Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (Toulouse INP)

• Location: Toulouse, France,
• Academic mobility: around 288 Toulouse INP students leave each year to study at a university or complete an internship in a laboratory or company.

This institution of higher education offers all students:

• Free use of literature from a large scientific library;
• Count on places in the hostel.

The university is included in the list of authoritative groups and associations, including the group of the European University Association (EUA).

Toulouse INP Formation Continue offers long and short continuing education programs, including degree, professional qualification, and certificate options. Programs are delivered in person, remotely, or through a work-study format. Its distance-learning materials include audio commentary and interactive exercises, e-learning resources, and blended learning that combines in-person and remote instruction. For work-study programs, timetables are adjusted where possible to balance employer needs with theoretical instruction.

UNIVERSEH curricula include student and teaching-staff mobility, strong involvement from the space industry, entrepreneurship preparation, and digital teaching methods. Students with disabilities can receive academic support or tutoring, help carrying heavy loads, assistance moving around the school, and exam accommodations such as extra time, assistance from a secretary, or breaks.

• Diplôme d'Ingénieur is a three-year Bac+5 program accredited by the Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur,
• Mastère Spécialisé is a one-year Bac+5/+6 program that carries the Conférence des Grandes Écoles label, and some Mastère Spécialisé programs are taught in English,
• Master 2 is a one-year professional Bac+5 program recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education,
• Master of Science is a one-year international Bac+5 program taught entirely or partly in English,
• Diplôme des Hautes Études Technologiques is a one-year Bac+5 program,
• Diplôme National d’Œnologue is a certified two-year Bac+5 program that trains enologists.

In 2026, Toulouse INP-ENSEEIHT hosted around 400 researchers and doctoral students at the international NBM and CEIC conferences. That year, IMFT and CEA STMF opened the joint MFTS fluid mechanics laboratory.

PFIEV, whose consortium includes Toulouse INP, has trained more than 2000 Vietnamese engineers.

• Toulouse INP has developed international cooperation with Latin America, Southeast Asia, and North Africa for around 20 years,
• Technocampus Hydrogène continues the institution’s more than 15 years of work on the energy transition.

The Prépa Sciences du Vivant program prepares students for admission, based on continuous assessment, to public engineering schools specializing in life sciences and related fields.

It is a higher education institution that is included in the top 80 universities in France. In addition, the university annually proves its right to occupy the highest positions in the ranking of the best global universities in the world.

Construction of Technocampus Hydrogène Occitanie began in February 2025 at the Francazal site in Cugnaux, near Toulouse. The project has a total investment of 45 million euros.

Plans include testing and demonstration facilities, university platforms, and training spaces. The center is intended to bring together academic research and development, professional training, and collaborative research by laboratories and companies.

Toulouse INP Formation Continue is open on weekdays from 08:30 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30.

Candidates with a Bac+2 qualification and sufficient relevant professional experience may seek admission to a Bac+5 program through Validation des Acquis Professionnels (VAP). A committee then decides whether the candidate may apply to the selected program.

Toulouse INP welcomes around 50 international students through AC131 each year for a semester or an academic year.

• Admission to Diplôme d'Ingénieur requires a Bac+2 qualification and professional experience,
• Admission to Mastère Spécialisé requires a Bac+5 qualification,
• Admission to Master 2 requires either a Bac+4 qualification or a Bac+2 qualification with professional experience,
• Admission to Master of Science requires either a Bac+4 qualification or a Bac+2 qualification with professional experience,
• Admission to Diplôme des Hautes Études Technologiques requires either a Bac+4 qualification or a Bac+2 qualification with professional experience,
• Admission to Diplôme National d’Œnologue requires a Bac+3 qualification.

Some students participating in FITEC mobility may receive financial assistance, depending on the program.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision