ESITC engineering school

ESITC Paris trains future engineers interested in careers in construction by providing them with the skills required by companies today on both the technical and ethical fronts. ESITC is a non-profit organisation under the French law of 1901. Recognised by the French government, by ministerial decree in 2001, the school is a private higher education establishment founded at the request of large companies in the construction and public works field in 1992 and administered by a Board of Directors.

From the start, the school was accredited by the CTI (French engineering degree accreditation institution) to deliver engineering degrees to students and later to apprentices. ESITC Paris trains versatile engineers prepared for management positions combining technical skill and pragmatism who are able to carry out a project in its entirety (design, management and execution).

Our graduates are called to become production engineers on site (technical, human resources and financial management on projects) or to hold support positions (methods engineer, price studies, structure studies, etc.) within the biggest companies in the construction and public works fields. Strengthened by its teaching partnerships with IAE Gustave Eiffel and Pierre et Marie Curie the University, as well as with companies in the Construction field, ESITC Paris is also a member of the Union of Independent Higher Education Institutions (UGEI) and the Conference of Deans of French Schools of Engineering (CDEFI).

Joining ESITC is a childhood dream come true: the desire to BUILD is something all our young students share.It is our job to help them achieve their dreams. This five-year programme, created and adapted over time along with the profession, aligns academic education with the professional world. From the first year of study, students discover a new world that is a complete change from the teaching they received in secondary school that often felt far from their true concerns.

At the end of the school programme, the engineering student can specialise and fully explore the field he or she was destined for. Our students can freely choose their speciality in their 5th year, either remaining on campus or going abroad. We are proud to note that, as we’ve followed up with our engineers after graduation, they are all working in the field they chose and that we trained them for.

The size of our institution allows us to provide the follow-up, guidance and pedagogical rigour required for the degrees we award. We provide a 5-year post-secondary degree or a 3-year degree within the engineer training cycle (after the student has completed a 2-year post-secondary technical degree (French BTS, DUT), 1st cycle in civil engineering or a higher level technician preparatory programme (ATS)).

The first two years are devoted to reinforcing the scientific knowledge of students having completed scientific secondary degrees, while introducing them to the first technical subjects specific to construction and public works. The second cycle provides more in-depth training in these specialised subjects and accentuates the completion of individual or group projects and application of knowledge. One of the strengths of our curriculum is the opportunity for our engineering students to apply their skills in the real world through:

• Various work placements throughout their university career (12 to 16 months over 5 years). This includes a 3-month placement abroad.
• Other additional orientation possibilities with French or foreign partner organisations that could lead to a double degree, depending on the agreements in place.