research-based training. The doctorate is an internationally recognized degree.

Doctoral Schools

The doctoral schools affiliated with ENSTA are:

• the IP Paris Doctoral School
• the SPIN Doctoral School

In the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, ENSTA doctoral students, in association with the FoAP laboratory, are affiliated with the Abbé Grégoire Doctoral School at CNAM Paris.