Mines Nancy is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles. It is located in the campus Artem, in the city of Nancy, Eastern France, and is part of the University of Lorraine. Around 400 students are taught general science and management and 300 follow specialised Master programs. These students are taught by 60 permanent professors. There are also 400 researchers including a hundred PhD students. Despite its small size, it is well represented in the French industry. Most of its alumni hold executive positions in the industry and large corporations or scientific research positions in France or abroad. It was created in 1919 on the request of the University of Nancy in order to contribute to the reconstruction of the mining and steel industry in the east of France after World War I. At the end of the 1950s, under the impulse of its then-director Bertrand Schwartz, the school reorganized its curriculum to include a balanced blend of engineering, management and social sciences. At the time, it was an innovative educational model for engineers, that was later extended to other Grandes Ecoles.
The Ingénieur civil des Mines degree
Description
The school was initially aimed at training mining engineers. In 1957, its director Bertrand Schwartz began its transformation into a modern "generalist" school. The school focuses on training innovative managers for the industry and researchers, with a broad generalist and high scientific knowledge, able to communicate in different languages. The Ingénieurs civils des Mines degree is ranked among the best French Grande Ecole degrees. 20% of the students are international students, mainly from Morocco, Tunisia and China. In addition to the general science and management classes, the students have to specialise from their second year to the third year:
"Département Matériaux"
"Département Énergie"
"Département Génie Industriel"
"Département Information et Systèmes"
"Département Géoingénierie".
The students must learn English and at least another language.
Internships
The students have to do at least three internships in order to get the degree.
Operator internship, whose aim is to discover the reality of work, become aware of the repetitive nature or physical difficulties of the tasks and understand human relations within a company.
Assistant-engineer internship.
Engineer internship, the end-of-course thesis has to be research oriented.
The engineer internship is usually an opportunity for the companies to hire the students.
Admission
For students having studied in the Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles, admission to the Ingénieur Civil des Mines degree is decided through a nationwide competitive examination and their origin can vary: MP, PC, PSI..., with a number of places for each which was, in 2015:
MP: 54
PC: 32
PSI: 40
PT: 4
TSI: 3
CCP : 5
AST: 5
It is also possible for student to be accepted for specialised master's or an exchange programs, in particular through partnerships with other schools or universities around the world.
Industrial Engineering and Materials engineering programme was born in 1991 by a common initiative of Mines Nancy and the three historical partners: Renault, Saint-Gobain PAM and Arcelor Mittal. Since then, it has maintained privileged links with the industry. The curriculum of the Engineer programme specializing in Industrial Engineering and Materials aims to give students a high level of skills in two complementary fields: materials and Industrial engineering. The engineers trained have both a high technical level and great managerial skills. For this purpose, the majority of the courses in the three years are devoted to two specialties: •Materials Science and Engineering •Industrial Engineering At the end of their courses, they receive the title of engineer of Mines Nancy in the specialty Industrial Engineering and Materials, a title validated by la Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur.
Internships
•Higher technician internship in the first year. •Assistant engineer in second year. •Production engineer in final year.
Admission
This engineering graduate programme mainly recruit the best students from University Institutes of Technology and Brevet de Technicien Supérieur. Only about 30 students are admitted each year, including about five international students from partner universities.
The Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering
This engineering programme was born in 2001. If students accomplish the 3-year engineering curriculum, they receive the title of engineer of Mines Nancy in the specialty Mechanical Engineering, a title validated by la Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur.
The students of the ENSMN organize their own meeting with professionals, who present their companies and their activities. The FORUM EST-HORIZON is currently the biggest meeting between the professional world and the students in the East of France. With 50 exhibitors covering a large variety of economic and industrial fields, the forum gathered last year over 1000 students, looking for advice, information and internships.
