AgroParisTech is a leading French public grande école in life, food, and environmental sciences. It was created in 2007 from the merger of three prestigious institutions. It is part of Université Paris-Saclay.
Address: 22 place de l’Agronomie, CS 20040, 91120 Palaiseau, Île-de-France, France
Agronomy & Environmental Sciences, Food Science & Engineering, Forestry & Natural Resource Management
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université Paris-Saclay. Member of Agreenium (French consortium for agriculture, food, animal health and environment). Partnerships with INRAE, CIRAD, and major agrifood companies.
Research:
Sustainable agriculture and food systems, Biodiversity and ecosystem management, Food processing and quality, Forest engineering and wood science, Environmental engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
René Dumont (INA PG legacy)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Top-tier institution for agricultural, food, and environmental sciences, strong research focus, excellent career prospects.
Cons
Campus located in Palaiseau, specialized focus areas.
Best For
Leading grande école for life, food, and environmental sciences and engineering.
- Agriculture, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Environmental Engineering, Food, Food Safety, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product Design
*: 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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