The Groupe des écoles des mines (GEM) is a group of 8 Institut Mines-Telecom (IMT) engineering schools that are Grandes Écoles, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the Ivy League in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and C9 League in China, Grandes Écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[1][2][3] Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[4][5]
Although the IMT engineering schools are more expensive than public universities in France, Grandes Écoles typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of the Grandes Écoles. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), as are the IMT engineering schools.[6][7] Degrees from the IMT are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[8] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France) (French: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).[9]
Members
edit- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux [1]
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Alès [2]
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Douai
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nantes
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne
- École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat
References
edit- ^ "France's educational elite". Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Pierre Bourdieu (1998). The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power. Stanford UP. pp. 133–35. ISBN 9780804733465.
- ^ What are Grandes Ecoles Institutes in France?
- ^ Monique de Saint-Martin, « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No. 21), p. 95-103. lire en ligne sur Cairn.info
- ^ Valérie Albouy et Thomas Wanecq, Les inégalités sociales d’accès aux grandes écoles (2003), INSEE
- ^ "Listings Archive". Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Higher Education in France". BSB. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master". Ministry of France, Higher Education. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne
- Mines Albi
- Institute Mines Telecom Lille Douai
- Mines Nancy Archived 2006-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Mines Nantes
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