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Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

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About

Located in Toulouse, France, the École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) is globally renowned as Europe’s premier aviation and civil aviation university, offering specialized academic programs in aeronautical engineering, air traffic management, and airline pilot training. Its strongest faculties and research centers are entirely dedicated to the aerospace sector, closely mirroring the industry demands of Toulouse, the aerospace capital of Europe. For international students, ENAC provides a multicultural campus environment with several specialized master's degrees taught fully in English, alongside robust support from its international relations office to help students navigate French academic and daily life. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the institution is its operational fleet of around a dozen training aircraft and advanced air traffic control simulators located right on campus, offering hands-on, industry-immersive training that is virtually unmatched worldwide.

Background

The École nationale de l'aviation civile (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɑsjɔnal də lavjɑsjɔ̃ sivil]; English: National School of Civil Aviation; abbr. ENAC; Occitan: Escòla Nacionala d'Avion Civil) is one of 205 colleges (as of September 2018) accredited to award engineering degrees in France. ENAC is designated as a grande école by the Conférence des Grandes écoles (CGE), a non-profit organisation which certifies and monitors grandes écoles (including engineering colleges). ENAC was founded on 28 August 1949 to provide initial and continuing education in the field of civil aviation. The school is an établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (a public scientific, cultural or professional establishment), and operates under the oversight of the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Affiliated with the University of Toulouse and Aerospace Valley, it is one of the five founders of France AEROTECH. ENAC offers 30 engineering and...

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Country
France
City
Toulouse
Founded
1949
Source: Wikidata
Type
Public
Language
French
Source: Wikidata
Bachelor's & master's students
2,102
Source: ETER (CC BY 4.0)
Website
enac.fr
Source: Wikidata

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