Institut d'Informatique d'Entreprise
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The École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique pour l'Industrie et l'Entreprise (National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business) or ENSIIE, formerly Institut d'Informatique d'Entreprise, is one of the French
France
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 public Grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...

 of engineering. It is specialised in Computer Science
Computer science
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.

Member of the UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris
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.

The ENSIIE (then known as IIE-CNAM) was created by the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers , or National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, is a doctoral degree-granting higher education establishment operated by the French government, dedicated to providing education and conducting research for the promotion of science and industry...

 in 1968.

It is located in Evry, near Paris
Paris
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 (France
France
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).

Academic studies

The admission to Institut d'Informatique d'Entreprise is made through a selective entrance examination, and requires at least two years of preparation (in Classes Préparatoires). Each year, around 130~150 new students are admitted.

Courses last 3 years, and the final year can be done in a foreign university, such as the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
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 (UK), Oxford University (UK), Aston University
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 (UK), University of Sherbrooke (Canada).
Some of these collaborations will enable the student to obtain both the ENSIIE degree and the Master's degree of the host university.

The studies are divided into three major components:
  • Computer Science
    Computer science
    Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

    : Programming, Databases, Multimedia
    Multimedia
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    , Artificial Intelligence
    Artificial intelligence
    Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...

    , Networks
    Computer network
    A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....

    , Hardware
    Hardware
    Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....

    , Robotics
    Robotics
    Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...

    , Security
    Security
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    , ...
  • Mathematics
    Mathematics
    Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

    : Operational Research, Formal Methods
    Formal methods
    In computer science and software engineering, formal methods are a particular kind of mathematically-based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems...

    , Probabilities, ...
  • Economics
    Economics
    Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

     & Management
    Management
    Management 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...

    .

Some Humanities
Humanities
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 topics are added: Languages (students have to successfully pass the TOEIC
TOEIC
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 before the end of their studies), Epistemology, ...

A considerable amount of time (11 months during the whole studies) is spent working in companies or research laboratories, corresponding to 3 internships: 3 months at the end of the 1st and 2nd year, and 5 months at the end of the 3rd year.

External links

Official website of the ENSIIE Links with foreign universities
Main website Students' website
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