The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (National Institute of Applied Sciences) is a grande école - a respected, competitive engineering university in France. The grandes écoles (French for great schools) of France are higher education establishments outside of the mainstream framework of the public universities. ... Licensure and Qualifications for the Practice of Engineering The Engineers Ring The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) ASEE engineering profile (2003) PDF Categories: Architecture and engineering occupations | Engineering ... A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...

The logo of INSA de Lyon

There are 5 INSA establishments organised as a network and located in major French regional cities, Lyon, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg and Toulouse. All INSAs share the same philosophy, at the same time preserving an individual identity based on their respective histories, origins, economic environments and on poles of excellence developed from specific competences. The logo of the INSA de Lyon french engineering university. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ... Location within France Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France, and presently the capital of the Upper Normandy région. ... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a...

The INSA network represents the largest group for engineer training in France: 12% of engineers who, each year, obtain their engineering degree in France, graduate from one of the INSA establishments. To date, over 40,000 INSA engineers contribute to the social and economic fabric worldwide. The INSA are public establishments with a scientific, cultural and professional orientation. They are under the aegis of the Ministry of Higher Education and are accredited by the "Commission des Titres" to deliver Engineering Degrees. An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ...

It comprises several campuses:

• INSA Toulouse
• INSA Lyon
• INSA Rennes
• INSA Strasbourg
• INSA Rouen

The INSA Toulouse is a Grande École dIngénieurs, a School of Engineering, under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research. ... INSA de Lyon is a major engineering university in France. ... INSA de Rennes is a major engineering University in France. ...

External links

The INSA network
INSA Lyon
INSA Rennes
INSA Rouen
INSA Strasbourg
INSA Toulouse