Founded in 1902, ENSMM is a public engineering grande école specializing in mechanical engineering, microtechnology, mechatronics, and robotics.
Address: 26 rue de l’Épitaphe, 25000 Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Mechatronics & Robotics, Microtechnology & Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering & Design
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Associated with Université de Franche-Comté. Strong links with the microtechnology and watchmaking industries in the region (FEMTO-ST research institute).
Research:
Microsystems and nanodevices, Robotics and automation, Advanced manufacturing, Biomedical engineering, Time-frequency metrology.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
250
Current students***:
900
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
10000
Pros
Leading institution in microtechnology and mechatronics, strong research (FEMTO-ST), good industry connections in precision engineering.
Cons
Highly specialized, located in Besançon.
Best For
Leading engineering school for mechanics, microtechnology, mechatronics, and robotics.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Where this institution leans on quality, nanotechnologies and optics, SIGMA Clermont does the same, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,100 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
- ENSISA sits close to this institution on signal processing, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it runs the same master's and doctoral programmes and covers chemistry as well.
- ENIT takes a similar route through quality, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is slightly larger, at about 1,200 students against roughly 900 here, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing can consider ENSEIRB-MATMECA, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
- ENISE sits close to this institution on metrology, quality and optics; it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- The closest overseas parallel on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing is Nara Institute of Science and Technology, located in Japan; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 1,200 students against roughly 900 here.
- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Japan is the nearest foreign match on nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing; it teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral, and covers ergonomics and UX and bioinformatics as well.
- Hochschule Aalen – Technik und Wirtschaft (Germany) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- For a study option in Switzerland with a comparable spread of metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, Haute École Arc Ingénierie is the reference point: it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers ergonomics as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies is SUPSI Dipartimento tecnologie innovative, located in Switzerland; it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
*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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), 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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