General information for the new academic year 2023-2024
Congratulations on your admission to ENSTA Bretagne! On this page, you’ll find all the practical information required for your arrival on campus. See you soon!
General information
Summer closure
The school is closed from 5pm on Thursday July 25 through Monday August 19.
As of August 20, you will be able to reach contacts directly. If you have sent a document or letter by certified mail with or without return receipt requested, it will be processed starting August 20.
Housing and dining
The on-campus student residence (RDE) will open on August 15, 2024 for international students who begin class on August 19.
All other students can access the residence on August 23.
For more information, visit the residence web page
The dining hall will be open:
- from Tuesday, August 20: for breakfast and lunch, on weekdays only (closed on the weekend of August 24-25)
- from Monday, August 26: for breakfast, lunch and dinner (so morning, noon and evening)
Welcome (Contacts)
Cellule Acor
Cellule Acor staff members welcome students and provide them with counseling and orientation throughout their academic career.
Student Union
Student Union members are present on campus to help with your arrival and integration in Brest. Contact them to arrange a ride to campus from the train station or airport, and for answers to all your questions :
- on the Instagram page
- by mail: bde(a)ensta-bretagne.org
International Students
International students are specifically welcomed by the Student Office (Bureau des élèves – BDE)
- You can follow the web page Checklist to prepare your arrival. Indeed, you will have to fill in a form in order to provide details about your dates and times of arrival at the station or airport. Please do this no later than 8 days before your departure!
Disabled students
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the on-campus disabled student contact person before school begins to prepare for your arrival.
Sylvie Guidal, +33(0)2.98.34.88.63
Athletics
If you are thinking of practicing a sport with ENSTA Bretagne's Athletics Association, we advise you to have a medical checkup and obtain a health certificate before school begins.
Social assistant
A social assistant is on duty on Thursday mornings from 8.30am to 12pm - Office A101 Bis "Parenthèse" (near the media library).
You can contact social assistant at assistante_sociale@ensta-bretagne.fr or by telephone +33 (0)2 98 14 85 01 or +33 (0)2 98 34 87 34 (on Thursday mornings).
Please notify Ms Bertholom (by calling +33 (0)2 98 14 86 32) of any absences.
School holidays
To organize your academic year, here are the 2024/2025 vacation dates at ENSTA Bretagne
- Fall break: October 26 - November 3, 2024
- Winter break: December 21, 2024 - January 5, 2025
- February break: February 15 - February 23, 2025
- Spring break: April 12 - April 21, 2025
Important note: 3rd-year engineering students (i.e MSc in Eng.) as well as 2nd-year Master and Advanced Master students only break for the Christmas holidays.
Information on health insurance
French health insurance reimburses 70% of the cost of a visit to your personal doctor. For more comprehensive reimbursement of your health care costs, you can subscribe to a supplemental health insurance plan (mutuelle) which will reimburse the 30% of costs not covered by mandatory health insurance.
New Non-EU International Students
Are you planning on studying in France for the next school year? To obtain medical coverage as soon as you arrive, you must register on the French health insurance website (French, English and Spanish versions available) : https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr/
New EU Students
Are you beginning your higher-education studies in France? There is no change in your medical coverage, and your medical costs will continue to be covered by your current health care insurer (usually your parents’ or legal guardians’ insurer). You will not be charged for health care in France. Please remember, however, to create an account on the French health insurance website, AMELI.
HOW TO CREATE AN AMELI ACCOUNT
- CREATE your account online at ameli.fr
- PROVIDE your bank account details
- REGISTER with a doctor, if you haven’t already done so
- UPDATE your health card (on the machines available in pharmacies or at CPAM health insurance offices)
- CHECK that your personal health insurance number (NIR) is registered with your primary and supplementary health insurance providers
- OPTIMIZE YOUR COVERAGE: we recommend supplementary health insurance coverage, whether through your parents or on an individual plan.
How to contact the french health insurance service
By e-mail |
By phone |
By visiting |
| Through your Ameli online account, under the heading Ma messagerie |  |
your local CPAM branch |
Brest, a student city
In Brest, one in six inhabitants are students. With 29,000 students, including 3,000 international students, Brest is an attractive choice boasting an outstanding living environment and appealing lifestyle!
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Ranking among the most popular student cities in France, Brest is well worth exploring!
With its breath-taking coastline, vibrant student life, its wide array of sporting activities – in particular watersports, its rich cultural agenda, together with efficient transport systems and affordable housing prices, there's everything you'll need to make your time in Brest an unforgettable experience.
