Entpe

What Entpe does

ENTPE (École nationale des travaux publics de l'État) is a French public engineering school founded in 1954 and operating under the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities. Headquartered at a shared campus in Vaulx-en-Velin near Lyon alongside the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL), the institution trains engineers and doctoral candidates for sustainable territorial development across roughly 1,600 students and approximately 100 doctoral researchers. Admissions run through the national competitive examination system (Concours Mines-Telecom for MP/MPI/PC/PSI/PT/TSI tracks and G2E for BCPST) plus file-based entry for license/master holders, with a civil/civil-servant dual track: civil servant students receive approximately €1,700/month during their three-year training in exchange for an eight-year public-service commitment, while civil-track students target the private sector.

The school operates five internationally recognized research laboratories — EVS-RIVES (UMR CNRS 5600 on environment, city, and society), LAET (transport, urban planning and economics), LTDS (tribology and system dynamics), EMob-Lab (energy and mobility, jointly with Université Gustave Eiffel), and LEHNA-IAPHY (ecology of natural and anthropic hydrosystems, UMR CNRS 5023) — and hosts a UNESCO Chair on sustainable development. Curriculum specialization tracks cover civil engineering and buildings, mobility and transport, and city and environment, with an integrated 180-hour "Transitions" cycle spanning five semesters. The institution enables a double-degree engineer-architect program with ENSAL, two English-taught course pathways for international exchange students, and Erasmus+/bilateral mobility covering Universidad de Granada, École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs de Rabat, EST Casablanca, and IRESEN.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid public-institutional model dominated by French state subsidies from the parent ministry, supplemented by accessible tuition (39% of students are scholarship recipients), international (non-EU) tuition fees, continuing-education contracts (Mastères spécialisés, certificates, the Graduate Programme "Management opérationnel des transports", and short courses for working professionals), and research contracts from public agencies (CEREMA, water agencies, VNF) and industry partners (Vinci, Colas, Eiffage, Bouygues, Artelia, Keolis, Transdev, Egis). Strategic partnerships with these major French infrastructure and construction groups are formalized through multi-year conventions supporting student projects, internship sponsorship, and graduate recruitment; a dedicated company-relations team and the annual BATIRA forum institutionalize employer engagement. ENTPE is also a founding member of the Collège d'Ingénierie Lyon Saint-Étienne alongside Centrale Lyon, INSA Lyon, and Mines Saint-Étienne.

Name

Entpe

Legal name

École nationale des travaux publics de l'État (ENTPE)

Website

https://entpe.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ENTPE is a French public engineering school under the Ministry of Ecological Transition, training approximately 1,600 engineers and doctoral candidates in sustainable territorial development across civil engineering, transport, urban planning, and environmental science at its Vaulx-en-Velin campus near Lyon.

Ownership category

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Product category

Engineering Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Higher education
• Sustainable development
• Civil engineering
• Doctoral training

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaulx-en-velin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public higher education funding: ENTPE operates as a public institution under the French Ministry of Ecological Transition. Core funding comes from government subsidies as a state engineering school. Student tuition fees are kept accessible; 39% of students are scholarship recipients (boursiers).
2. Continuing education and professional development: ENTPE offers continuing education (formation professionnelle/continue) programs for professionals, generating contract revenue from employers and public bodies. Programs include specialized mastères, certificates, and short courses in sustainable development, transport, and construction.
3. Research contracts and partnerships: ENTPE conducts funded research through its 5 laboratories, with partnerships spanning government agencies, public institutions, and private companies (CEREMA, water agencies, construction firms). Research contracts and public research grants contribute to institutional funding.
4. International student fees: Non-EU international students pay tuition fees; international mobility programs and bilateral agreements generate revenue from partner institutions and international student cohorts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ENTPE is a French public engineering school (Grande École) that trains engineers for sustainable territorial development. It delivers a multi-level curriculum including a Bachelor in ecological transition, the Ingénieur graduate engineering program, research-based Master's degrees, Mastères spécialisés, doctoral training, and continuing professional education, anchored by five research laboratories in transport, civil engineering, mobility, environment, and urban studies.

