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GEn engineer implements sustainable solutions for society's ecological and energy transitions.

70 graduate engineers each year

The Department for Energy and Environmental Engineering (GEn) of INSA Lyon offers training opportunity for future professionals, operating in the fields of energy and environmental sciences. The multi skilling academic program enables our students to work in various sectors including energy production and supply, energy efficiency, HVAC and building energy performance, energy consulting, process engineering, waste management, etc. 

Our GEn students are trained to set-up : 

-Improving the efficiency of energy and process engineering systems ;

-Multi-energy systems including decarbonised sources ;

-Ecotechnologies and industrial/territorial ecology strategies ;

-Management systems and analysis methods as part of an SDRS initiative for organisations.

The GEn department was created in the mid-seventies owing to the first oil crisis, a period which announced an emerging and growing awareness about environmental considerations. In 2001, the specialization "Environment" was added to the syllabus.

Other information :

• Almost all our students have been abroad at least once during their training

• A carbon policy to make GEn students aware of their carbon footprint when travelling abroad

• 5 testing platforms

• 2 research laboratories: the Centre for Energy and Thermal Sciences of Lyon (CETHIL) and the Wastes Water Environment Pollutions laboratory (DEEP).

• A network of former graduated engineers (Alumni) who contribute to the performance and the relevance of our training courses and inform about job and traineeship offers.

• The AGENIL – the GEn students’ association – which organizes many activities and events in partnership with our professional contacts (simulated job interviews, conferences, forum, etc.).

The GEn Department is also a member of the ASTEE (Scientific and Technical Association for Water and Environment) and the CLER (Network for the Energy Transition).