ENSTA Paris

ENSTA Paris
École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Former names
École Nationale Supérieure du Génie Maritime
TypeGrande école d'ingénieurs
(public research university Engineering school); under military supervision
Established1741 (1741)
Parent institution
Polytechnic Institute of Paris
PresidentElisabeth CREPON
Academic staff
180 permanent; 650 temporary
Students897 (2017)
Postgraduates777 (2017)
120 (2017)
Location,
France
AffiliationsConférence des Grandes écoles
Websitewww.ensta-paris.fr/en

The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɑsjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ tɛknik(z‿)avɑ̃se]; transl."National Higher School of Advanced Techniques"), is a French graduate school of engineering (école d'ingénieurs). Founded in 1741, it is the oldest grande école in France. It is located in Palaiseau in the south of Paris, on the Paris-Saclay campus, and is a constituent faculty of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. In 2021, 180 engineers graduated from the school.