École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne

École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne

Infobox_University
name = Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne


established = 1816
type = Grandes Ecoles
city = Saint Etienne
country = France
campus = Saint Etienne
affiliations = Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
website = [http://www.ensmse.fr/en/|www.ensmse.fr]

The École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne (ENSMSE) is one of the French "generalist" engineering schools Grandes Ecoles.

The Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines of Saint Etienne is one of the French "Grandes Ecoles" dedicated to training highly qualified engineers and to carrying out research to meet the needs of industry. Its mission is to support the development of its students and of companies through a range of courses and fields of research, from the initial training of generalist engineers " ingénieurs civils des mines", to PhD teaching ; from material sciences to micro-electronics via process engineering, the environment, civil engineering, finance, computer science and health engineering. The school's expertise is based on teaching that is both academic and directly related to the real world of the companies, and is supported by innovative pedagogy. The school's pioneering spirit is seen in its exploration of new scientific themes or international partnerships which make it a unique player among the top 10 French engineering schools.

History

The school was founded in 1816 by a decision of Louis XVIII (2nd of August 1816).

Admission for French students

*For French nationals, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided after concourse at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system.

Famous alumni

* Benoît Fourneyron designed the first practical water turbine in 1827.
* Jean Baptiste Dieudonné Boussingault
* Jules Garnier
* Henri Fayol a French management theorist.
* Christian Brodhag

See also

* [http://www.emse.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.mines-saint-etienne.org Saint Etienne Mines alumni union]
* [http://www.inter-mines.org Mines alumni union (all french Schools of Mines)]


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