SUPINFO International University, formerly called "École Supérieure d'Informatique", is a private institution of
higher education
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in
Computer Science
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that was created in 1965 and has been recognized by the
French state
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since 10 January 1972.
Over a five-year period SUPINFO trains ICT professionals who can work in IT organizations upon completion of their courses. They are then issued a diploma which is registered by the French State as a level I national professional certificate (Bac+5,
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
).
History
ESI was founded in 1965 by Léo Rozentalis.
The school was bought by an Alumnus, Alick Mouriesse, in 1998.
Since 2002 SUPINFO has signed agreements in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
with three Chinese Universities to create three SUPINFO schools in China within the Computer Science faculties of universities from several regions in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China. The students follow a course which is predominantly in English but they study French as well (8 hours per week) and at the end of the course, they are issued with the same qualification as the Parisian students.
In 2004, two new regional sites were opened in Strasbourg and
Saint-Benoît, Réunion
Saint-Benoît () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.
Geography
It is the second largest city of the ...
.
In 2005, seven new regional sites were opened in
France
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
,
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as ...
,
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast.
The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
).
In 2006, five new regional sites were opened in
France
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Grenoble
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Toulouse
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and
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metro ...
) as well as SUPINFO UK in
London
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and SUPINFO Canada in
Montreal
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.
In 2007, five new regional sites were opened in
France
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Clermont-Ferrand
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,
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
,
Marseille
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, and
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Nîmes will be relocated and set up in Montpellier. A site is also opened in
Peking
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.
In 2008, four new regional sites were opened in
France
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Metz
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San Francisco
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.
In 2009, three new international sites were opened in
Belgium
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Brussels
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),
Italy
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( Catania) and Morocco ( Rabat).
On 7 September 2011, the CNCP certification was renewed for five years.
In August 2020, the school is bought by
IONIS Education Group
IONIS Education Group is a private, for-profit, higher education group in France. It was created in 1980 and by 2021 had more than 30,000 students and 80,000 alumni. There are 26 further education colleges in the group.
History
Marc Sellam c ...
after filing for bankruptcy. Only five sites remain operational, in Paris, Lille, Lyon, Tours, and Caen.
Studies
The curriculum is a generalistic computer science one. All the 36 schools deliver the same degree, allowing the students to move from one geographical site to another if they wish to. It is also possible to attend classes in a different campus within the school year.
The study program is modelled on European engineering schools with integrated undergraduate and graduate studies: three years of integrated undergraduate cycle, then two years of graduate studies, all followed by internship programmes in businesses. However, students can also apply for a paid halftime internship throughout scholar year.
Admission requirements are French Baccalaureat S, STI ou STL (or their international equivalents), and can also be made during the BAC+1, BAC+2 and BAC+3 levels after further education in
Computer Science
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.
Certificates
The training is validated by a diploma, registered by a national commission within the National Professional Certification Register (RNCP), after the decision of the National Professional Certification Commission ( CNCP), at Level I.
In addition to the degree delivered by the school, all SUPINFO students will obtain official professional certificates from
Microsoft
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Cisco
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Mandriva
Mandriva S.A. was a public software company specializing in Linux and open-source software. Its corporate headquarters was in Paris, and it had development centers in Metz, France and Curitiba, Brazil. Mandriva, S.A. was the developer and maint ...
Apple Inc.
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Though, the costs for the Microsoft, Cisco, Mandriva and Novell certifications are included in the school fees.
Tristan Nitot
Tristan Nitot (born 19 October 1966) is the founder and former president of Mozilla Europe.
Education
Tristan Nitot is a graduate of the École Supérieure d’Informatique de Paris (or SUPINFO, a school for advanced computer studies) in Paris, a ...
(1989), founder of
Mozilla
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