Foy’z: the students’ common room
THE place to be for ENSTA Bretagne students, the students’ common room is nicknamed the « Foy’Z” and is managed by the students.
DAY/Billiards, table football, large sofas, the place is ideal for a break with your friends.
NIGHT/ Many theme evenings are organized attracting up to 250 people
DAY/Billiards, table football, large sofas, the place is ideal for a break with your friends.
NIGHT/ Many theme evenings are organized attracting up to 250 people
The Foy’z is a friendly place where everyone is welcome. Respecting the building and other people is essential and all the team are there to keep an eye on things. More than just the venue for the unforgettable freshers’ evenings, it rapidly becomes the best place to share some quality time with your friends. We have fun, we chat, we take advantage of the billiards and table football, or just relax watching a good film on a Sunday evening. All that just a few meters away from your room in the hall of residence. It really is the heart of ENSTA Bretagne.
Richard, president of the Students’ Common Room 2019/2020
The main opening times of the Foy’z
The Foy’z is open at different times of the day (between 8.00 and midnight). The times vary from day to day as the students who manage the Foy’z (the Foy’z Men /Women) have to be free and not have lessons. It is generally open at lunch break (a lot of students go there for tea or coffee after lunch) and at the end of the day, after lessons as well as on Thursday afternoons.
The Foy'z Men/Women
The Foy’z Men/Women manage the place : they ensure the opening, entertainment during the day and evenings, stock management, cleaning, security etc.
The mixed team is made up of about twenty students and co-operative (apprentice) engineers in the 2nd and 3rd years. They sign up for one or two years.
Those who sign up for the Foy’z are motivated to take an active role in students life. They have spent time at the Foy’z and have got to know the former team.
They must apply individually to show their motivation (it is not a professional style application like for an internship, they have to demonstrate creativity). Applications are usually received in March/April after the BDE (student union) elections. When the new team is formed, a training weekend is generally organized for the end of April, enabling the handover.
One evening: one theme
- Every Tuesday and Friday, little challenges are organized. These evenings a especially popular at the beginning of the year as they enable the new students to get to know the older ones.
- Wednesday evenings are the theme evenings: casino evening, Jam Session in partnership with the music club, blind test, billiards tournament, etc. Wednesday evening is also when the "terroir"* evenings take place.
- Thursday evening is reserved for evenings organized by the school’s associations and clubs. For these evenings, the Foy’z is emptied of its furniture to be able to hold as many people as possible and allow everyone to dance. Each of these evenings has a particular theme and students are invited to come disguised: work site evening, sea and sealife, Wall Street, Halloween, Christmas, Chavs and tuning…
One evening can count up to 250 people (for the biggest induction evenings).
* During the « terroir » evenings (organized by the BDE head of "terroir"), they serve typical meals: hot dogs, Breton evening with crepes and galettes (Breton pancakes), Texan evening with chili con carne, regional evening where students present the typical food of their region…
HydroChallenge
The aim of the HydroChallenge Club is to design and build an autonomous 2 meter sailboat in composites, capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded in September 2019 after the HydroContest competition came to an end. The club is therefore taking up a new challenge, with its sights set on becoming the first student association to successfully complete this East to West crossing.
#Technical challenge #Autonomy #Multidisciplinarity
Chinese Portrait
If the association were…
- Key words: AUTONOMOUS SAILBOAT
- A book: La longue route by Bernard Moitessier
- An animal: the dolphin
- A famous person: the love-child of Tabarly and Elon Musk
The sailing robot: architectural choices
After undertaking joint brainstorming and research in small groups, the team made the following choices:
- a very narrow stem, dubbed a “wave-piercer”. This maximizes the vessel’s ability to cut through the waves.
- rigging: this will comprise a rigid sail, which is easy to steer thanks to a rear panel.
- tilted keel, to stop the boat from getting stuck amidst seaweed.
Created in September 2019, the HydroChallenge Club is composed of about fifteen student engineers (students in their 1st, 2nd and 3rd years specializing in robotics or naval architecture for example).
The skills to be combined are wide-ranging and include naval architecture, automation as well as embedded intelligence.
The skills to be combined are wide-ranging and include naval architecture, automation as well as embedded intelligence.
History of the association
The HydroChallenge club follows on from the Hydros Paris-Brest club, set up to compete in the HydroContest.
