Agrocampus Ouest
| Institut supérieur des sciences agronomiques, agroalimentaires, horticoles et du paysage | |
Main building in the campus of Rennes
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| Type | Grande école |
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| Established | 2008 (merger of two grandes écoles) |
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Academic affiliation
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CGE, CDEFI, European University of Brittany, Université Nantes Angers Le Mans |
| President | Dominique Chargé |
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Academic staff
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150 teachers including 130 professors/teachers |
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Administrative staff
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322 |
| Students | 1,950, including 120 PhD students |
| Location |
Campuses in Rennes and Angers, (respectively in Brittany and Pays de la Loire), France 48°06′49″N 1°42′23″W / 48.1135°N 1.7064°WCoordinates: 48°06′49″N 1°42′23″W / 48.1135°N 1.7064°W |
| Website | http://www.agrocampus-ouest.fr |
Agrocampus Ouest is a French higher education institution of university-level, grande école-type. Its official name is Institut supérieur des sciences agronomiques, agroalimentaires, horticoles et du paysage (in English Higher Institute for agricultural sciences, food industry, horticulture and landscape management). It operates under the supervision of the French Ministry of Agriculture.
It trains agricultural sciences engineers and research scientists. It has two campuses in western France, one in Rennes and the other in Angers.
Agrocampus Ouest was created in 2008, as the merger of two institutions:
Its head office is located in Rennes, and has a second campus in Angers.
Agrocampus Ouest mainly trains engineers (Msc level), 4 specializations being available:
Depending on the chosen specialization, trainings are held in one or the other campus. Agrocampus Ouest also offers 16 Master's degrees and 9 Bachelor's degrees in life sciences.
Moreover, Agrocampus Ouest has 6 doctoral schools:
The institution has 80 acamedic partnerships across the world.
According to its website, Agrocampus Ouest has:
According to the 2011 ranking published by the L'Etudiant and L'Expansion, Agrocampus Ouest is the third French grande école for agricultural sciences, ex-æquo with l'ENSA de Toulouse.
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