Materials and processes of the future

The Ecole Nationale Suprieure d'Electrochimie et d'Electromtallurgie de Grenoble is the only European electrochemical engineering school. Located on Grenoble's university campus, it offers a general 3-year course in industrial materials and process engineering.

Teaching focus
ENSEEG's courses have been born of the fusion of electrochemistry, and materials and process science in today's expanding sectors:  

• energy: fuel cells, batteries, micro-generators
• innovative materials: light alloys for aviation and transport, extreme materials for future nuclear generators, materials for microelectronics
• environment: waste treatment, instrumentation, ultra-clean high-tech processes
• bio-technology: DNA sensors and biocompatible materials

Industrial relations are very important to ENSEEG, as demonstrated by its Industrial Usinor Chair and the professor in engineering seconded from Pechiney.

Developments in microelectronics, recent energy innovations (such as fuel cells) and environmental innovations (water and pollution treatment) led ENSEEG to launch a course on ultra-clean technology in 2004 and to broaden its focus to include biotechnology. Nearly 200 work in two state of the art research laboratories, collaborating closely with industrial groups to offer 3 different research master courses for 3rd year engineering students.

International relations
50 % of students take the opportunity to do a 3-month to 1-year placement in foreign universities and companies.
Approximately 10 % of students come from abroad. Special agreements have been developed with foreign universities (Mac Master, Bucharest, Moscow, California Institute of Technology, Tohoku , etc..).

From the chemical industry to microelectronics
Most of ENSEEG's graduates go into materials, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, the environment, microelectronics and energy microsystems, in R&D, marketing, process management and quality control jobs.