International Association
In this section, we introduce you to the BEST ENSTA Bretagne Association which is part of the European BEST Network. Nevertheless, other associations have international connections. The Robotics Club for example, regularly takes part in European and international challenges.
BEST ENSTA Bretagne
The « BEST ENSTA Bretagne » student association is a local group of the « Board of European Students of Technology ». There are branches in 32 European countries.
In France, only 6 graduate schools belong.
This network encourages meetings between European students, by organizing different, original, attractive events which are financially accessible.
Many “courses” are organized throughout Europe for technology students. Generally taking place over a week, and at a very reasonable price, these seminars are composed of practical lessons/workshops on the scientific themes associated with a cultural program which enables the discovery of the city hosting the workshops.
Created in 2018, ENSTA Bretagne organized its first course at the end of 2019, on marine renewable energies.
As well as seminars, local events are regularly organized on campus.
Members of the association also take part in BEST life : elections for the international bureau, refinement of the texts that govern the structure, voting etc.
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Ladies basketball
The ladies basketball sports association brings beginners and experienced players together in an atmosphere of joy and good spirits. Training takes place every Wednesday evening and the matches on Thursday afternoons or the weekend.
#Team spirit #Good spirits #Sport
Chinese Portrait:
If the association were…
- A hashtag: #Teamspirit
- A series: High School Musical
- An animal: a giraffe
- A famous person: Tony Parker
The association is composed of about fifteen female basketball players
Memorable moments in the year
- District match (FFSU)
- TSGED
Performance
- 3e au TSGED 2019 (l'événement a été annulé en 2020).
ENSTA Bretagne Racing Team
Created during the 2018/2019 school year, the objective of the Racing Team association is to take part in the Formula Student championships. There has been good progress on the design of the car as well as part of its fabrication.
Formula Student is an international car race just for students, which is inspired by Formula 1. There are static and dynamic (race track) challenges.
When the association was created, at the beginning of the 2018 academic year, the team started with a blank canvas. Progressively, after many hours of work, the association defined and developed its vehicle concept with the help of teachers from the school.
The vehicule fabrication is currently underway. Its first competition should be in 2021.
#Competition #Automobile #Passion
Chinese Portrait:
If the association were…
- A hashtag: #speed
- A moovie: Rush
- An animal: A black horse on a yellow background
- A famous person: Michael Schumacher
The association brings together co-operative (apprentice) and student engineers with various, complementary skills who are passionate about cars.
Memorable moments in the year:
There will be 8 Formula Student challenges in summer 2021, and the objective will be to take part in one of them.
Partners
DEHIMI Industrie (main technical partner fabrication assistant) and Alumni ENSTA Bretagne support this ambitious project.
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Ladies Rugby
ENSTA Bretagne’s ladies rugby sports association is the official school team, composed of about fifteen members who take part in the major school challenges. We train for between, 2 to 4 hours a week and try to play in a maximum number of matches with the other teams present in Brest.
#Team Spirit #Camaraderie #Surpass Yourself
Chinese Portrait
If the association were…
- A movie: Invictus
- An animal : a tigress
- A famous person : Chabal
- A work of art : Portrait of Dora Maar, Picasso
There are about 10 to 15 of us for each training session, with two volunteer coaches.
Memorable events in the year
- TSGED and Ovalies
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Climbing
This sports association enables ENSTA Bretagne students to go climbing in two gyms in Brest on Thursday afternoons, to be able to train for the three disciplines : bouldering, difficulty and speed. Events are also regularly organized: challenges between students, outings etc.
