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Since its beginnings (1948), ENSG has training around 3,500 graduates. Current
year groups are of around 115 students (2010).
The Écoles des mines Group
The École des mines engineering school in Nancy offers one of the greatest research
potentials among the French “grandesécoles”. It comprises six research laboratories
(in association with CNRS, INRIA (National IT and Automatic Control Research
Institute) and INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks))
and two research teams, representing over 350 people. In the field of Earth sciences,
ENS Mines-Nancy is a partner of three laboratories: LAEGO (environment, geomechanics and structures laboratory), INERIS, which has developed skills in monitoring structure stability, and the Laboratory of Geology and Mineral and Energy
Resource Management in partnership with Henri Poincaré University in Nancy. The
school also offers a geoengineering option as part of the civil engineering course.
Mines Paris-Tech offers as part of its civil engineering course a third-year option
entitled “soil and subsoil”, which focuses on the contribution of the subsoil to
the functioning and development of society. The thesis traditionally constitutes a
research and development assignment.
The École des mines d’Alès is divided between three sites, Alès, Nîmes (Gard)
and Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). It has a research centre devoted to the industrial
environment and natural risks (LGEI), geared towards the sectors of waste recycling, energy and water industries.
LaSalle-Beauvais LaSalle-Beauvais Polytechnic Institute offers a 5-year higher
education engineering course in geology, with specialities in geology, geotechnics
and mining.
There is a marine geoscience speciality in the final year with a placement in
Villefranche-sur-Mer or Brest at IUEM.
Specialised Higher Education Courses
CESMAT, the centre for advanced studies of raw materials, is an advanced training institution for senior executives in the field of mining. Since 1975, it has been
offering seven high level courses, each for ten to twelve engineers and geologists
all having already acquired professional experience. This has led to the establishment of a network of 2,500 trainees from around a 100 countries, with which the
centre maintains ongoing relations. Through a permanent task team for the training
of executives in the mining industry, the teaching can be adapted as needs evolve.
CESMAT is tasked with a long term mission of establishing a network of relations
with raw material producer countries by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry, in charge of
mining. It draws upon six specialised centres.
7 Training Organisations and Establishments in France and Europe
Since its beginnings (1948), ENSG has training around 3,500 graduates. Current
year groups are of around 115 students (2010).
The Écoles des mines Group
The École des mines engineering school in Nancy offers one of the greatest research
potentials among the French “grandesécoles”. It comprises six research laboratories
(in association with CNRS, INRIA (National IT and Automatic Control Research
Institute) and INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks))
and two research teams, representing over 350 people. In the field of Earth sciences,
ENS Mines-Nancy is a partner of three laboratories: LAEGO (environment, geomechanics and structures laboratory), INERIS, which has developed skills in monitoring structure stability, and the Laboratory of Geology and Mineral and Energy
Resource Management in partnership with Henri Poincaré University in Nancy. The
school also offers a geoengineering option as part of the civil engineering course.
Mines Paris-Tech offers as part of its civil engineering course a third-year option
entitled “soil and subsoil”, which focuses on the contribution of the subsoil to
the functioning and development of society. The thesis traditionally constitutes a
research and development assignment.
The École des mines d’Alès is divided between three sites, Alès, Nîmes (Gard)
and Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). It has a research centre devoted to the industrial
environment and natural risks (LGEI), geared towards the sectors of waste recycling, energy and water industries.
LaSalle-Beauvais LaSalle-Beauvais Polytechnic Institute offers a 5-year higher
education engineering course in geology, with specialities in geology, geotechnics
and mining.
There is a marine geoscience speciality in the final year with a placement in
Villefranche-sur-Mer or Brest at IUEM.
Specialised Higher Education Courses
CESMAT, the centre for advanced studies of raw materials, is an advanced training institution for senior executives in the field of mining. Since 1975, it has been
offering seven high level courses, each for ten to twelve engineers and geologists
all having already acquired professional experience. This has led to the establishment of a network of 2,500 trainees from around a 100 countries, with which the
centre maintains ongoing relations. Through a permanent task team for the training
of executives in the mining industry, the teaching can be adapted as needs evolve.
CESMAT is tasked with a long term mission of establishing a network of relations
with raw material producer countries by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry, in charge of
mining. It draws upon six specialised centres.
7 Training Organisations and Establishments in France and Europe