Every October, the international student morning puts the spotlight on ENSTA Bretagne’s international students and provides engineering students and apprentices with the information they need to pursue their studies abroad.

Exploring other cultures

In the ENSTA Bretagne lobby, international students studying at the school give French students a taste of their local cuisine and culture and share information about different educational, administrative and business systems as well as customs and traditions.

Numerous countries are represented each year, including Brazil, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Cameroon, Lebanon, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Preparing to go abroad

This key campus event provides an opportunity for students and apprentices to explore options for studying abroad.

Whether through an internship or an exchange in a partner establishment, all ENSTA Bretagne students and apprentices must complete a stay in another country during their studies. On average, students spend 6 months abroad.

The international student event helps them to prepare for this experience and to decide which destinations are best suited to the field they wish to specialize in.

Teaching staff, the international relations team and students who have already been abroad share their experiences in information sessions and one-to-one discussions.

Interactions with businesses are particularly prominent, both in teaching and research, across all the disciplines covered by the school.

Each year, new partners join this dynamic network, with a view to:

• recruiting top engineers
• offering internships and apprenticeships
• putting forward study and R&D projects to the students for their applied projects
• training their teams through professional training sessions
• conducting research programs or experimental studies with the school's laboratories.

The strong involvement of businesses in the life of the school has many benefits for the school:

• access to experts to give lectures, join judging panels, participate in conferences and alumni fairs
• establishment of shared laboratories and research chairs
• sponsorship of a class
• financial support.

The two schools are linked by the same educational mission: to train students to become high-potential general engineers who develop expertise in a particular cutting-edge field and take part in complex, civilian or military, international technological programs. ENSTA establishments have gained recognition in the fields of energy, transportation, marine engineering and large industrial systems.

Cooperation principles within the ENSTA group

• A shared name, ENSTA, associated with advanced techniques, high technology and large systems.
• Selective enrollment, particularly in preparatory science classes (CPGE) from which ENSTA ParisTech recruits through the Mines-Ponts joint entrance exam and ENSTA Bretagne through the written tests of the Mines-Ponts joint entrance exam and the oral tests of the Mines-Télécom joint entrance exam.
• Legal independence for both establishments with each offering different engineering degrees
• A joint Advanced Master’s degree: Geolocation Systems and Sensors (6-year degree accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles)
• A joint annual event: RD2M, the Rendez-vous du Monde Maritime
• Joint extracurricular student projects (sports, BEST network, etc.)
• Coordinated efforts by the two schools’ research laboratories

Mechanical sciences

ANR Industrial Chair in « SELF-HEATING »

Led by ENSTA Bretagne (Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme) with Naval Group and Safran, including the P’2 Institute. The aim: predict the in service performance of Aircraft and Naval System.

• Find out more 

Gustave Zédé

In partnership with Naval Group, this lab carries out research into fatigue in materials and naval structures.

• More information about Gustave Zédé lab

Computation mechanics

ENSTA Bretagne has joined the PSA Group’s « Computational Mechanics » Open Lab, alongside Mines Paris, the Ecole Polytechnique and ENSTA Paris.

Censta BZH

In partnership with Centigon, this lab carries out R&D for automotive pyromechanisms, vehicle armoring and digital modeling of ballistic impacts.

EXCELCAR

Industrial innovation accelerator, with Stellantis. Find out more

THOR

This joint laboratory with Arquus is dedicated to the energy chain of army vehicles and their bases. Find out more

 

Information & Communication Technologies

GIS CORMORANT

Thales founded this scientific interest consortium (GIS) with the scientific community in the West of Brittany, to study 3 areas:

• Smart processing and sensors
• Human-system interaction and human factors
• Autonomy of maritime systems

Find out more

Transnum

« Transnum » aims to create new autonomous systems to observe and monitor the marine environment. It was created by Thales, ENSTA Bretagne and ISEN Ycréa Ouest.

Waves

This shared lab, in partnership with Thales DMS, works on improving distributed and autonomous sensor network performance for detection and automatic identification in the marine environment. One of its main areas of focus is the development of reliable and secure robotic technologies. 

Lateral

This lab is shared with Thales TOSA and carries out research into technology for microwave frequencies, antennas and guidance for embedded systems.  

Naval systems cyberdefense chair

At the beginning of 2019, ENSTA Bretagne joined the naval systems cyberdefense chair of the Ecole Navale, alongside IMT Atlantique, Naval Group and Thales.  The research focusing on mathematics and computer technology, aims to detect attacks and protect and defend equipment from attacks.

SENI

The activities of this joint research and innovation laboratory between Naval Group and ENSTA Bretagne concern the design and development of intelligent naval embedded systems.

Studies for the offshore wind turbines of the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier

Conducted with the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB). Find out more

ANR AI OCEANIX RESEARCH CHAIR

Improve understanding of ocean dynamics and develop efficient monitoring and surveillance tools to meet today’s challenges. 

Weapons programs

The French Government defense procurement and technology agency (DGA) and DGA/TN (naval techniques) in particular rely on ENSTA Bretagne’s research potential in terms of mechanical science, IT and the humanities. Innovation programs on future weapons systems are conducted by teams bringing together ENSTA Bretagne research professors and the DGA’s R&D teams.

The campus is located at 2 rue François Verny in Brest.

The campus is located at 2 rue François Verny in Brest.

The school, the research center, the student residence and the ENSTARTUPS business incubator all share the same address.

The exact mailing address is as follows:

ENSTA Bretagne
2 rue François Verny
29806 BREST CEDEX 09

Innovating and progressing together

To further the ambitions of one of France's top engineering schools, ENSTA Bretagne's Endowment Fund finances programs connected to three main objectives:

• Support for engineering degree, Master's and PhD training: international mobility assistance for students, support for equal opportunity, cutting-edge training facilities and bursaries, etc.

• Support for research and innovation: international mobility assistance for researchers, research chair facilities and technology platforms, etc.

• Support for starting up innovative businesses

 "The ENSTA Bretagne Endowment Fund helps to finance the ambitious programs of an engineering school with a strong reputation in the high-tech industry. Your donations contribute to the expansion of engineering training and research programs and support entrepreneurship and international growth. 

Your contributions to the progress and high quality of our activities are essential. 

We extend our thanks to all of our existing partners and a warm welcome to new donors. "

Bruno Gruselle, Director ENSTA Bretagne