AgroParisTech - Institut des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de l'Environnement

Founded on January 1st 2007 by the three following Graduate Institutes in Science and Engineering:

• INA P-G - Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
• ENGREF – Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts
• ENSIA – Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires

The “Grandes Ecoles” are the best rated pathways for higher education in Engineering and Management.

• Graduate school deliver degrees starting at master level
• A very selective admission process through which students are either admitted by a nationwide entrance exam or by the virtue of excellent academic records
• 5 years (Master’s degrees) to 8 years (PhD and post-Master’s degrees) of higher education
• The degree course at the “Grandes Ecoles” includes compulsory internships in laboratories and companies, in France or abroad
• The prestige of the “Grandes Ecoles” and its contacts with major enterprises provide an easy access to the job market 

The vast majority of the chief executives in major French companies and of top managers in the French Administration are graduates from the “Grandes Ecoles”.

• 50% of our students are hired before they graduate 
• 200 research contrats signed per year