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| Grenoble INP - Ensimag | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ensimag |
| Native name | École nationale supérieure d'informatique et de mathématiques appliquées de Grenoble |
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Grande école, Engineering school |
| Parent | Grenoble Institute of Technology |
| City | Grenoble |
| Country | France |
Grenoble INP - Ensimag Grenoble INP - Ensimag is a French grande école in Grenoble specializing in computer science, applied mathematics, and telecommunications. Founded in 1960, the school has links with national research centers such as CNRS, INRIA, and CEA, and collaborates with universities including Université Grenoble Alpes, École Polytechnique, and international partners like MIT, ETH Zurich, and Imperial College London. Alumni have joined firms and institutions such as Thales, Schneider Electric, Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Airbus.
Ensimag was created amid postwar technical expansion alongside institutions like École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure, and École des Mines de Paris, while regional development involved organizations such as Alps Industrial Park, Isère Chamber of Commerce, and the European Southern Observatory. Early decades saw interactions with research actors including CNRS, INRIA, CEA, and laboratories connected to University of Grenoble (Stendhal), later reorganized into Université Grenoble Alpes. The 1980s brought cooperative programs with Thésée, Réseau National de Télécommunications, and industrial consortia including Schneider Electric and STMicroelectronics. In the 1990s and 2000s the school partnered with European networks such as Erasmus, EIT Digital, CERN, and bilateral agreements with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TU Delft, and Politecnico di Milano.
Ensimag offers engineering cycles accredited by bodies like Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur and pedagogical frameworks similar to Bologna Process standards, with majors oriented toward informatics, applied mathematics, signal processing, and telecommunications. Course modules draw from syllabi influenced by curricula at École Centrale Paris, INSA Lyon, and Télécom Paris, and include joint degrees with Université Grenoble Alpes and exchanges through Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus+. Students can pursue research tracks leading to doctorates administered by doctoral schools affiliated with CNRS, INRIA, and CEA, and professional internships with companies such as Capgemini, Alcatel-Lucent, and Orange S.A..
Research at Ensimag is organized into teams collaborating with institutes like Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann, GIPSA-lab, and LIG (Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble), and under contracts with agencies including ANR and European Research Council. Topics include cryptography linked to work at Institut Mines-Télécom, machine learning overlapping with INRIA Saclay, computer vision in partnership with CEA-List, networking coordinated with CISCO Research, and signal processing tied to CEA Grenoble. Collaborative projects have been funded by Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and EU frameworks working alongside institutions like ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, and Sorbonne University.
The Ensimag campus is situated in Grenoble’s techno-scientific ecosystem near entities such as Minatec, CEA Grenoble, and GIANT (Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies). Facilities include computing centers equipped with clusters similar to those at GENCI, multimedia labs inspired by Microsoft Research, and specialized rooms for robotics connected to LAAS-CNRS collaborations. Libraries are integrated with the Bibliothèque Universitaire des Sciences et Technologies and share resources with Université Grenoble Alpes repositories and digital platforms akin to HAL Archives Ouvertes.
Student associations reflect traditions found in grandes écoles including chapters comparable to Bureau des Élèves and clubs interacting with networks like AIESEC, IEEE Student Branch, and ACM Student Chapter. Cultural and sports activities connect students with local institutions such as Grenoble Foot 38, Alpexpo, and regional festivals like Festival Jazz à Vienne and Grenoble Street Art Fest. Career fairs are organized with partners such as Pôle emploi, Syntec Numérique, and companies like Dassault Systèmes and Sopra Steria.
Admission pathways follow competitive examinations similar to Concours Mines-Ponts, classes préparatoires channels associated with CPGE, and international recruitment through agreements with Erasmus Mundus and Study in France initiatives. Rankings by organizations comparable to Times Higher Education, QS World University Rankings, and national lists by L'Etudiant reflect Ensimag's positioning within French engineering schools, with strong indicators in computer science and mathematics fields alongside peer institutions such as CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, and INSA Lyon.
Faculty and alumni have ties with high-profile institutions and companies including INRIA, CNRS, CEA, Google Research, Facebook AI Research, Thales Group, Schneider Electric, and Airbus Defence. Prominent individuals associated by training or collaboration include researchers from École Polytechnique, laureates of awards like the CNRS Silver Medal, grant holders of ERC Advanced Grants, and entrepreneurs founding startups in incubators such as UMIIP and SATT Linksium. Noted collaborative scholars have affiliations with Université Grenoble Alpes, Sorbonne University, ETH Zurich, MIT, and University of Oxford.
Category:Engineering schools in France Category:Universities and colleges established in 1960 Category:Education in Grenoble