École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie de Grenoble (ENSG Grenoble INP)

France

Address: Campus Universitaire, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Geotechnical Engineering & Natural Hazards, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Georesources & Subsurface Engineering

ENSG Grenoble INP is a specialized engineering school within Grenoble INP, focusing on geosciences, hydrosciences, environmental engineering, and civil engineering related to earth resources and natural hazards. (Distinct from ENSG Nancy and ENSG Géomatique).

Domains taught:

Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics

Diplomas*:

Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of Grenoble INP – UGA. Strong collaborations with research laboratories (e.g., ISTerre, LEGI) and industries in geosciences, energy, and environment.

Research:

Geotechnics for civil engineering and natural hazard mitigation, Hydrogeology and water resource management, Exploration and management of georesources (minerals, geothermal), Environmental remediation.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

300

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Specialized expertise in geosciences and environmental engineering, strong research links within Grenoble INP, located in a major research hub.

Cons

Highly specialized in geosciences.

Best For

Specialized engineering school for geosciences, hydrosciences, and environmental engineering.

Most Similar Schools Locally

ENGEES sits close to this institution on quality, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics; it covers chemistry and robotics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 300 here.
BRGM works in much the same fields, chiefly marine science, quality and geotechnics, and it covers transportations and optics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 300 here.
Think of ENSTIB when quality, fluid dynamics and civil engineering is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral, and covers agriculture and industrial design as well.
École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État works in much the same fields, chiefly quality, geotechnics and fluid dynamics, and it covers logistics and transportations as well, and is far larger, with about 1,200 students against roughly 300 here.
Another national school that puts quality, geotechnics and fluid dynamics at the centre is École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Beyond national borders, Eawag - Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz stands out as a comparable school for marine science, quality and geotechnics; it is smaller, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 300 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft in Switzerland and this institution are close, as both teach marine science, quality and geotechnics; it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
On content, CUG in China and this institution are close, as both teach marine science, geotechnics and fluid dynamics; it covers optics and computer vision as well, and is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 300 here.
CUGB (China) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly marine science, geotechnics and fluid dynamics; it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers optics and computer vision as well.
If this institution is on your list for marine science, quality and geotechnics, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands deserves a comparison, because it is smaller, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 300 here, and also offers certificate programmes.

*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.

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Geotechnical Engineering, Risk Management, Sustainability

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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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