The CDIO council has accepted a new school as member of the worldwide CDIO collaborative:
The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA) is a publicly funded higher education institution under the supervision of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. It delivers a five-year engineering degree accredited by the Commission of Engineering Degrees (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur, CTI). INSA Toulouse is part of the INSA Group, which comprises 7 institutions in France (Centre Val de Loire, Hauts-de-France, Lyon, Rennes, Rouen Normandie, Strasbourg, and Toulouse) and 6 partner schools. INSA Toulouse is also a member of the University of Toulouse. The INSA group also belongs to the European alliance ECIU with 13 partner institutions in Europe and one in Monterrey, Mexico.
In compliance with the European LMD system (Bachelor’s-Master’s-PhD), the INSA curriculum begins with a foundation year designed to give students a core scientific education. Mastering fundamental disciplines, acquiring sound working methods and developing social and communication skills are all key objectives of the curriculum.
Two years of pre-specialization follow, focusing on four major fields:
- Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering;
- Civil Engineering;
- Materials, Components and Systems Engineering;
- Modeling, Computer Science and Communication.
Eight specializations are then offered in the 4th and 5th years, covering all engineering fields:
- Chemical Engineering and Environmental processes
- Biological Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Physics
- Automatic Control and Electronics
- Computer Science and
- Networks Applied Mathematic
Every year, approximately 450 students enter the program, leading to an engineering degree (Master) in 5 years.
INSA Toulouse nurtures a strong synergy between education and research through multi-partner research laboratories that our research professors are associated with. Our scientific strategy—divided into five subjects—aims to address major scientific, technological, environmental and societal challenges.