Founded in 1961, IPSA is a private engineering school specializing in aerospace engineering, offering programs in aeronautics and space systems.
Address: 63 boulevard de Brandebourg, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Systems, Space Systems
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Part of IONIS Education Group. Partnerships with aerospace companies (e.g., Dassault Aviation, ArianeGroup) and research labs.
Research:
Aircraft design and aerodynamics, Propulsion systems, Embedded systems for aerospace, Satellite technology and space exploration.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
250
Current students***:
2000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
8000
Pros
Specialized in aerospace engineering, campuses in Paris and Toulouse (aerospace hub), project-based learning.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, highly specialized.
Best For
Specialized private engineering school for aerospace and aeronautics.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- ELISA Aerospace is the closest domestic counterpart for aerospace, optics and signal processing; it runs the same master's programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Another national school that puts aerospace, optics and signal processing at the centre is ESTACA, and it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely master's.
- The comparison with EPF École d'Ingénieurs is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on aerospace, optics and signal processing, and it is also a private institution and runs the same master's programmes.
- Among national alternatives, ISAE-SUPAERO stands out for its focus on aerospace, optics and signal processing, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and also offers doctoral and graduate certificate programmes.
- ESME follows much the same lines as this school, with aerospace, optics and signal processing as common ground, and it runs the same master's programmes and covers logistics and transportations as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Daido University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is also a private institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- In Japan, Kurume Institute of Technology teaches much the same core subjects, optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it covers transportations and geotechnics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,500 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Beyond national borders, State University of Applied Sciences in Chełm stands out as a comparable school for aerospace, fluid dynamics and structural engineering; it is slightly larger, at about 2,500 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- Abroad, Higher School of Technology in Katowice (Poland) covers optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics in a comparable way, and it is also a private institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- Seen from abroad, Shenyang Aerospace University (China) is a close relative on subject matter, since aerospace, optics and signal processing are central to both, and it covers transportations and industrial design as well, and is far larger, with about 20,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
*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.
- Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aerospace, Project Management, Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
*: 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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