École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne


École nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, also called École des Mines de Saint-Étienne or simply Mines Saint-Étienne and commonly abbreviated EMSE is one of the most prestigious French graduate engineering schools training engineers and carrying out industry-oriented research. Its function is to support the development of its students and of companies through a range of courses and fields of research, from the initial training of generalist engineers ingénieurs civils des mines, to PhD teaching; from material sciences to micro-electronics via process engineering, mechanics, the environment, civil engineering, finance, computer science and health engineering.

History

The school was founded in 1816 by a decision of Louis XVIII .

Admission for French students

For French nationals, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided after competitive examination at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system.

Notable alumni

The puRkwa Prize is an "international prize for the scientific literacy of the children of the planet" awarded annually by the école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne and the French Academy of Sciences. The prize is awarded to pioneers in the innovation of general science education in school curricula for children less than 16 years of age. It was launched in 2004 at the initiative of Robert Germinet, the director of the école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne, and comes with an €80,000 monetary award.
YearRecipientInstitutionNationalityCited workReferences
2005Maricio DuqueUniversity of the AndesColombiaPequeños Científicos
2005Michael KlentchyEl Centro School DistrictUnited StatesValle Imperial Project in Science
2006Yu WeiSoutheast UniversityPeople's Republic of ChinaZuo zhong xue
2006Karen WorthEducation Development Center
Wheelock College		United StatesK-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination Center
2007Jorge AllendeUniversity of Santiago, ChileChileEducación en Ciencias Basada en la Indagación
2007Stevan JokicVinča Institute of Nuclear SciencesSerbia and MontenegroRuka u testu
2008Guillermo Fernández de la GarzaNational Autonomous University of Mexico
United States – Mexico Foundation for Science		MexicoSistema de Enseñanza Vivencial e Indagatoria de la Ciencia
2008Wynne HarlenUniversity of BristolUnited KingdomResearch in science education
2009Sally Goetz ShulerNational Science Resources CenterUnited StatesInstitutional award
2009David JasminLa main à la pâteFranceInstitutional award

Other schools of Mines in France