Founded in 1977, Telecom Bretagne is one of the most prestigious graduate engineering schools ("Grandes Ecoles") in France. It is a public institution, under the aegis of the Ministry for Industry and is a member of the Institut Telecom. The college trains future professionals for careers in industry, services and research.

Telecom Bretagne has two campuses (Brest and Rennes) with an excellent teaching record and internationally-renowned research activities such as turbocodes invented in its laboratories. It also has a large network of academic partners, in France and abroad.

Conditions for studying are ideal with a beautiful main campus by the sea, with full student facilities.

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An exceptional environment

The main campus is situated in the Brest-Iroise Science and Technology Park. Overlooking the ocean, this campus is undeniably one of the most beautiful in Europe.

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Telecom Bretagne's campus in Rennes is located in the Rennes-Atalante Technology Park along with other important R&D centres in the Information Technologies sector.

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High quality training in various programmes (Engineering, MSc and Ph.D)

The courses on offer at Telecom Bretagne in the different programmes cover the following advanced topics:

- Communication networks
- Computer science
- Web technologies
- Network security
- Mobile communications
- Signal and image processing
- Turbocodes (Telecom Bretagne invention)
- Speech recognition and synthesis
- Underwater acoustics
- Integrated circuit design
- Antennas and propagation
- Optical networks
- Management
- IT marketing and business

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Projects and active pedagogy

Telecom Bretagne is the leading French Graduate Engineering School in active pedagogy. This pedagogy is based on the principle that students be in charge of their own training and develop their own competencies. In other words, they participate directly in their own learning by questioning their environment and by seeking, sharing and validating information.

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Research

Research is one of the essential components of quality training at Telecom Bretagne, ensuring that the students receive the best teaching, access to the school’s research laboratories and training via research.

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An international and multicultural environment

At Telecom Bretagne, international activities are a basic part of the curriculum, and a major asset for careers. Such key training is not only based on our language courses and periods spent abroad but is also a daily reality on the campus with its multicultural environment. More than 45% of our students are Internationals (from 50+ countries) which is the highest rate for any higher education institution in France.

Telecom Bretagne has signed different types of agreements with universities worldwide and actively participates in student and visiting scholar exchanges.

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At the cutting edge of the Information Technology sector, Telecom Bretagne, located in the Brest-Iroise and Rennes-Atalante Science and Technology Parks, is one of the flagships of European institutes of higher education in Telecommunications and Computer Science. Affiliated with many networks of alliances in France and abroad, it is also a pole for high-level research activities.

Telecom Bretagne has been working closely with the n+i network for many years in Telecom and Information Technologies (IT). Students are trained in both language and science domains at master level. Such an experience is also highly valuable for intercultural aspects.

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Every year the French Telecom Foundation and other grant institutions and companies provide several scholarships for suitably-qualified candidates. These candidates will first be selected by Telecom Bretagne and applications will then be submitted to the different scholarship boards.

Situated in one of the most beautiful campuses in Europe, Telecom Bretagne provides its students with a setting propitious to work as well as to community living and doing sport.

The animated on-campus life is due to the dynamism of the students who organize many activities and cultural events such as: sports tournaments with other universities, "Junior enterprise", careers fair, Global Village, music festival, Gala evening, trips, etc. They also join in important national competitions such as the Robotics cup and sailing races.

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All students are offered the possibility of campus accommodation in the Student residences.

The Brest campus has 465 single rooms and 34 studios, organised in comfortable residences with well equipped kitchens.

The Rennes campus has 97 rooms and studios of the same type as Brest.

A laundry room with washing machines, tumble driers and ironing tables is available to residents.

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Average monthly rent including all service charges is between 252 and 455 euros depending on the type of accommodation. Most students (French and international students) are eligible for student accommodation state benefit.

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1,200 students

- 1000 Master of Engineering and Master of Science

- 200 PhD
 
45% international students from 50+ countries

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Telecom Bretagne runs a Bridging Semester aimed at training international students in both language and science domains before they attend the main Master course with French students. Such an experience is highly valuable for intercultural aspects. At the end of this Semester, students are sufficiently trained to attend classes fully in French.

A paid "Year in industry" programme is on offer and makes it possible for students to have a valuable experience between semesters 4 and 5. Most n+i students opt for such an experience.

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Telecom Bretagne is a member of the Institut Telecom together with Telecom ParisTech and Telecom SudParis. Other links exist such as the one with the ESC (Business School) in Grenoble with allow double degrees.