In 1885-1886 HEI was founded in Lille by the Industrial Leaders of Northern France to meet their engineering needs. HEI has since extended its activities to the training of polyvalent engineers, open-minded to the world, humanistic in managerial approach with the added plus of an international and intercultural profile.
Since 2009, the HEI preparatory classes (more than 700 students) have been held in the Irène-Devos building at 31 ter rue Colbert, a new residence overlooking the city, 800 m from the historic building. The 5000 m² building, which was refurbished in 2009, offers a pleasant and useful working environment featuring the latest ICT equipment. The practical workrooms and some departments are still at 13 rue de Toul, in the historic building, to keep the essential spirit of school alive through the integrated preparatory class.
HEI has access to new areas in a building in rue Roland: redesigned, it is home to the HEI researcher laboratories. Grouping them under the same roof in this research building encourages the crossover of their expertise and their work.
Some 130 years later, the school continues to pursue this mission through three core activities: the training of engineers and executives, industrial applied research and development, and extension services to the business world, including technology transfer. Since the creation of the school, these dimensions have defined the identity of HEI. We coach each student, personally, in the design and realization of their personal and professional project, enhancing learning outcomes in line with the needs, expectations, and requirements of the global economic world. HEI, in the service of the private business and industrial sectors, revealing individual talents and insight, fostering innovation, developing competency, and creating competitive advantage.
Our graduates are renowned as HEI engineers throughout all specialization areas due to HEI's reputation with the leading companies in France and worldwide. HEI engineers can efficiently resolve complex problems and are at ease in carrying out complex tasks in an efficacious systematic manner, within budget. They are also well versed in teamwork, organization and structure, leadership, and project management, with clear, precise communication skills.
Each of our future engineers is accompanied throughout their personally developed training program. All students are advised on a one-to-one basis, allowing them to complete the engineering program, both in polyvalence and practical specialization. All students, faculty members, and post-doctoral staff contribute to an active international research program.
HEI engineers possess strong practical experience. All courses are highly industrial business world-oriented. Students must spend three separate periods during their studies in industry and undertake an industrial study/research project within a company or university research laboratory. All students also undertake an international experience during their studies within this framework or the context of an exchange program.
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