Product overview

ENTPE is an engineering school offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs for sustainable territorial development. The core offering is the 3-year Ingénieur (Graduate Engineering) degree, supplemented by a Bachelor apprenticeship program, Masters programs, Specialized Mastères®/MSc, doctoral training, and professional continuing education. Students can specialize through majors and minors in civil engineering and building, transport and mobility, and city and environment. The institution operates 5 internationally recognized research laboratories and emphasizes practical experience through projects and internships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor "Transition écologique et territoires"

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% RGAA 4.1.2 accessibility compliance (audit by PLUME)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vinci Construction (Centre-Est)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Renewal of 3-year partnership agreement (2025) for student projects, professionalization programs, and graduate recruitment. Vinci Construction and ENTPE collaborate on real-world engineering challenges and territorial development projects.
• École Mohammadia d'ingénieurs (EMI) de RabatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Strategic agreement signed September 2025 for double-degree and exchange programs to train engineers in sustainable territorial development. First bilateral engineering agreement between ENTPE and a Moroccan engineering school.
• Universidad de GranadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025New Erasmus+ agreement renewed August 2025 strengthening collaboration with Universidad de Granada for student and staff mobility, teaching exchanges, and joint pedagogical projects.
• Ingelux and AREP (Olympic Rings project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024ENTPE researchers contributed expertise to the lighting of the Olympic Rings for Paris 2024, with Ingelux and AREP as partners on this high-profile infrastructure project.
• ArteliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership convention renewed in 2024 for student projects, internship supervision, and graduate recruitment in engineering, construction, and infrastructure management. Artelia supports ENTPE's educational mission with real-world project commanditership.
• TransdevcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Partnership announced November 2023 for training mobility managers of tomorrow. Transdev and ENTPE collaborate on the Graduate Programme in Transport Operations Management and joint professional development programs.
• Vinci AutoroutescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20233-year privileged partnership renewed in January 2023 for student projects and professionalization of ENTPE graduates. Vinci Autoroutes sponsors ENTPE student activities and provides internship and recruitment opportunities.
• Collège d'Ingénierie Lyon Saint-ÉtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022ENTPE is a founding member of the Collège d'Ingénierie Lyon Saint-Étienne, established October 2022, alongside Centrale Lyon, INSA Lyon, and Mines Saint-Étienne, to promote engineering education and research collaboration across the region.
• Chaire Egis-ENTPE Nouvelles mobilités et modélisationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Chair created January 2022 between Egis and ENTPE focused on new mobility and modeling, enabling long-term joint research and innovation in transport and mobility engineering.
• ColascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 20213-year partnership signed October 2021 for student projects, internship placements, and graduate recruitment. Colas and ENTPE collaborate on road infrastructure and sustainable construction challenges.
• Bouygues BâtimentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Partnership reinforced in March 2021 for student projects, internships, and graduate recruitment in sustainable construction and building engineering.
• IRESEN (Institut de Recherche sur l'Énergie Solaire et les Énergies Nouvelles)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021International collaboration agreement signed March 2021 between ENTPE and IRESEN for joint research and exchange in sustainable energy and green building technologies.
• CEREMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership renewed for sharing expertise in climate, territories, and infrastructure. CEREMA is a major employer of ENTPE civil servant graduates and a key research partner for applied public infrastructure research.
• Voies Navigables de France (VNF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership renewed for 3 years in January 2020 with VNF (French waterways authority), a key employer of ENTPE civil servant graduates and a partner for inland waterway infrastructure research.
• KeoliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Annual 'Le K de Keolis' business game (jeu d'entreprise) brings Keolis professionals to ENTPE campus to work with engineering students on transport management challenges. Partnership spans educational games, student projects, and graduate recruitment in public transport.
