AgroParisTech is the merger of three graduate institutes of science and engineering located around
Paris: •
Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INA P-G), founded in 1826 •
École nationale du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts (ENGREF), founded in 1964 •
École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (ENSIA), founded in 1893. The public higher education system in France includes universities and other institutions called the
grande école. The grandes écoles are the best rated pathways for higher education in Engineering and Management. The vast majority of the chief executives in major French companies and of top managers in the French Administration are graduates from the grandes écoles. The features are: • A very selective admission process through which students are either admitted by a nationwide entrance exam (notably after two or three years of
prépas) 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 écoles includes compulsory internships in laboratories and companies, in France or abroad • The prestige of the grandes écoles and contacts with major companies provide an easy access to the job market The university includes a museum, which has objects on loan from institutions in
Wallis and Futuna, such as
Uvea Museum Association, including a coca cola bottle dating to 1942. ==Organization==