The goal of this competition, which was brought to a close in September 2019, was energy-efficient vessels.
ENSTA Bretagne took part in this competition on several occasions and won an array of prizes:
- In 2019
- In 2016 :
- 1st in the « Heavy Boats » category
- 2nd in the “Light Boats” category
- In 2015 :
- 3rd in the « Long Distance Race »
- In 2014 :
- 1st "HYDROcontest Efficiency"
- 1st "HYDROcontest Design"
- 1st "HYDROcontest Long-distance Race"
The association’s strengths
The association is able to work on a technical project in total autonomy whilst using ENSTA Bretagne facilities (the composites workshop, the robotics workshop…).
Events/memorable moments in the year 2019/2020
Fabrication of a hull in partnership with IFREMER.
Partners
ENSTA Bretagne, SEGULA Technologies
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Music Club
The Music Club is above all the important social hub of the campus. Situated in the Student’s Building, musicians and onlookers come to while away the evenings.
Civilian or military, foreigners or Bretons, masters or PhD students, rock or Baroque fans, there is something for everyone! There are many jam sessions and concerts organized throughout the year.
Civilian or military, foreigners or Bretons, masters or PhD students, rock or Baroque fans, there is something for everyone! There are many jam sessions and concerts organized throughout the year.
#plurality, #opportunities, #concerts
If the association were…
- An expression…it would be #Get The Right Balance
- A film “Joyeux Bordel” by Will Speck
- An animal: the Black Bass
- A famous person (real or imaginary): Marty McFly
Almost 100 masters and PhD students make up the Music Club.
The Year’s Events/memorable moments
- Gala de Prestige
- National Music Festival
- Jam Sessions
Latest awards/performances
The smiles on our friends’ faces when they are having a good time!
ENSTAéro Bretagne
For all those of you who love flying, parachuting or even drones, if you want to have a try or go on an outing, ENSTAéro Bretagne can organize it. The club also has reduced rates if you want to learn to fly or parachute. Every year, the association also takes part in the Rallye Étudiant Aérien (student air show) and the NAE (Normandie AeroEspace) Challenge.
in the club’s 4 divisions : NAE Challenge, Rallye Aérien Etudiant, Pilot’s License, Visits and Conferences.
The club’s strengths
- Links with Brest Aéroclub (Flying Club)
- Links with major groups
Events/memorable moments of the year
- Conferences
- Numerous outings (air shows, air bases, etc…)
- Participation in the Rallye Étudiant Aérien air show
- Participation in the NAE Challenge
Useful links
Pom-Pom and Pim-Pim
The aim of the « ENSTA Bretagne Pom-Pom and Pim-Pim » is to represent the school through dancing and cheerleading, during internal school events and also external events (the ball, sports events…).
#Unity, #Friendship #Dedication
Chinese Portrait:
If the association were…
- A film: it would be Toy Story, you only progress if you help each other !
- An animal: it would be an ant, as ants need each other to live and join in the group effort
- A famous person: it would be Virginie Guyot
The club consists of many (pom-pom) girls and also (pim-pim) boys.
Events/memorable moments in the year:
- The school ball
- The International Morning
- The Open Day
- Ovalies
Performance:
During the school ball, the club put on a show for over 800 people !
The Men’s Rugby Team : the « XV des Poètes »
The XV des Poètes is ENSTA Bretagne’s rugby team. We play union, sevens and sometimes tens, but the most important thing, as for every rugby team, is fun and team sprit!
#TeamSpirit #Contact #Effort #Serious #Fun
Chinese Portrait:
If the association were…
- A moovie or a book: Invictus
- An animal: a yeti of course
- A famous person: Camicha
- A song: Try Try Try
To get rid of those toxins accumulated during the prep classes, there is nothing better than rugby! ENSTA Bretagne’s Rugby Association offers you team spirit, commitment and parties for those who dare to trample the school’s Millenium Stadium with their studs (aficionados will understand!)
Events/ Memorable events in the year:
- The TSGED (Tournoi Sportif des Grandes Ecoles de la Défense or Defense Graduate Schools Sports Tournament)
- The Ovalies (the biggest university rugby tournament in Europe).
Last awards récompenses / performances :
2nd in the lower pool in the Ovalies 2019 (Rugby Sevens)
Partners:
The Dubliners, AS de l’ENSTA Bretagne
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