The Montpellier National School of Chemistry has been designated an “Apple Distinguished School”
ENSCM has been awarded the “Apple Distinguished School” designation for the educational transformation it has achieved through the implementation of digital tools since the start of the 2014 school year. It is the only French public institution to receive this designation among the six schools in France recognized for the 2021–2024 period. It thus joins the 535 distinguished schools in 32 countries around the world.
This prestigious engineering school, a constituent institution of the University of Montpellier, is one of the few public higher education institutions to have digitized its students’ education to this extent.
As part of an innovative approach firmly committed to exploring new methods for student education, the ENSCM teaching team has provided each student with an iPad tailored to the needs of chemistry students, designed to address all aspects of their curriculum and capable of promoting interactivity, personalized support, and facilitating hybrid and distance learning.
With a wide range of applications and advanced, scalable features—which are essential for the work of teachers and students—the flexibility of this tool has enabled the integration of collaboration platforms (ELFFE, Teams) and encouraged the development of in-house solutions. The rollout of this system is supported by pedagogical and technical guidance for teachers as they transform their teaching practices.
Furthermore, by equipping every student with the same modern, mobile, versatile, and robust tool—one that is quick to implement and used in all aspects of their education—the ENSCM is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all its students.
This certification, awarded for three years by a globally recognized company, highlights ENSCM’s commitment and reinforces the determination of its faculty to continue driving educational transformation through digital technology. New projects will build on this momentum to keep pace with technological advancements and help ensure the success of its future engineers under the best possible conditions.