Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace

The **Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace** (**ISAE-SUPAERO**; ) is a renowned graduate engineering school in France. It is in a campus of the University of Toulouse (South France).

Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
- _Ingénieur SUPAERO_ (SUPAERO Graduate engineer Masters level program)
- Master of Science & _Doctorat_ (PhD doctorate studies )
- _Mastères Spécialisés_ (MS) (In partnership with the French Civil Aviation University)
- Massive Online Open Course

Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a lot of nationalities participate to the different curricula at SUPAERO.

Most of the 1600 graduate engineer students at ISAE-SUPAERO live in dedicated residential buildings nearby research labs and metro public transports.

## History

The school results from the _École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace_ (created In 1909) and the _École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de construction aéronautique_ (created in 1946).

In June 2025, the school created the Toulouse School of Aviation and Aerospace Engineering with ENAC.

## Admission

Admission to the _Supaero engineering Programme_ implemented at ISAE is possible after two/three year scientific undergraduate studies and requires success to either:
- an admission exam for Bachelors of Sciences ;
- a French nationwide selective exam with _numerus clausus_ : concours Mines-Ponts (3-year curriculum including at least 2 years in France)
- a selective application as per _Top Industrial Managers for Europe_ (TIME) double degrees procedures applicable in Europe (2+2-year curriculum, including 2 years in France)

The _Supaero Programme_ typically lasts three years and results in a master's degree, augmented with international experience. Thus undergraduate studies + the Supaero Programme account for more than a cumulated 300 ECTS credits as applicable in the European education system.

However, graduate students enrolled in the TIME double degree procedure are required to spend two-years at ISAE and spend two years in the TIME-partner institute for a total of four years resulting in a double master's degree.

## Research labs

Research activities at ISAE relate to the following topics:
- Aerodynamics, energetics, propulsion
- Mechanics of structure and materials
- Electronics, optronics and signal
- Mathematics, computer science, automatics
- Languages, arts, cultures, societies
- Aeronautics and Space Centre

## Notable graduate

- Guy du Merle, French aerospace engineer, pilot and writer

## Further reading

- Official website

## Infobox (university)

- **name**: Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace
- **established**: 1909
- **type**: Public, Graduate engineering school
- **students**: 1600
- **city**: Toulouse
- **campus**: Rangueil
- **country**: France
- **affiliations**: Conférence des Grandes Écoles
Elles Bougent
Groupement des écoles d'aéronautique, GEA
Institut au service du spatial, de ses applications et technologies, ISSAT
Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities, PEGASUS
Toulouse Tech
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
University of Toulouse
- **website**: http://www.isae.fr