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The National Institute of Horticulture
(INH)
Angers - France
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INH: presentation
Centre of higher education and research in plant sciences and landscaping
Public institution under the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture
Unique French, post-graduate college of engineering specialised in horticulture (ornamentals, fruits and vegetables), seeds, plant protection and landscaping
Located on the Angers University campus
Surrounded by research and higher education establishments, leading seed companies and horticultural producers
Integrated in the west of France agronomic network:
Angers-Rennes-Nantes
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INH: some numbers
500 full time students
115 graduates at Master level each year
50 research lecturers
60 administrative and technical staff
5 teaching departments
6 research units
3,000m2 of buildings
100,000m2 of experimental fields, green houses and gardens
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INH: Education
2 post-graduate colleges of engineering:The National College of Horticulture and Landscape Engineers (ENIHP)The National Higher College of Horticulture and Landscape Management (ENSHAP)
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ENIHP: technologically orientated
• 5-year curriculum for baccalaureate (A-level) students• in year 2: possible entrance for foreign students• 305 full-time under- and postgraduate students• 16 months of internship/training period• 3 Master of engineering specialisations, open to foreign students in year 5• 65 engineers graduate at Master level each year
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ENIHP: Master of Engineering specialisations
HORTICULTURE: techniques and economics of production chains (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals)
PLANT PROTECTION, AGRONOMY, ECONOMICS and ENVIRONMENT
LANDSCAPE AND ENGINEERING
• engineering and management of building sites
• studies and projects
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• 3-year curriculum for undergraduate students• in year 4: possible entrance for foreign students• 145 full-time postgraduate students• 9 months of internship/training period• 3 Master of engineering specializations, open to foreign students in year 5• 55 engineers graduate at Master level each year
ENSHAP: scientifically orientated
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ENSHAP: Master of Engineering specializations
HORTICULTURE and QUALITY
LANDSCAPE and LAND MANAGEMENT
PLANT and SEED IMPROVEMENT
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INH with Agrocampus Rennes: Master of Engineering specialisations
PLANT SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION
agronomy
plant and seed improvement
crop science and plant-product quality
PLANT PATHOLOGY and PEST CONTROL
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INH and the University of Angers: Master of Science specialisations
PLANT TECHNOLOGY
WETLAND MANAGEMENT
ALTERATION OF BIOLICAL SYSTEMS
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INH : 5 Teaching Departments
1. Biological Sciences
2. Sciences and Techniques of Horticultural Production
3. Agricultural Engineering
4. Economics, Information and Communication Technology
5. Landscaping
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Biological Sciences Teaching Department
• Educational aimsfundamental and applied knowledge in biology
• 12 research-lecturers
• 3 teams- Botany - Ecology – Weed science- Physiology - Genetics – Plant improvement- Plant protection
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Sciences and Techniques of Horticultural Production Teaching Department
• Educational aimsknowledge and mastery of horticultural production
• 10 research lecturers
• 3 teams - Ornamentals- Vegetables- Fruit trees
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Agricultural Engineering Teaching Department
• Educational aimsstudy of physical and chemical plant environments
• 8 research-lecturers• 1 teacher in physics and chemistry
• 2 teams - Soil science - Civil and horticultural engineering
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Economics, Information and Communication Technology Teaching Department
• Educational aimsto manage, animate, communicate and analyse complex company situations
• 8 research-lecturers• 9 teachers
• 4 teams - Economics - Social sciences- Computer science - Statistics- Foreign Languages - Sports
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Landscaping Teaching Department
• Educational aimsto master the tools and techniques of landscape planning and to analyse complex systems of land management
• 8 research-lecturers
• 4 teams- Landscape analysis- Modelling- CAO/DAO, GIS- Landscape engineering
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INH: 6 Research Units
1. Agronomic Sciences Applied to Horticulture
2. Molecular Seed Physiology
3. Plant Pathology
4. Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding
5. Landscaping
6. Economics and Management
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Agronomic Sciences Applied to Horticulture Research Unit
• Joint Research Unit: INH - University of Angers - INRA
• 8 research scientists, 22 university lecturers, 7 engineers and 16 technicians
• Research themes
- Analysis of the operation of production chains of ornamentals at different scales
- Urban agronomy
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Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding Research Unit
• Joint Research Unit: INH – University of Angers - INRA
• 15 research scientists, 11 university lecturers, 37 technicians
• Research themes - Study and management of horticultural genetic resources- Plant improvement programmes and the creation of new varieties
• Horticultural species
• tuberous umbellifers for vegetable crops• Pelargonium and Hydrangea for ornamental crops
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Molecular Seed Physiology Research Unit
• Joint Research Unit : INH – University of Angers - INRA
• 2 research scientists, 4 university lecturers, 3 engineers, 4 technicians
• Research theme study of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in seed metabolism during germination and seed resistance to dehydration
• Research species Leguminous (Pisum sativum, Medicago truncatula, Phaseolus vulgaris) Non-leguminous: cucumber
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Plant Pathology Research Unit
• Joint Research Unit : INH – University of Angers - INRA
• 10 research scientists, 7 university lecturers, 21 assistant engineers and technicians
• Research themes
-Taxonomy, biodiversity and the detection of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi
- Evolution of populations and epidemiology
- Mechanisms of plant/pathogen interaction
- Management of resistant varieties
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Landscape and Biodiversity Research Unit
• Joint Research Unit: INH - University of Angers
• 8 university lecturers
• Research Themes
- Topological invariants in modelling
- Development of new tools for the analysis of landscape morphology
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Management and Economics Research Unit
• 5 university lecturers
• Research themes
- coordination between horticultural producers
- project management
- decision making process analysis
- environmental policies
- environmental certification
- urban parks
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• Team: 1 engineer and 5 technicians
• Greenhouses: 5,600m²
• Experimental fields: 24,400m²
• Gardens: 70,000m²
• Missions - Horticultural engineering: creation of specific material for education and research- Management of horticultural equipment- Management of plant material
INH: Experimental areas
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INH: International co-operation
• 2 foreign languages (English being one)
• 1 compulsory internship abroad
• 1 semester possible in Europe or Quebec universities
University cooperation agreements in
EUROPE: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Russia
NORTH AMERICA: Canada, United-States
ASIA: China, Lebanon
AFRICA: Morocco, Tunisia
• foreign students are welcome to INH
in Master specialisations
for research projects
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INH: professional partnerships
• strong links with industry and business
• practitioners from industry
• 9 to 16 month internships/training periods in companies
• active alumni networks
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INH: a dynamic student life
• Angers is a university city: over 30,000 students
• Angers is on the Loire Valley and only 45 min. from the Atlantic coast – 1h30 from Paris by train
• The student hall of residency is only 500m from INH
• At INH, student unions are very active with sport and cultural clubs
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Thank you for your attention
http://www.inh.fr