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Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Normandie, France
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INSA Rouen Normandie (Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rouen) is a public engineering school and a member of the Groupe INSA, the network of public engineering schools made up of seven INSA and six partner schools. It was created in 1985 on the foundations of the Institut de Chimie de Rouen (1917) and the Institut national supérieur de chimie industrielle de Rouen (INSCIR, 1959). It presents itself as the largest regional public engineering school in Normandy and welcomes more than 2,000 engineering and master students.
The main campus is the Madrillet campus at 685 Avenue de l'Université in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, connected to central Rouen by metro and bus. A branch (antenne) in Le Havre, at 73 rue Bellot, hosts the Civil and Urban Engineering programme, and a site at the Campus de l'Espace in Vernon hosts the Industrial Digital Performance apprenticeship specialty.
Training is organised as a two-year common first cycle (the STPI department, Sciences et Technologies pour l'Ingénieur) followed by a three-year specialty cycle leading to the engineer's diploma, awarded with the grade of master and accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) with the European EUR-ACE label. Ten engineering specialties are offered, including Chimie et génie chimique, Génie civil et urbain, Génie énergétique (parcours énergétique et propulsion), Génie des procédés et gestion des risques, Informatique et technologies de l'information, Mathématiques appliquées, Mécanique and Informatique industrielle, with Technologies de l'Information et Intelligence Artificielle opening in 2026. Several are also available by apprenticeship, and a dual engineer-architect course is run with the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Normandie.
Beyond the engineer's diploma the school offers national master's degrees (such as Ingénierie de conception, Ingénierie des systèmes complexes, Mathématiques et applications, Sciences et ingénierie des données and Énergie), two English-taught Masters of Science (MSc Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, and MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business with NEOMA Business School), and doctorates. Since 1 September 2023 INSA Rouen Normandie has been co-accredited with Normandie Université to award the doctorate; it is a member of the Normandie Université community of universities and institutions.
Student life centres on the Madrillet campus: the school manages residences of nearly 760 beds, a library, a gymnasium, a sports association (Association Sportive), the student union (Bureau des élèves, BDE), a Junior-Entreprise and numerous clubs. International students are supported by the international relations office, the student-run Welcom'INSA, a Welcome Program before term, and French as a foreign language courses. In November 2024 the school obtained the third star of the Campus France 'Bienvenue en France' label, awarded for five years.
As a public engineering school, INSA Rouen Normandie charges registration fees set by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. For 2025-2026 the 'national' rates (EU, Swiss and long-term resident students) are 628 euros for the engineering diploma, 254 euros for a master's degree (166 euros as a complementary registration alongside the engineering diploma) and 397 euros for a doctorate. Differentiated rates for other students are 2,895 euros for engineering years 1 and 2, 3,941 euros for engineering years 3 to 5, 3,941 euros for a master's degree and 397 euros for a doctorate. The fee is reduced to the national rate for students newly admitted to first-year engineering through the Welcome Program (international stream) and for newly admitted nationals of least developed countries on the official aid list.
CVEC (contribution à la vie étudiante et de campus), 105 euros, is paid separately on messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr and a certificate is required for registration. Global INSA students also pay a one-off stream fee of 4,750 euros (outside Europe, with Welcome Program) or 800 euros (Europe, with Welcome Program), subject to validation. Students should be able to budget at least 6,500 euros per year. Residence rooms cost from 302 to 488 euros per month depending on type (before APL), and non-EU students are not eligible for APL as of July 2026.
Academic excellence scholarship (Global INSA): each year the school awards a 1,500 euro scholarship to the three best international students of the first-year Global INSA cohort, paid once, non-renewable and conditional on progressing to semester 3.
Eiffel Excellence scholarship: candidates must first contact the international office at [email protected]. The file includes a CV in French (two pages), a motivation letter in French addressed to the department head naming the exact programme or laboratory, a statement of professional project, transcripts since the baccalauréat, diplomas from licence level, ID, French and English language certificates and proof of class rank. Eligibility follows the Campus France guide.
