ISA Lille
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. It was created in 1963 at the request of agricultural professional organisations, 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.
ISA Lille is a member of the Polytechnical University Federation of Lille, a local group of Catholic schools. In 2016, the group of Engineering schools of Lille Catholic University—HEI, ISA and ISEN, merged under the name Yncréa Hauts-de-France. Each school maintains its own degree, areas of expertise, and distinctive pedagogical approach.
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.