Leonardo da Vinci Engineering School


The Leonard de Vinci Engineering School is a five-year engineering school in Paris, France. It was placed 10th among French engineering schools "Post-bac" in the 2010 Le Point rankings. It is fully accredited to award the title of "ingénieur" by the French Commission of Engineering Titles. ESILV is part of the "Pôle universitaire Léonard-de-Vinci". The director of the school is Professor Michel Bernadou.

History

The Leonard de Vinci Engineering School was created in 1995 by the Conseil général des Hauts-de-Seine. It is an engineering school which is located in La Défense. Since 2003, the diploma of ESILV is a recognized diploma by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur. This accreditation has been renewed in 2013.

Missions

The ESILV mission is to train professionals in mastering the use of new technologies – particularly the IT tools in advanced applications of design, production, computer communication, and management. The ESILV meets the great challenges of the contemporary world: the evolution of businesses, the globalization and the creation of new professions.

Departments

The ESILV is composed of four departments:
The majors offered apply in the area of modeling and numerical simulation, computer networks and databases, new energies, new information technologies, computational mechanics, and financial engineering.

Admission

Students enter after high school graduation. Application is made during the senior year through . Students may also enter after the Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles and spend three years in the school or after a Licence and spend two years in the school.

Studies

Located in the heart of the Parisian business quarter, La Defense, the ESILV is in partnership with several industrial and research institutes.
In today's global economy there is an increasing need for multi-disciplinary engineers who can work cooperatively with their counterparts in overseas organizations. The Engineering School Leonard de Vinci works in partnership with numerous industries, many of which provide potential professional links for its students.
Exchange programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels further expand the educational horizons of the school. Its teaching philosophy is "learn by doing". ESILV emphasizes the applications of mathematics and computer science that are used in technology and in industry.
There are a wide variety of classes taught at the Engineering School Leonard de Vinci: mathematics, scientific computation, computer science, mechanical engineering and financial engineering to name a few. In addition, students take classes at the partnering management school EMLV in areas such as marketing and management. For further real-world experience, their curriculum includes two six-month internships with industrial partners.
Since the graduation of the first senior class in July 2000, all of the alumni of the ESILV have successfully joined the work force and were hired as:
Thanks to a tailored pedagogy along with the direct contact with today’s industries, ESILV gives students the opportunity to build their own professional endeavors and profit from the direct contact with the companies of tomorrow.
The Engineering School Leonard de Vinci brings together tomorrow’s realms of research and teaching.

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