The document summarizes information about the National School of Engineering (ENIT) in Tarbes, France. ENIT has existed for over 50 years and trains over 1,100 engineering students per year. It focuses on preparing students for careers in industry through internships, research partnerships with companies, and curriculum tailored to business needs. ENIT supports the local economy through its research laboratory, which works on projects with over 3,000 partner companies. The laboratory has four research teams and numerous technology platforms that are available for industry collaboration. International experience and partnerships are also emphasized through programs for studying abroad and obtaining double degrees. In under 3 sentences, this summary provides the key details about ENIT's role in engineering

1. 1faire grandir nos partenairesTARBES
NATIONAL
SCHOOLOF
ENGINEERING

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WORD FROM
THEDIRECTOR/////////////
Now more than ever, support for
innovation and proximity to companies
are at the heart of our mission.
In this context, enit is asked about its competen-
cies, specifically its ability to anticipate develop-
ments and drive its actions towards progress. Aware
of the stakes, the logic of the development of enit
has consisted not only of preparing its future engi-
neers in line with the needs of companies, but also
of taking into account permanently and support-
ing the reality of its economic environment. There-
fore, in addition to the ability of our establishment
to put in place new training corresponding to new
professions, enit is planning to expand and adapt
research and technology transfer to these new re-
quirements.
The creation of technical resource centres in our
areas of expertise demonstrates the willingness to
change our school to increase its performance and
its suitability to meet the needs of companies.
Evidently, one of the keys to the success of the enit
strategy is strengthening its academic alliances
and expanding its industrial partnerships in order
to enable us to “DESIGN THE FUTURE TOGETHER”.
Talal Masri - Director of enit
CHIFFRES
CLÉS///////////////////////////////////////////////
A school in a class of its own:
• Has existed for more than 50
years (it was created in 1963)
• More than 5,000 engineers
trained
• An average of 1,100 students at
any one time
• 200 to 250 new MEng graduates
each year
• 600 internships in businesses
each year
• More than 3,000 partner
companies
• A research laboratory where more
than 100 people work
• 3 million euros spent on research
• 5 agreements to award joint
diplomas
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9% Energy
11%Construction,
public works
44%
Transport
(aeronautics, rail,
automobile etc.)
17% Consultancycompanies
anddesigncompanies
9% Quality,
security
6% Project
management
11% Office procedures,
production control
21% Research and
development
17% Production,
operation
WAYS TO OBTAIN AN ENIT DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING:
• Initial training:
Student status: BAC, BAC+2 yrs HE, BAC+3 yrs HE
Apprentice status: BAC+2 yrs HE and an employment contract
• Continuing education: BAC+2 or equivalent + 1 preparatory course
• Accreditation of prior learning: BAC+2 and professional experience
TRAINING
THE TALENTS
OF TOMORROW///////
Authorised by the Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs ,(CTI) - French En-
gineering Accreditation Institution, the National School of Engineering of
Tarbes trains versatile engineers in mechanical and industrial engineering.
Its graduates are sought after for activities such as studying, calculation,
design, realisation and implementation of products and systems, indus-
trialisation, team management, project management and production
equipment, while respecting human factors, the environment, standards
and security.
ENIT has a training course of five years in accordance with European
standards: organisation of the course into semesters, evaluation by ECTS,
diploma supplement, granting of the ENIT diploma in engineering confer-
ring the Master’s degree -MEng -
• 50 research professors participate in the training with the
provision of outstanding facilities shared between training,
research and development.
• Active participation of external speakers from the world of
industry as part of the training cycle in the form of courses,
conference and project support.
Training for engineers which focuses on the issues of companies and
also promotes a real approach to students’ future professions. The
course consists of three periods of immersion in industry (two in-
ternships and one project at the end of the course), comprising 30%
of the course total.
Areas
of activity/////////////////////////////////////
Quality training which responds perfectly to the
needs of companies. 90% of graduates are hired
withinsixmonthsoffinishingtheirfive-yearMEng
course.
SERVICE
or department////////////////////////Astrong link between
training and research//////////////////////////////////////////////
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INTERFACES AND FUNCTIONAL
MATERIALS (IFM)
Reliability of materials
and/or interfaces and
study of their durability.
DYNAMIC DECISIONS AND
INTERACTION FOR SYSTEMS
(DDIS)
Improving the performance of
complex systems in terms of their
interoperability, reactivity, degree
of intelligence, degree of mobility
and degree of autonomy.
