ESTIT (now part of JUNIA as ISEN Lille’s textile department, or a very closely related entity historically) is a school specializing in textile engineering and industrial technologies related to textiles, located in the historic textile region of Roubaix/Lille.
Domains taught:
Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
Part of JUNIA / Yncréa Hauts-de-France. Strong links with textile industry, technical centers (e.g., CETI), and fashion/technical textile companies.
Research:
Advanced textile manufacturing processes, Development of smart textiles and e-textiles, Composite materials with textile reinforcement, Sustainable and circular textiles, Quality and production management in textile industry.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
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Current students***:
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Foreign students***:
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Pros
Specialized in textile engineering, strong regional industry connections, focus on innovation in textiles.
Cons
Now often presented as a department within a larger structure (JUNIA/ISEN), its distinct identity might be less visible.
Best For
Specialized training in textile engineering and industrial technologies for textiles.
ISPA is the closest domestic counterpart for quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely master's.
ISMANS takes a similar route through quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it enrols about 500 students and is also a private institution.
The comparison with ESILV is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, and it is also a private institution and runs the same master's programmes.
Another national school that puts quality, nanotechnologies and optics at the centre is Hautes Études d'Ingénieur Lille - JUNIA, and it teaches at the same levels, namely master's, and covers ergonomics and UX and logistics as well.
Also strong in quality, nanotechnologies and optics, ENSAIT makes a sensible second look at home; it enrols about 400 students, and is public, whereas this school is private.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Donghua University in China pursues a similar profile in quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it covers microbiology and genetics and bioengineering as well, and enrols about 30,000 students.
Hochschule Niederrhein - University of Applied Sciences, in Germany, takes a similar route through quality, nanotechnologies and optics; it enrols about 14,000 students, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
For nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing outside the home country, Keio University in Japan is a natural reference; it also offers bachelor's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers astroscience and bioinformatics as well.
Toyota Technological Institute (Japan) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly quality, nanotechnologies and optics; it covers computer vision and automation as well, and enrols about 1,500 students.
Looking internationally, Łódź University of Technology in Poland is where quality, nanotechnologies and optics get a comparable treatment; it enrols about 12,000 students, and is public, whereas this school is private.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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