General Information

The National Graduate School of Engineering Chemistry of Lille (École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, ENSCL) was founded in 1894 as the Chemistry Institute in the Lille Faculty of Science (Institut de Chimie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lille).
It is a public institution of higher learning supervised by the Ministry of National Education and Research and authorised to award the ENSCL engineering degree recognised by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (equivalent to a Master’s degree)

ENSCL is a member of the Gay-Lussac Federation that groups 18 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Schools.

Ethics

The Alumni Association of École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille is affiliated with France’s National Council of Engineers and Scientists (Conseil National des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France – CNISF). Consequently, the School has adopted the Engineers’ Ethics Charter.

Admission and registration conditions

Applicants to the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille must have completed at least two years of full-time studies after obtaining the baccalaureate
Other students are selected based on having obtained a University Degree in Chemistry
Integrated Preparatory Course students from the Gay-Lussac Federation (CPI-Lille and CPI-Rennes) are selected based on the results of their continuous reviews.
Students with a degree obtained in France or abroad after four years of successful university with a major in Chemistry can be admitted directly into the second year based on an examination of their academic records.
Exchange foreign students may take courses in one year of the programme, create a programme comprised of modules chosen among the courses offered in several years or do a placement in a laboratory or in industry.

Training

ENSCL courses in the engineering curriculum aim at training engineers with a good understanding not only of chemistry and physical chemistry, but also chemical engineering and engineering sciences, so they are able to quickly adapt to different aspects of the engineering profession in a chemical, parachemical or metallurgical company.

Students gradually learn about their future engineering profession through courses in economic sciences and management, conferences and plant visits. At the end of their study programme they complete a project, most often in an industrial setting.

Chimie-Lille is also authorised to award two Specialised Masters in Drug Design and in Intellectual Property. This programme is open to students who are graduate engineers or have completed a Baccalaureate + 5 years of university.

Since the beginning of the 2004/2005 school year, the school offers new Masters Degrees in the following specialities :

Masters in Chemistry and Engineering Formulation as a joint degree with USTL
Masters in Catalysis and Processes as a joint degree with the Ecole Centrale in Lille and Paris
Masters in Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry as a joint degree with USTL
Masters in Advanced Materials as a joint degree with USTL

International

Language instruction constitutes one of Chimie-Lille’s strengths : English and German are mandatory, Japanese is optional and several other languages are possible as part of agreements with other teaching institutions. A third year abroad is encouraged. In this respect, Chimie-Lille has established many relations with institutions in the European Union (SOCRATES and LEONARDO programmes) and the rest of the world. The participation of foreign students in the programme is also highly encouraged. (international students)

Continuing education

Company employees and job seekers can find high-level continuing education courses at Chimie-Lille that result in an Engineering accreditation. The Masters Degrees with specialisation in Drug Design or in Intellectual Property is a one-year specialised educational programme for engineering level candidates. Finally, Chimie-Lille can create customised continuing education programmes on demand.

Sport

The School and the University of Science and Technology encourage their students to practise sports, without forgetting to promote competition. Sport is obligatory in the first year of the engineering programme.

To this end, they offer through a major Physical and Sporting Activities University Service the means to participate in several physical activities (soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, handball, field hockey, track and field, cross-country, tennis, etc.). The Sports Office (BDS) is another tool that students can use to promote the practise of sports at all levels.

Associations

Student Office (BDE)

The purpose of the association is to represent its members, improve students’ working conditions, organise leisure activities for its members and an annual prestigious dinner, participate in student events and establish close ties with the School, students and former students (getting each student sponsored by a former student).

ENSCL Activities Association

This association was created in 1983 and is governed legally by the 1st of July 1901 french law as a non-profit association. It is managed by students that make their skills and the School’s state-of-art equipment available to companies.