CPE Lyon is a private (EESPIG label) engineering school founded in 1883 (ESCIL) and 1920 (ICPI). It offers programs in chemistry, chemical engineering, electronics, computer science, and telecommunications.
Address: Domaine Scientifique de la Doua, 43 boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, BP 82077, 69616 Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications, Computer Science & Digital Technologies
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Associated with Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Partnerships with chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, and IT industries.
Research:
Organic chemistry and catalysis, Polymer science and materials, Process engineering, Embedded systems and IoT, Software engineering and AI.
Famous Alumnis:
Victor Grignard (taught at ESCIL)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
250
Current students***:
1300
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
12000
Pros
Dual expertise in chemistry/chemical engineering and electronics/IT, strong practical training, good industry links in Lyon.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees.
Best For
Engineering school offering programs in chemistry, chemical engineering, electronics, and computer science.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Both schools build their programmes around optics, signal processing and bioengineering, and École Supérieure d'Électronique de l'Ouest is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly larger, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,300 here, and is also a private institution.
- ESIEE Paris follows much the same lines as this institution, with nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing as common ground, and it runs the same master's and doctoral programmes and covers transportations and quality as well.
- ENSEIRB-MATMECA overlaps with this institution on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,300 students, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- In terms of fields, SIGMA Clermont is the nearest neighbour, with nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics again at the core; it is public, whereas this school is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral.
- Both schools build their programmes around nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics, and ENSIL-ENSCI is the one to compare first within the country, since it is public, whereas this school is private, and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Iwaki Meisei University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and optics, and it covers civil engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 1,500 students against roughly 1,300 here.
- Chitose Institute of Science and Technology offers an international parallel to this school, with bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as common ground; it is also a private institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- If this school is on your list for bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, Constructor University in Germany deserves a comparison, because it covers logistics and marine science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 1,600 students against roughly 1,300 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing is State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów in Poland, and it also offers bachelor's programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 3,500 students against roughly 1,300 here.
- Seen from abroad, Hochschule Mannheim (Germany) is a close relative on subject matter, since bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics are central to both, and it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers aerospace and food science as well.
*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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chemistry, Electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), Process, Renewable Energy
*: 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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