ENSTA, campus de Brest

Our organization: Governance

ENSTA is an Établissement Public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel ("Public Scientific, Cultural or Professional Establishment"), with administrative and financial autonomy, established in the form of a grand établissement (EPSCP-GE).

Under the supervision of the French Ministry of Armed Forces and, in particular, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (Defense Procurement and Technology Agency), (as are 2 other graduate schools: the Ecole Polytechnique, and ISAE-SUPAERO), its organization and operation are governed by the French Defense Code (articles R3411-57 to R3411-82).

3 school governing body meetings are held every quarter with the school’s executive team  to check that all is running smoothly and that the school has obtained its objectives: the Council , the Training Board, and the Research Board.

ENSTA Bretagne : Orgaisation

The Council 

ENSTA is governed by the Council composed of 29 members:

  • 8 State representatives
  • 11 external members, representing higher education and civilian society, 4 of whom have been designated due to their qualities and skills in professional sectors which correspond to those of the school
  • 10 staff and student representatives

The President of the school, the financial controller and the accounts officer attend the Council sessions in an advisory capacity. 

By Decree of the President of the Republic dated April 23, 2025, Mr. Laurent Giovachini, Deputy CEO of Sopra Steria, has been appointed Chair of the ENSTA Board of Directors. 

The Council (ENSTA Bretagne)
State representatives
  • list available on the French version of the site
External members
  • list available on the French version of the site
Staff Representatives
  • list available on the French version of the site
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Members in an advisory capacity
  • list available on the French version of the site
Guest members
  • list available on the French version of the site
Training board (ENSTA Bretagne)
3 Representatives from the DGA
  • Caroline Bérard, Director of Engineer Training, ISAE-SUPAERO
  • Awaiting appointment 
  • Awaiting appointment 
5 Persons with External and Industrial Profiles
  • Laure Le Baron, Director of Human Resources, SHOM
  • Philippe Picouet, Director of Training, IMT Atlantique
  • Doriane Causeur, Naval Engineer, Bureau Veritas Solutions
  • Thomas Loiseleux, Deputy Director of Training and Research, ENSTA Paris
  • Awaiting appointment 
Staff Representatives
  • Jean-Christop Cexus, Associate Professor
  • Jean-Louis Quenec'h, Head of 2nd Year Mechanics
  • Jeanne Toulouse, Associate Professor
4 Student Representatives & 1 PhD Student Representative
  • Mounadi Abdillah Ali Toihiri - PhD Student
  • Awaiting appointment  – FIPA (co-operative engineering student) 
  • Awaiting appointment  - FIPA (co-operative engineering student) 
  • Awaiting appointment  - Civilian FISE
  • Awaiting appointment  -  Civilian FISE 
  • Awaiting appointment - Military FISE 
School Administration Representatives
  • Bruno Gruselle, President of ENSTA Bretagne
  • Rémy Thibaud, Dean of Faculty
  • Christiane Gillet, Head of the FIPA Cycle
  • Christophe Osswald, Associate Professor, Head of FISE Cycle
  • and guests
Research board
External members
  • Vincent GEIGER, Director for Naval Research, Naval Group
  • Philippe BOUREUX, Supervision Office, DGA/DRH
  • Marc SIRVEN, Head of the "Capteurs, Guidage, Navigation"  (Sensors, Guidance, Navigation) Department, DGA/DT
  • Hugues CHOPLIN, Associate Professor, Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)
  • Vincent VERBEQUE, « Research & Technology Software » Director, Thales DMS
  • René BILLARDON, Mechanics Expert, SAFRAN Landing Systems, and Professor at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)
  • Pascal LARZABAL,  Associate Professor, Université Paris-Saclay
  • David FORICHER, Deputy Head of Division, France’s Defense Innovation Agency (AID) 
Staff representatives
  • Bruno GRUSELLE, President
  • Yann DOUTRELEAU, Dean of research
  • Sylvain CALLOCH, Associate Professor, Head of Research of the Mechanical Sciences Department / IRDL Laboratory
  • Angélique DREMEAU, Associate Professor, ICST Department, and ENSTA Bretagne correspondent for the Lab-STICC Laboratory
  • Ciprian TEODOROV, Associate Professor, ICST Department, and ENSTA Bretagne Correspondent for the SHARP Team in the LAB-STICC Laboratory
  • Ali KHENCHAF, Associate Professor, ICST Department, and ENSTA Bretagne correspondent for the SyPH Team of the LAB-STICC Laboratory
  • Pierre BOSSER, Associate Professor, ICST Department, and ENSTA Bretagne correspondent for the IA & Océan Team of the LAB-STICC Laboratory
  • David THEVENET, Associate Professor, Mechanical Sciences Department, and ENSTA Bretagne correspondent for the "Assemblages multi-matériaux" (Multimaterial Assemblies) Section of the IRDL Laboratory
  • Nicolas JACQUES, Associate Professor, Mechanical Sciences Department and ENSTA Bretagne correspondent for the "Structures, fluides et interactions" (Structures, Fluids and Interactions » Section of the IRDL Laboratory
  • Catherine ADAM, Associate Professor, Social and Human Sciences Department / FoAP Laboratory
  • Jean-Christophe CEXUS, Associate Professor, ICST Department, / LAB-STICC Laboratory
  • Younes DEMMOUCHE, Associate Professor, Mechanical Sciences Department / IRDL Laboratory,
  • Linda GARDELLE, Associate Professor, Head of the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Department and the FPI (Training and Professional Learning) Research Team / FAP (Profession Training and Apprenticeships) Laboratory
  • Ewann GAUTIER, PhD Student, Mechanical Science Department / IRDL Laboratory
  • Irène MOPIN, PhD Student, ICST Department / LAB-STICC Laboratory
Représentants département STIC
  • Angélique DREMEAU, Enseignante-chercheuse, Responsable site ENSTA Bretagne au laboratoire LAB-STICC 
  • Ciprian TEODOROV, Enseignant-chercheur, département STIC, et correspondant ENSTA Bretagne du pôle SHARP au laboratoire LAB-STICC
  • Ali KHENCHAF, Enseignant-chercheur, département STIC, et correspondant ENSTA Bretagne du pôle SyPH au laboratoire LAB-STICC
  • Pierre BOSSER, Enseignant-chercheur, département STIC, et correspondant ENSTA Bretagne du pôle IA & Océan au laboratoire LAB-STICC
Représentants département Mécanique
  • David THEVENET, Enseignant-chercheur, département Sciences Mécaniques, et correspondant ENSTA Bretagne du pôle "Assemblages multi-matériaux" au laboratoire IRDL
  • Cédric DOUDARD, Enseignant-chercheur, département Sciences Mécaniques
  • Nicolas CARRERE, Responsable recherche du département Sciences Mécaniques
  • Michel ARRIGONI, Enseignant-chercheur, département Sciences Mécaniques
Représentant département SHS
  • Marieke STEIN, responsable recherche du département Sciences Humaines et Sociales

 

Représentants du personnel
  • Catherine ADAM, Enseignante-chercheure, département Sciences Humaines et Sociales
  • Jean-Christophe CEXUS, Enseignant-chercheur, département Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (STIC) / laboratoire LAB-STICC
  • Younes DEMMOUCHE, Enseignant-chercheur, département Sciences Mécaniques / laboratoire IRD
Représentants des doctorants
  • Ewann GAUTIER, Doctorant, département Sciences Mécaniques / laboratoire IRDL
  • Irène MOPIN, Doctorante, département Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (STIC) / laboratoire LAB-STICC

Delegation of signature

  • Available on the French version of the website.