The National Institute of Horticulture

(INH)

Angers - France

INH: presentation

Centre of higher education and research in plant sciences and landscaping

Public institution under the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture

Unique French, post-graduate college of engineering specialised in horticulture (ornamentals, fruits and vegetables), seeds, plant protection and landscaping

Located on the Angers University campus

Surrounded by research and higher education establishments, leading seed companies and horticultural producers

Integrated in the west of France agronomic network:

Angers-Rennes-Nantes

INH: some numbers

500 full time students

115 graduates at Master level each year

50 research lecturers

60 administrative and technical staff

5 teaching departments

6 research units

3,000m2 of buildings

100,000m2 of experimental fields, green houses and gardens

INH: Education

2 post-graduate colleges of engineering:The National College of Horticulture and Landscape Engineers (ENIHP)The National Higher College of Horticulture and Landscape Management (ENSHAP)

ENIHP: technologically orientated

• 5-year curriculum for baccalaureate (A-level) students• in year 2: possible entrance for foreign students• 305 full-time under- and postgraduate students• 16 months of internship/training period• 3 Master of engineering specialisations, open to foreign students in year 5• 65 engineers graduate at Master level each year

ENIHP: Master of Engineering specialisations

HORTICULTURE: techniques and economics of production chains (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals)

PLANT PROTECTION, AGRONOMY, ECONOMICS and ENVIRONMENT

LANDSCAPE AND ENGINEERING

• engineering and management of building sites

• studies and projects

• 3-year curriculum for undergraduate students• in year 4: possible entrance for foreign students• 145 full-time postgraduate students• 9 months of internship/training period• 3 Master of engineering specializations, open to foreign students in year 5• 55 engineers graduate at Master level each year

ENSHAP: scientifically orientated

ENSHAP: Master of Engineering specializations

HORTICULTURE and QUALITY

LANDSCAPE and LAND MANAGEMENT

PLANT and SEED IMPROVEMENT

INH with Agrocampus Rennes: Master of Engineering specialisations

PLANT SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION

agronomy

plant and seed improvement

crop science and plant-product quality

PLANT PATHOLOGY and PEST CONTROL

INH and the University of Angers: Master of Science specialisations

PLANT TECHNOLOGY

WETLAND MANAGEMENT

ALTERATION OF BIOLICAL SYSTEMS

INH : 5 Teaching Departments

1. Biological Sciences

2. Sciences and Techniques of Horticultural Production

3. Agricultural Engineering

4. Economics, Information and Communication Technology

5. Landscaping

Biological Sciences Teaching Department

• Educational aimsfundamental and applied knowledge in biology

• 12 research-lecturers

• 3 teams- Botany - Ecology – Weed science- Physiology - Genetics – Plant improvement- Plant protection

Sciences and Techniques of Horticultural Production Teaching Department

• Educational aimsknowledge and mastery of horticultural production

• 10 research lecturers

• 3 teams - Ornamentals- Vegetables- Fruit trees

Agricultural Engineering Teaching Department

• Educational aimsstudy of physical and chemical plant environments

• 8 research-lecturers• 1 teacher in physics and chemistry

• 2 teams - Soil science - Civil and horticultural engineering

Economics, Information and Communication Technology Teaching Department

• Educational aimsto manage, animate, communicate and analyse complex company situations

• 8 research-lecturers• 9 teachers

• 4 teams - Economics - Social sciences- Computer science - Statistics- Foreign Languages - Sports

Landscaping Teaching Department

• Educational aimsto master the tools and techniques of landscape planning and to analyse complex systems of land management

• 8 research-lecturers

• 4 teams- Landscape analysis- Modelling- CAO/DAO, GIS- Landscape engineering

INH: 6 Research Units

1. Agronomic Sciences Applied to Horticulture

2. Molecular Seed Physiology

3. Plant Pathology

4. Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding

5. Landscaping

6. Economics and Management

Agronomic Sciences Applied to Horticulture Research Unit

• Joint Research Unit: INH - University of Angers - INRA

• 8 research scientists, 22 university lecturers, 7 engineers and 16 technicians

• Research themes

- Analysis of the operation of production chains of ornamentals at different scales

- Urban agronomy

Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding Research Unit

• Joint Research Unit: INH – University of Angers - INRA

• 15 research scientists, 11 university lecturers, 37 technicians

• Research themes - Study and management of horticultural genetic resources- Plant improvement programmes and the creation of new varieties

• Horticultural species

• tuberous umbellifers for vegetable crops• Pelargonium and Hydrangea for ornamental crops

Molecular Seed Physiology Research Unit

• Joint Research Unit : INH – University of Angers - INRA

• 2 research scientists, 4 university lecturers, 3 engineers, 4 technicians

• Research theme study of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in seed metabolism during germination and seed resistance to dehydration

• Research species Leguminous (Pisum sativum, Medicago truncatula, Phaseolus vulgaris) Non-leguminous: cucumber

Plant Pathology Research Unit

• Joint Research Unit : INH – University of Angers - INRA

• 10 research scientists, 7 university lecturers, 21 assistant engineers and technicians

• Research themes

-Taxonomy, biodiversity and the detection of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi

- Evolution of populations and epidemiology

- Mechanisms of plant/pathogen interaction

- Management of resistant varieties

Landscape and Biodiversity Research Unit

• Joint Research Unit: INH - University of Angers

• 8 university lecturers

• Research Themes

- Topological invariants in modelling

- Development of new tools for the analysis of landscape morphology

Management and Economics Research Unit

• 5 university lecturers

• Research themes

- coordination between horticultural producers

- project management

- decision making process analysis

- environmental policies

- environmental certification

- urban parks

• Team: 1 engineer and 5 technicians

• Greenhouses: 5,600m²

• Experimental fields: 24,400m²

• Gardens: 70,000m²

• Missions - Horticultural engineering: creation of specific material for education and research- Management of horticultural equipment- Management of plant material

INH: Experimental areas

INH: International co-operation

• 2 foreign languages (English being one)

• 1 compulsory internship abroad

• 1 semester possible in Europe or Quebec universities

University cooperation agreements in

EUROPE: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Russia

NORTH AMERICA: Canada, United-States

ASIA: China, Lebanon

AFRICA: Morocco, Tunisia

• foreign students are welcome to INH

in Master specialisations

for research projects

INH: professional partnerships

• strong links with industry and business

• practitioners from industry

• 9 to 16 month internships/training periods in companies

• active alumni networks

INH: a dynamic student life

• Angers is a university city: over 30,000 students

• Angers is on the Loire Valley and only 45 min. from the Atlantic coast – 1h30 from Paris by train

• The student hall of residency is only 500m from INH

• At INH, student unions are very active with sport and cultural clubs

Thank you for your attention

http://www.inh.fr