A warm welcome
To get the year off to a flying start, the city of Brest concocts an exciting program of events for its students each year.
Brest is...
- Nearly 29,000 students, including 3,000 international students
- One university and 9 Grandes Ecoles
- Easy to get around by streetcar, bus, bike, on foot, and now even with France's first urban gondola
- Affordable accommodation: whether at the student residence on campus or downtown
- Sports for all with 124 disciplines on offer and 225 sports clubs
- An exceptionally rich cultural agenda
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Talents and accolades
Every year, ENSTA Bretagne students take part in a variety of challenges and accomplish exciting projects (either as part of their studies or in their personal time). Here are just some examples.
Hackathons
"DATA ÉNERGIE" organized by the Ministry for the Armed Forces
In 2021, the ENSTA Bretagne/Télécom Paris joint team won with artificial intelligence-led data analyses.
Digital hackathon organized by Accenture
Top spot in 2021 on a sustainable development-related programming subject.
Hackathon "ACT IN SPACE" organized by CNES
Runner-up in 2020 in this challenge geared towards space.
Sopra Steria "BREAK THE CODE" Challenge
Brest claimed victory in 2020 and 2019 with the student club CYBER
Les Entrep'
Les Entrep' is a national program aimed at encouraging business startups. Students from different institutions (on engineering, law, biology or communications courses for example.) spend a few months (18 weeks) working together on innovative and creative projects.
- 1st prize for Brittany in 2016, Brittany scooped 1st prize in the social innovation and sustainable development trophy in 2021, 2017 and 2016.
- 1st prize for Finistère in 2020 and 2018.
Perrine, elected Regional Adviser for 2020-2021
After a year as President of the "BEST ENSTA Bretagne" association, Perrine was elected Regional Adviser for 2020-2021 to jointly oversee the European network BEST 2021: the Board of European students of technology.
Hydrocontest
Thanks to their "homemade" sailboat, the ENSTA Bretagne team scooped bronze in the international Hydrocontest-X competition in the "long distance race" category in 2019. The team, which has undergone a reshuffle since the competition stopped, is working on an autonomous sailboat capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
World Robotic Sailing Championship (WRSC)
1st prize in 2018 and 2013.
2021 "Cap Ingénieuses" prize and certification awarded to the "L codent L créent" initiative
The "L codent L créent" initiative is aimed at sparking the interest of girls attending high school in IT and engineering by introducing them to programming in the "Python" language. For a few years now, male and female ENSTA Bretagne students have been travelling to partner high schools to give them an insight into programming.
SIA (French Society of Automotive Engineers) Trophy)
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3 students won the top prize in 2021. The challenge set? To design an innovative hybrid propulsion system for an ultralight 400kg vehicle.
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2 students came second in 2020. They worked on the following challenge: what architecture and hybridization strategy for a 44-ton long-haul truck?
Promotion of professional ethics (ROTARY/CGE/UNESCO)
To enter this contest, candidates have to write a paper on the theme of ethics in the workplace. Two ENSTA Bretagne students have been prize-winners, one in 2019 (Noémie Fritsch) and the other in 2018 (Angélique Rissoan).
Shell Eco Marathon
Shell Eco-marathon is an international student automotive engineering competition where contenders must try to travel the furthest on one liter of fuel. In 2018, the team finished 18th out of 36 with their electric prototype (after several years of excellent results with internal combustion engines).
EDHEC Sailing Cup
Top spot in the 100% student sailing competition in a J/80 sportsboat and runner-up in the Sea Trophy, First 31.7 Category, in 2019.
"ERL EMERGENCY" International Robotics Competition
ERL Emergency is one of the autonomous robot competitions inspired by the Fukushima accident. The aim is to send autonomous robots into a mixed terrain area, inaccessible to man, where they collaborate to explore the zone, detect any problems (leaks, fires…), find people in distress and bring them first aid.
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The sports association
The Sports Association proposes a wide range of leisure or competitive sports. Each year, there are several tournaments on offer: the Tournoi des Écoles Bretonnes (TEB) (the Breton Schools Tournament), Tournoi Sportif des Grandes Écoles de la Défense (TSGED)( Graduate Defense School Tournament) or even the French Federation of University Sports Championship (FFSU).
A large choice of
The Sports Association offers an extremely wide range of sporting activities, including (this is not a complete list):
- Individual sports: athletics, boxing, badminton, orienteering, horse-riding, fencing, golf, judo, windsurfing, tennis, table tennis, archery etc
- Team sports: basketball, football handball, rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, sailing etc
- Water sports: surfing, catamaran, J80, live-aboard sailboats
You can join the association at the beginning of the school year. There are training sessions each week, on campus or in the city of Brest (according to the activity selected).
