Engineering degree
Wood and biosourced materials science & technology
Tuition fees for the engineering course come to €5,750 per year (2021 academic year). They are fully used for training and investments, since ESB is a non-profit association.
Thirty spaces are reserved for students wishing to complete the engineering training in the form of a work-study scheme with a company.
For international students, they should comply with French work regulations.
The school welcomes 1st- and 2nd-year engineering students. Applicants cannot take the entry exam more than twice.
ESB’s 3-year engineering course is accessible for applicants having completed a scientific or technological preparatory course.
Concours A – Applicants having completed one of the following preparatory courses: MP, PC, PSI, PT, ATS, TSI, BCPST, prépa intégrée
Concours B – Applicants with a two- or three-year scientific or technical post-secondary degree: BTS vocational training certificate, DUT undergraduate diploma, Licence 2/3* Bachelor’s degree
List of specialities accepted for ESB applicants (non-exhaustive list): civil engineering, electrical engineering, wood industries, mechanics, material sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, thermics, energetics, automation, ‘Quality, Industrial Logistics and Organisation’.
Eligible applicants are summoned to the exam by email. The tests are administered on ESB’s premises in Nantes.
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TESTS
The admissions jury meets at the end of the tests to observe the results and the student ranking and decide on the admission threshold.
The results are made available on the My.ESB extranet and are mailed by email.
Applicants with a scientific and/or technical Master’s 1 or 2 degree or an engineering or architectural degree can directly start the engineering programme in the 2nd year.
2nd-year admissions are not proposed for the course with apprentice status.
This exam concerns international applicants who currently study abroad.
There are 2 possible ways of entering the cursus depending diplomas previously acquired
Application must be submitted online to My.ESB application platform by May 30th 2022.
Applicants must choose “Programme en français pour étudiants internationaux“.
At the same time, you must register with “Campus France” from your residence country.
The selection is based on two steps: file selection and an entrance exam in your own country (Campus France).
Exam fees: €75 for submitting the application and €30 for the ESB exam.
When you are accepted, you have to finalize your registration and pay 50% of the tuition fees for the first year ie €2875.
Test description :
Test will take place at Campus France of related countries between June 1st and July 15th 2021
Applicants for the 2nd year of the engineering course only have to pay application fees.