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Engineering

Diplôme d'ingénieur de spécialité - Energy Engineer (Energy Facility Design) at École Centrale de Lyon

École Centrale de Lyon, France

Programme overview

A three-year apprenticeship-based specialty engineering degree, run with ITII Lyon, that trains engineers to design installations for the efficient production, distribution or operation of energy at the scale of territories, industrial sites and buildings. It leads to a national engineering diploma accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur.

Faculty: Centrale Lyon  |  Department: Specialty Engineering (with ITII Lyon)  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: apprenticeship; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Écully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

About 1,650 hours of teaching: engineering sciences (31%), engineering technology (17%), technology of installations (18%), design office tools and methods (10%), social issues (6%), management training (9%) and English (9%). Alternating periods of 2 to 3 weeks in company and at the training centre over the first five semesters, three company projects, and a final project in the last semester.

Career pathways

Energy sector companies, building and public works, design offices, consulting firms, local authorities and research bodies; roles include design engineer, business manager, project engineer, consulting engineer and R&D engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to candidates up to age 29 at the start of the apprenticeship contract holding a Bac+2 in a related field (BUT/DUT GEII, GC-CD, GMP, MTEE; BTS; licence; prépa ATS; Cycle préparatoire CapECL). Selection: application in early March, file assessment, online tests (English, mathematics, mechanics, electricity) and interview in late March to mid-April; a place is confirmed on return of a company commitment to a three-year apprenticeship contract.

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years

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