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> SITE DES Internal web portal for ENSTA Paris students which includes a lot of information on
ÉTUDES academic life, the campus and accommodation, community life and international
relations and companies: https://enstafr.sharepoint.com/sites/site_des_etudes/

> SOUTE- (Research defence). At the end of the (PRe or PFE), internship (PRe or PFE), the
NANCE student must write a report presenting the work done during the internship and
defend their project in front of a jury.
> STAGE The “long internship” is an optional internship of ten to twelve months that students
LONG can do between the second and third year of their studies. The students work
as an entry-level manager, over a period of time that allows them to be given real
responsibilities. This gives them a real opportunity to convince themselves of their
attraction to the sector before choosing their third year courses.
> SYNAPSES ENSTA Paris extranet computer system that allows students to indicate their
choice of courses, internships and to request various documents (school
certificate, etc.).
> UER Unités d’Enseignement et de Recherche: synonymous with laboratories.
> VALIDATION A student has validated the academic year if they have not obtained any mention
of “insufficient" grade in the specific courses, if necessary after a make-up
examination.
> VISITES IN- (Industrial visits). In order to give students a real vision of companies, ENSTA Paris
DUSTRIELLES has set up the “industrial visits". All 1st and 2nd year students go on a one-day trip
to meet industrial members of a sector in which they are interested.
> WEC WEEK- Cultural Weekend, organised by the students.
END CULTUREL
> WEI WEEK- Integration Weekend, organised by the students during in the first week of
END D’INTÉ- September. Rather than a weekend, it is several days of sports and social activities
GRATION and festive evenings during which the new students get to know each other
better.

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