BRGM is the French geological survey, a public institution for research and expertise in geosciences. It conducts research, provides public expertise, and is involved in higher education and training in geosciences.
Address: 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Geology & Geophysics, Hydrogeology & Water Resources, Geotechnics & Natural Hazards
Domains taught:
- Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Certificate, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with universities for co-supervising PhDs and Masters. Collaborations with industry and government agencies on geoscience issues.
Research:
Geological mapping and modeling, Groundwater resources and management, Mineral resources and geothermal energy, Natural hazards (landslides, earthquakes), Contaminated sites and waste management.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
100 (PhD students)
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading French institution for geosciences, strong expertise and data resources, involvement in applied research and public policy.
Cons
Primarily a research and expertise organization, higher education is often in partnership with universities.
Best For
French geological survey conducting research and providing expertise in geosciences, involved in higher education.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie de Grenoble when marine science, quality and geotechnics is the priority: it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate programmes found here.
- In terms of fields, ENGEES is the nearest neighbour, with quality, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics again at the core; it is far larger, with about 500 students against roughly 100 here, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in marine science, geotechnics and signal processing, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris makes a sensible second look at home; it covers astroscience and computer vision as well, and is larger, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 100 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of microbiology and genetics, optics and signal processing can consider ISIS, and it has almost the same size, at about 100 students, and is also a public institution.
- Institut Pierre Simon Laplace works in much the same fields, chiefly marine science, geotechnics and optics, and it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For marine science, quality and geotechnics outside the home country, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands is a natural reference; it runs the same master's, doctoral and certificate programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 100 here.
- Beyond national borders, Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft stands out as a comparable school for marine science, quality and geotechnics; it does not run the certificate programmes found here and covers metrology and agriculture as well.
- For marine science, quality and geotechnics outside the home country, Eawag - Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz in Switzerland is a natural reference; it covers metrology and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 100 here.
- For marine science, transportations and geotechnics outside the home country, Wuhan University in China is a natural reference; it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers astroscience and bioinformatics as well.
- In China, CUG teaches much the same core subjects, marine science, geotechnics and optics, and it is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 100 here, and is also a public 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.
- Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development, Water contamination
*: 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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