École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès
École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès (ENSAF) | |
| Type | Public engineering grande école |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Affiliation | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University |
| Director | Abderrahim Lahrach |
Academic staff | 64 |
Administrative staff | 23 |
| Students | 1,354 (2023) |
| Location | , 33°59′47″N 4°59′30″W / 33.9964479°N 4.9916768°W |
| Website | https://www.ensaf.ac.ma |
The École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès (ENSAF) is a public engineering school located in Fez, Morocco. It is part of the national network of ENSA and is affiliated with Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA). The school was established in 2005 and follows a five-year engineering curriculum.
Presentation
According to the official ENSAF website, the school was established in 2005 with the objective of training state engineers (ingénieurs d’État) and promoting scientific, technical and applied research.[1]
Creation and key figures
- Founded in 2005.
- 1,354 students enrolled in 2023, including 773 engineering students.
- 224 graduates in 2022.
- Degrees offered: Engineering Diploma (DI), Master's, Licence (L), DUT and Doctorate.
Objectives
- Training state engineers through a five-year (Bac+5) curriculum.
- Promoting scientific and technical research and development (R&D).
Human and material resources
- 64 research professors.
- 2 engineers.
- 23 administrative staff.
- 3 technical staff.
Studies
Admission is based on national pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. The program spans five years (ten semesters), organised as:
- **Integrated preparatory cycle:** two years (four semesters).
- **Engineering cycle:** three years (six semesters).
Training includes theoretical courses, practical activities and three internships:
- Introductory internship — 4 weeks.
- Application internship — 8 weeks.
- Final project (PFE) — 16 weeks.
Programs
Old programs offered
- Computer Engineering
- Telecommunication and Networks Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Automated Systems
- Embedded Systems and Industrial Computing
- Energy and Intelligent Systems (2020/2023 → 2024/2027)
Current engineering programs
(As of the 2024–2025 academic year)
- Digital Development and Cybersecurity Engineering (DNC)
- Energy Engineering and Intelligent Systems (GESI)
- Industrial Engineering (GI)
- Computer Engineering (GINFO)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering (GMT)
- Communicating Systems and Information Security Engineering (ISCSN)
- Embedded Systems and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (ISEIA)
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (ISDIA)
- Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Trust (3IACN)
- Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (ILIA)
Program updates
The Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering and Intelligent Systems (GESI) programs are planned to be discontinued due to declining student enrollment. The final cohort for both programs was admitted in 2024 and is expected to graduate in 2027. These programs may be reinstated in the future if student demand increases.[2]
Although there was no separate official press release, the 2024–2025 *emplois du temps* (timetables) on the official ENSA Fès website show the absence of these two first-year engineering options, which supports the administrative update.[3]
Research
ENSA Fès hosts several research laboratories and centres equipped for scientific, technical and applied research.[4]
Laboratories
Laboratory of Engineering, Systems and Applications (LISA)
The Laboratory of Engineering, Systems and Applications (LISA) is attached to ENSA Fès and focuses on engineering sciences. It is headed by Professor Abdelmjid Saka (PES), a specialist in mechanical engineering.[5]
Major research themes include advanced materials and energy technologies; control and automation; computer vision, signal and image processing; AI and data sciences; industrial process engineering (quality, maintenance, logistics); manufacturing and metrology; mechanical systems modelling and simulation; mechatronic systems; networking, IoT and embedded systems; PLM and smart factories.
Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, Data Sciences and Emerging Systems (LIASSE)
The Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, Data Sciences and Emerging Systems (LIASSE) is associated with ENSA Fès and is led by Professor Said Mazer (PES), a telecommunications specialist.[6]
Research axes include AI and machine learning (computer vision, explainable AI, Big Data, recommender systems), telecommunications (microwave circuits, 5G, photonics), IoT and connected systems, data science (data mining, decision support), and e-learning technologies.
References
- ^ "Présentation de l'ENSA Fès". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Program updates 2024/2025". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Emplois du temps 2024–2025". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Présentation de l'ENSA Fès". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Laboratoire LISA". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Laboratoire LIASSE". ENSA Fès. Retrieved 10 October 2025.