National Polytechnic Institutes (France)
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The National Polytechnic Institutes (Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques or INPs) in France
are three consortiums of grandes écoles
that offer engineering degrees. They were established in 1970. 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.
The three institutions are:
France
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are three consortiums of grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
that offer engineering degrees. They were established in 1970. 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.
The three institutions are:
- The National Polytechnic Institute of ToulouseNational Polytechnic Institute of ToulouseFunded in 1969, the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse is a French university system based in Toulouse, France part of University of Toulouse....
(Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse or INP Toulouse) - The Grenoble Institute of Technology (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble or INP Grenoble)
- The National Polytechnic Institute of LorraineNational Polytechnic Institute of LorraineThe National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine , based in Nancy, is a French university system. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz.INPL is part of Nancy-Université...