École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique

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École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique(ENSMA)
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Established: 1948
Type: Grande Ecole
Location: Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, near Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France
Website: www.ensma.fr

The École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique, or ENSMA, is a Grande Ecole located in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, near Poitiers, France.

Graduates generally work as R&D engineers for companies in the aerospace (55%), transportation, capital goods, and energy industry.

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[edit] Diplomas

French Engineering Degree ("Diplome d'Ingenieur"), equivalent to an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Aerotechnics in the Anglo-Saxon educational system

3 tracks (options) in 3rd year:

  • Aerodynamics, Energetics, Thermics
  • Materials, Structural Engineering
  • Computer Science

Possibility for some students to a double degree with Cranfield University

[edit] Admission

  • For French students, admission to ENSMA is decided after a competitive entrance exam at the end of preparatory classes. Studies at ENSMA last 3 years.


[edit] Research

5 research labs are attached to the ENSMA:

  • LET: Laboratoire d'Études Thermiques
  • LEA: Laboratoire d'Études Aérodynamiques
  • LMPM: Laboratoire de Mécanique et Physique des Matériaux
  • LCD: Laboratoire de Combustion Détonique
  • LISI: Laboratoire d'Informatique Scientifique et Industrielle

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