#Team Spirit #Surpass Yourself #Inclusion, #Diversity
Chinese Portrait:
If the association were…
- A word: biceps
- A book: the Jungle Book
- An animal: the macaque
are club members and about twenty are regulars (climbing several times a week)
Memorable events in the year
- TSGED,
- Inter-student challenge at The Roof Brest (boulder challenge)
Performance
- 4th in the team challenge at the TSGED 2019 as well as two individual medalists (combined and difficulty) for Nicolas Hanachowicz (Class of 2020)
Partner
The Roof Brest
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Scientific and technical associations
Design a robotic sailboat able to cross the Atlantic in total autonomy, design a vehicle that consumes the least amount of energy possible to move, invent a mini rocket able to accomplish several missions…here are some of the challenges that the students have chosen to tackle in the scientific and technical associations of the school. Quantum computing, mechanical design, embedded intelligence, hydrodynamics, motorization…: many skills are developed during these extra-curricular experiments.
Enstransat
Enstransat brings together students with different skills. Their objective: get a robotic sailboat to cross the Atlantic from east to west. Starting from a blank canvas in September 2019, the team drew up the plans for the sailboat in a few months, made the hull and developed the first elements of its embedded intelligence systems
Formula Student Racing Team
Robotics Club
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…One half ogf the club also take advantage of the partnership with Brest AéroClub to have piloting or parachuting lessons.
Cyber Club
Based on the shared knowledge principle, cybersecurity enthusiasts meet each week to develop new skills in the field. The team takes part (and wins) in challenges organized by companies in the cyber field.
"Q Club" : Informatique Quantique
The brainchild of a lecturer and a group of students who were fans of quantum computing, the QClub aims to bring together students who wish to further their knowledge in quantum computing, whatever their level, their specialization and their previous studies. Mini-lessons, projects and visits are on the agenda.
ENSTA Bot'
ENSTA Bot’ is the ENSTA Bretagne team which takes part in the French Robotics Cup. This event unites many teams during the yearly robotics tournament. The robots must complete different challenges to win points: put a hockey puck in a basket, push a button…To train their robots, ENSTA Bretagne have an area which is similar to that of the competition.
EOLI'ENSTA
The association’s ambition is to build a wind turbine from scratch. This is intended to generate electricity for ENSTA Bretagne’s sailboat. Alongside this project, the team is organizing visits and conferences on the renewables theme.
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
Foy’z: the students’ common room
THE place to be for ENSTA Bretagne students, the students’ common room is nicknamed the « Foy’Z” and is managed by the students.
DAY/Billiards, table football, large sofas, the place is ideal for a break with your friends.
NIGHT/ Many theme evenings are organized attracting up to 250 people
DAY/Billiards, table football, large sofas, the place is ideal for a break with your friends.
NIGHT/ Many theme evenings are organized attracting up to 250 people
The Foy’z is a friendly place where everyone is welcome. Respecting the building and other people is essential and all the team are there to keep an eye on things. More than just the venue for the unforgettable freshers’ evenings, it rapidly becomes the best place to share some quality time with your friends. We have fun, we chat, we take advantage of the billiards and table football, or just relax watching a good film on a Sunday evening. All that just a few meters away from your room in the hall of residence. It really is the heart of ENSTA Bretagne.
Richard, president of the Students’ Common Room 2019/2020
The main opening times of the Foy’z
The Foy’z is open at different times of the day (between 8.00 and midnight). The times vary from day to day as the students who manage the Foy’z (the Foy’z Men /Women) have to be free and not have lessons. It is generally open at lunch break (a lot of students go there for tea or coffee after lunch) and at the end of the day, after lessons as well as on Thursday afternoons.
The Foy'z Men/Women
The Foy’z Men/Women manage the place : they ensure the opening, entertainment during the day and evenings, stock management, cleaning, security etc.
The mixed team is made up of about twenty students and co-operative (apprentice) engineers in the 2nd and 3rd years. They sign up for one or two years.
Those who sign up for the Foy’z are motivated to take an active role in students life. They have spent time at the Foy’z and have got to know the former team.
They must apply individually to show their motivation (it is not a professional style application like for an internship, they have to demonstrate creativity). Applications are usually received in March/April after the BDE (student union) elections. When the new team is formed, a training weekend is generally organized for the end of April, enabling the handover.
One evening: one theme
- Every Tuesday and Friday, little challenges are organized. These evenings a especially popular at the beginning of the year as they enable the new students to get to know the older ones.
