École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique

The École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique, or ENSMA, is a Grande Ecole located in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, near Poitiers, France.

Graduates generally work as R&D engineers for companies in the aerospace (55%), transportation, capital goods, and energy industry.

Diplomas

French Engineering Degree ("Diplome d'Ingenieur"), equivalent to an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Aerotechnics in the Anglo-Saxon educational system

3 tracks (options) in 3rd year:

• Aerodynamics, Energetics, Thermics
• Materials, Structural Engineering
• Computer Science

Possibility for some students to a double degree with Cranfield University

Admission

• For French students, admission to ENSMA is decided after a competitive entrance exam at the end of preparatory classes. Studies at ENSMA last 3 years.

Research

5 research labs are attached to the ENSMA:

• LET: Laboratoire d'Études Thermiques
• LEA: Laboratoire d'Études Aérodynamiques
• LMPM: Laboratoire de Mécanique et Physique des Matériaux
• LCD: Laboratoire de Combustion Détonique
• LISI: Laboratoire d'Informatique Scientifique et Industrielle

External links

• The official ENSMA website