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Former name | Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture de Lille |
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| Motto | Engineers for the Earth |
| Type | Private Non-Profit Graduate School of Engineering |
| Established | 1963 |
Parent institution | Junia |
| Director | Thierry Occre |
| Students | 1,200 |
| Location | Lille , France |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English, French |
| Website | www.isa-lille.com |
ISA Lille, formerly the Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture de Lille, is one of 205 French schools accredited on September 1, 2018, to deliver a Diplôme d'Ingénieur engineering degree. It is a "grande école", in the French system of Higher Education.
It consists of an institution focused on agricultural engineering, mandated by the French Ministry of Agriculture.[1] It was created in 1963 at the request of agricultural professional organisations,[2] the school's mission is two-fold: education and research. ISA Lille is one of the 4 schools which make up France Agro 3, the French network for Education and Research in Life Sciences.[3]
ISA Lille is a member of the Polytechnical University Federation of Lille, a local group of Catholic schools.[4] In 2016, the group of Engineering schools of Lille Catholic University—HEI (Hautes études d'ingénieur), ISA and ISEN (Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique), merged under the name Yncréa Hauts-de-France. Each school maintains its own degree, areas of expertise, and distinctive pedagogical approach.[5]
In July 2019, ISA Lille was recognized as the Sustainability Institution of the Year by Campus Responsables and earned 2nd place in the International Green Gown awards.[6]
