Address: 151 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, Île-de-France, France
Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Energy Engineering
In 1780 the duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt founded a school at Liancourt, in the Oise, to give technical training to the children of military officers. That school is the origin of Arts et Métiers, which took the name École d’Arts et Métiers after 1800 and was called the École impériale des arts et métiers under Napoleon.
Over the following two centuries the school spread across France. It moved to Châlons-en-Champagne in 1806, saw the Beaupréau school transferred to Angers in 1815, opened a campus at Aix-en-Provence in 1843 and chose the former abbey of Cluny in 1891. The Paris campus was built between 1906 and 1912, Bordeaux-Talence opened modern buildings in 1963, and Metz was added in 1997.
Today Arts et Métiers has eight campuses (Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux-Talence, Châlons-en-Champagne, Cluny, Lille, Metz and Paris) and research institutes at Chambéry and Chalon-sur-Saône. Its core is a three-year engineering diploma in mechanical and industrial engineering, supplemented by master’s programmes and doctoral studies, for roughly 6,000 students. The Chambéry institute dates from 1994 and the Chalon-sur-Saône institute from 1997.
Domains taught:
Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Software Engineering, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Doctor, Graduate Certificate, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Part of the ComUE HESAM Université. Numerous industrial partners (e.g., Valeo, Airbus, Renault) and international university collaborations.
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École Centrale de Nantes in Nantes is a public school pairing mechanical engineering with marine engineering and hydrodynamics.
École Centrale de Lyon, public, at Écully, combines general engineering with mechanical engineering and acoustics.
For materials and industrial engineering there is Mines Saint-Étienne, a public school in Saint-Étienne.
ISAE-ENSMA, public and located at Futuroscope near Poitiers, specialises in aeromechanics, energetics and thermal engineering.
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*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.
FAQ
How did the school begin?
It started in 1780 at Liancourt in the Oise, founded by the duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt to train the children of military officers. Later moves and new schools turned it into a multi-campus institution.
Which cities host its campuses?
The eight campuses are Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux-Talence, Châlons-en-Champagne, Cluny, Lille, Metz and Paris. Each has its own history, from Châlons in 1806 to Metz in 1997.
Is Paris the main campus?
Paris is described as the school's main and largest campus. It was built between 1906 and 1912, and the Second World War delayed its opening.
What diploma does a student earn?
The core course is a three-year engineering diploma at master's level in mechanical and industrial engineering. The school also runs master's programmes and doctoral studies.
About how many students are enrolled?
Reports give roughly 6,000 students, with figures of about 5,800 to 6,200 appearing in sources of different dates. Check the school's latest figures for an exact count.
Has the school always had the same name?
No. After 1800 it was the École d'Arts et Métiers and under Napoleon the École impériale des arts et métiers.
What other sites support its research?
Institutes were set up at Chambéry in 1994 and at Chalon-sur-Saône in 1997. They complement the eight campuses and are described on the school's website.
Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Innovation, Materials, Robotics
*: 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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