ESPAS is a private higher education institution, part of UCLille (Université Catholique de Lille) system, offering programs that combine science/technology with business and marketing, particularly for bio-industries and health sectors. It emphasizes a dual competence.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Microbiology and Genetics, Project Management, Quality, Statistics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
Part of UCLille. Partnerships with companies in biotech, pharma, food, and environmental sectors for internships and projects.
Research:
Innovation management in life sciences, Business development for health and biotech products, Sustainable development strategies for bio-industries.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
80
Current students***:
400
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique dual competence (science/technology and business), focus on bio-industries and health, strong professional orientation.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, hybrid profile may not suit those seeking pure engineering or pure business.
Best For
Dual competence school combining science/technology with business for bio-industries and health.
ISTOM offers a comparable education in logistics, agriculture and food science: it is also a private institution and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of food science, quality and bioinformatics can consider ESTBB, and it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
École d'Ingénieurs de Purpan works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, agriculture and food science, and it covers thermodynamics and process control as well, and is far larger, with about 1,200 students against roughly 400 here.
École de Biologie Industrielle Cergy overlaps with this school on agriculture, food science and quality, so the two are easy to compare, and it is larger, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
A good alternative in the same country is ISARA Lyon, which likewise covers logistics, agriculture and food science; it covers thermodynamics and process control as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 400 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche in Italy pursues a similar profile in agriculture, food science and quality, and it also offers doctoral programmes and covers process control as well.
School of Engineering and Health in Warsaw in Poland pursues a similar profile in food science, quality and microbiology and genetics, and it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers thermodynamics and computer vision as well.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States pursues a similar profile in bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, and it is also a private institution and also offers doctoral and graduate certificate programmes.
Seen from abroad, Changins - Haute école de viticulture et œnologie (Switzerland) is a close relative on subject matter, since agriculture, food science and quality are central to both, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers diploma programmes.
Universidad Católica de Ávila - Escuela Politécnica Superior in Spain is the nearest foreign match on agriculture, food science and manufacturing; it is larger, enrolling about 700 students against roughly 400 here, and is also a private institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
Biomedical Sensors, Biotechnologies, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Customer Experience, Design for Sustainability, Innovation, Market Research, Product Development, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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