The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɑsjɔnal sypeʁjœʁ də tɛknik(z‿)avɑ̃se]; transl.

He had identified the need to give the Navy's master carpenters a theoretical education, particularly in mathematics and physics, which were making quick progress, so that they would have a clearer understanding of their trade.

This formed the École nationale supérieure de Techniques avancées (ENSTA), the role of which is to train engineers in the naval, mechanical, nuclear, chemical, electronic and related fields.

The scientific skills of each of the founding institutes survives in the broad range of research disciplines covered at ENSTA, as well as in the more general nature of its teaching and the variety of specialities offered to the students.

[15][16] Degrees from ENSTA Paris are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[17] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France) (French: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).