École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
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The is a French and a national French civil aeronautics
academy (The French Civil Aviation
University).
It was founded in 1949 in Paris Orly
and moved to Toulouse
in 1968.
It employs 950 persons, among whom 71% represent the technical and educational staff, 21% belong to the administrative staff and 8% are workmen in different domains. The disciplines united in the school represent a multi-faceted field at a multidisciplinary and international level. All ENAC professors hold post-graduate degrees. Since the 1st of january 2011, it is the biggest aeronautical university in Europe
.
s, air traffic controllers, electronic engineers, technician
s, air transport pilots
and flight dispatchers. Furthermore, ENAC offers postgraduate professional education as well as specialized diploma
s in aviation safety & aircraft airworthiness, air transport management, air traffic management, airport management, operations, satellite-based communication, navigation and surveillance. A research department completes the educational departments .
entrance. Two to five terms of higher education
are requested for the other studies and an entrance examination is stipulated as well.
Situated in the south of Toulouse, ENAC is a spaciously laid out campus
, about 6 km distant from the city centre (bus connections available). Three residential homes host the students for reasonable accommodation costs. The school has also some other smaller campuses in Carcassonne
, Castelnaudary
, Muret
, Montpellier
, Grenoble
, Biscarosse, Saint-Yan
and Melun
.
. The first class will started at ENAC in September 2007.
This diploma was created in order to meet the demands of the different partners in aeronautics and air transport as follows:
It is essential that the counterparts we work with have real technical knowledge and a thorough understanding of the regulatory context associated with air transport.
Until now, no institution anywhere in the world has ever trained executives with this profile.
So the main objective of this program is to train high-level executives capable of organizing the operation of an air transport system, with a complete command of all its aspects.
in GNSS has been developed with the support of the European Commission and the European GNSS Agency. The first session is going to begin in September 2011. The objective of this MSc in GNSS is to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in the field of GNSS and its related applications to prepare them for entering the highly dynamic GNSS and GNSS-dependent industry. In addition, the students will also receive training in telecommunications, as both fields are strongly complementary.
in:
These post-graduate courses have a specifically professional vocation and take advantage of the close links maintained by the Enac with the business world. The courses last for 12 months, at least 4 of which are spent in a company, and they include the preparation of a thesis, and its defence before a board of examiners.
cooperation, ENAC receives exchange student
s from Great Britain
, Germany
, Italy
, Netherlands
, Spain
, Sweden
and Norway
.
ENAC alumni enjoy great success, earning career advancement and recognition in the aeronautical field.
Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere...
academy (The French Civil Aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
University).
It was founded in 1949 in Paris Orly
Orly
Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius"....
and moved to Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
in 1968.
It employs 950 persons, among whom 71% represent the technical and educational staff, 21% belong to the administrative staff and 8% are workmen in different domains. The disciplines united in the school represent a multi-faceted field at a multidisciplinary and international level. All ENAC professors hold post-graduate degrees. Since the 1st of january 2011, it is the biggest aeronautical university in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Aeronautical studies
The initial trainings provided at ENAC concern yearly an average of 2000 students composed of engineerEngineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s, air traffic controllers, electronic engineers, technician
Technician
A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skills and techniques, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. Experienced technicians in a specific tool domain typically have intermediate understanding of theory and expert...
s, air transport pilots
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and flight dispatchers. Furthermore, ENAC offers postgraduate professional education as well as specialized diploma
Mastère Spécialisé
The Mastère Spécialisé, also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French post-graduate program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles....
s in aviation safety & aircraft airworthiness, air transport management, air traffic management, airport management, operations, satellite-based communication, navigation and surveillance. A research department completes the educational departments .
Prerequisites
Dispatcher candidates need a general qualification for universityUniversity
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
entrance. Two to five terms of higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
are requested for the other studies and an entrance examination is stipulated as well.
Duration
The duration of the different studies goes from 7 months to 6 terms.Situated in the south of Toulouse, ENAC is a spaciously laid out campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
, about 6 km distant from the city centre (bus connections available). Three residential homes host the students for reasonable accommodation costs. The school has also some other smaller campuses in Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
, Castelnaudary
Castelnaudary
Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer....
, Muret
Muret
Muret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join...
, Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, Biscarosse, Saint-Yan
Saint-Yan
Saint-Yan is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's southern border and the Loire part of its western border.-External links:* at Quid* at MapQuest...
and Melun
Melun
Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement...
.
International Air Transport Operations Management Master (IATOM)
ENAC has created a new international diploma: the International Air Transport Operations Master's degreeMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
. The first class will started at ENAC in September 2007.
This diploma was created in order to meet the demands of the different partners in aeronautics and air transport as follows:
- The need of executives who combine the technical economic and managerial skills that are specific to air transport.
- The need to create positions for versatile managers, but we just cannot find enough qualified executives to fill them.
It is essential that the counterparts we work with have real technical knowledge and a thorough understanding of the regulatory context associated with air transport.
Until now, no institution anywhere in the world has ever trained executives with this profile.
So the main objective of this program is to train high-level executives capable of organizing the operation of an air transport system, with a complete command of all its aspects.
Master of Science in Global Navigation Satellite System
The Master of Science in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a 2-year program co-organized by ENAC and the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace. This MScMaster of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in GNSS has been developed with the support of the European Commission and the European GNSS Agency. The first session is going to begin in September 2011. The objective of this MSc in GNSS is to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in the field of GNSS and its related applications to prepare them for entering the highly dynamic GNSS and GNSS-dependent industry. In addition, the students will also receive training in telecommunications, as both fields are strongly complementary.
Specialized masters
ENAC offers in Toulouse 7 specialized MastersMastère Spécialisé
The Mastère Spécialisé, also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French post-graduate program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles....
in:
- AirportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively... - Air Transport ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Satellite Applications for AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
(course in English) - Aviation Safety - Aircraft AirworthinessAirworthinessAirworthiness is a term used to describe whether an aircraft has been certified as suitable for safe flight. Certification is initially conferred by a Certificate of Airworthiness from a National Airworthiness Authority, and is maintained by performing required maintenance actions by a licensed...
(course in English) - Air-Ground Collaborative Systems Engineering (course in English)
- AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
And Air TrafficAir TrafficAir Traffic was a British alternative rock band from Bournemouth. Formed in 2003, the band consists of Chris Wall , David Ryan Jordan , Tom Pritchard and Jim Maddock ....
ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
(course in English) - Aerospace Project Management (course in English)
These post-graduate courses have a specifically professional vocation and take advantage of the close links maintained by the Enac with the business world. The courses last for 12 months, at least 4 of which are spent in a company, and they include the preparation of a thesis, and its defence before a board of examiners.
Facilities
Refectory, sports facilities, computer rooms, library and fitness room are available.International partners
Within the framework of the international PegasusPegasus
Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
cooperation, ENAC receives exchange student
Student exchange program
A student exchange program generally could be defined as a program where students from secondary school or university choose to study abroad in partner institutions...
s from Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
ENAC alumni enjoy great success, earning career advancement and recognition in the aeronautical field.
Partner universities in Great Britain
- Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
- Cranfield UniversityCranfield UniversityCranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
- University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
- University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
Partner universities in USA
- Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
- Florida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is an independent private technical research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, the institute has been known by its present name since 1966. Florida Tech's curriculum...
- University of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
- University of MarylandUniversity of MarylandWhen the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
- University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...