ITECH Lyon is a private engineering school founded in 1899 (as ESITL), specializing in polymer chemistry, paints, inks, adhesives, cosmetics, textiles, and leather.
Address: 87 chemin des Mouilles, 69130 Écully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Polymer & Materials Chemistry, Formulation Chemistry (Paints; Inks; Cosmetics), Textile Engineering
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Partnerships with chemical companies, material manufacturers, and industries using polymers, textiles, and leather (e.g., automotive, luxury goods, sports equipment).
Research:
Polymer engineering and composites, Formulation science for coatings and cosmetics, Technical textiles and smart materials, Leather tanning and finishing processes.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
100
Current students***:
600
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
7000
Pros
Unique specializations in applied chemistry (polymers, formulation, textiles, leather), strong industry links, practical training.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, niche fields of expertise.
Best For
Engineering school specializing in polymer chemistry, formulation, textiles, and leather.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Where this institution leans on quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics, ESCOM Chimie does the same, and it has almost the same size, at about 600 students, and is also a private institution.
- ENSAIT takes a similar route through quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral, and covers structural engineering and telecommunications as well.
- École Supérieure du Bois shares the core fields of this school, namely quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design; it covers agriculture and civil engineering as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 600 here.
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille shares the core fields of this school, namely quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral, and covers microbiology and genetics and data analytics as well.
- Where this institution leans on quality, nanotechnologies and optics, ENSCI Limoges does the same, and it is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 600 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Paul Scherrer Institut, based in Switzerland, is built around quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics much like this institution, and it covers metrology and astroscience as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 600 here.
- Hoshi University in Japan is the nearest foreign match on quality, nanotechnologies and optics; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 600 here.
- If this institution is on your list for bioengineering, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States deserves a comparison, because it is slightly larger, at about 789 students against roughly 600 here, and is also a private institution.
- Seen from abroad, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (Japan) is a close relative on subject matter, since nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics are central to both, and it is slightly larger, at about 800 students against roughly 600 here, and is also a private institution.
- For nanotechnologies, optics and bioengineering outside the home country, Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas in Spain is a natural reference; it runs the same master's and doctoral programmes and covers signal processing and computer vision 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.
- Chemical Recycling, Innovation, Materials, Plastics, Polymers, Sustainable Materials, 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.
Innovation.world is not affiliated with this school/university.
We recommend to contact them directly on their website for any special request.
To complete or correct any information here or share your opinion, please comment below or > send us a direct message <.
