Institut national des sciences appliquées
The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA; National Institute of Applied Sciences) is a French engineering university.
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| Type | Institute of Grandes écoles d'ingénieurs (public research university Engineering schools) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1957 |
| Students | 16,700+[1] 1,200 Ph.D.[2] 34% female[2] 27% international[2] |
| Location | |
| Website | https://www.groupe-insa.fr/en |
There are seven INSA establishments organised as a network and located in major French regional cities Lyon, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Valenciennes, Blois and Bourges.[1] All INSAs share the same philosophy, at the same time preserving an individual identity based on their respective histories, origins, economic environments and on poles of excellence developed from specific competences.
The INSA network represents the largest engineer training group in France: 12% of all engineers who obtain their degree in France each year graduate from one of the INSA establishments. To date, almost 50,000 INSA engineers contribute to the social and economic fabric worldwide. The INSA are public establishments with a scientific, cultural and professional orientation. They are under the aegis of the Ministry of Higher Education and are accredited by the "Commission des Titres" to deliver engineering degrees.
Academics
About 20% of French engineering students enroll in a school directly after a high school diploma (Baccalauréat) without first attending a post-high school preparatory school (Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles or prépa), and then attend for five years of study leading to a master's degree.[3] The Groupe INSA Grandes Écoles engineering schools are selective, and unlike French universities they do not offer open enrollment, but they do allow for direct enrollment either after high school or after graduating from a post- high school prépa.[4] International students with a high school or bachelor's degree may also apply directly to INSA, and 27% of students are from outside of France.[5][2] In 2022, annual tuition for a master's degree was: €601 for French; €1,900 for other Europeans; €5,000 for all others.[6]
Although INSA engineering schools are selective and can be more expensive than public universities in France, Grandes Écoles typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of the Grandes Écoles. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), as are INSA engineering schools.[7][8] Degrees from INSA are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[9] and awarded by the ministry of higher education (French: Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur).[10]
Prestige
All Groupe INSA engineering schools are under the supervision of the Ministry of higher education (French: Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur) and are Grandes Écoles, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the Ivy League in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and C9 League in China, Grandes Écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[11][12][13] Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[14][15]
Of the engineering schools that offer direct entry after receiving a baccalaureate, INSA are considered among the most selective and the number of applications has steadily increased over the years.[4]
Parcoursup 2020:
| Engineering Schools[4] | Number of spaces / applicants (2020)[4] | Acceptance 2019[4] | Acceptance 2020[4] | Acceptance 2021[16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSA Lyon | 690 / 18,190 | 11.4% | 10.4% | 9.9% |
| INSA Toulouse | 250 / 16,899 | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| INSA Rennes | 220 / 14,203 | 17.7% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| INSA-Strasbourg | 200 / 12,505 | 24.0% | 21.1% | 21.7% |
| INSA Rouen | 240 / 12,277 | 20.5% | 18.1% | 21.7% |
| INSA Hauts-de-France | 180 / 8,763 | 53.1% | 35.8% | 49.3% |
| INSA Centre-Val-de-Loire | 195 / 9,222 | 50.7% | 43.3% | 50.4% |
| INSA Toulouse-Sciences Po double degree | 24 / 1,076 | 2.4% | 9.6% | |
| INSA Rennes-Sciences Po double degree | 40 / ? | 6.8% | 15.3% |
Campuses
Notes and references
- "Key Figures". Groupe INSA. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "International student". Groupe INSA. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Pourquoi une integrer écoles d'ingénieurs" (in French). Studyrama Grandes Écoles. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Parcoursup 2020" (in French). Studyrama Grandes Écoles. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "How to apply". Groupe INSA. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Enginsa". INSA. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "Listings Archive". Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "Higher Education in France". BSB. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master". Ministry of France, Higher Education. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "France's educational elite". Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Pierre Bourdieu (1998). The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power. Stanford UP. pp. 133–35. ISBN 9780804733465.
- What are Grandes Ecoles Institutes in France?
- Monique de Saint-Martin, « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No. 21), p. 95-103. lire en ligne sur Cairn.info
- Valérie Albouy et Thomas Wanecq, Les inégalités sociales d’accès aux grandes écoles (2003), INSEE
- "Parcoursup 2021" (in French). MESRI. Retrieved 13 February 2022.