ESIEE Paris

What ESIEE Paris does

ESIEE Paris is a French private engineering school (Grande École) founded in 1904 and headquartered on the Cité Descartes campus in Champs-sur-Marne / Noisy-le-Grand, Île-de-France. It operates under dual institutional governance as a member school of Université Gustave Eiffel and an institution of the CCI Paris Île-de-France, serving approximately 3,000 students. The school delivers a CTI-accredited engineering diploma through 10 post-bac and bac+2/3 specializations spanning computer science, cybersecurity, AI/data science, embedded systems, industrial engineering, e-health/biotechnology, and energy, alongside 11 apprenticeship tracks, a Bachelor, professional licenses, and international M.Sc. programs (including AI & cybersecurity and Management of Technology - Information Systems).

The school's core technology asset is its clean room (salles blanches) infrastructure for microelectronics and microfabrication research and training, which is rare among French engineering schools and is monetized through academic programs, industrial collaborations, and continuing education. In April 2026, ESIEE Paris launched VIRTU-CHIP, an immersive proprietary educational platform that lets users interactively explore the design, fabrication, and use of a microelectronic chip produced in the school's cleanrooms, signaling a move from pure service-based education to digital IP development. The school is also notable for the affiliation of Yann LeCun (Turing Award 2019, Meta Chief AI Scientist, Promo 1983) as Professeur Honoris Causa and Scientific Council chair.

The business model combines recurring tuition from the engineering and bachelor programs, partner-funded apprenticeship revenue (companies co-finance 11 tracks), corporate sponsorships of graduating classes (e.g., SII Group for 2026-2027, Orange for 2023-2025), apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) inflow, and continuing education programs including short courses in cleanroom microfabrication. Corporate partners span technology (SII, CGI), telecoms (Orange), aerospace (Air France), testing/inspection (Apave), and semiconductors (NXP, MEMSCAP, Weeroc). The school reports 92% of graduates employed within four months, 90% securing contracts before completion, and an average starting salary of €43,600, supporting strong downstream placement outcomes that feed the recruiting funnel.

Name

ESIEE Paris

Legal name

ESIEE Paris - Université Gustave Eiffel

Website

https://esiee.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ESIEE Paris is a private French engineering school founded in 1904, serving approximately 3,000 students through CTI-accredited engineering, apprenticeship, and continuing education programs with specializations in digital, energy, and environmental transitions, anchored by proprietary cleanroom microelectronics facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Engineering Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF), Third-Party Short-Term Academic Program Providers (Multi-Discipline) (EDAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Engineering education programs
• Apprenticeship engineering degrees
• Microelectronics clean room training
• Cybersecurity engineering curriculum
• Continuing professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Marne-la-vallée

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and fees: Engineering school tuition fees from students, with financial aid programs and scholarships available.
2. Corporate partnerships and sponsorship: Companies sponsor classes, provide donations, and engage in patronage arrangements with tax benefits.
3. Continuing education: Professional training programs including short courses in clean room technologies for corporate employees.
4. Apprenticeship programs: 11 apprenticeship programs where companies partner with the school to train engineers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ESIEE Paris is a French engineering school (Grande École) that delivers CTI-accredited engineering degree programs — Ingénieur (10 specializations), Ingénieur par apprentissage (11 tracks), Bachelor, M.Sc., Licence professionnelle, and continuing education — supported by specialized research labs and clean room (salles blanches) infrastructure for microelectronics and microfabrication. The school serves nearly 3,000 students and offers corporate training, apprenticeship partnerships, and dual-degree programs with institutions such as Grenoble École de Management and ENSG-Géomatique.

