National Polytechnic Institutes (France)
The National Polytechnic Institutes in France are four consortiums of grandes écoles that offer engineering degrees.Description
They were established in 1969. They are classed together with French universities by Article 24 of the law regarding the organization of higher education in France.
However, they are quite different from the public universities, both in their organization and in the fact that they have competitive admissions.Institutions
The four institutions in the National Polytechnic Institutes are: