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Mikhail Gorbachev
The National Polytechnic Institutes (Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques or INPs) in France are five consortiums of grandes écoles that offer engineering degrees.
Description
The consortiums were established in 1969. They are classed 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, the institutions are quite different from the public universities, both in their organization and in the fact that they have competitive admissions.
The group educates 1 in every 6 engineers in the country.[1][independent source needed]
Group
The 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 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)
Clermont Auvergne INP is a consortium consisting of three graduate schools: ISIMA, Polytech Clermont, and SIGMA Clermont. In January 2021, they joined the group as Clermont Auvergne INP.[1][independent source needed] In July 2022, the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (Toulouse INP) left the group.[2] The same month, the National School of Engineering in Brest (ENIB) expressed its desire to work more closely with the group.[3]
CCINP entrance exams
The Concours Commun des Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques (CCINP) are entrance exams for scores of engineering schools in France.[4] The exams were originally created by and for the INP but are now used as entrance exams for numerous schools in the country.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Groupe INP Communiqué de Presse: Toulouse INP quitte le Groupe INP – Les INP réaffirment la pertinence de leur modèle" [INP Group Press Release: Toulouse INP leaves group, institutes reaffirm relevance of model] (PDF). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Le groupe des INP "regrette" le départ de Toulouse INP et "réaffirme..." [The INP group regrets the departure of Toulouse INP and reaffirms the relevance of its model]. www.aefinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ Thomas, Pierre-Loeiz (16 July 2022). "À l'École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest, Alexis Michel veut « réenchanter l'ingénierie »" [At the National School of Engineering in Brest, Alexis Michel wants to "re-enchant engineering"]. Ouest France. Retrieved 28 June 2025. [To develop this brand, the engineering school wants to work closer with the National Polytechnic Institutes (INP), a group of institutions. "The goal is to create interdisciplinary engineers by fostering exchanges with the other institutions in the group," explains Alexis Michel.]
- ^ "CPGE MP: Les épreuves écrites de mathématiques du concours CCINP" [Written Mathematics Exams for the CCINP Competitive Exam]. Le Figaro Etudiant (in French). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ "Missions du Concours Commun INP". www.concours-commun-inp.fr (in French). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
