The École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris (also known as ENST or Télécom or Télécom Paris) a French grande école of engineering, located in Paris. The grandes écoles (French for great schools) of France are higher education establishments outside of the mainstream framework of the public universities. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

It was founded in the late 1800s. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ...

Future engineers are recruited from college ("Classes Préparatoires") or after a bachelor degree in scientific areas (physics, mecanics, chemistry, computer science etc). Some other admission possibilities are after completing the École Polytechnique or from the French military and police. The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. ...

The Engineering diploma delivered by ENST is roughly equivalent to a Master of Engineering in the USA. Around 250 engineers graduate each year from ENST. 20% to 25% are non-French. Courses cover all aspects of computer and communications engineering : electronics, signal processing, software engineering, networking, economics etc.

See also

• École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne

The École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne (ENST Bretagne, sometimes known as Télécom Bretagne or even Télécom Brest) is a French research centre and high level training institution in Information Technologies and telecommunications. ...

External link

• Official site (http://www.enst.fr)