History
Grenoble INP was born in the Alpine environment. It was officially founded in 1900 with the creation of the Electrical Engineering Institute. Industrial pioneers of a century ago found that after mastering hydraulic power and creating the initial industrial applications, they had also created a need for well-trained engineers.
The first of its type in France, Grenoble INP became polytechnical and grew continuously in scale, becoming the National Polytechnical Institute (INPG) in 1971 with Louis Néel, Nobel Laureate in Physics as its first President. Grenoble INP's scope and influence, due to its excellence in teaching and research as well as its close links to industry, have consistently expanded. Grenoble INP enjoys an international reputation as one of France's and Europe's finest universities of technology.
Grenoble INP is currently contributing to the Minatec project, one of Europe's biggest nanosciences research center.
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