École de technologie supérieure (, Higher Technology School, ÉTS), founded in 1974, is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and affiliated to the Université du Québec system. The school specializes in applied teaching and research in engineering as well as transferring advanced technologies to companies.

In any given year, 25% of all engineers receiving a diploma from an engineering school or faculty in the province of Quebec graduate from the ÉTS. The school ranks second in Canada for the number of bachelor's degrees in engineering awarded at the undergraduate level.

The university also offers multiple research programs leading to Master's degree or Doctor of Philosophy. International graduate students come from all five continents, including, notably, France, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Iran. The main research fields are energy, environment, manufacturing, health technologies, enterprise systems, IT, microelectronics and telecommunications, aerospace manufacturing and avionics, project management, and innovation management.

Student technical clubs

The ETS student-run technical clubs participate in international competitions. The world's fastest human-powered submarine, Omer, was developed by one such club. An autonomous underwater vehicle named S.O.N.I.A., an unmanned aerial vehicle Dronolab, a walking robot, Eclipse solar-powered car, Chinook the world champion wind-powered vehicle, and others have won prizes in international competitions. The school also houses a concrete canoe club.

Sports

The school is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the ETS Piranhas.

Arms

See also

  • Higher education in Quebec
  • List of universities in Quebec
  • Canadian Interuniversity Sport
  • Canadian government scientific research organizations
  • Canadian university scientific research organizations
  • Canadian industrial research and development organizations

References

Further reading

  • Athletics website