ISA Lille, formerly the Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture de Lille, is one of 205 French schools accredited on September 1, 2018 to deliver a '' Diplôme d'Ingénieur'' engineering degree. It is a "''

grande école A ''grande école'' () is a specialised university that is separate from, but parallel and often connected to, the main framework of the French public university system. The grandes écoles offer teaching, research and professional training in s ...

''", in the French system of Higher Education. It consists of a institution focused on agricultural engineering, mandated by the French Ministry of Agriculture. It was created in 1963 at the request of agricultural professional organisations, the school's mission is two-fold: education and research. ISA Lille is one of the 4 schools which make up France Agro 3, the French network for Education and Research in Life Sciences. ISA Lille is a member of the Polytechnical University Federation of Lille, a local group of Catholic schools. In 2016, the group of Engineering schools of

Lille Catholic University Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

—HEI (

Hautes études d'ingénieur , mottoeng = en, Engineers for the World , established = 1885 , closed = , type = Private Grande École , affiliation = , endowment = , budget = 17,75 M€ , officer_in_c ...

), ISA and ISEN ( Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique), merged under the name Yncréa Hauts-de-France. Each school maintains its own degree, areas of expertise, and distinctive pedagogical approach. In July 2019, ISA Lille was recognized as the Sustainability Institution of the Year by ''Campus Responsables'' and earned 2nd place in the International Green Gown awards.

Academic programs

The school offers a range of degree programs, as well as research and business services, specialising in sectors of Agricultural science,

Food science Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development ...

, Environmental science, and Agricultural economics. The school was among the first French higher education institutions to offer programmes 100% taught in English.

Undergraduate courses

ISA Lille does not deliver Bachelor degrees, however high school graduates may join the integrated preparatory course prior to studying in the engineering program.

Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Science in Engineering (abbreviated MSE, M.Sc.Eng. or MScEng) is a type of Master of Science awarded by universities in many countries. It is an academic degree to be differentiated from a Master of Engineering. A Master of Science in ...

Students with a Bachelor of Science in a related scientific discipline may join ISA Lille in the 4th year, the first year of the Master programme. The degree is accredited by the

Commission des titres d'ingénieur Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) is the main committee responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions for the training of professional engineers in France. It regulates the issuance of the ''Diplôme d'ingén ...

and internationally recognised as a Master of Science in Engineering.

Research

ISA Lille participates in various domains of research activities:

Sensory analysis Sensory analysis (or sensory evaluation) is a scientific discipline that applies principles of experimental design and statistical analysis to the use of human senses ( sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing Hearing, or auditory percepti ...

, New Product Development, Depollution of Soils, Bioindicators of Pollution, Animal welfare, Agricultural Forecasting, the Study of Parasites and Fungi, and Agricultural Statistics

References

External links

Official site in English
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