• Ecole supérieure de technologie (EST) de CasablancaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ENTPE students can access engineering programs at the EST Casablanca, expanding international academic reach for ENTPE students in Morocco.
• Université Gustave EiffelcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Joint research unit LICIT/EMob-Lab under dual ENTPE and Université Gustave Eiffel supervision. The laboratory conducts research in traffic engineering, modeling, and sustainable mobility, with co-supervised doctoral theses.
• École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ENSAL shares the ENTPE campus in Vaulx-en-Velin, enabling the double cursus ingénieur-architecte (engineer-architect dual degree). Approximately 15 students per year can follow this dual program with 2 years of additional study at ENSAL after the engineering diploma.
• CNRS (UMR 5600 EVS, UMR 5023 LEHNA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ENTPE hosts two CNRS joint research units: UMR 5600 EVS (Environnement, Ville, Société) and UMR 5023 LEHNA (Laboratoire d'écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés), co-supervised with partner universities.
• Institut Carnot Ingénierie@LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ENTPE participates in the Institut Carnot Ingénierie@Lyon, a network of applied research laboratories providing industry-accessible research and innovation services in engineering sciences.
• UNESCO ChairminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ENTPE hosts a UNESCO Chair contributing to international knowledge sharing and research collaboration on sustainable development and territorial planning.
• Eiffage Construction Centre EstminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Annual engineering challenge organized with Eiffage on ENTPE campus (first held March 2017). Partnership provides hands-on project experience for students in construction and infrastructure engineering.
• Agence Qualité Construction (AQC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership renewed December 2017 for observation and prevention as a pedagogical method. AQC supports ENTPE's educational programs through competitions, site visits, and practical training in construction quality.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC): France's other elite state engineering school dedicated to civil engineering, public works, and territorial development. The closest structural analogue to ENTPE, sharing state status, CTI/EUR-ACE accreditation, and ministry-aligned mission for infrastructure talent.
• INSA Lyon: Co-founding member of the Collège d'Ingénierie Lyon Saint-Étienne alongside ENTPE; multi-disciplinary French public engineering school with research in energy, materials, and urban systems. Shares doctoral co-supervision and consortium infrastructure with ENTPE.
• Centrale Lyon: Lyon-based French engineering Grande École and fellow Collège d'Ingénierie member. Shares doctoral labs (e.g., LTDS) and operates comparable applied research partnerships with industry in transport and energy domains directly overlapping with ENTPE's mission.
• École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL): Architecture school sharing the ENTPE campus in Vaulx-en-Velin since 2018. Runs the dual ingénieur-architecte degree with ENTPE — the only direct curricular integration of ENTPE with a peer Grande École.
• Mines Saint-Étienne: Institut Mines-Télécom member school and co-founder of the Collège d'Ingénierie Lyon Saint-Étienne. Comparable state engineering institution with applied research in industrial ecology and energy transitions that overlaps with ENTPE's sustainable development focus.
• ESTP Paris: Paris-based French engineering school specialized in construction, public works, and sustainable development — closest subject-matter competitor to ENTPE's civil engineering and territorial focus. Operates a parallel applied-research and industry-partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• École Polytechnique: France's most prestigious broad-spectrum engineering Grande École under the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Competes with ENTPE for the same prépa talent pipeline and produces engineers across similar civil, transport, and energy domains, but at far larger scale and with higher selectivity.
• Mines ParisTech (Mines Paris - PSL): Top-tier French engineering school within Université PSL, with research strengths in energy, transport, and environment that overlap with ENTPE's labs. Competes for engineering prépa candidates and applied research funding across comparable sustainability themes.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech: Multi-campus network of French engineering schools under the Ministry of Higher Education with comparable industry-linked applied research. Competes with ENTPE for engineering prépa candidates and shares an applied-research, industry-partnership operating model.

Regional players

• INSA Toulouse: Largest INSA group engineering school outside Lyon with strong applied research in environmental and urban engineering. Operates comparable public engineering education model and competes for French prépa talent in southern France without direct local overlap with ENTPE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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