École nationale de l'aviation civile

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École nationale de l'aviation civile
founding 1949
place Toulouse ( France ) FranceFrance 
management Olivier Chansou
Networks Toulouse Tech
Website http://www.enac.fr/

The ENAC ( École nationale de l'aviation civile ) is a French state university for civil aviation ( general aviation sector ) founded in Orly near Paris in the summer of 1949 . Since 1968 it has its registered office and educational institutions in Toulouse , the French stronghold of aircraft and the research in the field of air - and space . ENAC is one of the four French aeronautical universities and the only one that trains air traffic controllers and aeronautical technicians from the French aviation authority DGAC, which corresponds to the German Federal Aviation Authority . In addition, it mainly trains pilots , engineers and flight dispatchers .

On January 1, 2011, ENAC merged with SEFA (Service d'Exploitation de la Formation Aéronautique) . Since this association, ENAC has been the largest European university for civil aviation .

Headquarters

courses

The ENAC degree programs are divided into five main areas:

Admission requirements and tuition fees

Students of French nationality need at least the Baccalauréat to matriculate . For the training to become an engineer or air traffic controller, a previous study of four semesters is required in order to pass the inevitable entrance examination . There are strict admission restrictions for studying to become a commercial pilot.

Exchange students from abroad must contact the foreign university at which they are enrolled for the respective admission requirements and scholarships . ENAC's partners in the Erasmus and Pegasus exchange programs in Germany are the universities of Aachen , Berlin , Braunschweig , Darmstadt , Munich and Stuttgart .

The course is subject to a fee. Students who undertake to work as civil servants for the DGAC for seven years at the start of their studies will already be paid during their studies.

Duration of study

Depending on the course, the duration of study is 7 months to 6 semesters.

education Duration Study places requirement Entrance exam
pilot 3 semesters 45 Abitur + 2 semesters Yes
engineer 5 semesters + 1 semester internship 110 Abitur + 4 semesters Yes
Air traffic controller 4 semesters + 2 semesters internship 200 Abitur + 4 semesters Yes
technician 3 semesters 70 High School Yes
Flight dispatcher 1 semester 30th Abitur or Abitur level Yes

practical information

On the ENAC campus , students can use several dormitories, a cafeteria , a library , computer rooms, sports halls, tennis courts and a fitness room. Several associations offer a cultural program. The school's flying club grants ENAC students favorable conditions for obtaining their private pilot's license . The school also has a planetarium and a flight control simulator , which is considered the most modern in Europe.

The city of Toulouse is home to numerous other attractions, the Cité de l'espace , a theme park on the subject of space travel and space .

Well-known alumni

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. enac.fr:About ENAC ( Memento from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′ 55 "  N , 1 ° 28 ′ 52"  E