- Wednesday evenings are the theme evenings: casino evening, Jam Session in partnership with the music club, blind test, billiards tournament, etc. Wednesday evening is also when the "terroir"* evenings take place.
- Thursday evening is reserved for evenings organized by the school’s associations and clubs. For these evenings, the Foy’z is emptied of its furniture to be able to hold as many people as possible and allow everyone to dance. Each of these evenings has a particular theme and students are invited to come disguised: work site evening, sea and sealife, Wall Street, Halloween, Christmas, Chavs and tuning…
One evening can count up to 250 people (for the biggest induction evenings).
* During the « terroir » evenings (organized by the BDE head of "terroir"), they serve typical meals: hot dogs, Breton evening with crepes and galettes (Breton pancakes), Texan evening with chili con carne, regional evening where students present the typical food of their region…
HydroChallenge
The aim of the HydroChallenge Club is to design and build an autonomous 2 meter sailboat in composites, capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded in September 2019 after the HydroContest competition came to an end. The club is therefore taking up a new challenge, with its sights set on becoming the first student association to successfully complete this East to West crossing.
#Technical challenge #Autonomy #Multidisciplinarity
Chinese Portrait
If the association were…
- Key words: AUTONOMOUS SAILBOAT
- A book: La longue route by Bernard Moitessier
- An animal: the dolphin
- A famous person: the love-child of Tabarly and Elon Musk
The sailing robot: architectural choices
After undertaking joint brainstorming and research in small groups, the team made the following choices:
- a very narrow stem, dubbed a “wave-piercer”. This maximizes the vessel’s ability to cut through the waves.
- rigging: this will comprise a rigid sail, which is easy to steer thanks to a rear panel.
- tilted keel, to stop the boat from getting stuck amidst seaweed.
Created in September 2019, the HydroChallenge Club is composed of about fifteen student engineers (students in their 1st, 2nd and 3rd years specializing in robotics or naval architecture for example).
The skills to be combined are wide-ranging and include naval architecture, automation as well as embedded intelligence.
The skills to be combined are wide-ranging and include naval architecture, automation as well as embedded intelligence.
History of the association
The HydroChallenge club follows on from the Hydros Paris-Brest club, set up to compete in the HydroContest.
The goal of this competition, which was brought to a close in September 2019, was energy-efficient vessels.
ENSTA Bretagne took part in this competition on several occasions and won an array of prizes:
- In 2019
- In 2016 :
- 1st in the « Heavy Boats » category
- 2nd in the “Light Boats” category
- In 2015 :
- 3rd in the « Long Distance Race »
- In 2014 :
- 1st "HYDROcontest Efficiency"
- 1st "HYDROcontest Design"
- 1st "HYDROcontest Long-distance Race"
The association’s strengths
The association is able to work on a technical project in total autonomy whilst using ENSTA Bretagne facilities (the composites workshop, the robotics workshop…).
Events/memorable moments in the year 2019/2020
Fabrication of a hull in partnership with IFREMER.
Partners
ENSTA Bretagne, SEGULA Technologies
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Music Club
The Music Club is above all the important social hub of the campus. Situated in the Student’s Building, musicians and onlookers come to while away the evenings.
Civilian or military, foreigners or Bretons, masters or PhD students, rock or Baroque fans, there is something for everyone! There are many jam sessions and concerts organized throughout the year.
Civilian or military, foreigners or Bretons, masters or PhD students, rock or Baroque fans, there is something for everyone! There are many jam sessions and concerts organized throughout the year.
#plurality, #opportunities, #concerts
If the association were…
- An expression…it would be #Get The Right Balance
- A film “Joyeux Bordel” by Will Speck
- An animal: the Black Bass
- A famous person (real or imaginary): Marty McFly
Almost 100 masters and PhD students make up the Music Club.
The Year’s Events/memorable moments
- Gala de Prestige
- National Music Festival
- Jam Sessions
Latest awards/performances
The smiles on our friends’ faces when they are having a good time!
