University in France
Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
University profile
INSA Hauts-de-France (INSA HdF) is a public engineering institute in Valenciennes, in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Created in January 2020 within the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF), it is one of the seven institutes of the INSA Group, a national network of engineering schools. Its teaching is co-delivered with UPHF and spans Bac+2 to Bac+8 level, with more than 50 courses covering engineers, masters and doctorates, DEUST, licences and professional licences.
The engineering diploma (diplome d'ingenieur) follows a five-year curriculum. After the baccalaureate, students follow a two-year common core, then choose among 12 specialisms from Bac+3 to Bac+5, taught either under student status (FISE) or as apprenticeships (FISA): audiovisual and multimedia, industrial and automatic computing, computing and cybersecurity, embedded electronics, computer engineering, civil and building engineering, electrical engineering and industrial computing, industrial engineering, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, and mechanical and energy engineering.
Training is grouped in four fields: transport and mobility (transport, mechanics and energy, electronics and embedded systems, telecommunications, mechatronics); industries of the future (automation and connected objects, electrical engineering, industrial engineering and logistics, quality-hygiene-safety, materials and agri-food processes); informatics, digital media and networks (computing, networks and cybersecurity, audiovisual and multimedia, integrated building modelling and civil engineering); and science (mathematics, physics and chemistry, life sciences, physical activities and sports). Ten licences are co-awarded with UPHF, including a pluridisciplinary higher-education cycle (CPES), alongside professional licences and a wide range of masters.
Teaching is tied to the industry of the region, with a network of partner companies contributing to teaching, company visits, conferences and placement or apprenticeship offers. The international IN2SA network associates more than 250 SMEs and large companies with research institutes such as the Max Planck and Fraunhofer institutes in Germany. INSA HdF created the Technological Research Diploma (DRT) within this network.
Courses are mainly taught in French, with a catalogue of courses in English for exchange students and the International Master in Transport and Energy taught entirely in English. The institute holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its engineering training (since 2017, confirmed in January 2021) and Qualiopi certification for continuing education and VAE (since June 2021). It takes part in the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme and in the EUNICE and ECIU university alliances through UPHF. Its Gaston Berger Centre, created in June 2021, promotes the humanist engineer and diversity programmes such as Cordees de la reussite and Ingenieur au feminin.
EU/EEA, Swiss, Monaco, Andorra and Quebec-resident students: Licence and professional licence 178 EUR; Master 255 EUR; Doctorate and HDR 398 EUR; Engineering 630 EUR.
Non-EU students (differentiated fees): Licence, professional licence and engineering preparatory cycle 2,902 EUR; Master 3,950 EUR; Engineering 3,950 EUR. Non-EU students also pay the CVEC (Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus) of 105 EUR.
Programme fees: first year 7,860 EUR and second year 4,835 EUR for admission to year 1; direct admission to year 2 costs 7,860 EUR.
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View scholarships for INSA Hauts-de-France →Entry to the first, second or third year is by a competitive selection (concours) common to all INSA Group institutions. Candidates with a French baccalaureate register on Parcoursup; holders of a foreign baccalaureate or any other diploma register on the INSA Group website.
Entry to the fourth year is through the e-Candidat procedure (28 January to 1 March 2026 for the 2026 intake). Applications for apprenticeship specialisms in the third or fourth year are made through e-Candidat, open until 23 March 2026.
First-year licence applicants apply on Parcoursup (wishes from 19 January to 12 March 2026). Entry to the second or third year, or to a professional licence, is through e-Candidat from 9 March to 29 May 2026.
First-year master applicants apply on the national Mon Master platform (17 February to 16 March 2026). Second-year entry is through e-Candidat from 9 March to 29 May 2026. Masters last one or two years after a Master 1 or Licence 3, and some are offered as apprenticeships, continuing education or professionalisation contracts. For the International Master in Transport and Energy (MITE, taught entirely in English), an application form and brochure are provided by the programme director.
Students admitted through the Etudes en France procedure or an internal application obtain their registration file by emailing the registrar's office (scolarite) with the subject line 'demande de dossier d'inscription internationale', attaching the prior Etudes en France registration agreement or the admission letter. The office is in the Maison des Services a l'Etudiant on the Mont Houy campus. Exchange students follow the exchange-programme procedure.
Doctoral studies are run through the Ecole Doctorale Polytechnique Hauts-de-France. The Specialised Master in Rail and Urban Transport Systems is delivered with Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and the Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, and its admission rules are set by Ecole des Ponts.
INSA Hauts-de-France teaches on the Mont Houy campus (Valenciennes / Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes), shared with UPHF, where the Student Services building (Maison des Services a l'Etudiant) is located.
Sport, culture and associations are supported on campus; UPHF is a Generation 2024 accredited establishment offering physical, sporting, artistic and well-being activities.
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