Nancy, France
Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine
3 “INSTITUTS NATIONAUX POLYTECHNIQUES”
11
21 Departments(schools)
ToulouseToulouse
NancyNancy
GrenobleGrenoble
6 km
Downtown Nancy
INPL campus site
Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine
The INPL is the equivalent of a US institute of technology .
There are 7 “Ecoles d’ingenieurs” (Colleges of Engineering), some of them being over 100 years old.
4000 Students
800 Engineering degrees
180 Theses yearly
INPL in FiguresEDUCATION RESEARCH
560 Professors
and researcher
s
560 Professors
and researcher
s430 administrativ
e and technical
staff
430 administrativ
e and technical
staff
26Hightech
Laboratories
OVERALL BUDGET : 120,000,000 € OVERALL BUDGET : 120,000,000 €
INPL Research
180 PhD theses per year 26 Hightech Laboratories 560 Faculty450 Contracts with industry140 Contracts with government
institutions Overall budget : 60,000,000 €
Agronomy & Food Industry biotechnological processes fermentation, microbiology food science and engineering,
rheology, transport phenomena
Geology, Civil Engineering geochemistry applied mineralogy environmental impact
Selected research fields and competences
Computer Sciences images, modeling, simulation man-machine communication neural networks, parallelism Software
Management Engineering human resources safety innovation management
Electrical and Electric Power Engineering modelling and control of
converters images and signals biomedical
applications automation
Material and metallurgy solidification, moulding synthesis, nanophase
transformation and properties quasicrystals polymers, composites and
ceramic materials surface treatment
Chemical Engineering chemical reactor
engineering electrochemistry process control polymerisation, rheology
Mechanical Engineering incompressible fluid
mechanics, mixing two-phase flows non-newtonian fluid
mechanics porous media
Architecture
Master’s Degree
4,000 students 7 departments (schools) 400 staff members
Overall budget : 60,000,000 €
ADMISSIONafter 2 or 4 years at university
4th Year 4th Year
10% Academic results
+ jury After Bachelor
3rd Year 3rd Year
85%
High selectionafter 2 years at
CPGE
5% after CPP
few places after DEUG/DUT
Admission :
ENGINEERING
STUDIES
(3 YEARS)
ClassesPréparatoi
res(2 years)
Admissionon record
For : ESEM,ENSIC, ENSG,EMN, ENSAIA
Competitionentrance
examination (national wide)
(Lycées)
Ecole
s (
3 y
ears
)
ENGINEERING
STUDIES
(3 YEARS)
INP preparatory classes for admisssion to one of the 3 INP
Admissionon record
For : 20 Ecoles
of the 3 INP
Continuous assessment
INP
Eco
les
INP
Eco
les
(3 y
ears
)
ENGINEERING
STUDIES
(3 YEARS)
Preparatory Course
within the Ecole
(2 years)
Admission after an entrance examination
For : EEIGM, ENSGSI
Continuous assessment
Maitrise
2 or 3 years
of college-level
studies
On record
ENGINEERING
STUDIES
(3 YEARS)
DEUGDiploma takenafter 2 years of undergraduate
scientific studies
Admissionon record
DUT Diploma takenafter 2 years of
technical college-level
studies
Admission according to qualificationsto all the "Ecoles" of INPL
Admissionon record
3 years
of univesrsity
training
2 years of sandwich
course
Admissionon record
+ examination
INP in service and extramural
training
Ecole
s (
5 y
ears
)
Licence
Un
ivers
ity
Eco
les
Pro
fessio
nn
al In
du
str
ial S
ecti
on
GRADUATE ENGINEER
"Baccalauréat" with scientific orientation
+
International Relations
Visiting faculty
Student exchange programs
Research with foreign partners
PhD theses with foreign faculty co-advisors
America Laval, Quebec
McGill, Montreal
Western Ontario
Florida, Miami
Rochester, New York
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
KSU, Manhattan
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Wisconsin, Madison
Sao Paulo, Campinas, Natal
With ...With ...
non exhaustive list
EuropeLeeds, Bath, Manchester,
Imperial College, University College and SBU of London
Edinburgh, Glasgow
Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Berlin, Mannheim, Sarrebrück
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia
Brussels, Wageningen, Lulea
Larissa, Wroclaw, Olsztyn, Bratislava...