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Student clubs and societies
Take part in one of ENSTA Bretagne's many student clubs and societies to live student life to the full! You’re sure to find an activity to suit you among the many types on offer, including culture, art, science and technology, sports, humanitarian work, entrepreneurship, and more.
1,001 extracurricular opportunities!
The list of clubs is extensive and diverse, and new groups are created every year. The following is a partial listing: if you don’t see your favorite activity mentioned, remember that you can create your own club or society at any time!
BDE
The Student Union is the hub of student life on campus and organizes key events such as student integration, gala dinners, campaigns, etc.
ENSTAéro Bretagne
Passionate about aeronautics, the members of this club take part in different activities : the organization of visits and meetings with professionals in the sector, participation in the NAE challenge
Robotics Club
The robotics club is above all a place to meet. A lot of equipment is available enabling students to develop new robots or enhance others. Together with the school’s doctoral students and researchers, the students take part in European and international competitions.
ENACTUS ENSTA Bretagne
ENACTUS est une association destinée à promouvoir l'entreprenariat social en France comme à l'étranger.
ENSTA Bretagne Sailing Team
This is one of the largest university sailing associations in France. Every year, ENSTA Bretagne Sailing Team take part in about twenty competitions. Training takes place weekly on Thursday
ENSTA'Drama
Philistine or seasoned artist, ENSTA Drama is a united bunch who get together to do improvisation, theatrical activities and rehearsals.
Eco Marathon shell
The club runs two concurrent projects. Every year, the first group optimizes the vehicle which takes part in the “prototype” category so that it cover the longest distance with a very small quantity of energy. The second group designs an “urban concept”: a vehicle which is economical on energy but as close as possible to an urban vehicle on the market.
Spacieta
The members of Spacieta have stars in their eyes. Their aim: design a mini rocket or experimental rocket which respects the specifications laid down by the CNES and Planète Sciences as part of the C’Space Challenge.
4L Trophy
Every year, several students take part in this adventure. Two to a 4L (Renault 4), they go head to head in an orienteering rally which takes them across Spain to arrive at the edge of the Moroccan desert. There, they leave the school supplies which they took with them. It is an incredible humanitarian adventure which stays with all those who take part.
Cheerleaders
United and motivated, the Pom-Poms and the Pim-Pims are always there to support and encourage the school’s teams.
The cheerleaders also regularly take part in events organized by Brest Cityhall, such as evenings in bars or even take part in the spotrs tournaments such as the Ovalies.
Media library
The media library is an essential facility for engineering students and is open to all. It comprises over 12,000 references in printed format, 7,000 electronic journals and 120 printed journals.
for borrowing, reading, working individually or in groups, relaxing, discussing, exploring, discovering.
The media library has 8 computers, 1 multifunction copier, 2 scanners, 3 group work rooms and Wi-Fi for use by students.
The media library has 8 computers, 1 multifunction copier, 2 scanners, 3 group work rooms and Wi-Fi for use by students.
Opening times
- Monday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Tuesday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Wednesday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Thursday 10:30 am - 7:00 pm
- Friday 8:00 am - 5:45 pm
During school holidays
Open every day 8:00 am - 12:00 noon / 1:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Les indispensables de la Médiathèque (accès à partir du campus)
Une seule adresse pour tout explorer : le catalogue, la doc numérique, les formulaires pour faire venir un document, faire acheter un livre
Online catalog
- Access to the catalog. All the printed resources of the multimedia library and the libraries of the University of Western Brittany (UBO) are listed.
New acquisitions
Through its acquisition policies, the media library endeavors to update its collections all year round, especially with recent publications. You can help to develop our collections too, by suggesting books to purchase on the "Suggest a purchase” form.
Exhibitions and events
March
Technologies exhibition, art of engineering [Industry Week] - Novel exhibition [Book fair]
May
Sustainable development exhibition [European Sustainable Development Week]
June
Exhibition of tourist guides and novels [vacation planning]
September
Exhibition on Brest, its surroundings and Brittany [New student orientation]
October
Exhibition on scientific and technical culture [Science Festival - Nobel Prize]
December
Exhibition of illustrated books [Christmas]
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Housing: student residence
Located at the heart of the campus, the student residence (RDE) offers nearly 200 rooms. The campus offers a broad array of facilities to ensure students' everyday comfort: dining hall, snack bar, student union, common room, sports facilities, etc.
| Work in progress: a major renovation project is underway in the student residence to convert all single rooms into studio apartments with kitchenette and shower. This means that there are fewer rooms available at the moment. |
STUDENT RESIDENCE – PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- A secure residence. The campus entrance is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking is available for vehicles, and there are also spaces for storing bicycles, motorcycles, surfboards and windsurf boards, subject to availability.