DECISION-MAKING AND
COGNITIVE SYSTEMS (DCS)
Improving the functioning and
control of sociotechnical systems.
These systems simultaneously
involve human actors and a range
of technological resources.
MECHANICAL MATERIALS,
STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES
(M2SP)
Mechanical behaviour of materials
and structures/optimisation of
manufacturing processes.
4 RESEARCH TEAMS
• More than 160 PhD graduates
• More than 20 professors qualified to
supervise research,
• Partnerships in regional, national and
European projects with an annual
budget of 3 million euros.
l’enit
ATTHE HEART OF INNOVATION
AND RESEARCH//////////////////////////////////////
ENIT uses its skills and resources to support the
socioeconomic fabric of its partners in their efforts to
make technological progress on a day-to-day basis.
The Production
Engineering Laboratory
In synergy with training, the transfer of
technology and industrial development,
ENIT also carries out multidisciplinary
research through its Production Engi-
neering Laboratory (PEL).
This laboratory brings together more
than 100 people (research professors,
senior lecturers, PhD students, engi-
neers) who are involved in research
and innovation in the fields of automa-
tion, electrical engineering, information
technology, materials, mechanics and
the science and technology of produc-
tion.
A STRONG,
DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
This research is most commonly carried out within the scope of col-
laborative projects between universities and industry. Within this con-
text, PEL has developed a network of partnerships in different areas:
rail, aeronautics, health, construction, services. This research largely
finds its applications in the cluster themes of “aeronautics, space and
embedded systems”. They give rise to numerous national and interna-
tional collaboration projects.
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TECHNOLOGICAL
PLATFORMS
FOR INNOVATION
AND INDUSTRIAL
PARTNERS/////////////////////
ENIT combines complementary and remarkable skills with
extensive experimentation and testing resources in a limited
area making them available to researchers, students and
industrial partners.
SERVING
THE PARTNERSHIPS/////////////////////////////
The integration of power: PRIMES
PRIMES is a platform for research into the in-
tegration of power, energy management and
its storage components bringing together
unique resources for prototyping and testing
electronic power components intended to be
integrated into the means of transport of to-
morrow.
The materials and procedures:
CRTCI and Metallicadour
Dedicated to the materials, composite struc-
tures and metallurgy industries, they illustrate
the willingness of ENIT to propose a range of
collaborative tools to its partners in the socio-
economic world, enabling the sharing of ex-
pertise, finalised innovation and technological
research.
Expertise in the resource and
skill centres (RSC)
The resource and skill centres provide part-
ners with the means to test and characterise
materials and structures in addition to soft-
ware development resources and skills.
QUOTE FROM
A RESEARCH PROFESSOR
VALÉRIE NASSIET - UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT ENIT
“My work as part of the Interfaces and Functional Materials team
in the PEL relates to the physicochemical and mechanical per-
formance of adhesive interfaces in multilayer systems (bonded
assemblies, coatings, functional polymers, micro-structured and
nano-structured composites, power electronics packaging) and
focuses on the durability of these interfaces.
The majority of the scientific
problems addressed through my
research have their origin or pur-
pose in the industrial world and
are conducted through collabo-
rative projects to address scien-
tific and technological issues on a
national and international level. This anchoring in social reality
enables me to convey the experience I have acquired to students
at ENIT during different stages of their studies (courses, intern-
ships, projects). It also helps provide them with high-performance
and scalable tools grouped in unique technology platforms.
My various missions at ENIT allow me to implement a synergy be-
tween research, development and training on a day-to-day level
to contribute to the development of the country and the profes-
sional integration of an ENIT engineer”.
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A STRATEGY CONFIRMED
BY PARTNERSHIPS//////////////////////////
Since its creation, ENIT has focused on developing high-quality
partnerships with companies. These take the form of internships,
projects carried out at the end of a student’s studies, assessment,
research and innovative collaboration work.
Employee
training//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ENIT is a publicly authorised professional body providing
continuing education. As such, it offers continuing education
qualifications and diplomas which are eligible for different
funding systems (such as Fongécif, CPF, Fontanet etc.).
To obtain an ENIT diploma in engineering:
• For accreditation of prior learning for employees with
a level of Bac+2 years of higher education justifying at
least three years of experience in a management posi-
tion or similar,
• For continuing training of diploma students with a re-
sumption of studies of two years for employees with
a level of Bac+2 years of higher education justifying at
least three years of experience.
