The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Hauts-de-France or INSA Hauts-de-France is one of the 210 Grande Ecole d’Ingénieurs, an engineering school, under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research. Situated in Valenciennes, this school is one of the public engineering institutes that make up the INSA's network.

Academics

INSA Hauts-de-France is one of several engineering schools within the ''

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(INSA)'' network under the supervision of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France) (french: Ministre de l'Économie et des Finances. All INSA engineering schools are ''Grandes Écoles'', a French institution of

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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 China, ''Grandes Écoles'' are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process. Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.

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Les inégalités sociales d’accès aux grandes écoles
(2003), INSEE Although INSA engineering schools are selective and can be more expensive than public universities in France, ''Grandes Écoles'' typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, 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''. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the '' Conférence des Grandes Écoles'' ''(CGE)'', as are INSA engineering schools. Degrees from INSA are accredited by the ''Conférence des Grandes Écoles'' and awarded by the

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(french: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).

INSA Campuses

France

INSA Lyon 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 ...

* INSA Rennes *

INSA Rouen 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 ...

INSA Strasbourg The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Strasbourg or INSA Strasbourg is a ''Grande École Grande means "large" or "great" in many of the Romance languages. It may also refer to: Places * Grande, Germany, a municipality in Germany ...

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 ...

INSA Centre Val de Loire The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Centre Val de Loire or INSA CVL is one of the 210 Grande Ecole d’Ingénieurs, an engineering school, under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research. Situated in the French p ...

*INSA Hauts-de-France

Morocco

INSA Euro-Méditerranée The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Euro-Méditerranée or INSA Euro-Méditerranée was an engineering school in Fez, Morocco, created in 2015 and closed in 2022. This school was one of the public engineering institutes that make u ...

References

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