What ENSIL-ENSCI does

ENSIL-ENSCI is a public French engineering school established in 2017 through the merger of ENSIL (École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Limoges) and ENSCI (École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle). The institution operates under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research as a constituent school of the Université de Limoges, with its main campus at the Parc Ester Technopole in Limoges, France. It serves higher-education students pursuing engineering degrees, offering an integrated preparatory cycle (FIMI) and seven engineering specializations: industrial ceramics (CERAM), water and environmental engineering (EAU), civil engineering (GC), materials (MAT), electronics and telecommunications (ELT), mechatronics (MIX), and photonics (PHOT).

The school's product portfolio includes the standard engineer cycle, a work-study (alternating apprenticeship) track, national and international dual-degree programs, master's and doctoral research programs, and continuing-education offerings. Academic and research operations are supported by two associated laboratories — IRCER (institute for ceramic research) and XLIM (electronics, photonics, and telecommunications) — providing research infrastructure and industry links. The school holds CTI (Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur) and EUR-ACE accreditations, AFNOR quality certification, and is ranked 11th out of 130 French engineering schools in the Eduniversal 2026 ranking, up from 33rd in 2019.

ENSIL-ENSCI is funded through the French public higher-education system rather than a commercial revenue model. Tuition fees are set by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and the school does not publish revenue figures. Its go-to-market centers on student recruitment via national competitive entrance exams (CCINP), the n+i international network, and CampusFrance; industrial partnerships (Axione, CEA, SANODEV, INSAVALOR) and bilateral university agreements (Texas Tech University, Politecnico di Torino, Nagoya Institute of Technology, ENSA Safi, INSAT, Université des Mascareignes, and others) channel research funding, internships, and student mobility. Governance is by a director appointed by the Université de Limoges presidency, with Christelle Aupetit-Berthélémot currently serving as Director.

Name

ENSIL-ENSCI

Legal name

ENSIL-ENSCI

Website

https://ensil-ensci.unilim.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ENSIL-ENSCI is a public French engineering school in Limoges, formed in 2017 by merging ENSIL and ENSCI under the Université de Limoges. It delivers seven engineering specializations to higher-education students, supported by IRCER and XLIM research laboratories and a network of international dual-degree partnerships.

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Engineering Higher Education

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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

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Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB)

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Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Materials science programs
• Telecommunications engineering
• Civil engineering degrees
• Industrial ceramics training

Headquarters

HQ city

Limoges

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ENSIL-ENSCI is a public French engineering school that delivers accredited engineering degree programs through an integrated preparatory cycle (FIMI) and a three-year engineering cycle with seven specializations (CERAM, EAU, GC, MAT, ELT, MIX, PHOT). It also offers work-study/apprenticeship tracks, national and international dual-degree programs, master's and doctoral research degrees, and continuing education/VAE for working professionals.

Product overview

ENSIL-ENSCI is a public engineering school offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering education programs. The school provides an integrated preparatory cycle (FIMI), followed by five main engineering specializations (CERAM, EAU, GC, MAT, ELT, MIX, PHOT) through its standard engineer cycle. It also offers work-study programs in alternating format, national and international dual degree pathways, advanced research programs (Masters/Doctorates), and continuing education options. The school focuses on applied engineering disciplines spanning materials science, environmental engineering, civil engineering, electronics, mechatronics, and photonics.

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Products and services

• Cycle préparatoire intégré – FIMI
• CERAM – Céramique Industrielle (Industrial Ceramics)
• EAU – Génie de l'eau et environnement (Water and Environmental Engineering)
• GC – Génie Civil (Civil Engineering)
• MAT – Matériaux (Materials)
• ELT – Électronique et Télécommunications (Electronics and Telecommunications)
• MIX – Mécatronique (Mechatronics)
• PHOT – Photonique (Photonics)
• Cycle ingénieur en alternance (Work-Study Engineer Program)
• Doubles diplômes (Dual Degrees)
• Masters et Doctorats (Masters and Doctorates)
• Formation continue / VAE (Continuing Education)