To acquire or strengthen employee skills:
• Continuous skills training in engineering professions
(materials, mechanics, manufacture, maintenance,
industrialisation, management, project management
etc.), provided intra-company or inter-company,
created à la carte or on description.
Internships
Added value/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The internships, organised in project groups with defined ob-
jectives and regular follow-ups, aim to provide real added
value to the company while reinforcing the professional skills
of our students.
Examples of internships
• Continuous improvement (LEAN),
• Structuring and launch of a production line,
• Design and mechanical calculations for aeronautic
parts of the Catia V5,
• Realisation of a CND-automated line.
The promotion of companies
and professions////////////////////////////////////////////
ENIT focuses on facilitating the professional integration of its pu-
pilsthroughday-to-dayrelationshipsmaintainedwiththecompa-
niestopromotetheirprofessionsandgettoknowtheirneeds.
• The companies forum, organised each year, brings
together more than forty companies (international
groups and SMEs)
• Industrial conferences hosted by engineers or HRDs
where the companies and their jobs can be presented.
• TheENITAssociationofEngineers (ANIENIT) ensures the
promotion of ENIT graduates with companies.
Talent
recruitment////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
• The employment service and professional integration of the
schooldisseminatesthecompanies’vacanciestoourstudents
andgraduates,
• Therecruitmentof apprentices by the companies (training by
apprenticeshipforaperiodofthreeyears),
• NEW ! Professionalisationcontractthroughtherecruitmentof
studentengineersintheirfinalyear.
Thetechnical
solution////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ENITfocusesitsexpertiseondifferentareassuchas:
• Mechanics,materialsandsurfaces,
• Information and decision-making technologies for com-
panies,interoperabilityofthesystems,
• Power electronics and the management and conversion
of energy,
• Machining.
On the basis of its high-tech platforms, ENIT provides expertise
within an appropriate timeframe in order to respond to compa-
nies’ problems.
Examples of expertise
• Fatigue tests on riveted assemblies,
• Determination of the hardness of chrome parts,
• Study of the laser cutting of titanium parts,
• Implementation of multi-stress tests (temperature,
pressure, humidity),
• Observation by means of scanning electron microscopy.
Research
Promoting innovation//////////////////////////////////
The Production Engineering Laboratory provides companies with
research through contracts which enable extensive studies to be
carried out on a scientific problem and guarantee that the work
will remain confidential. Companies can benefit from research tax
creditsandaccesstoinnovationsupport.
QUOTE FROM INDUSTRY
JEAN-JACQUES LIBOURNET - HRD AT ENTREPOSE (VINCI GROUP).
The ENIT business forum is the only one in which it participates
in France. “The right people in the right jobs at the right
time. ENIT prepares students for winning management with
general, contemporary training, ideal for combining know-
how and self-management skills. This is why its recruitment
service is now working in Bigorre. These are young people
prepared for an operational context. We are challenged by
these people on the ground and their interesting courses”.
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THE EUROPEAN PROJECT
SEMESTER////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
This original programme (EPS) for engineering students
includes 16 universities in 13 countries across Europe.
For one semester, students will follow courses and
carry out group work on industrial projects entirely in
English. The only school in France to offer this, ENIT
plays host to between 15 and 20 students each semes-
ter and sends some of its students to the institutions
in the network.
SEMESTER STUDYING
ABROAD//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ENIT strongly advises its students to spend a semes-
ter studying at a higher education institution abroad.
The courses taken are then validated as an integral
part of their course. To this end, in 2012 the college
put in place its own mechanism providing financial as-
sistance for international student mobility. In parallel
with this, each year the college welcomes a number of
foreign students for a semester, particularly within the
framework of the collaboration programmes with Latin
America (FITEC programmes).
THE DOUBLE
DIPLOMA/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
In order to give their career path international reach,
ENIT students have the option to obtain a double di-
ploma by completing part of their course in one of five
partner institutions abroad. ENIT has also established
an additional agreement with a Canadian institution
enabling French students to obtain a Canadian Mas-
ter’s in Professional Engineering.
THE INTERNSHIPS
AND THE END OF STUDY PROJECTS////
ENIT enables its students to complete their internships
in the second and third years and their End of Study
Projects abroad. Interns who try an international ad-
venture regularly go to England, Germany, Spain, South
Africa, Indonesia, Australia, the United States and the
Netherlands.
