Founded in 1985, ISPA is a private (consular, managed by Polyvia, the French union of plastics and composites converters) engineering school specializing in plastics and polymer engineering.
Address: Place de l’Industrie, Pôle Universitaire de Montfoulon, 61250 Damigny, Normandie, France
Plastics & Polymer Engineering, Composite Materials, Eco-design & Recycling of Plastics
Domains taught:
- Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with plastics and composites industry (Polyvia members), automotive, packaging, and aerospace sectors.
Research:
Polymer processing and manufacturing, Design of plastic parts and tools, Composite materials and applications, Circular economy and recycling of plastics.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
60
Current students***:
300
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
3000
Pros
Leading French institution for plastics engineering, strong industry connections, practical training with advanced equipment.
Cons
Private (consular) institution, highly specialized in plastics.
Best For
Leading engineering school for plastics and polymer engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- ECAM Strasbourg-Europe is the closest domestic counterpart for quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it covers structural engineering and automation as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 300 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is ISMANS, which likewise covers quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a private institution.
- Think of ITECH Lyon when quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics is the priority: it is larger, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a private institution.
- ESFF offers a comparable education in quality, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics: it is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a private institution.
- ESCOM Chimie shares the core fields of this school, namely quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it runs the same master's programmes and covers microbiology and genetics and bioengineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland, where quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics also form the core, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers doctoral programmes.
- On content, Kalaidos Fachhochschule Schweiz, Departement Technik in Switzerland and this school are close, as both teach quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it covers metrology and optics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 300 here.
- For nanotechnologies, fluid dynamics and chemistry outside the home country, Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación in Spain is a natural reference; it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas, based in Spain, is built around nanotechnologies, physics and mathematics much like this institution, and it is smaller, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a private institution.
- Hochschule Merseburg in Germany pursues a similar profile in quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design, and it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers ergonomics and UX and optics 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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Composite Materials, Injection Molding, Manufacturing, Plastics, Polymers, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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