The Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble ( Grenoble National Polytechnical Institute) is a French technological university consisting of nine Grandes écoles of engineering (engineering schools). INPG also have a 2 year preparatory class programme, an adult education department, as well as 30 laboratories and a graduate school in Engineering Sciences.

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

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 nanosciences research center.

Some Figures

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

Students - 3 000 engineering students - 1 200 students at the graduate level

Each year, INPG graduates - 1 000 engineers with a "Diplôme d'ingénieur"(five-year curricula) - 380 DEA (master level) - 200 PhD

Schools

• 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'Electrochimie et d'Electrométallurgie de Grenoble (ENSEEG ), founded in 1921: trains engineers in the fields of physical chemistry, materials science, process engineering and electrochemistry.

• 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'Ingénieurs Electriciens de Grenoble (ENSIEG ), founded in 1901: trains engineers in electrical engineering and its industrial applications of production and transformation, systems automation, production systems , robotics and signal processing.

• 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 .

• ESISAR

External links

• INPG Official Site
• Minatec official site

• ENSPG Official Site
• ENSEEG Official site
• ENSERG Official site
• ENSGI Official site (in French)
• ENSIEG Official site
• ENSHMG Official site (in French)
• EFPG Official site
• ENSIMAG Official site (in French)
• ESISAR Official site

• Grand Cercle INPG Students association