The ESTIA preparatory engineering cycle is based on the model of a preparatory class.
Candidates must have a pronounced interest in the basic sciences (Mathematics and Physics). They should also have an interest in the engineering sciences, which are covered extensively in this preparatory course, and enjoy designing, imagining, creating or manipulating machines (IT, industrial, automated).
The ESTIA engineer
ESTIA trains trilingual general engineers, who are responsible for design and methods offices, production and major projects.
ESTIA trains them to master mechanics, electronics, energy and IT so that they can be operational in a wide range of sectors: aeronautics, automotive, electrical engineering, agri-food, capital goods and IT.
The ESTIA integrated preparatory cycle
focuses on the basic sciences, helping students to consolidate and extend their knowledge:
In advanced mathematics and computer and numerical solutions that will be useful in engineering training
In the physical sciences, with a particular focus on theories relating to mechanical behaviour, thermodynamics and electricity. The course takes students through their first steps in their future careers as engineers
All students benefit from a propaedeutic period in science and technology (the PST):
It puts all pupils on an equal footing in terms of what they have learnt at lycée, brings everyone's knowledge up to date, makes it easier for pupils to enter the world of higher and vocational education, clarifies the relationship between training, research and business, and enables each pupil to find his or her place in terms of learning objectives and skills.
A different kind of prep school!
Students are part of a group in which understanding and collaboration are encouraged: these concepts form the basis of the learning approach.
Competition is out of the question, but the acquisition and discovery of new knowledge is. To achieve this, new teaching methods are used, based on an approach aimed at developing the full potential of each individual through the group.
A number of other factors also help to ensure success:
- The association with Lycée Villa Pia will enable an advanced and individualised level of support for each student when it comes to the basic sciences,
- Easier access to ESTIA campus facilities for engineering sciences: fablab, technical platforms, project management,
- Proximity to companies on the ESTIA campus,
- The PST period, which facilitates the student's entry into the world of higher education and professional training, and during which the student will be monitored, reassured and acclimatised to this new context,
- The professional use of 2 foreign languages: English and Spanish,
- Progression to the ESTIA engineering cycle by continuous assessment via continuous written and oral examinations, practical work, oral questioning, the technical project and a work placement in a company, in order to take regular stock of the knowledge and skills acquired,
Program: ESTIA preparatory engineering course
- The first semester puts all students on an equal footing in terms of what they have learnt at lycée, brings everyone's knowledge up to date, makes it easier for students to enter the world of higher and vocational education, clarifies the relationship between education, research and business, and enables each student to find his or her place in terms of learning objectives and target skills,
- The following 3 semesters are structured around 5 teaching units:
The 2-year course includes a 7-week work placement in a company, chosen by the student in either 1st or 2nd year.
In addition to this work placement, students are encouraged to experiment with the tools they have learned about during their training as part of a group project. A project, tutored by the teachers, leads all the students to manufacture the solution they have imagined, using the machines on ESTIA's Factory of the Future platform.
ESTIA has set up active, project-based teaching processes. 50% of knowledge and skills assessments are based on the implementation of a project
Courses split between Lycée Villa Pia (Bayonne) and ESTIA (Bidart)
The fundamental post-baccalaureate courses are taught by experienced teachers from the preparatory classes. ESTIA lecturers, who are teachers and researchers in industry, teach the vocational modules.
Courses in basic sciences (physics, mathematics), French and languages are taught at Lycée Villa Pia by qualified teachers, agrégés or PhDs.
Engineering science courses, company training and projects are taught at ESTIA by ESTIA teachers or professional practitioners.
There is a direct bus link between Lycée Villa Pia and ESTIA.
Students can join the ESTIA student office and enrol in ESTIA's student, cultural and sports associations.
Students have an ESTIA student card: they are ESTIA students.
ESTIA has set up a process dedicated to supporting students with special needs. This process is part of the ISO9001 quality approach for which ESTIA is certified
High-level sportsmen and women: the preparatory engineering course can be adapted, based on personalised support for the student.
Students with disabilities: students benefit from an inclusive training approach. They also have the support of a mentor throughout the course. Special arrangements are made for examinations (continuous support, additional time, scribes, etc.).
Foreign students: Inclusive training encourages the integration of foreign students, who benefit from additional training in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) to consolidate their use of the language (a B2 level is required beforehand).
Rates
Students are eligible for higher education grants.
Each student is provided with a laptop computer equipped with the necessary software.
