For first-year students entering the École Normale
Back-to-School Lectures
Mandatory Meetings for Engineering Sciences
- Open House to tour the teaching and research departments of Engineering Sciences on Thursday, September 3, mandatory for students in the PSI/PT/TSI/BUT tracks and for graduate students. Following these tours, an informal discussion session will be held with alumni and faculty
Schedule for this Open House
- 8:45–9:45 - Room 1Z14 - Presentation on Engineering Sciences, mandatory for students in the PSI/PT/TSI/BUT tracks and current École Normale students
- 9:55 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Split into 3 groups and tour of each DER (GCE, GM, SIEN)
- 3:30 PM to ... - Emmy Noether Hall - Social reception
- Students from other programs: you are more than welcome to join the tour, preferably contact the Saphire administration in advance via email (@email)
Schedule
- Mandatory back-to-school meeting for the dual-degree Bachelor’s program in Engineering Sciences: Monday, September 7 at 3:00 p.m. – Room 1Z14
- Mandatory LUMEN (library) orientation: date to be announced
For second-year students at the École Normale
Back-to-School Lectures and Other Activities at ENS Paris-Saclay
View and download the general calendar on the institutional website.
Please note the following mandatory activities for the ENS Paris-Saclay degree:
- Degree Program Introduction Webinar: Wednesday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m.
- Orientation Day: Thursday, September 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Germaine Tillion Atrium
- Presentation of the degree program’s DER GCE track: Thursday, September 17, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Room 1Z25
For 3rd- and 4th-year students at the École Normale
Back-to-School Lectures
View and download the general calendar on the university website.
Meetings in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Degree-related session offered in addition to academic meetings for any questions regarding the degree: Friday, August 28, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Room MV07b
- Back-to-school meeting for ENS students enrolled in programs outside the ENS: coming soon
Back-to-School Faculty Meetings for Programs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- First year of the Master’s program in Civil Engineering, track Materials, Structures, and Energy for Sustainable Construction: Friday, August 28 at 1:30 p.m. – Room 1B14
- Second year of the Master’s in Civil Engineering: Higher Education Training (M2 FESup): Friday, August 28 at 4:00 p.m. – room to be announced
- Second year of the Master’s in Civil Engineering, Materials, Structures, and Energy for Sustainable Construction track: Date to be announced
- Pre-doctoral Research Year Abroad (ARPE): Please contact Arnaud MONTABERT.
Orientation session for incoming international students: Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM