École de technologie supérieure
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Founded in 1974, the École de technologie supérieure is part of the Université du Québec
system. Specialized in applied teaching in engineering and technology transfer to companies, it teaches engineers and researchers who are recognized for their practical and innovative approach. In any given year, 25% of all engineers receiving a diploma from an engineering school or faculty in the province of Québec graduate from the ETS. Hence, it is ranked first in Quebec and third in Canada for the total number of engineering diplomas awarded annually.
The ETS is currently located at 1100 Notre-Dame Street West
in Montreal, the site of a former O'Keefe Brewery
, which was transformed to house the school. It has two buildings devoted to education programs and research activities.
in all of its undergraduate programs. The bachelor's programs have all been accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Each year, the ETS graduates the largest number of engineers in Quebec and third largest in Canada.
Students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines:
Construction Engineering
, Electrical Engineering
, Information Technology Engineering, Software Engineering
, Mechanical Engineering
, Industrial Engineering
It also offers multiple master's degree programs and a doctorate in engineering. International students at the masters and doctorate levels are mostly coming from Latin America, Europe, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The main research fields are energy, environment, manufacturing and fabrication, health technologies, entreprises systems, IT, micro-electronics and telecommunications and finally, aerospace manufacturing and avionics.
http://omer.etsmtl.ca, was developed by one such club. An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
named S.O.N.I.A.http://sonia.etsmtl.ca, An Unmanned aerial vehicle
Dronolabhttp://dronolab.etsmtl.ca, a walking robot http://wm.etsmtl.ca/, Eclipse http://eclipse.etsmtl.ca/ the solar-powered car and many others have won countless prizes in international competitions over the years. The school also houses a concrete canoe club, the reigning Canadian champions three years running.
by the ETS Piranhas
.
The school's student union
(student government) is called the Association des étudiants de l'école de technologie supérieure (AEETS) (The ETS Student Association).
Université du Québec
The University of Quebec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates university programs for more than 87,000 students. It offers more than 300 programs...
system. Specialized in applied teaching in engineering and technology transfer to companies, it teaches engineers and researchers who are recognized for their practical and innovative approach. In any given year, 25% of all engineers receiving a diploma from an engineering school or faculty in the province of Québec graduate from the ETS. Hence, it is ranked first in Quebec and third in Canada for the total number of engineering diplomas awarded annually.
Facilities
Notre-Dame Street
Notre-Dame Street is a historic east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs parallel to the Saint Lawrence River, from the eastern tip of the island to Lachine . In French, it is known as rue Notre-Dame....
in Montreal, the site of a former O'Keefe Brewery
Carling O'Keefe
Carling O'Keefe originated from Canadian Breweries Limited which was the first brewing conglomerate in Canada and is now owned by Molson Coors Brewing Company.-Carling 1840-1930:...
, which was transformed to house the school. It has two buildings devoted to education programs and research activities.
Programs
The school features cooperative educationCooperative education
Cooperative education is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience...
in all of its undergraduate programs. The bachelor's programs have all been accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Each year, the ETS graduates the largest number of engineers in Quebec and third largest in Canada.
Students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines:
Construction Engineering
Construction engineering
Construction engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and management of infrastructures such as highways, bridges, airports, railroads, buildings, dams, and utilities. Construction Engineers are unique such that they are a cross between civil...
, Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, Information Technology Engineering, Software Engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
, Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, Industrial Engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
It also offers multiple master's degree programs and a doctorate in engineering. International students at the masters and doctorate levels are mostly coming from Latin America, Europe, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The main research fields are energy, environment, manufacturing and fabrication, health technologies, entreprises systems, IT, micro-electronics and telecommunications and finally, aerospace manufacturing and avionics.
Research
The ETS student-run technical clubs participate in international competitions. The world's fastest human powered submarine, OmerOmer (submarine)
Omer is the name of a series of human-powered submarines. The submarines were built by students of the École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, Quebec, for the International Submarine Races. , Omer teams hold the human-powered submarine world speed records for one-seater, two-seater, and...
http://omer.etsmtl.ca, was developed by one such club. An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
An autonomous underwater vehicle is a robot which travels underwater without requiring input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles...
named S.O.N.I.A.http://sonia.etsmtl.ca, An Unmanned aerial vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
Dronolabhttp://dronolab.etsmtl.ca, a walking robot http://wm.etsmtl.ca/, Eclipse http://eclipse.etsmtl.ca/ the solar-powered car and many others have won countless prizes in international competitions over the years. The school also houses a concrete canoe club, the reigning Canadian champions three years running.
Sports
The school is represented in Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
by the ETS Piranhas
ETS Piranhas
The ETS Piranhas are the athletic teams that represent the École de technologie supérieure of the Université du Québec, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Quebec Student Sports Federation....
.
The school's student union
Students' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
(student government) is called the Association des étudiants de l'école de technologie supérieure (AEETS) (The ETS Student Association).
Projects developed by undergraduates
- SONIA AUV Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
- Capra Autonomous Ground Vehicle
- Dronolab Autonomous QuadrotorQuadrotorA quadrotor, also called a quadrotor helicopter or quadrocopter, is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. Quadrotors are classified as rotorcraft, as opposed to fixed-wing aircraft, because their lift is derived from four rotors...
- Formula SAE Race Car
- Lan ETS Lan party
- Concrete Canoe Concrete Canoe
- Chinook wind powered vehicle
Other links
- École de technologie supérieure
- SAE Formula Team Website
- IEEE-ÉTS Student Branch
- Ecole supérieure de technologie Maroc
See also
- Higher education in QuebecHigher education in QuebecHigher education in Quebec differs from the education system of other provinces in Canada. Instead of entering university or college directly from high school, students in Quebec leave secondary school after Grade 11 , and enter post-secondary studies at the collegiate level, either in CEGEPs...
- List of universities in Quebec
- Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
- Canadian government scientific research organizationsCanadian government scientific research organizationsExpenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...
- Canadian university scientific research organizationsCanadian university scientific research organizationsExpenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
- Canadian industrial research and development organizationsCanadian industrial research and development organizationsExpenditures by Canadian corporations on research and development accounted for about 50% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2007....
Further reading
- Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.