Product overview

ESIEE Paris is an engineering school offering a portfolio of educational programs including Engineer (10 specializations), Apprentice Engineer (11 specializations), International Programs (2 programs), Bachelor, Professional License, and Continuing Education. The school operates specialized technological infrastructure including clean rooms for microelectronics research, and has launched the VIRTU-CHIP immersive educational platform for microelectronics. Key student programs include the annual Jour des Projets showcase (near 100 projects/year) and the Coaching Entrepreneuriat & Innovation program supporting student entrepreneurship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ingénieur Program (Engineering Degree) CTI-accredited engineering degree program offered via two entry points (post-bac direct admission or bac+2/3 entry), spanning 10 specializations including computer science, cybersecurity, AI & data science, embedded systems, intelligent electronic systems, industrial engineering, e-health/biotech, energy, and IMAC. Targets post-bac high school graduates and bac+2/3 holders.
• Ingénieur par Apprentissage (Apprenticeship Engineering Degree) Work-study engineering degree delivered across 11 specializations (computer science and applications, computer science/design/architecture/development, data and applications, networks and security, electronics and computer science, embedded systems, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial process maintenance and reliability, energy, civil engineering) plus a University Diploma (DU). Targets bac+2/3 holders pursuing employer-sponsored training.
• Bachelor Program Three-year bachelor-level program offered by ESIEE Paris, including the BEST'm Bachelor (ranked 5th in technology & management by Eduniversal 2025). Targets students seeking a bachelor-level qualification with applied technology and management focus.
• International Programs (M.Sc. and AI & Cybersecurity filière) International study tracks including the M.Sc. in Management of Technology - Information Systems and the Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity filière (in English). Targets international students and French students seeking global academic exposure.
• Licence Professionnelle Professional bachelor's degree offering applied specialization tracks for bac+2/3 entrants. Targets students and working professionals seeking professional qualifications in technology fields.
• Formation Continue (Continuing Education) Continuing education and short courses for working professionals, including discovery of clean room technologies and initiation to microfabrication technologies. Targets corporate employees and professionals seeking upskilling in specialized areas such as microelectronics.
• VIRTU-CHIP Educational Platform An immersive educational platform developed at ESIEE Paris that allows users to interactively explore the design, manufacture, and use of a microelectronic chip produced in the school's cleanrooms. Targets students and learners of microelectronics and semiconductor technologies.
• Salles Blanches (Clean Rooms) — Training and Industrial Services State-of-the-art clean room facilities at ESIEE Paris used for microelectronics research, microfabrication training, equipment and process demonstrations, and industrial partnership programs. Targets corporate R&D teams, industrial partners, and engineering students needing hands-on microelectronics infrastructure.
• Jour des Projets (Annual Student Project Showcase) Annual event where student engineers present approximately 100 innovative projects in technology fields including AI, health, cybersecurity, and environment, with awards given for innovation, technical excellence, and entrepreneurship. Targets students, faculty, corporate sponsors (SII Group, NXP, MEMSCAP, Weeroc, IEVA Group), and the broader technology ecosystem.
• Coaching Entrepreneuriat & Innovation Program Two-week coaching program that supports student technology projects from technical development to economic valorization, connecting students with investors, companies, and institutional partners to help establish business plans. Targets ESIEE Paris students developing technology ventures, with over 100 student projects coached each year.
• Double Diplôme Ingénieur-Manager (ESIEE Paris & GEM) Dual degree program offered jointly by ESIEE Paris and Grenoble École de Management, starting from the 2026 academic year. Combines engineering excellence from ESIEE Paris with management expertise from GEM to train hybrid engineer-manager profiles. Targets students seeking combined technical and managerial careers.
• Double Diplôme ESIEE Paris & ENSG-Géomatique Unique dual degree in France combining computer science excellence from ESIEE Paris and geomatics expertise from ENSG-Géomatique (both members of Université Gustave Eiffel). Targets students seeking specialization at the intersection of computer science and geomatics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of graduates employed within 4 months of graduation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mines Nancy / ACADIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Co-organization of Hack the World(s) hackathon (June 19-20, 2026) focused on World Models in AI. Sponsored by Yann LeCun under high patronage of Philippe Baptiste.
• PR[AI]RIEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Co-organization of Hack the World(s) hackathon (June 19-20, 2026) focused on World Models in AI, together with Mines Nancy and ACADI.
• Grenoble École de Management (GEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Strategic partnership for a dual degree Ingénieur-Manager starting academic year 2026. Combines engineering excellence from ESIEE Paris with management expertise from GEM to train hybrid profiles of high level.
• BEM Tech DakarminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026New international pathway opening from academic year 2026, welcoming students from the first preparatory year of BEM Tech in Dakar to ESIEE Paris engineering program.
• STEM4ALLminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Partnership to promote mixity and inclusion of girls and women in scientific and technological fields. Aligns with ESIEE Paris's long-term commitment to increasing female representation in engineering.
• SII GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 April 2026Official sponsor of the 2026 and 2027 graduating classes, reaffirming commitment to supporting future engineers in tackling major technological challenges.
• Air France, Apave, CGIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025Consolidated partnerships with major industrial actors to strengthen ties with the professional world and provide opportunities for students.
• Amel KefifminorOthers · 21 October 2025Nomination of Amel Kefif as qualified person on the school council, approved by council members.
• ENSG-GéomatiquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2025Launch of a unique dual-diploma in France, combining excellence in computer science and expertise in geomatics. Both schools are members of Université Gustave Eiffel.
• MEMSCAPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Jean-Michel Karam, President of MEMSCAP, serves as Innovation Prize sponsor for the annual Jour des Projets competition.
• NXP SemiconductorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Céline Recor, DG of NXP France, sponsors Environment prize; Jean Paul Davi sponsors Health-Handicap prize at Jour des Projets competition.
• WeerocminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Julien Fleury of Weeroc sponsors 'Débuts prometteurs' prize at Jour des Projets competition.
• AP-HP (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Partnership agreement to promote collaborations in training and research fields.
• OrangecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 May 2023Three-year sponsorship of classes 2023, 2024, and 2025. Launch of corporate chair on 'Innovation Management'. Internship, apprenticeship offers, site visits, technical conferences, and educational projects.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CentraleSupélec: Top-tier French engineering school within Université Paris-Saclay. Higher ranked than ESIEE Paris and a benchmark for the corporate partner universe, but competes for the same top-tier applicants and corporate sponsors in digital/energy/AI.
• IMT Atlantique (formerly Télécom Bretagne / Mines Nantes): Grande école within Institut Mines-Télécom offering engineering programs with strong digital, AI, and energy specializations. Comparable to ESIEE Paris on the digital/energy curriculum axis but with broader institutional scope and stronger research positioning.
• Polytech network schools (e.g., Polytech Lyon, Polytech Paris-Saclay): Network of public university engineering schools under the Polytech brand, offering comparable 5-year post-bac engineering programs. While each school is smaller, the network collectively competes for the same applicant pool and offers similar broad engineering curricula.

