ENSTA Paris

ENSTA Paris
École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Former names
École Nationale Supérieure du Génie Maritime
TypeGrande école d'ingénieurs
(public research university Engineering school); under military supervision
Established1741; 283 years ago (1741)[1]
Parent institution
Polytechnic Institute of Paris
PresidentElisabeth CREPON
Academic staff
180 permanent; 650 temporary[2]
Students897 (2017)[3]
Postgraduates777 (2017)
120 (2017)
Location,
AffiliationsConférence des Grandes écoles[4]
Websitehttps://www.ensta-paris.fr/en

The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (lit.'National Higher School of Advanced Techniques'), is a French graduate school of engineering (école d'ingénieurs). Founded in 1741, it is the oldest "grande école" in France. It is located in Palaiseau in the south of Paris, on the Paris-Saclay campus, and is a constituent faculty of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. In 2021, 180 engineers graduated from the school.

  1. ^ 1741 is the year of foundation for École des ingénieurs-constructeurs des vaisseaux royaux, ancestor institution of ENSTA
  2. ^ official website retrieved March 2009.
  3. ^ ENSTA website
  4. ^ "ENSTA Paris - CGE". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 5 February 2022.