- Furnished accommodation. All the rooms are furnished and have several cupboards and a sink. The bedding kit includes 1 pillow, 1 blanket and 1 mattress cover. It is up to the tenant to provide sheets or a duvet with its cover. A bedding kit on a yearly rental basis is available at a price of €30.
- Wi-Fi: Access to the Wi-Fi broadband network is available.
- Laundry: The residence has a self-service coin laundry (€3 per washer load and €0.50 for every 6 minutes in the dryer).
ACCOMMODATION
Three types of accommodation, each with a surface area of 14m², are available (as of September 2024 for the studio apartments):
- Studio apartments with a kitchenette and shower room
- Single rooms with an en-suite shower room with toilet
- Single rooms with washbasins (communal showers and toilets)
For safety and hygiene reasons, cooking is prohibited in the residence and rooms must therefore not be equipped with cooking appliances. The dining hall, located near the residence, operates on a self-service basis for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day during term-time, including weekends.
How much does it cost?
- €420 a month for a studio appartment with a kitchenette and shower room
- €330 a month for a single room with an en-suite shower room with toilet
- €270 a month for a single room with washbasins (communal showers and toilets)
The rent includes utilities: water, electricity and heat. Breakfast is included in the cost.
Every student staying at the student residence must take out civil liability insurance and renter's insurance.
How to book a room
- All students who wish to book accommodation on the ENSTA Bretagne campus must apply online via the residence booking website.
- A room in the Students’ Hall of Residence is only reserved if the security deposit of 330€ have been subscribed and paid.
- Each student will receive an individual reply by email after submitting his/her accommodation application, stating whether or not the application has been accepted.
No room assignments will be made during the school’s summer closure, from July 26 through August 19. New or pending applications will be processed starting August 20.
Collecting your key and inventory of fixtures & fittings
When you arrive on campus, if your application has been accepted and you have received a confirmation e-mail, your key will be available at the reception desk at the entrance to campus (open 24/7).
An inventory of fixtures and fittings is systematically carried out when you move in and out of the accommodation.
Booking cancellation
If you wish to cancel a booking, your must inform the residence manager 8 days prior to your program start date at ENSTA Bretagne. If insufficient notice is given, a €50 penalty will be deducted from the booking fee.
Housing allowance
Students may be eligible for a housing allowance issued by the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales (CAF). This allowance partially covers the monthly rent. The application is completed online via the CAF website. The student residence is a non-CROUS-run university residence.
>> Housing benefit: Apply as soon as you arrive in your accommodation, the starting date for the benefit is the official application date. You will not received housing benefit for the 1st rental month.
Your application (signed request and supporting documents) must be sent to:
CAF du Finistère
1 rue de Portzmoguer
29602 BREST Cedex 2
Tél. : 0 810 25 29 30 / www.caf.fr
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Studio - agencement
Chambre individuelle
Chambre individuelle avec salle d'eau
Chambre individuelle
Campus life: optimal living and studying conditions
Just 10 minutes from downtown Brest, ENSTA Bretagne is set within a 7 ha (17 ac)
Amenities:
- classrooms, practical skills rooms, lecture halls, etc.
- 11 computer rooms, 3 electronics rooms and 1 multimedia room for language learning (i.e. a total of 15 rooms equipped with 200 PCs)
- a media library, an essential facility for engineering training
- a research center with R&D laboratories
- a student life center which has a student lounge and is home to the different student clubs and societies
- a student residence (222 single rooms, each 14m² – rates)
- a snack bar
- a dining hall (open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- top quality sports facilities: stadium, gymnasium, tennis courts, basketball and handball courts, sports hall.
Connected campus:
- Full Wi-Fi coverage and online learning platform
- The ENSTA Bretagne campus is part of the vast Université Bretagne Loire Digital C@mpus which is unique in Europe: it comprises next generation equipment (immersive classrooms, synchronous lecture halls, etc.) to connect universities, Grandes Ecoles and research centers across Brittany.
Anne Emmanuelle Kervella
Anne Emmanuelle Kervella
contact
Sylvie Guidal
Welcome, Counseling, Orientation
Student Counselor
Contact Person for Disabled Students
Office: F107B
+33 (02) 98 34 88 63
contact
Yann Doutreleau
Scientific Director
Head Armaments Engineer
+33 (0)2 98 34 87 38