École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is a

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, Canada. Founded in 1974, the École de technologie supérieure is a constituent of

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system. Specialized in applied teaching in engineering and technology transfer to companies, where professors, engineers and researchers who are recognized for their practical, industrial and innovative approaches. In any given year, 25% of all engineers receiving a diploma from an engineering school or faculty in the province of Quebec graduate from the ÉTS. Hence, it is ranked first in Quebec and second in Canada for the total number of engineering diplomas awarded annually.

Facilities

The main address of ÉTS is 1100 Notre-Dame Street West in Montreal's

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neighbourhood, the site of a former O'Keefe Brewery, which was transformed to house the school. It has four buildings devoted to education programs and research activities (and another is planned for opening in 2019).

Programs

The school features

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in all of its undergraduate programs. The bachelor's programs have all been accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Each year, ETS graduates the largest number of engineers in Quebec and ranks second in Canada. Students can specialize in the following disciplines: Construction Engineering,

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Computer Engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers n ...

Software Engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...

Production Engineering Manufacturing engineering or production engineering is a branch of professional engineering that shares many common concepts and ideas with other fields of engineering such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, and industrial engineering. Manufa ...

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information an ...

The university also offers multiple research programs leading to a Master's or a PhD degree. International graduate students come from all five continents, including, notably, France, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Iran. The main research fields are energy, environment, manufacturing, health technologies, enterprise systems, IT, micro-electronics and telecommunications, aerospace manufacturing and avionics, project management, innovation management and many more.

Student technical clubs

The ETS student-run technical clubs participate in international competitions. The world's fastest human powered submarine, Omer, was developed by one such club. An

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named S.O.N.I.A., an

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Dronolab, a walking robot, Eclipse solar-powered car, Chinook the world champion wind powered vehicle and many others have won countless prizes in international competitions over the years. The school also houses a concrete canoe club, the reigning Canadian champions three years running.

Sports

The school is represented in

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by the ETS Piranhas.

Student union

The school's

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is called the ''Association étudiante de l'École de technologie supérieure'' (AÉÉTS

References

External links

Official website

Projects developed by undergraduates

AlgoÉTS
Algorithmic Trading Club
Walking Machine
Autonomous multifunction robot
SONIA AUV
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Capra
Autonomous Ground Vehicle
Dronolab
Autonomous

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Formula SAE
Race Car
Lan ETS
Lan party
Concrete Canoe
Concrete Canoe
Chinook
wind powered vehicle
RockETS
High power Rocketry
A.C.E. - Avion-Cargo ÉTS
Remote control cargo airplane
Omer submarine
Human-powered submarine
Géniale
Brewing development

Students groups and clubs

Conjure
Video game development and interactive media lab