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ISTIC (Institut Supérieur des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication Rennes)

France

Address: Campus de Beaulieu, 263 avenue Général Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 Rennes, Bretagne, France

Computer Science & Software Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications, Data Science & AI

ISTIC is the department for computer science and electronics of Université de Rennes. It offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs in these fields, with strong research activities. (Note: This is a university department, not an independent school, but listed for its specific focus and common branding).

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Mathematics, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of Université de Rennes. Strong collaborations with IRISA (major IT research lab) and other research institutions in Rennes.

Research:

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Cybersecurity and networks, Software engineering and formal methods, Embedded systems and signal processing.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

200

Current students***:

1500

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Strong research environment (IRISA), wide range of specializations in IT, located in a major technology hub (Rennes Atalante).

Cons

University department structure, not a separate Grande École.

Best For

University department for computer science and electronics, strong in research and education in Rennes.

Most Similar Schools Locally

On content, ENSEA and this institution are close, as both teach optics, signal processing and computer vision; it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
Télécom SudParis works in much the same fields, chiefly ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it covers quality as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
The comparison with ISEP is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
Among national alternatives, Télécom Paris stands out for its focus on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students, and is also a public institution.
Among national alternatives, ISIMA stands out for its focus on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it is also a public institution and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

In Japan, University of Aizu teaches much the same core subjects, ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing is Hiroshima City University in Japan, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers sound engineering as well.
Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications in China shares the optics, signal processing and project management orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of optics, signal processing and computer vision, Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering is the reference point: it covers nanotechnologies and bioengineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
In China, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications teaches much the same core subjects, optics, signal processing and computer vision, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 1,500 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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Electronics, Information Technology (IT), Machine Learning, Robotics

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*: 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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