Year of establishment: 1963
ISA LILLE is a College of Life Sciences specialized in education, research and consulting activities in agriculture, food sciences, environmental sciences and agribusiness that offers Master's and Engineering programs in French and in English.
ISA is a member of France’s largest private university, Lille Catholic University, with 26,000 students (including 10% international students). The college is located on Lille Catholic University's campus, which offers many facilities: 12 residence halls, 4 restaurants, 13 libraries, a sports complex, a medical center, students associations, etc. International students have access to all these facilities. Apart from the Engineering programs taught in French, ISA Lille offers international Masters and double degree programs in cooperation with privileged partner universities in India (Christ University Bangalore, Amity University, Thapar University), the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway and the Czech Republic. All degrees are accredited by the French Ministry of Education and recognized internationally. Our programs are offered in 4 main departments: Agriculture, Animal and Plant Sciences, Rural Development, Food Science and Technology Management, Environmental Sciences and Landscape Management, Economics, Marketing and Management. ISA also offers 2 international Masters taught entirely in English in the areas of Food Processing and Pollution Management which are extremely pertinent to the Indian context as these sectors are rapidly growing areas. They provide an interesting blend of sciences and management and students have a choice of joining the industry or pursuing a PHD.