Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse

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name = INSA Toulouse (National Institute for Applied Sciences)
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established = 1963
type = Public
president = Louis Castex
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city = Toulouse
state = France
students = 2080
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website = http://www.insa-toulouse.fr
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The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse or INSA Toulouse is a "Grande École d'Ingénieurs", a School of Engineering, under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research and part of the INSA's network.

INSA Toulouse's first mission is to train engineers, 430 graduate each year in 10 specializations:

Specializations

INSA Toulouse currently offers the following specializations:

* Systems engineering
* Physical engineering
* Mathematical and modeling engineering
* Computer engineering
* Networks - telecommunications
* Mechanical engineering
* Automatic control – Electronics – Informatics
* Industrial processes engineering
* Biochemical engineering
* Civil engineering

Note that other specializations are possible in the other INSAs (Lyon, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg).

New European program

In 2002, INSA Toulouse decided to reform its structure to adapt to the European 3/5/8 system.

The new programme, better adapted to the social and economic environment, includes a one-year common core, two years of pre-specialization and two years of specialization.

A « Bachelor » (Bsc) degree is awarded after three years and a « Master » (Msc) degree after five years.

INSA culture

In addition to the sciences, great emphasis is placed on the humanities (more than 50 [http://www.etud.insa-toulouse.fr/~amicale clubs] ) and sport (wall-climbing, tennis, golf, rowing, rugby, swimming, badmington, football, cycling...).

INSA is also attractive to foreign students who represent more than 16% of the student population currently in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. French students also have to spend a minimum period of 3 months abroad during their studies, that makes the INSA an international school.

Location

Toulouse is located in the south of France. The INSA is more precisely on the Rangueil Campus (that also includes Université Paul Sabatier III) along the Canal du Midi.

External links

* [http://www.insa-toulouse.fr/en/index.html INSA Toulouse official website]
* [http://etud.insa-toulouse.fr/~contact/lentille/ INSA Toulouse unofficial student board]