Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (Ensaia) is a Graduate Engineering school in Agricultural and Food sciences and engineering.
During the last decades, Ensaia has extended its training and research scope to : Environment and Biotechnology.

Issued from the merge of historical schools in Nancy (since 1893) , it was founded under its actual form in 1971, a one of the 7 engineering schools of "Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine" (INPL). After January 2012, Ensaia will be part of  Université de Lorraine.

"n+" master degree
Duration: 3 years after an intensive 2 year scientific preparation
Admission in the 4th year possible for foreign students.

Ensaia proposes 2 trainings for graduate engineers in:

• Environmental and Agricultural sciences
  It includes life science, animal or plant production, agro-system management and soil science.
• Food science and bioprocess engineering
  It includes food and industrial microbiology, food chemistry, food engineering and bioprocess engineering

Both training involve a large part of humanities, project and several industrial training (cumulated duration: 9 months). The last (3rd) year at ENSAIA is called Specialisation year.

12 Specialisations are proposed:

•     Agriculture and Rural Development,
•     Sustainable Agricultural Production,
•     Crops Protection
•     Environmental Science and Engineering,
•     Environmental Science and Technology (transversal program with 2 other prestigious school of our university, INPL)
•     Biotechnology,
•     Dairy Products and Quality Control,
•     Industrial Development,
•     Food Formulation
•     Supply chain management
•     Packaging,
•     Innovation Management

Ensaia's engineering training is also compatible with a Master in "Business Administration".

"i" Master degree
Duration: 2 years (after a 3-year Bachelor)

3 MSc. Degrees (with thesis):

•     Food and biotechnological process engineering (opened to n+i student)
•     Forestry, agronomy, ecosystems and environment
•     Sustainable Development Engineering

1 International Master: Food Safety and Management (1 semester at ENSAIA, 1 semester at London South Bank University and 1 semester at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, + a 6 month industrial training period)
One professional Master Degree (i.e. without thesis)  : Dairy Products is also proposed.

 

Nancy is a city of ancient history located in Lorraine, eastern France.
It is located at less than 90 minutes from: Paris, Strasburg, Luxemburg and Basel.
Nancy population is about 300 000 inhabitants + 50 000 Students in Université de Lorraine.
The weather is  intermediate oceanic/continental (around -5 +5°C in winter and 25-35°C in summer)

Ensaia's topics range from the (farmer) fork to the (customer) fork.
Ensaia has not only an experience in both Agricultural and Food sciences but has made the most of it to create synergy for near 40 years.

Ensaia is attached to Research Centres for both fundamentals and applied Sciences and have a strong connection with industry to promote Innovation.
We have developped cooperation with the largest international Agro-Food (Danone, Nestlé, Unilever,...) and Non Agro-Food (Veolia, Sanofi, Bayer,...) companies but also with the surrounding small and medium-sized business.

Ensaia has developped an international policy for years especially for student exchanges.
In order to increase the number of its international degree student, Ensaia has joined the
"n+i" network in early 2009. We are welcoming between 4 and  6 n+i students each year coming from China, India, Mexico, Argentina,...

n+i admission calendar is available on this n+i website.

Direct admission procedure  for all degrees starts in March.
   The deadline to apply for an admission is set to the 30th of April.
   The admission consists in two steps : admission on records and an interview (by phone for student abroad).
   The admission is notified in June.
   The academic year starts in early Septembre.
B2 level in French is required for such a direct admission.

 

The tuition fees for degree students are mostly taken in charge by the French government.
There is therefore no scholarship for foreign students.
Scholarship might be offered through the n+i.

Students in Nancy can use all the facilities (sport, arts, party, events) of Université de Lorraine and all the activities in Nancy town (cinema, concert hall, theater,...)

On top of that, inside the school, students can register to the Student Board. They access all association dedicated to extra-scholar activities (sport competition, music, games, comics, role playing... )
Ensaia\'s students organise major events of Eastern France every year  :

• The 24h Stanislas\'s race (a 24h funny race where students from different universities or school push their car around the most famous place of Nancy)
• The Brewer\'s week (a week-end dedicated to discover the beer, the brewery and its diversity).

Accommodation:

• In private housing :
  rent between 300 € - 800 €/month
  (financial support might be asked to the French State)

• In private hall of residence for students:
  rent between 300 € - 500 €/month.

• In public hall of residence for students:
  rent between 140 € - 400 €/month.
  (rooms between 9 and 18 m2)
  ENSAIA might reserve such a room for you on your request.

Ensaia is somehow the AgroFood Department of its university. Its accomodates about 600 students.
About 200 students are graduated at Ensaia each year (180 in "n+" Master and 50 in "i" Master).

Ensaia has a long and strong experience in international exchanges.
In 2009, it  joined the "n+i" network. It  has accomodated its first  "n+i"
student during 2009-2010. Since there, between 4 and 6 n+i students/year are welcome.

Ensaia is a component of Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine.
Its shares transversal engineering training in the area of Environmental Engineering.

Some Ensaia\'s engineering training are compatible with its own MSc. trainings :

• MSc. in Food and Biotechnological sciences and engineering
• MSc. in Agriculture-Agroforestry-Environment
• MSc. in Sustainable Development Engineering

Ensaia's engineering training is also compatible with a Master in "Business Administration".