The ENSAIA
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d ’Agronomie
et des Industries Alimentaires
(Since 1896)
ENSAIA is like a college of agriculture in the USA
2 departments = 2 diplomas
Ingénieur Agronome (Dept Agronomy)
Ingénieur des Industries alimentaires(Dept Food Science and Technology)
These diplomas are at a level similar to the Master
Number of students : 150 per year
Unit 1
• UNIT 1. ENGINEERING METHODS (20-40 ECTS)
– 1.1 Applied thermodynamics, chemistry and physics
– 1.2 Process engineering in agriculture, food science and biotechnology
– 1.3 Data acquisition and analysis
Unit 2• UNIT 2. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND
APPLICATIONS (30-50 ECTS)
– 2.1 Basic biology
– 2.2 Environmental sciences
– 2.3 Plant science
– 2.4 Biotechnology
– 2.5 Animal science and nutrition
– 2.6 Human nutrition
Units 3 and 4
• UNIT 3. ECONOMICS AND HUMAN SCIENCES (30 ECTS)– 3.1 Economics and management
– 3.2 Corporate world
– 3.3 Foreign languages
– 3.4 Sports
• UNIT 4. INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND TRAINING PERIODS (30 ECTS)
Master’s Program
AGRICULTURAL & RURAL
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
& ENGINEERING
DAIRY PRODUCTS & QUALITY CONTROL
FOOD MANAGEMENT & PACKAGING
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
& FORMULATION
BIOTECHNOLOGY
CONSUMER ECONOMICS
& MARKETING
9 Majors
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
SYSTEMS
NUTRITION
Fonction des Ingénieurs IA 2000 et 2001
R & D22%
Gestion et contrôle de la production19%
Qualité, sécurité15%
Marketing15%
Commercial/Vente8%
Audit conseil8%
Direction générale5%
Informatique5%
Finance, assurance3%
Fonctions des ingénieurs agro 2000 et 2001
R & D28%
Audit conseil19%
Gestion et contrôle de la production9%
Assistance technique10%
Commercial/Vente8%
Enseignement-Formation8%
Administration3%
Approvisionnements, logistique3%
Qualité, sécurité3%
Entretien/maintenance3%
Autre3%
Informatique3%
Job opportunities
Secteurs d'activité des ingénieurs agro 2000 et 2001
Agriculture53%
Eco-industrie, environnement…
22%
Industrie agroalimentaire10%
Administration7%
Autres Industries4%
Etudes/Conseil/Audit2%
Technologies de l'information2%
Secteurs d'activité des ingénieurs IA 2000 et 2001
Industrie agroalimentaire74%
Industrie pharmaceutique8%
Technologies de l'information7%
Agriculture et pêche5%
Commerce/Distribution2%
Finance/Banque/Assurance2%
Autres2%
Job opportunities
ENSAIA prepares to the Doctorate level (similar to the PhD)
PhD in Agriculture Sciences
PhD in Biotechnological and Food Processes
Number of students : 40 per year
The research at the ENSAIA
Dynamics of pollutants in the soil-plant-water system
Laboratoire Sols Environnement
Laboratoire Agronomie et Environnement
The rhizospherePlant secondary metabolitesEcophysiology of forage plants
Laboratoire des Sciences Animales
Milk and meat quality
Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique
Cell and metabolic engineering
Enzymatic engineering
Process optimization
Laboratoire Bioprocédés Agroalimentaires
Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie et Génie Alimentaires
Research resources
Public funds : 60%Private funds : 40%
Teaching and Research human resources :Faculty members : 60Administration and technical : 80
Laboratory : 4000 m2Pilot plants : 2000 m2Greenhouses : 400 m2Experimental farm : 200 ha