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• INSAT - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie (Tunisia)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Exchange convention with visits in May 2026. Consolidation of existing collaborations and new perspectives for academic and scientific cooperation. Visit by Director Slah Ouerhani and coordinator Ines Abdellaziz.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Collaboration through joint laboratory with the ELT specialty. Includes student internships, apprenticeships, industrial projects, CEA engineer teaching interventions, and provision of real equipment for hands-on training.
• AxionecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Axione renewed in February 2026 for the Electronics and Telecommunications (ELT) specialty. Includes professional interventions with students, case studies, field projects, internship and employment opportunities for ELT students.
• Texas Tech University (TTU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2016 for student exchange and research. Includes REU (Research for Undergraduates) program with 8-12 week research internships, with possibility of joint doctoral theses. 10 TTU students welcomed annually for academic stays.
• Politecnico di TorinomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble degree program in Industrial Ceramics. First student Audrey Mayrat completed the program in 2019. Ongoing student exchanges and semester programs.
• Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITECH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner with ENSIL-ENSCI and IRCER laboratory. Annual mobility agreements and student exchanges. Student Natsumi Hosokawa completed research semester at IRCER in 2020.
• ENSA de Safi - Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées (Morocco)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Industrial Ceramics since many years, expanded to all school specialties. Bridge agreement allowing students to enter 3rd year; double degree program for 4th year MAT and CERAM students.
• Université des Mascareignes (Mauritius)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation includes bridge agreement for 3 places/year in ELT and 2 places/year in MIX. Collaboration on AI and Robotics master program development with University of Limoges and University of Côte d'Azur.
• Institut de Technologie Céramique - ITC (Université Jaume I, Spain)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing research and student exchange partnership. Professor Arnaldo Moreno Berto visit in March 2019 for conferences with Materials and Industrial Ceramics students and IRCER PhD students.
• Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, Netherlands)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus agreement in preparation following Delia Arnaud-Cormos visit in January 2019. Anne Roc'h regularly welcomes ENSIL-ENSCI ELT students for internships.
• SANODEVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner in the PMO#training project (Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine) launched in 2019, focused on microwave plasma surface treatment demonstrator.
• Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (KNURE, Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement in progress and Erasmus agreement under negotiation. Research collaboration with XLIM laboratory discussed.
• Kiev Polytechnic Institute (KPI, Ukraine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent and staff exchange possibilities discussed. Potential H2020 research project submissions with XLIM laboratory.
• Brazilian Partner Universities (UFU, UFRGS, UFPE, UFRJ, UFTM, UFPB, UNESP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree BRAFITEC projects selected for 2019-2020: PRODD3M (mechanical, mechatronics, materials), AMINOV-MECA, and Otimizaçao projects. Scholarship funding for student mobility between France and Brazil.
• MEXFITEC Partner Institutions (Mexico)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-Mexican cooperation in engineering education. ENSIL-ENSCI participates in Project 12 with ENIT, PHELMA (Grenoble INP) and Mexican universities: Universidad de Sonora, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez.
• Politecnico di Milano (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExploratory visit in June 2018 to evaluate potential future agreements for all five ENSIL-ENSCI specialties.
• University West (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent exchange through Shrikant Joshi's research team. Thomas Hervy completed double degree year and contributed to thermal barrier coatings research.
• Polytechnique Montréal (Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent exchange for Electronics and Telecommunications specialty. Aramane, Nicholles and Mehdi participated in semester mobility.
• INSAVALORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with INSA Lyon subsidiary for R&D, valorization and continuing education. Offers inter-company training sessions in Limoges at Centre Européen de la Céramique for Industrial Ceramics specialty.
• Fédération Gay LussacmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 20 chemistry and materials engineering schools in France. ENSIL-ENSCI participates as chemistry/materials focused engineering school.
• Réseau PolymécaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of mechanics and materials engineering schools. ENSIL-ENSCI member providing connections across French engineering education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC): Larger public French engineering university offering similar applied engineering specialties (mechanical, materials, electronics, civil). Comparable on multi-specialty public polytechnic model but operates at materially larger scale and broader research footprint.
• INSA Rennes: Mid-tier member of the INSA network, larger than ENSIL-ENSCI but with similar multi-specialty engineering structure and CTI accreditation. Comparable on engineering education model and ranking tier, though INSA brand carries stronger national recognition.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM): Large multi-campus French engineering Grande École with mechanical and industrial engineering focus. Comparable on public French engineering model and rankings tier, though substantially larger scale and broader national footprint.

Direct peers

• ENSMM Besançon: Mid-sized French engineering school specializing in mechanics, microtechnology, and embedded systems — overlapping ENSIL-ENSCI's MIX mechatronics track. Comparable on scale, regional positioning, and public engineering school status.
• PHELMA (Grenoble INP): Engineering school of Grenoble INP offering specialty programs in electronics, telecommunications, photonics, and materials — closely overlapping ENSIL-ENSCI's ELT, PHOT, and MAT tracks. Directly comparable as a mid-sized INP-network school with similar CTI/EURACE accreditation.
• ENSEIRB-MATMECA (Bordeaux INP): Engineering school within the Bordeaux INP group, similar in size, regional footprint (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), and multi-specialty structure (electronics, computer science, materials, mechatronics). Directly comparable on scale, ranking tier, and positioning as a regional polytechnic.
• ENSIBS (Lorient) - Bretagne Sud INP: A mid-sized engineering school within the INP network, comparable in scale to ENSIL-ENSCI. Directly comparable on multi-specialty engineering portfolio, regional positioning, and CTI-accredited degree structure.
• ENI Brest / ENI Tarbes: Other INP-network engineering schools of similar scale and rank tier to ENSIL-ENSCI. Directly comparable as mid-tier public French engineering schools delivering multi-specialty programs with CTI accreditation.
• ESIGELEC Rouen: CTI-accredited French engineering school of similar size with electronics, telecommunications, and mechatronics tracks that overlap ENSIL-ENSCI's ELT and MIX programs. Comparable on multi-format delivery (initial and apprenticeship) and regional French positioning.
• Polytech Annecy-Chambéry: Polytechnic engineering school of Université Savoie Mont Blanc, part of the Polytech network. Directly comparable as a multi-specialty public engineering school with similar scale, ranking tier, and university-affiliated structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Compliance3 records

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