MOBILITY
AMONG RESEARCH PROFESSORS/////////////
The research professors in the Production Engineering
Laboratory carry out teaching or research assignments
in the foreign partner institutions and collaborate on
international research programmes. The college also
welcomes numerous foreign researchers who come to
learn within the PEL or to participate in teaching.
INTERNATIONALISM
IN THE SCHOOL////////////////////
Aware of the global challenges every engineer now faces,
ENIT promotes international mobility amongst its students and
researchers. It anchors its policy of international cooperation
through the signing of cooperation agreements. It has established
partnerships with 84 universities in 28 countries.
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Nicolas
Joël
Arnaud
Pathy
*
Double diploma
Argentina
Programme
ARFITEC
Argentina
BCI* Programme
Canada
BRAFITEC
Programme
Brasil
Bureau de Coopération Interuniversitaire [Inter-university C
8 INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
INTERNATIONAL
MOBILITY//////////////////////
“Thanks to ENIT, I was
able to complete an EPS in Valencia,
Spain, and a double diploma at the
University of Cuyo Mendoza in Argentina.
These two experiences very much
complimented one another. Integrating
an EPS programme enabled me to
improve my English and develop skills
such as project management. In turn,
the year I spent in Argentina to complete
my double diploma allowed me to live
totally immersed in a foreign country.
While there I studied a course which
focused on industrial engineering and
completed an internship with a large
vineyard where I was able to discover
new working methods. Strengthened
by these experiences, I now speak three
languages fluently and want to become
a business engineer. International study
is a real opportunity for a student and a
real advantage for the future!”
QUOTEFROM
ASTUDENT
Nicolas, 23,
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Alexandre
Alizée
Claire
Adrien
Arthur
S6 internship
South Africa
European
Project Semester
Poland
End of Study
Project
Australia
Bilateral agreement
South Korea
Erasmus
Sweden
Study semester
Internship and ESP
Double diploma
Research professor mobility
European Project Semester
Cooperation Office]

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Acampus
where you can live wELL////
Maintaining
cohesion////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
At ENIT, the Students’ Union plays an important role in the
integration of new students and cohesion between the dif-
ferent academic years.
A real part of the community life of the school, the students
take turns to organise numerous student clubs. Every year
they organise dozens of events (sporting events, music
events, etc.) which enable them to meet, get to know one
another better and develop a spirit of cohesion and mutual
support.
AWELL INTEGRATED
CAMPUS/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The second campus in the Midi-Pyrenees region, Tarbes
offers its 5700 students a privileged quality of life:
• 25 minutes from Pau,
• 1h 30 from Toulouse,
• near to Spain,
• 1h from ski pistes,
• 1h 30 from the beaches on the Basque and
Landes coasts,
At the heart of a diversified industrial network.
CITIZEN
ENGAGEMENT////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
• The student associations are very much involved in
the life of their town. Each September, they organise
a big food drive in partnership with Banque
Alimentaire 65 and run eco-friendly activities like
annual Echez River clean-ups.
• Every year, the students participate in the 4L Trophy,
a humanitarian raid which helps to get school
supplies to disadvantaged children in Morocco.
• ENIT is also partnered with the Bouchons d’Amour
association, which provides support for disabled
people.
• Engineers Without Borders, Tarbes: created by
the students as part of a supervised project, the
association works on both awareness projects
and projects to educate people about sustainable
development.
The ongoing projects include the implementation of
a carbon audit for the Tarbes campus and the in-
stallation of solar panels in Senegal in partnership
with the Ethiopiques 65 association.
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TEL ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
05 62 44 27 00
GENERAL
MANAGEMENT////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
directeur@enit.fr
DEPARTMENT OFTRAINING
AND STUDENT LIFE//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Admissions : recrut@enit.fr
Training: dfve@enit.fr
DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
dai@enit.fr
DEPARTMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
relinter@enit.fr
DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING LABORATORY///////////
lgp@enit.fr
Donothesitate
to contact us////////////////////
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PARIS
TARBES
BORDEAUX
TOULOUSE
Find
us/////////////
The town of Tarbes
is served by//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
• Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport just a few kilo-
metres from the campus
• Motorway A64: Tarbes Ouest [Tarbes West] exit
• The TGV [high-speed train] line between Paris
and Tarbes
National School
of Mechanical Engineering //////////
47, avenue d’Azereix
BP 1629 - 65016 TARBES Cedex - France
Tel: 33(0)5 62 44 27 00 - Fax : 33(0)5 62 44 27 27
Website: www.enit.fr