SIGMA Clermont was created in 2016 from the merger of ENSCCF (chemistry) and IFMA (mechanics). It is a public engineering grande école specializing in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering.
Address: Campus des Cézeaux, 1 rue de la Chebarde, CS 20265, 63178 Aubière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Advanced Mechanics & Industrial Engineering, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Materials Science
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université Clermont Auvergne and INP network. Partnerships with Michelin, Limagrain, chemical and mechanical industries.
Research:
Polymer chemistry and materials, Process engineering and catalysis, Mechanical design and advanced manufacturing, Robotics and industrial automation.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
350
Current students***:
1100
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
8000
Pros
Dual expertise in chemistry and mechanics, strong research labs, good industry connections in Auvergne.
Cons
Merged entity, specialized areas of expertise.
Best For
Engineering school with expertise in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanics, and industrial engineering.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Also strong in aerospace, food science and nanotechnologies, IMT Mines Albi makes a sensible second look at home; it covers logistics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,000 students.
- In terms of fields, École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon is the nearest neighbour, with nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics again at the core; it is slightly larger, at about 1,300 students against roughly 1,100 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
- École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques takes a similar route through quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it is slightly smaller, at about 900 students against roughly 1,100 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts aerospace, quality and signal processing at the centre is ENIT, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,200 students, and is also a public institution.
- Supméca follows much the same lines as this institution, with aerospace, quality and optics as common ground, and it runs the same master's and doctoral programmes and covers sound engineering and logistics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this institution is on your list for aerospace, food science and nanotechnologies, Hochschule Mannheim in Germany deserves a comparison, because it covers bioinformatics as well, and is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,100 here.
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan shares the nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics orientation of this institution, and it covers bioinformatics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,200 students.
- For nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics outside the home country, Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan is a natural reference; it covers bioinformatics and civil engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 1,100 here.
- Hochschule Merseburg brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, quality, optics and signal processing, and it is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 1,100 here, and is also a public institution.
- Looking internationally, University of Bielsko-Biała in Poland is where quality, nanotechnologies and optics get a comparable treatment; it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers transportations 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, Chemical Recycling, Chemistry, Materials, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Properties, 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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