CY Tech, formerly EISTI (''École internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information''), is a French graduate engineering school created in 1983. It is located across three campuses (

Cergy Cergy () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in northwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated ...

, Pau,

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) and specialises in the fields of

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includin ...

, applied mathematics,

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

, chemistry and

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

. The college is a member of the University of Paris-Seine.

History

In 1983, the ''École internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information'' (EISTI) was founded in Cergy. In 1989, EISTI was recognised by the

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as a private higher-education establishment and created a charter: professionalism, openness, solidarity and ethics. In 1992, EISTI obtained accreditation from the ''

Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) is the main committee responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions for the training of professional engineers in France. It regulates the issuance of the ''Diplôme d'ingén ...

'' (CTI) to deliver the title of

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.

. Five years later, it became a member of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (UGEI). Then, in 2002, it became a member of the ''

Conférence des Grandes écoles The ''Conférence des Grandes Écoles'' (CGE), French for "Conference of Grandes Écoles", is a French national institution, created in 1973. It mainly acts as an association of ''Grandes Écoles'', providing representation, research and accred ...

'' (CGE) and of the Conference of the Directors of French Engineering Schools (CDEFI). In 2003, EISTI created a second campus in Pau delivering the same degree as the

campus. In 2020, EISTI merges with the ''Institut des Sciences et Techniques'' (IST) and the ''Institut d'Economie et de Gestion'' (IEG) of the Cergy-Pontoise University and becomes CY Tech, a

grande école A ''grande école'' () is a specialised university that is separate from, but parallel and often connected to, the main framework of the French public university system. The grandes écoles offer teaching, research and professional training in s ...

of science, engineering, economics and management of

CY Cergy Paris University CY Cergy Paris University (French: ''CY Cergy Paris Université'') is a public university located in Cergy-Pontoise, France. It was officially announced in October 2019 by the ''décret'' that the university would be founded by combining othe ...

, which starts in September 2020.Décret n° 2019-1095 du 28 octobre 2019 portant création de CY Cergy Paris Université et approbation de ses statuts
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Notable alumni

* Maya Selva, a Honduran cigar maker and tobacco grower

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:CY Tech Engineering universities and colleges in France Grandes écoles Buildings and structures in Pau