Type Public President Jean-Marc Legrand Students 825 Founded 1990 | Established 1990 Administrative staff 49 | |
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Similar École nationale d'administration, EHESP, Sciences Po, Grenoble Institute of Political S, French National School fo | ||
The Institut national des études territoriales (INET, National Institute of Territorial Studies) is a French Public administration school. INET offers initial and continuing training to managerial staff of large local and regional authorities. Most of the students from the INET become directors or head of department (finance, budget, human resources) in towns of more than 80 000 inhabitants, departments or regions. Some of them start political careers and become French deputies or local politicians.
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Created in 1990, the school is based in Strasbourg (France) and changed name in 1998.
Recruitment
Entrance to INET is granted on a very competitive exam at the end of September. People generally take the exam after completing a master's degree at one of the Instituts d'études politiques (known as Sciences Po). Three different exams are organized each year:
The exam is in two parts:
The written part includesThe oral exam, taken only by the candidates who obtain the highest marks in the written exam, consists ofUsually 1000 students take the "concours externe" exam. After writing and oral exams, 30 only are selected to enter the school.
Promotions
As in many French Public administration schools, academic years at INET are known as "promotions" and are named by the students after outstanding characters.