ISIPCA (''Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire'') is a French school for post-graduate studies in
perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...
,
cosmetics
Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect ...
products and food
flavor formulation, with an
apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a ...
period in the industry. It was founded in 1970 by
Jean-Jacques Guerlain as ''ISIP'' (Institut supérieur international du parfum).
Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique
/ref> It became ''Groupe ISIPCA'' in 1984 when the ''CCIV
The Versailles-Val-d'Oise-Yvelines Chamber of Commerce (''Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Versailles-Val-d'Oise-Yvelines'' or CCIV) is a Chamber of Commerce of the Paris region, concerning the departments of Val-d'Oise and Yvelines.
It is ...
'' (Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Versailles-Val-d'Oise-Yvelines) backed up and sponsored the school with significant capital.
From 2004 to 2017, ISIPCA and UVSQ ( University of Versailles) had established a partnership in order to offer postgraduate programmes (Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
Diplomas and Professional Masters) in perfumery, cosmetics and food flavoring.
The school is affiliated with the Osmothèque, a perfume archive that researches ancient perfumes, and reconstructs fragrances whose formulas have been lost.
The facilities are a mix of renovated ancient buildings, protected by Historic Landmark status, and contemporary architecture by parisian architects Philippe Ameller and Jacques Dubois (2004).
Notable alumni
* Francis Kurkdjian
Francis Kurkdjian (born 14 May 1969) is a French perfumer and businessman of Armenian descent. He is best known for creating the men's fragrance Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier in 1995, which has become one of the world's best-selling perfumes. ...
, French contemporary perfumer and businessman
* Annick Ménardo, Contemporary perfumer
See also
* Flavorist
A flavorist, also known as flavor chemist, is someone who uses chemistry to engineer artificial and natural flavors. The tools and materials used by flavorists are almost the same as that used by perfumers with the exception that flavorists seek ...
* Perfumer
* Université Européenne des Senteurs & Saveurs
The Université Européenne des Senteurs et des Saveurs (UESS) (English: ''European University of Fragrances and Flavors''), located at the medieval Couvent des Cordeliers in Forcalquier, France, is a private university specialized in the study ...
References
External links
ISIPCA Official website
Universities and colleges in Versailles
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Educational institutions established in 1970
Perfumery
Cosmetics companies of France
1970 establishments in France
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