Grenoble INP – UGA campus

Engineering

Diplôme d'ingénieur Pagora - Papier, communication imprimée et matériaux biosourcés (cursus étudiant) at Grenoble INP – UGA

Grenoble INP – UGA, France

Programme overview

CTI-certified engineering degree (master-level) with two specialisations, Fibre and Biomaterials Engineering or Printed Communication Engineering, using industrial pilot machines such as paper machines and printing presses. It can also be followed by alternance.

Faculty: Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA  |  Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)  |  Study mode: full-time; French, with most second-year courses in English  |  Location: Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Year 1 (semesters 5 and 6) is a common core covering printing processes, cellulose-based materials, engineering sciences, plant chemistry, sustainable development and process engineering, with a 6-week operator internship; it leads to the Bachelor en sciences de l'ingenieur. Year 2 combines a common core with a choice between Fibre and Biomaterials Engineering or Printed Communication Engineering, with most teaching in English. Year 3 offers international mobility, double degrees or the MANINTEC or ACT semesters, then a final-year project in industry or a laboratory.

Career pathways

Graduates work in paper, printing, packaging, recycling, biosourced materials and plant chemistry, and in the environment, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, textile, food and printed electronics sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First year via the Concours Commun INP (51 places), Concours Pass'Ingenieur (4), Prepa des INP (5) or admission on qualifications for holders of a BUT, DUT, BTS + ATS, L2 or L3 in chemistry, physics, materials, packaging, processes or graphic industries (4 places). Second-year admission on qualifications is open to holders of a first-year scientific Master (5 places student route, 10 places two-year alternance).

EUR 3,950 a year (2026-2027). Indicative registration fee (droits d'inscription) for 2026-2027 stated on the institution cost page. CVEC (105 EUR) and programme-specific fees (up to 1230 EUR per year) are not included. Source

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)

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