The École nationale supérieure d'électrotechnique, d'électronique, d'informatique, d'hydraulique et des télécommunications (ENSEEIHT) is a French engineering school (

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) which offers education in Electrical Engineering,

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Hydraulics Hydraulics (from Greek: Υδραυλική) is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids. At a very basic level, hydraulics is the liquid counte ...

and

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. The INP-ENSEEIHT is a top-ranking French public engineering school, under the trust of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research and in an agreement with the prestigious Ecole polytechnique. INP-ENSEEIHT is one of the seven components of the

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse Toulouse Institute of Technology (also called National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse or INPT) is a French university cluster based in Toulouse, France, part of University of Toulouse. It was founded in 1969. The institute is composed of seven ...

. The standard curriculum is a three-year program leading to the French ''

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'', considered by European universities ( Bologna declaration) as a

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of the

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. The ENSEEIHT is part of

Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse Toulouse Institute of Technology (also called National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse or INPT) is a French university cluster based in Toulouse, France, part of University of Toulouse. It was founded in 1969. The institute is composed of seven ...

(Toulouse INP) which is itself part of the

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. The school is also an associated school of the

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History

The school was founded in 1907 by the

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city council with the purpose of training engineers for the South-Western

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electrical and hydraulic networks development. In the 1930s, Charles Camichel, the first director of the school, develops research on hydraulics. Hydraulics then contributed to the reputation of the school. In 1948, the school became an ''ENSI'' - French abbreviation for National Superior School of Engineering - under the direction of Léopold Escande. This was an acknowledgement of the high level of the training and the research works.

Admissions

As a ''

'', the school recruits the majority of the students after the selection made by the competitive examination which is the final step of two years of intensive ''

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''. Each department has its own required admission rank that is determined by the number of candidates that want to integrate the department. Other ways to integrate the school exist, some students are admitted to the school after the

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or after two years of specific integrated preparatory classes at the

Academics

Programs

The standard curriculum is the French specific three-year program in engineering that leads to the ''

'' degree. This degree is officially considered as a

of the

by the European Bologna declaration. The five departments of the school are : * Electrical Engineering and

Automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...

and

Signal Processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as sound, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniques are used to optimize transmissions, ...

* Computer Science and

Applied Mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemati ...

* Hydraulics and

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and

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The school also delivers '' Mastères Spécialisés'' ( Specialized Masters), that are one or two years specialized programs in research that can be made after a

Double degree

The school offers several opportunities to achieve a

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with, for example, Georgia Institute of Technology (''Georgia Tech'') in

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(USA),

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in Gothenburg, Sweden or with Imperial College in London, United Kingdom.

Partnerships

For many years, the school has established many partnerships with other French and international

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and

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. The ENSEEIHT is also an application school for the very prestigious

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Alumni

CEOs and top-managers

* Frédéric Giron, Vice-President at Springboard Research India. * Robert Havas, Director of the National Agency for Industry Innovation. * Marc Jalabert, Marketing and Operations Director at

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France. * Bernard Parisot, President and co-CEO of

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North America * Jérôme Seydoux, a French businessman, former CEO and current co-president of Pathé, the French most influential company in cinema production, distribution and theaters. * Laurent Rossi, chief executive officer at Automobiles Alpine and

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* Denis Terrien, Founder and former Director at

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* Antoine Zacharias, former CEO of Vinci (CAC 40 firm) * Nawfal Trabelsi, CEO of McDonald France

Entrepreneurs

* Michel Meyer, Founder of Multimania and

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*Erik Robertson, Founder of Multimania and founding CTO of

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, Founder of

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, Nomao and Codanova *Eric Hautemont, Founder of Raydream and

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*Pascal Belloncle, Founder of Raydream *Andy Albani, Co-Founder and CEO o
Dance Reality
and Founder o
HurryOut

Other

* Laurent Broomhead, French National television show presenter * Sophie Lacaze, composer *

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* Institut Télécom *

References

External links

Official websiteENSEEIHT alumni website
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