IFP School

IFP School provides students and young professionals from across the world with Master’s or Doctoral level training in the fields of energy (oil, gas, petrochemicals, powertrains, new energy technologies) meeting industry’s needs and society’s demands, particularly in terms of innovation and sustainable development.

The school prepares its students to be key players in the energy transition of the 21st century and ensures their professional success by providing cross-cutting professional training and offering strong international exposure, by leveraging its strong industrial footing and IFPEN’s scientific environment.

IFP School is the usual name for the Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs. It is a public institution created by decree of 13 October 1954 and placed under the authority of the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs.

Unprecedented challenges are facing the energy industry in the 21st century. This is especially true in the transportation field, where global demand is growing exponentially and shows no sign of letting up. Oil and gas are non-renewable resources that will not meet this demand indefinitely. At the same time, we are witnessing the continuing development of new energies and technologies. Besides, finding a solution to the global warming issue is becoming increasingly urgent.

In this situation, how can we secure a sustainable source of energy for the future? How can we maintain our energy supply and limit greenhouse gas emissions?

To address these various challenges and achieve sustainability, our societies need to develop clean and renewable energies.

This means creating the conditions necessary for a progressive and balanced transition. Diversifying our energy sources will enable us to limit impact on the environment while we search for new alternative energies.

IFP school trains high-level professionals who can respond to today’s and tomorrow’s energy challenges, thus satisfying the needs of the energy and transportation sectors.

IFP School prepares engineers for work in the energy and transportation sectors.

Our mission is to train the key players of the energy transition and meet current industrial and societal needs in the fields of energy, oil, gas, petrochemicals and powertrains.

Our strong industrial partnerships, our position within IFP Energies nouvelles, our multidisciplinary educational programs, international prestige and unique work environment have been building the School we know today. All of these assets have helped to train competent, open-minded and responsible professionals who are appreciated and in demand on the job market (97% employment rate upon leaving the School).

IFP School has established a unique training model based on significant industrial integration.

Our ten industry-oriented training programs aim to provide our graduates with a sound basis of knowledge and skills so that they are immediately operational in the fields of Exploration-Production, Energy Sector Processes, Powertrains and Products, and Economics-Management.

In order to be up to speed with industry needs and adapt its training, IFP School enjoys solid partnerships with a variety of companies in the energy and transportation sectors. More than 50 companies support IFP School through student sponsorships (scholarships), student support via apprenticeships (work/study contracts), and study leave for professionals.

As an international benchmark for education in the fields of energy and powertrains, IFP School admits close to 50% international students from more than 50 different countries each year.

IFP School is an integral part of IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), a research, innovation and training center for energy, transportation and the environment. This provides a synergy between training, research and innovation. As an IFP School student, you will benefit from high-level applied training enhanced by the world-class scientific expertise of IFPEN. You will therefore have access to courses taught by over 100 research engineers as well as the very latest technical and IT resources.

FP School is a forerunner on the international stage for training in the fields of oil, gas, petrochemicals and powertrains.

IFP School cultivates diversity as a source of development and enrichment. This approach is thoroughly appreciated by students, professors and companies worldwide. Our students grow in a multicultural environment, working alongside professors and fellow students from a variety of backgrounds. It is in this open-minded environment that students prepare to join the international energy and transportation sectors.

If you become an IFP School graduate, you will have a bright future ahead of you. Our young engineers are in high demand in the energy and transportation sectors. Every year, some 100 companies recruit our graduates.

Our industry-oriented graduate programs prepare you to work in a variety of dynamic professions. You can then join groups specialized in the energy and transportation sectors. You will be called upon to tackle numerous challenges such as cutting CO2 emissions, improving the energy efficiency of industrial processes, finding new oil and gas reserves as well as developing new energies.

Our world is changing constantly. Facing increasing demand for mobility and related transport, tomorrow’s professionals will have to rise to a myriad of challenges, especially as they include societal issues such as cutting CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, changes and breakthroughs in powertrain technology (alternative hybrid and drive systems) and resource diversification (alternative energies), etc.

Engine designers are committed to finding increasingly environmentally-friendly and cost-effective solutions against a fiercely competitive global backdrop, while continuing to improve existing systems.

The Energy and Powertrains program designed in cooperation with our industrial partners changes along with their requirements. It therefore provides you with training in step with market development. The program constantly adapts to new technologies and new development methods. You will further your skills in each field and gain an overall understanding of the entire engine development chain.

Our ambition is to make you operational upon completion of your training. To achieve this, IFP School provides outstanding experiment resources (engine test benches, components and vehicles, modeling means, etc.), enabling you to work in conditions matching those in industry.

Through the Energy and Powertrains program, you will secure knowledge and recognition of industry, opening onto a wide range of professions and providing access to a network of key contacts. Your operational skills will lead you to use your expertise in vehicle and component manufacturing firms, energy suppliers, and R&D and engineering centers.