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

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ity

Eco

les

Pro

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al In

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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