National Polytechnic Institutes (France)
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The National Polytechnic Institutes (Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques or INPs) in France are five consortiums of grandes écoles that offer engineering degrees.
Description
[edit]They were established in 1969. They are classed together with French universities by Article 24 of the law regarding the organization of higher education in France (law 84-52 of 26 January 1984, the loi Savary).
However, they are quite different from the public universities, both in their organization and in the fact that they have competitive admissions.
Institutions
[edit]The five institutions in the National Polytechnic Institutes are:
- The Grenoble Institute of Technology (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble or INP Grenoble)
- The National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse or Toulouse INP)
- The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine or Lorraine INP)
- The Polytechnic Institute of Bordeaux (Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux or Bordeaux INP)
- The Polytechnic Institute of Clermont-Auvergne (Institut national polytechnique Clermont-Auvergne or Clermont Auvergne INP)
