The IFP School (French: ''ENSPM - École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs'') is a graduate engineering school located in

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 78,152. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Par ...

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. Founded in 1954, IFP School is part of the IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), a French public-sector research and training center. The school graduates approximately 600 students per year in 20 graduate programs (10 in English), employing 40 regular professors and 350 instructors from industry.

History

While several institutions for oil and gas research and training existed in France since 1924, after the creation of IFP in 1944 these various institutions were folded into IFP and moved to the Rueil-Malmaison campus. The formal merger occurred in 1954, when by governmental

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the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) was formed and associated with the Fuels Department of the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. The school has evolved since its inception by creating the Center for Petroleum Economics (1963), expanding into graduate research degrees (1975), adding

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programs (1989), offering

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training (1996), and launching off-site degrees in critical energy regions around the world (2002).

Campus

IFP School is located on the IFP Energies Nouvelles site in

, 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the center of

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. The campus consists of an administrative building, the academic building (containing

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, offices, a

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), a

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, and a

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(132 apartments). Off-site degree programs are also offered in Algeria, Nigeria, Malaysia, Russia and Venezuela, through partnerships with local universities and industrial sponsors.

Organization and administration

The Dean, Christine Travers, is responsible for the governance of the school. An

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, made up of leading names from the industry, alumni, research and higher education, provides assistance towards the overall direction of the school.

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and academics are divided into four centers, with Management and Administration considered a separate department. The centers are: *

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* IC Engines and

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Utilizations *

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and

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Each center is staffed by a director, program coordinators, and academic staff.

Academics

IFP School primarily provides graduate training programs to both young engineers and industry professionals. Research masters and doctoral

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can be prepared in IFP's laboratories in all fields related to oil, gas, new energy technologies or engines. Approximately 50% of the student body is from outside France, and with 80% of students receiving scholarships or corporate sponsorship, IFP claims a 99% employment rate of graduating students. Notable degrees, organized by center, include: Center for Economics and Management *Petroleum Economics and Management *

Sustainable Development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

, Environmental and Energy Economics *

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and

Environmental Policy Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization or government to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. These issues generally include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem mana ...

and

* Energy and Markets Center for Exploration-Production * Petroleum Geosciences,

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* Reservoir Geoscience and Engineering * Petroleum Engineering and Project Development *

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, Oil Center for IC Engines and Hydrocarbon Utilizations * Powertrain

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*Energy and Products *Energy and Powertrain *Electrification of Automotive Propulsion Center for Refining, Petrochemicals, Gas * Processes and

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and Processes In 2010, a team of five students from the IFP School "Petroleum Geosciences" program (made up of geologists and geophysicists of the 2010 class) won the Imperial Barrel Award, a worldwide competition sponsored by the

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Boards

The school's advisory and steering boards include representatives from the industry, to ensure that the main priorities taken by the School are in keeping with industry's expectations and needs. The advisory board examines and approves the school's main strategic priorities. It consists of the following members: Representing industry * Rémi Bastien, Deputy Director, Mechanical Engineering, Renault * Guillaume Devauchelle, R&D Director, Valeo * Philip Jordan, Recruitment Director, Total * Philippe Marcus, Deputy Vice-President, Exploration-Production, Gaz de France * Pedro Miro Roig, Technology Director, Cepsa * Thierry Parmentier, Human Resources Director, Technip * Olivier Perret, Vice-President, Senior Vice President, E&P (Deputy), GDF Suez * Jean-Baptiste Renard, Vice-President, Europe, BP Group * Arnd Wilhelms, Vice-President, Reservoir Geology and Geophysics, Statoil Hydro Representing higher education and research * Alain Bravo, Managing Director, Supelec * Benjamin Calvo Pérez, Director of the Higher School of Mining Technologies of Madrid * Bernard Leduc, Professor at the Université Libre of Brussels * Alain Storck, Director of INSA (Institut national des sciences appliquées) of Lyon Representing alumni * Claude Chavanne, Responsible of Safety, Arkema * Francis Duseux, Chairman and CEO, Esso SAF * Isabelle Gaildraud, Human Resources Director, Total E&P * Patrice Marez, Head of the Design, Systems, Powertrain and Transmission entity at PSA Peugeot Citroën In addition, for each training program, IFP School is advised by a steering committee consisting of experts from the relevant industry, to decide on changes to be made to the program’s objectives and content and to the graduates' profiles.

Student life

Various activities outside of the classroom are organized at IFP School, centered around language courses, the Business Skills Center, and several Cultural and athletic associations. IFP's campus is a 30-minute commute from central Paris by RER A, so much of the student life is centered there.

Notable alumni

* Olivier Bouygues, deputy CEO of

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Pierre Gadonneix Pierre Gadonneix (born 10 January 1943) is a French businessman; he was the chairman of the board and CEO of EDF from 2004 to 2009. Biography Pierre Gadonneix, who has a Doctorate in Business Economics from the Harvard Business School, is a ...

, French businessman, chairman of the board and CEO of

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, 2004–2009 * François Perrodo, chairman of the board of

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, chief executive officer at Automobiles Alpine and Alpine F1 Team *

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, President of Senegal *

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, specialist of energy issues, scientific advisor for publications of

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and member of the

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References

External links

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