INSTN is a public higher education institution administered by CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission). It specializes in nuclear science and technology, energy, and health technologies.
Address: INSTN Saclay, Château de la Hacquinière, RD 306, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France, France
Nuclear Engineering & Reactor Physics, Radiation Protection & Safety, Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma, Doctor, Graduate Certificate, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Administered by CEA. Partnerships with EDF, Orano, Framatome, IAEA, and international nuclear research centers.
Research:
Reactor physics and neutronics, Nuclear safety and security, Radiochemistry and fuel cycle, Radiation protection and dosimetry, Medical applications of radiation.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading European institution for nuclear education and training, strong links with CEA and nuclear industry, specialized expertise.
Cons
Highly specialized in nuclear field, some programs are for professionals.
Best For
Leading institution for education and training in nuclear science, energy, and health technologies.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- CentraleSupélec takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, and it covers aerospace and civil engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,300 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Also strong in nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay makes a sensible second look at home; it is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Mines Paris - PSL overlaps with this institution on nanotechnologies, fluid dynamics and bioengineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it does not run the diploma programmes found here and covers aerospace and geotechnics as well.
- AgroParisTech works in much the same fields, chiefly quality, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it does not run the diploma and graduate certificate programmes found here and covers logistics and marine science as well.
- For students who like the quality, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics focus of this school but want another option nearby, IMT Atlantique fits well: it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, FHNW Hochschule für Life Sciences in Switzerland is where metrology, quality and nanotechnologies get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- On content, The Main School of Fire Service in Poland and this institution are close, as both teach quality, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it covers logistics and transportations as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students.
- If this school is on your list for nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics, East China University of Technology in China deserves a comparison, because it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers transportations and geotechnics as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics is Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Japan, and it also offers bachelor's programmes and covers agriculture and food science as well.
- National Fisheries University, in Japan, takes a similar route through quality, microbiology and genetics and optics; it is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 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.
- Energy, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Technologies, Research and Development, Safety
*: 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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