Former names ENSPM Established 1954 Postgraduates 500/year Phone +33 1 47 52 64 57 Founded 1954 | Type French Graduate School Dean Philippe Pinchon Doctoral students 55/year Number of students 611 (2008) | |
 | ||
Address 232 Avenue Napoléon Bonaparte, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France Parent organization French Institute of Petroleum Similar École nationale supérieur, Mines ParisTech, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Chimie ParisTech, ENSTA ParisTech Profiles | ||
Qu appr ciez vous chez les dipl m s d ifp school
The IFP School (French: École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs) is a graduate engineering school located in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Founded in 1954, IFP School is part of the IFP Energies Nouvelles, French Institute of Petroleum (IFP), a French public-sector research and training center. The school graduates approximately 600 students per year in 20 graduate programs (10 in English), employing 40 regular professors and 350 instructors from industry.
Contents
Ifp school alumni views jorge martinez gacio
History
While several institutions for oil and gas research and training existed in France since 1924, after the creation of IFP in 1944 these various institutions were folded into IFP and moved to the Rueil-Malmaison campus. The formal merger occurred in 1954, when by governmental decree the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) was formed and associated with the Fuels Department of the French Ministry of Industry.
The school has evolved since its inception by creating the Center for Petroleum Economics (1963), expanding into graduate research degrees (1975), adding english language programs (1989), offering apprenticeship training (1996), and launching off-site degrees in critical energy regions around the world (2002).
Campus
IFP School is located on the IFP Energies Nouvelles site in Rueil-Malmaison, 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the center of Paris. The campus consists of an administrative building, the academic building (containing classrooms, computer labs, offices, a library), a cafeteria, and a dormitory (132 apartments).
Off-site degree programs are also offered in Algeria, Nigeria, Malaysia, Russia and Venezuela, through partnerships with local universities and industrial sponsors.
Organization and Administration
The Dean, Philippe Pinchon, is responsible for the governance of the school. An advisory board, made up of leading names from industry, alumni, research and higher education provides assistance towards the overall direction of the school. Research and academics are divided into four centers, with Management and Administration considered a separate department. The centers are:
Each center is staffed by a director, program coordinators, and academic staff.
Academics
IFP School primarily provides graduate training programs to both young engineers and industry professionals. Research masters and doctoral theses can be prepared in IFP's laboratories in all fields related to oil, gas, new energy technologies or engines. Approximately 50% of the student body is from outside France, and with 80% of students receiving scholarships or corporate sponsorship, IFP claims a 99% employment rate of graduating students. Notable degrees, organized by center, include:
Center for Economics and Management
Center for Exploration-Production
Center for IC Engines and Hydrocarbon Utilizations
Center for Refining, Petrochemicals, Gas
In 2010, a team of five students from the IFP School "Petroleum Geosciences" program (made up of geologists and geophysicists of the 2010 class) won the Imperial Barrel Award, a worldwide competition sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Boards
The School's advisory and steering boards include representatives from the industry, to ensure that the main priorities taken by the School are in keeping with industry's expectations and needs.
The Advisory Board examines and approves the School's main strategic priorities. It consists of the following members(1):
Representing industry
- Rémi Bastien, Deputy Director, Mechanical Engineering, Renault - Guillaume Devauchelle, R&D Director, Valeo - Philip Jordan, Recruitment Director, Total - Philippe Marcus, Deputy Vice-President, Exploration-Production, Gaz de France - Pedro Miro Roig, Technology Director, Cepsa - Thierry Parmentier, Human Resources Director, Technip - Olivier Perret, Vice-President, Senior Vice President, E&P (Deputy), GDF Suez - Jean-Baptiste Renard, Vice-President, Europe, BP Group - Arnd Wilhelms, Vice-President, Reservoir Geology and Geophysics, Statoil Hydro
Representing higher education and research
- Alain Bravo, Managing Director, Supelec - Benjamin Calvo Pérez, Director of the Higher School of Mining Technologies of Madrid - Bernard Leduc, Professor at the Université Libre of Brussels - Alain Storck, Director of INSA (Institut national des sciences appliquées) of Lyon
Representing alumni
- Claude Chavanne, Responsible of Safety, Arkema - Francis Duseux, Chairman and CEO, Esso SAF - Isabelle Gaildraud, Human Resources Director, Total E&P - Patrice Marez, Head of the Design, Systems, Powertrain and Transmission entity at PSA Peugeot Citroën
(1) as of November 1, 2009In addition, for each training program, IFP School is advised by a Steering Committee consisting of experts from the relevant industry, to decide on changes to be made to the program’s objectives and content and to the graduates' profiles.
Notable alumni
Student life
Various activities outside of the classroom are organized at IFP School, centered around language courses, the Business Skills Center, and several Cultural and athletic associations. IFP's campus is a 30 minute commute from central Paris by RER A, so much of the student life is centered there.