École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique

Infobox University
name= École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique(ENSMA)

http://www.lisi.ensma.fr/images/logo_lisi_90.gifUniversity Logo]
established= 1948
type= Grande Ecole
city= Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, near Poitiers
province= Poitou-Charentes
country= France
website= [http://www.ensma.fr/ www.ensma.fr]

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

* [http://www.ensma.fr/ The official ENSMA website]