The École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers (ENSI Poitiers) is a French engineering

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, the regional capital of former

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now part of

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. Its focus is on the protection of the environment and is part of the

University of Poitiers The University of Poitiers (UP; , ) is a public university located in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group. It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest student/inhabitant ratio in France ...

, one of the oldest universities in

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History

Its roots come from ''Institut de sciences et techniques de Poitiers'', a department of the

created in 1972. The Graduate Engineering School took over from it and was established in 1984. Then its buildings have been moved in 1996, in the campus, and it is located with the number B1. At the beginning, the French grande école was called ''École supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers'' (ESIP). In 2010 it changed its name. The presidents of ENSIP were chronologically Michel Blanchard, Marcel Doré, Jean-Hugues Thomassin, Bernard Legube and Jean-Yves Chenebault.

Admission

The admission is decided after concourse at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system. It is also possible to be admitted after a ''Diplôme universitaire de technologie'' for the best of their promotions.

Diploma

Students can receive two diplomas: ''Energy'' and ''Water and civil engineering'' which lead to : * The Energetic, systems and electrical Engineering department ** Energetics ** Lighting, Acoustics and Thermal studies ** Electrical Energy Optimization and Control ** Environment and Transportation * The Environmental and Civil Engineering department ** Water and waste treatment ** Construction and Geotechnics In partnership with

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and ISAE-ENSMA, ENSIP is a part of the prestigious International Master's Program in Turbulence. At the end of this highly selective two-year program, students are awarded a master's degree in Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence. ENSIP students can also develop a double-competence with IAE Poitiers and their master's in business administration.Master 2 Administration des entreprises - MAE
IAE Poitiers Three laboratories support the school: * LIAS: a computer laboratory after the merge of LAII (Laboratoire Automatique et Informatique Industrielle) and on other laboratory. * IC2MP: a chemical laboratory which gathers HYDRASA (HYDRogéologie, Argiles, Sols, Altération), LACCO (LAboratoire Catalyse en Chimie Organique) and LCME (Laboratoire Chimie et Microbiologie de l'Eau) from ENSIP and another one. *

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: a physical laboratory which regroups LEA (Laboratoire Etudes Aerodynamiques) and LET (Laboratoire Etudes Thermiques) from the ENSIP added by four more laboratories 4lesip

Student life

We call ''ENSIPiens'' people who study at ENSIP. It is possible to play almost every sports, and it is even possible to play

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near the campus and

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. Besides being part of the University of Poitiers and enjoy its facilities, the School has its own athletic teams in football, rugby, handball and volley. The , founded in 2010, is an annual

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held in the school and presents short films about

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shot by non-professional French students. The

Journées Information Eaux The Journées Information Eaux (JIE) (in English: ''Waters Information Days'') are a series of conferences about water from famous scientists. It is located at the ENSIP in Poitiers (France) and organized by thAptenanLCME( IC2MP). Description Th ...

is a biannual congress which gathers famous researchers and professionals in the water domain.

An international school

Here are some universities who dealt partnerships:

Notes

External links

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Official website
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AAEE
Alumni association of ENSIP *
Helios
the ''junior enterprise'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Nationale Superieure de Ingenieurs Poitiers Universities and colleges in Poitiers Engineering universities and colleges in France Grandes écoles University of Poitiers Buildings and structures in Vienne (department) Educational institutions established in 1984 1984 establishments in France