Merit complement and mobility aid: a merit bursary complement is available on top of national social-criteria grants (applied for via CROUS); mobility aid for study or internships abroad is available, with regional support.
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View scholarships for INSA Rouen Normandie →Applicants with a general baccalauréat apply through Parcoursup, jointly for the seven INSA and partner schools; applicants with a foreign baccalauréat apply through the Groupe INSA admission service (candidat.groupe-insa.fr). The file contains marks from the première and terminale years and possibly an interview. The international route (Global INSA) is open to holders of, or candidates preparing, a scientific baccalauréat not issued by France or Morocco. Applicants from the 69 countries covered by the 'Études en France' (Campus France) procedure must follow that procedure in parallel.
The classical French-language route in the STPI department is reserved for French speakers (level C1). Global INSA, taught bilingually in French and English over the first two years, is intended for students with French level B1 or above; Global INSA+, opening in 2026 over three years instead of two, is for students with French level A1/A2. International students attend a three-week Welcome Program in late August and early September (30 hours of French as a foreign language, 16 hours of mathematics and physics, 6 hours of English). Global INSA recruits about 80 international and French students each year.
Bac+1 (second year): applications via candidat.groupe-insa.fr with 60 validated ECTS in a scientific licence, preparatory class or engineering preparatory cycle; file with marks, motivation letter, baccalauréat marks and possible interview. Bac+2 (third year): CPGE candidates apply through the national SCEI portal; other candidates apply through the Groupe INSA admission site. Bac+4: admission is specific to each INSA, open to holders of a first-year master, a maîtrise ès sciences or 240 validated ECTS; applications for 2026 ran from 19 January to 17 May 2026 on candidat.insa-rouen.fr. Apprenticeship applications for the third year ran from 6 January to 10 March 2026 (phase 1) and 27 April to 29 May 2026 (phase 2), with a compulsory interview; final admission requires a signed apprenticeship contract.
Master Ingénierie de conception: first-year entry for holders of a French mechanics licence via monmaster.gouv.fr; first-year entry for holders of a foreign four-year mechanics degree via Études en France and candidat.insa-rouen.fr; second-year entry for holders of an M1 or higher in mechanics, via candidat.insa-rouen.fr (plus Études en France where a visa is needed).
The MSc Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (one year, full-time) and MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business (with NEOMA Business School) require a four-year degree (M1 or equivalent, 240 ECTS). Applications are sent to [email protected] with diplomas, CV, official transcripts and proof of English (TOEIC, TOEFL iBT, IELTS, Cambridge, Duolingo, or a Bachelor taught in English); a motivation interview may follow. MSc AME requires English at B2 minimum and strong mathematics, mechanics, fluid mechanics and modelling. Tuition is 14,500 euros for MSc AME and 19,500 euros for MSc AI4B.
INSA Rouen Normandie is the registration institution for doctorates, delivered jointly with Normandie Université through the school's laboratories. First-year doctoral students complete an application file once the host laboratory has submitted their candidacy and it has been validated by the doctoral school, then register through inscription.insa-rouen.fr; annual renewals require a thesis monitoring committee (CSI) report.
Visas are issued by the French embassy; the Campus France 'Études en France' procedure is compulsory in most countries. Long-stay student visas cost 99 euros plus 150 euros validation tax on arrival; short-stay visa 80 euros. Applicants must show proof of resources and a CVEC certificate at registration.
Residences: the school directly manages five residence sites at the Madrillet campus with nearly 760 beds in total: Madrillet 1, 2 and 3 (369 engineering students, 150 m from the school), Wallon (82), Cateliers (140), Robespierre (83) and Felling (80). Studios are furnished with kitchenette and private bathroom. First-year students, scholarship holders and international students are housed in priority.
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