' (National Veterinary School of Toulouse), is a

veterinary school Veterinary education is the tertiary education of veterinarians. To become a veterinarian, one must first complete a veterinary degree in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM , V.M.D. , BVS, BVSc, BVMS, BVM, cand.med.vet). In the United States and ...

located in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

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. Established in 1825, it is also an institution of higher education and research and a teaching hospital.

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Opened in 1828, the ENVT is the oldest ''Grande École'' in Toulouse, and the school has trained more than a quarter of all veterinarians in France – over 15,000 graduates. As a ''Grande École'', ENVT a French institution of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the

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in the United States,

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in the UK, and

C9 League The C9 League () is an alliance of nine universities in China, initiated by the Government of China, Chinese Central Government to promote the development and reputation of higher education in China in 2009. Collectively, universities in the C9 ...

in China, ''Grandes Écoles'' are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process. ''Grandes Écoles'' typically they have much smaller class sizes and student bodies than public universities in France, 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''. Degrees from ''ENVT'' are accredited by the ''Conférence des Grandes Écoles'' and awarded by the

Ministry of National Education (France) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

(french: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale). ENVT is also founding member of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (french: Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées), the

association of universities and higher education institutions Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

(ComUE), which is reconstituting the collective Université de Toulouse. As a full-fledged member, EMVT coordinates the training offers and the research and transfer strategies of 31 public university and research establishments within the

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region, has its own budgetary allocation, and can issue diplomas. Among others, this membership includes all large campuses in Toulouse: Capitole University,

Jean Jaurès Auguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès (3 September 185931 July 1914), commonly referred to as Jean Jaurès (; oc, Joan Jaurés ), was a French Socialist leader. Initially a Moderate Republican, he later became one of the first social demo ...

Paul Sabatier University Paul Sabatier University (''Université Paul Sabatier'', UPS, also known as Toulouse III) is a French public university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It is one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse. Toulouse III was ...

, Sciences Po Toulouse,

INSA Toulouse The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is a non-profit, nonpartisan 501(c)(6) professional organization based in Arlington Virginia for public and private sector members of the United States Intelligence Community. History ...

, ISAE-SUPAERO, as well as the 7 grandes écoles of the

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse Toulouse Institute of Technology (also called National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse or INPT) is a French university cluster based in Toulouse, France, part of University of Toulouse. It was founded in 1969. The institute is composed of seven ...

. As a collective higher education structure, it is the fourth largest in France with over 130,000 students, faculty, and staff.

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