Direct peers

• Grenoble INP - UGA: Multi-school engineering institute in Grenoble offering comprehensive engineering curricula in digital, energy, and environment, with similar size to ESIEE Paris and a comparable mix of student/apprentice/continuing-education revenue streams.
• INSA Lyon: Largest French public engineering institute (INSA network), with similar size, comprehensive engineering curriculum spanning digital/energy/environment, apprenticeship tracks, and CTI accreditation. Closest direct comparable to ESIEE Paris's positioning as a comprehensive post-bac engineering school.
• ENSEEIHT (Toulouse INP): Toulouse-based engineering school under the INP network, comparable in size and offering broad engineering specializations including computer science, electronics, and energy. Competes with ESIEE Paris for post-bac engineering applicants and corporate partnerships in aerospace/technology.
• Télécom Paris: Elite French engineering school within Institut Polytechnique de Paris with a similar digital/AI/cybersecurity focus. Directly competes with ESIEE Paris's AI, cybersecurity, and embedded systems specializations and for the same corporate partners (Orange, Thales, etc.).
• ESIGELEC: Rouen-based post-bac engineering school with comparable size and a similar multi-disciplinary engineering curriculum including electronics, computer science, and networks. Direct comparable on intake model and apprenticeship-driven revenue mix.
• ECE Paris / ECE Engineering: Paris-based post-bac engineering school with similar size, focus on digital, electronics, and computer engineering specializations. Direct competitor for Parisian post-baccalaureate engineering applicants and corporate sponsors in the technology sector.
• Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC): Public technology university offering a comparable comprehensive engineering curriculum (multiple specialties, post-bac admission, apprenticeship). Comparable in size, scope, and target student profile, and competes for similar applicants in northern France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ESIEEPARIS
• Facebookfacebook.com/esieeparis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esiee

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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