Saint-Étienne, February 14, 2024
Télécom Saint-Étienne, a leading public engineering school within the Université Jean Monnet and affiliated to the Institut Mines Télécom, stands out in L’Etudiant magazine’s rankings.
The school ranks first among French schools in Optics and Photonics Engineering, and second in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes for 5-year engineering courses. This recognition reflects the academic excellence of its courses and its proximity to the socio-economic fabric.
Télécom Saint-Etienne stands out in particular on the following criteria:
Optics and Photonics :
Télécom Saint-Étienne is recognized as the national leader in Optics and Photonics Engineering. The school offers a 3-year photonics engineering apprenticeship program (Image, Photonics, Smart Industry), as well as a dedicated student engineering program (Engineering and Modeling of Photonic Solutions).
IT theme :
Télécom Saint-Étienne is the third-largest public engineering school in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in the field of IT. Graduating engineers take courses that combine computer science with imaging, electronics and networks, making them particularly versatile for companies in the digital industry.
These leading positions in these two areas are also the result of the excellence of academic research in physics and computer/image science carried out at the Laboratoire Hubert Curien, the primary support laboratory for the school’s teacher-researchers.
5-year engineering curriculum :
The school ranks second among Auvergne Rhône-Alpes schools offering a 5-year engineering curriculum. This success underlines the excellence of its Classe Préparatoire Intégrée (CPI), run in collaboration with the IUT de Saint-Étienne and the Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. The CPI has just celebrated its 15th anniversary and opened a new “Mesures Physiques” course, in addition to the existing “Génie Électrique et Informatique Industrielle” course.
Proximity to businesses :
Télécom Saint-Étienne tied for 17th place(top 10%) nationally for the quality of its partnerships with companies. In the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, the school ranks third among public schools. The school organizes numerous events throughout the year, enabling over 200 unique companies to meet students and apprentices as part of their internships, projects and training.
About Télécom Saint-Etienne
Télécom Saint-Etienne is a leading public school for generalist digital engineers in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. Part of the Jean Monnet University and affiliated to the Institut Mines-Télécom, the school offers three engineering programs (one student engineering program, two apprenticeship engineering programs “Image & Photonics, Smart-Industries” and “Data Engineering”) and runs a post-bac program(integrated preparatory class) in information technologies. It also offerstwo degrees in digital communication (a CTI-accredited Bachelor’s degree in “Global Communication & Digital Design” and a Master’s degree in “Communication Design, Innovation and Digital Mediation”).
The school’s areas of excellence are :
- Optics/photonics
- Electronics and embedded systems
- Networks and telecommunications
- Computer science, image processing and artificial intelligence
- Information-communication
It trains over 740 students, has a network of over 3,000 graduates and runs the “Use’In” incubator at Jean Monnet University.
In terms of research, the school is backed by three laboratories, including the school’s main support laboratory, the Hubert Curien UMR CNRS 5516, as well as the ELICO laboratory and the Camille Jordan Institute. It is also accredited by the Institut Carnot Télécom & Société Numérique for the quality of its research partnerships.
For further information and details on these courses and on the school, please contact Aurélie PAGANOTTO at aurelie.paganotto@telecom-st-etienne.fr
