Grenoble Institute of Techology

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The Grenoble Institute of Technology (GIT) (Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Groupe INP Grenoble, or INPG) [1] is a French technological university system consisting of six engineering schools.

INPG also has a 2 year preparatory class programme, an adult education department, as well as 35 laboratories and a graduate school in Engineering Sciences. More than 1,100 engineers graduate every year from the INPG, making it France's biggest grande école.

Most of the IPG is located in Grenoble, except for the ESISAR which is located in Valence.

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[edit] History

INP Grenoble was born in the Alpine environment. It was officially founded in 1900 with the creation of the Electrical Engineering Institute. Industrial pioneers of a century ago found that after mastering hydraulic power and creating the initial industrial applications, they had also created a need for well-trained engineers.

The first of its type in France, INPG became polytechnical and grew continuously in scale, becoming the National Polytechnical Institute in 1971 with Louis Néel, Nobel Laureate in Physics as its first President. INPG's scope and influence, due to its excellence in teaching and research as well as its close links to industry, have consistently expanded. INPG enjoys an international reputation as one of France's and Europe's finest universities of technology.

The INPG is currently contributing to the construction of the Minatec project, one of Europe's biggest nanosciences research center.

[edit] Some Figures

Academic staff and researchers: (source? !! these values are probably incorrect !!)

  • 1250 teaching staff (350 permanent)
  • 1400 researchers (300 permanent)
  • 450 administrative and technical staff

Students: (2004 figures[2])

  • 1,428 degree students
  • 3,036 masters students
  • 842 doctorate students

The total number of students in 2004-2005 was 5,306 students, including 1,152 international students.

Most of the students enter the INPG after a two-year undergraduate program, the French classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, the selection being made according to the results of an entrance exam. However a few students (less than 10%) can be admitted at the INPG without needing to take an entrance exam. Such students have to follow another two-year undergraduate program called the CPP Preparatory Course and to have a minimum entrance average at the end of the program. This program has been created by the French INPs in [1993] in order to attract even more French high school-leavers as well as students with particular sporting or musical talents.

Each year, INPG graduates: (2004 figures)

  • 1,046 engineers with a "Diplôme d'ingénieur" (five-year curricula)
  • 332 DEA (master level)
  • 146 [PhD]

[edit] Schools

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  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et de Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble (ENSIMAG), founded in 1960: trains engineers to master the design and use of computer and mathematical tools: VLSI and computer design, software engineering, telecommunications and networks, distributed applications and systems, image processing and synthesis, economic and financial systems modeling, scientific computation.
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Physique de Grenoble (ENSPG), founded in 1985: trains engineers in physical sciences, nanotechnologies, materials science, electronic and optoelectronic devices, energy and nuclear engineering and physical instrumentation. ENSPG trains physics engineers with a strong scientific background. Graduates are employed mainly in basic and applied research or in development.
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electronique et de Radioélectricité de Grenoble (ENSERG), founded in 1958: trains engineers in electronics from basic components to complex circuits and telecommunications systems, image and word processing, computer and multimedia systems.
  • The Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Génie Industriel (ENSGI) trains engineers specialized in organization and technological management. The ENSGI has a formal link with Grenoble's Social Sciences University and its business School whose faculty participate in ENSGI's curriculum.
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble (ENSHMG), founded in 1928: trains engineers in the fields of fluid mechanics, hydraulics and water resources, environmental sciences and mechanical engineering.
  • Ecole Française de Papeterie et des Industries Graphiques (EFPG), founded in 1907: trains engineers for the paper and graphics industries: physical chemistry and mechanics, process engineering, paper production and conversion, and printing techniques.
  • Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Systèmes Avancés Rhône-Alpes ESISAR

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Since May 2006 and the creation of its new website, INPG has chosen this name to communicate its image across the borders. In the past, names such as Grenoble National Polytechnical Institute or National Polytechnical Institute of Grenoble were sometimes used. The INPG calls itself the Grenoble Institute of Technology, or Grenoble IT, on its English language web site (retrieved 2007-1028).
  2. ^ Grenoble IT in figures
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The engineering schools of the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
EFPG • ENSEEG • ENSERG • ENSGI • ENSHMG • ENSIEG • ENSIMAG • ENSPG • ESISAR
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