University in France
Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, Pays de la Loire, France
University profile
ESAIP (École supérieure d'ingénieurs) is a private engineering school at the service of the public interest, with campuses in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou (Angers) and Aix-en-Provence. It is part of the Groupe Excelia and describes itself as the school of transitions: its training is built around two fields of expertise, digital technology (cybersecurity and artificial intelligence) and the environment, approached through risk management (safety, security, natural and industrial risks, CSR, QHSE, energy management and standards).
Since 1988 ESAIP has trained engineers (Bac+5), intermediate managers (Bac+3) and experts (Bac+5). It trains more than 1,000 students a year across its two campuses and graduates around 300 each year; it counts 6,500 alumni and more than 100 international partners. Its values are humanism, openness, innovation and commitment, and it applies an ISO 9001 quality management system.
The programme range comprises an integrated two-year preparatory cycle (Cycle Préparatoire Intégré) for new baccalauréat holders, three-year engineering cycles (Ingénieur du Numérique with a choice of artificial intelligence or cybersecurity, and Ingénieur en Environnement in risk management and environment), both available as full-time student status or by apprenticeship, a Bachelor in Cybersecurity and a Bac+3 digital programme with a cybersecurity option, two English-taught Master of Science programmes (Cybersecurity and Data Science; Environmental Transition and Energy Management) and continuing education.
The Angers campus sits in a four-hectare wooded park about ten minutes from the city centre, with pedagogical innovation rooms, specialised laboratories and coworking spaces. The Aix-en-Provence campus opened in 2017 and moved into new premises with 2,300 m2 of low-environmental-impact space, including coworking areas, student lounges and computer rooms.
Student life is organised around the Bureau des Étudiants (BDE), Bureau des Sports (BDS), Bureau des Arts (BDA) and Bureau des Internationaux (BDI), alongside humanitarian association PESF (which also enters the 4L Trophy), SAFE, B2E, the Club ANT and the Innov'Lab prototyping space with 3D printers and soldering stations. Angers has around 30 clubs and associations and Aix around 12. Every engineering and bachelor student completes at least one study semester abroad, mostly through Erasmus+ partners.
ESAIP holds CTI accreditation to award the engineering title (habilitated since 1998), is qualified as an EESPIG, and is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE) and of FESIC. It holds the Bienvenue en France label for the welcome of international students.
The Master of Science programmes carry tuition fees of EUR 9,500 per year.
Study periods abroad for ESAIP engineering and bachelor students are carried out through the Erasmus+ programme with partner universities in Europe.
Students can apply for CROUS accommodation or use the Housing ESAIP by Studapart platform, which includes help with housing aid applications and a guarantee for tenants without a guarantor. The Visale guarantee is free for students who are financially independent.
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View scholarships for ESAIP →Open to new holders of a general or technological baccalauréat who wish to prepare for engineering studies. It leads into the Ingénieur en Environnement or Ingénieur du Numérique cycle. Applications are made online through the school's application space.
Admission is open to students who have completed ESAIP's integrated preparatory cycle, a CPGE or another scientific preparatory course. Entry after a Bac+3 (bachelor, licence) is also possible. Both francophone and international students may apply. For international students, admission levels are: baccalauréat (general and technological), Bac+2 (classes préparatoires, BTS, BUT, Licences) and Bac+3 (Licences, BUT). ESAIP awards a Level 7 qualification on a three- or five-year path, with 30 ECTS per semester.
The MSc in Cybersecurity and Data Science and the MSc in Environmental Transition and Energy Management are two-year programmes, taught entirely in English on the Angers campus, for holders of a bachelor's degree (Licence, Bachelor's degree or equivalent). Strong written and spoken English is required. Application is made through the school's online application space; admissions enquiries go to [email protected].
Semester dates: winter semester September to December, spring semester January to May. Application deadlines: 30 June for the winter programme and 10 November for the spring programme. Required language level: English B1 and French B1. ESAIP signed its Erasmus Charter in 1997 and renewed it in 2021.
Non-European students must obtain a long-stay visa valid as residence permit (VLS-TS) before departure and validate it online within three months of arrival. Students more than five months in France may apply for housing aid (APL) from the CAF. Students come under the general Social Security scheme free of charge; non-Europeans register on Ameli, Europeans bring the European Health Insurance Card.
Both campuses offer personalised support, including adjustments for students with disabilities and help with job and internship searches.
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