École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne

École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne
Established 1816
Type Grandes Ecoles
Location Saint-Étienne, France
Campus Urban
Affiliations Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
Website www.emse.fr

The école nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (ENSMSE) is one of the French generalist engineering schools Grandes Ecoles.

The école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne is one of the French "Grandes Ecoles" dedicated to training highly qualified engineers and to carrying out research to meet the needs of industry. Its mission is to support the development of its students and of companies through a range of courses and fields of research, from the initial training of generalist engineers ingénieurs civils des mines, to PhD teaching; from material sciences to micro-electronics via process engineering, the environment, civil engineering, finance, computer science and health engineering. The school's expertise is based on teaching that is both academic and directly related to the real world of the companies, and is supported by innovative pedagogy. The school's pioneering spirit is seen in its exploration of new scientific themes or international partnerships which make it a unique player among the top 10 French engineering schools.

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History

The school was founded in 1816 by a decision of Louis XVIII (2nd of August 1816).

Admission for French students

For French nationals, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided after concourse at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system.

Famous alumni

The puRkwa Prize

The puRkwa Prize is an "international prize for the scientific literacy of the children of the planet" awarded annually by the école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne and the French Academy of Sciences. The prize is awarded to pioneers in the innovation of general science education in school curricula for children less than 16 years of age. It was launched in 2004 at the initiative of Robert Germinet, the director of the école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne, and comes with an €80,000 monetary award.[1]

Year Recipient Institution(s) Nationality Cited work References
2005 Maricio Duque University of the Andes Colombia Pequeños Científicos [2]
Michael Klentchy El Centro School District United States Valle Imperial Project in Science
2006 Yu Wei Southeast University People's Republic of China Zuo zhong xue [3]
Karen Worth Education Development Center
Wheelock College		 United States K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center
2007 Jorge Eduardo Allende University of Santiago, Chile Chile Educación en Ciencias Basada en la Indagación [4]
Stevan Jokic Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences Serbia and Montenegro Ruka u testu
2008 Guillermo Fernández de la Garza National Autonomous University of Mexico
United States – Mexico Foundation for Science		 Mexico Sistema de Enseñanza Vivencial e Indagatoria de la Ciencia [5]
Wynne Harlen University of Bristol United Kingdom Research in science education
2009 Sally Goetz Shuler National Science Resources Center United States Institutional award [6]
David Jasmin La main à la pâte France Institutional award

Notes

  1. ^ Fondation de l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (2007) (in French, English, Spanish) (PDF). Le Prix puRkwa: Prix international pour l’alphabétisation scientifique des enfants de la planète [The puRkwa Prize: International prize for the scientific literacy of the children of the planet] (Brochure). Saint-Étienne, France. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQJi3g3e. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  2. ^ "Le Prix puRkwa: Prix international pour l’alphabétisation scientifique des enfants de la planète [The puRkwa Prize: International prize for the scientific literacy of the children of the planet]" (in French) (PDF) (Press release). l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQMuTP64. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  3. ^ "Communiqué de presse [Press release]" (in French) (PDF) (Press release). l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne. 2006-03-17. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQNvUUJp. Retrieved 201-09-01. 
  4. ^ "Le Prix puRkwa Lauréats 2007 [The puRkwa Prize 2007 Award Winners]" (in French) (PDF) (Press release). l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQU1an1v. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  5. ^ "Lauréats 2008 [2008 Award Winners]" (in French). Le Prix puRkwa. l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQUaw19c. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  6. ^ "Communiqué de presse [Press release]" (in French) (PDF) (Press release). l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5sQUJSlH0. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 

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