ISAE-SUPAERO:
world leader in higher education in the aerospace engineering field

ISAE-SUPAERO is a public institution under the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. The world leader in higher education in the aerospace engineering field, the school has received the mission to train the best engineers and scientific officers, leaders in the aerospace industry and the world of tomorrow, based on 3 pillars: teaching, research and innovation.

An offer unique in the world in high-level training for the aerospace sector

ISAE-SUPAERO has made a remarkable entry into the 2025 Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), placing 49th worldwide in the Aerospace Engineering category. This outstanding result rewards the academic excellence and research quality.

• Engineering programs at ISAE-SUPAERO have been recognized for decades as the reference training for the aerospace industry and among the best French engineering programs (main recruitment through the Mines-Pont competitive exams after two years of scientific preparatory classes);
• Diplôme d’ingénieur” by Apprenticeship (‘Industrialisation and Methods for Aeronautics and Space
• 1 Masters of Science (MsC) in Aerospace Engineering;
• 16 Advanced Masters® (11 of them in English) covering the entire range of needs in the aerospace industry;
• 5 research-oriented Masters degrees in the following specialties: Energetics and Thermics; Mechanical Engineering; Mathematics and Applications; Networks and Telecommunications; Sciences of the Universe and Space Technologies;
• 5 doctoral schools: Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications (GEET); Mechanics, Energetics, Civil Engineering and Processes (MEGeP); Mathematics, IT and Telecommunications of Toulouse (MITT); Sciences of the Universe, the Environment and Space (SDU2E); Systems (EDSys);
• A comprehensive continuing education offer at ISAE-SUPAERO’s EUROSAE subsidiary.

An ambitious research strategy

At the heart of the Toulouse Aerospace Cluster, ISAE-SUPAERO has developed research activities in a wide range of fields, from aerodynamics to neuroergonomics applied to air safety. For this it can count on its own research teams as well as on its partners at Université Fédérale de Toulouse and beyond, notably including:

• ONERA, which has a research center near the ISAE-SUPAERO campus;
• CNRS, whose large automatic laboratory (LAAS) is ISAE-SUPAERO’s neighbor;
• The Clément Ader Institute is the solid mechanics research laboratory for Toulouse and its region, under the aegis of the CNRS. It brings together research teams from four institutions and three ministries: the University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (National Education), INSA (National Education), ISAE-SUPAERO (Defense), and the École des Mines d'Albi (Industry);
• St-Exupéry Technological Research Institute mechanics of structures

A privileged relationship with the aerospace industry

ISAE-SUPAERO places the development of relationships with companies at the heart of its strategy. The Institute has forged strong, solid historical relationships with industries in the aeronautics and space sector, but also with other sectors such as automobiles, transportation, energy, digital technologies, consulting, finance, etc.

ISAE-SUPAERO has 11 teaching and research Chairs:

• AIRBUS Chair – Eco-Design of Aircraft (CEDAR)
• DAHER Chair – Aircraft Design and Certification
• Safran Chair : a major international industrial and technology group, supports ISAE-SUPAERO’s growing commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, with the goal of fostering new knowledge and assisting students in their entrepreneurial ventures
• MBDA Chair – Merit Program for India and Indonesia
• AXA Chair – Neuroergonomics for air safety
• Nuclétudes Chair – Impact of a radiation environment on space system design
• TAS Chair (with ITA in Brazil) – Teaching on small satellite platforms
• THALES Chair : This sponsorship, research, and teaching chair draws on ISAE-SUPAERO's expertise in flight operations optimisation and systems engineering, and on the Thalès Group's expertise in flight avionics, connectivity, and air traffic control.
• DASSAULT Chair – Air systems architecture (CASAC)
• Airbus Defense & Space and ArianeGroup Chair – Space Advanced Concepts
• GIFAS Chair – Support for the ISAE Group’s development

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