École européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux

European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science (ECPM)
École européenne de chimie, polymères et matériaux
Established	1995
Type	Public engineering school
Director	Daniel Guillon
Other students	Trilingual school
Location	Strasbourg, Alsace , France
Campus	Cronenbourg campus
Former names	EHICS (1986-1995), ENSCS (1948-1986)
Website	www-ecpm.u-strasbg.fr

The European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials Science (ECPM) of Strasbourg is a public engineering school created in 1948. It is located on the Cronenbourg Campus of the University of Strasbourg. Each year 90 students graduate with a diplôme d'ingénieur. It is a National School of Engineers, part of the University of Strasbourg and a member of the Fédération Gay-Lussac, which recruits from the common polytechnic entrance examination. It is also part of the Alsace Tech network of nine engineering schools in Alsace. The ECPM offers its students three specialties: chemistry (analytical or organic), polymers or materials.

History

In front of the ECPM

1919 - Creation of the chemical institute by the professors T.Muller and H.Gault. Lectures are taught rue Goethe in Strasbourg.

1948 - Creation at the same place of the Ecole nationale supérieure de chimie (ENSCS) by the professor H. Forestier.

1962 - The Ecole de chimie has place in new premises (tour de la Chimie) on the campus central de l'Esplanade. The first practical sessions from the ENSCS in analytical chemistry begin at the start of the school year 1962.

1968 - The ENSCS becomes a public organization.

1981 - The professor M. Daire introduces the European teaching program.

1986 - The ENSCS becomes Ecole Européenne des hautes études des industries chimiques de Strasbourg (EHICS)

1995 - The EHICS, the Ecole d'application des hauts Polymères and the Magistère matériaux de l'université de Strasbourg-I group together and form the Ecole de chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM).

1998-1999 - The ECPM has place in a new premise in Cronenbourg campus.

2006 - Strasbourg becomes business cluster of the french chemistry.

2009 - The université Louis Pasteur and the other universities of Strasbourg are joined and form l'Université de Strasbourg

2011 - Opening of the new Classe préparatoire intégrée internationale (CP2I) - CHEM.I.ST. at the start of the school year 2011.

Admission to ECPM

Engineering Studies

→ To enter the First year:

- The school recuit essentially with the «Concours Communs Polytechniques» (CCP) or the DEUG (which are national competitive exams).

- The admission could also be done by an interview with a License 3 in Chemistry or in Physics at the university, a DUT (university diploma of technology) for example, in Chemistry, physical measurements optional materials or chemical engineering.

- For the international students, they must have a Bachelor of science or an equivalent foreign degree.

- After 2 years in CPI classes at Rennes (ENSCR), Lille(ENSCL), Clermont-Ferrand (ENSCCF) or in Strasbourg (ECPM : referred to the CPI classe's paragraph).

→ To enter the Second year, students can have access at the ECPM having an interview, with a Master M1 in Physics with a speciality in Polymers or materials.

→ Admission to the CP2i class in the ECPM, after the Baccalaureate, or an equivalent foreign degree for the international students.

There is no competitive exam, but every student should submit their school results. Then there are interview to evaluate the motivations with the people in charge of the Chem.I.St programme. Approximately 50 students are selected every year. There are nearly 20% international students.

CP2I / Classe préparatoire intégrée internationale

This class allows the students to inter a school of the Fédération Gay Lussac (19 schools) after two years.

There exist 4 CPI in France: Rennes, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille and Strasbourg at the ECPM

The last one was opened at the start of the school year 2011/2012 in Strasbourg. The speciality of this school is that it allows strangers inter the school and that: 20% of the curses are taught in english and 10% are taught in german (optional) . Every year, the class is composed by 50 students (french and strangers).

To inter the CP2I:

• If you are a french student, you have to register on Admission Post-Bac and follow the steps.

If you are selected in basis of one's academic file, you will have an interview of 20 min with professors of the ECPM.

• If you are a student from another state, you have to contact directly the school and send your academic file. You will have an interview too.

Speciality

The speciality is chosen in the second year. Students have four possibilities:

Chemistry:

Organic Chemistry: With this speciality, students attain a high level in synthesis and characterization of organic chemistry.

Analytical Chemistry: Students are trained in techniques of analysis within the context of quality control.

Polymers: Students are trained to become flexible engineers in the polymer industry.

Materials: Students are trained in physics and chemistry of functional materials. Students become engineers specializing in conception and development of materials with an added value.

Community life

There are several associations managed by school's students :

- l'Amicale (BDE) (or Student Union ) : It manages associative and festive life of the school, organizes students foyer's functioning, publishes students' directory and organizes events like, for example, new students integration's weekend. About ten clubs exist in the association like the Arts' Office, DéméTerre (sustainable development), Theatre Club, Mangas Club, Cine Club, Gastronomy Club, study trip, etc.

- Le Bureau des Sports (BDS° (or Sports Office) : It allows students to do sport, to participate to university competitions and organizes events like a nice trip at the month for a weekend or at the Tournoi Inter-Chimie (TIC) in spring. Moreover, the ECPM won this sports and festive event in 2006 which has been organized in Mulhouse.

- Le "Forum Horizon Chimie" (FHC) : It's the ECPM's association that organize a forum which happens every year at la Maison de la Chimiein Paris.

Moreover, a junior company, Strasbourg Chimie Service, allows students-employed to make some punctual missions like chemical analyses, scientific conferences or translations of publications.

It also exists l'Amicale des Ingénieurs de Chimie de Strasbourg (Association of the Strasbourg's Engineers of Chemistry). It's an association aiming at conservation and relations' strengthening between graduates and students. It has in particular for ultimate objective the creation of a robust and big network ECPM, a very great tool for successful career.

Partners and networks

The ECPM participated to many different networks in order to communicate with factories , institutions or students .

That different networks are :

-The Gay- Lussac federation : The federations was found by Louis Joseph Gay Lussac. It regroups no more than 19th schools of chemistry and chemical engineering.These 19 schools, through their teaching activities,research and training,are working together to raise awareness, develop and promote engineering courses in chemistry .

-The network “ Alsace Tech “ : Alsace Tech regroups 12 reputed engineering , management and architecture schools of Alsace. Its main objective is to promote ,to contribute to the national and international influence and to increase the legibility of its schools members .

Ranking

According to the Point newspaper, the ECPM was ranked 18th in 2007 and was the leading chemistry schools in that rank (excluding chemical engineering) before the ENSCP which occupied the 30th rank. According to L'Express,the school was ranked 27th as a post-prépa engineering school in 2008, behind the National School of Chemistry of Paris in the category of chemistry schools. Concerning starting incomes, the ECPM was ranked 10th by L'Usine Nouvelle in 2007. In the same newspaper, the ECPM is ranked 6th as a school betting on self-knowledge, that is to say a school devoting a large part to non-scientific lectures.

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