| École nationale de l'aviation civile | |
|---|---|
| Motto | La référence aéronautique |
| Motto in English | The aeronautical reference |
| Established | 1949 |
| Type | Grande école |
| Director-General | Marc Houalla |
| Admin. staff | 950 |
| Students | 2,000[1] |
| Doctoral students | 80 |
| Location | Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Toulouse, Muret, Montpellier, Grenoble, Biscarosse, Saint-Yan and Melun, France |
| Colours | Blue & Grey |
| Nickname | ENAC |
| Affiliations | University of Toulouse, Aerospace Valley, ICAO, France AEROTECH,[2] IAAPS,[3] CDEFI, EUR-ACE[4], Conférence des grandes écoles[5], CTI[6] |
| Website | www.enac.fr |
The École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) is a French grande école and a national French civil aeronautics academy (The French Civil Aviation University).
It was founded in 1949 in Paris Orly and moved to Toulouse in 1968. It employs 950 persons, among whom 71% represent the technical and educational staff, 21% belong to the administrative staff and 8% are workmen in different domains. The disciplines united in the school represent a multi-faceted field at a multidisciplinary and international level. All ENAC professors hold post-graduate degrees. Since the 1st of january 2011, it is the biggest aeronautical university in Europe.[7]
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The initial trainings provided at ENAC concern yearly an average of 2000 students composed of engineers, air traffic controllers, electronic engineers, technicians, air transport pilots and flight dispatchers. Furthermore, ENAC offers postgraduate professional education as well as specialized diplomas in aviation safety & aircraft airworthiness, air transport management, air traffic management, airport management, operations, satellite-based communication, navigation and surveillance. A research department completes the educational departments .
Dispatcher candidates need a general qualification for university entrance. Two to five terms of higher education are requested for the other studies and an entrance examination is stipulated as well.
The duration of the different studies goes from 7 months to 6 terms. Situated in the south of Toulouse, ENAC is a spaciously laid out campus, about 6 km distant from the city centre (bus connections available). Three residential homes host the students for reasonable accommodation costs. The school has also some other smaller campuses in Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Muret, Montpellier, Grenoble, Biscarosse, Saint-Yan and Melun.
ENAC has created a new international diploma: the International Air Transport Operations Master's degree. The first class will started at ENAC in September 2007.
This diploma was created in order to meet the demands of the different partners in aeronautics and air transport as follows:
It is essential that the counterparts we work with have real technical knowledge and a thorough understanding of the regulatory context associated with air transport.
Until now, no institution anywhere in the world has ever trained executives with this profile.
So the main objective of this program is to train high-level executives capable of organizing the operation of an air transport system, with a complete command of all its aspects.
The Master of Science in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a 2-year program co-organized by ENAC and the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace. This MSc in GNSS has been developed with the support of the European Commission and the European GNSS Agency. The first session is going to begin in September 2011. The objective of this MSc in GNSS is to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in the field of GNSS and its related applications to prepare them for entering the highly dynamic GNSS and GNSS-dependent industry. In addition, the students will also receive training in telecommunications, as both fields are strongly complementary.
ENAC offers in Toulouse 7 specialized Masters in:
These post-graduate courses have a specifically professional vocation and take advantage of the close links maintained by the Enac with the business world. The courses last for 12 months, at least 4 of which are spent in a company, and they include the preparation of a thesis, and its defence before a board of examiners.
ENAC has created in 2011, in partnership with École nationale des ponts et chaussées, ENPC School of International Management and Académie internationale Mohammed VI de l'aviation civile an executive MBA in aviation management[9]. The first couse starts in March 2012 at Casablanca[10].
Refectory, sports facilities, computer rooms, library and fitness room are available.
Within the framework of the international Pegasus cooperation, ENAC receives exchange students from Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway. ENAC alumni enjoy great success, earning career advancement and recognition in the aeronautical field.