Institut Agro Rennes-Angers
Institut supérieur des sciences agronomiques, agroalimentaires, horticoles et du paysage | |
Main building in the campus of Rennes | |
| Type | Grande école |
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| Established | 2008 (merger of two grandes écoles) |
Academic affiliation | CGE, CDEFI, European University of Brittany, Université Nantes Angers Le Mans |
| President | Dominique Chargé |
Academic staff | 150 teachers including 130 professors/teachers |
Administrative staff | 322 |
| Students | 1,950, including 120 PhD students |
| Location | , (respectively in Brittany and Pays de la Loire) , 48°06′49″N 1°42′23″W / 48.1135°N 1.7064°W |
| Website | https://international.institut-agro-rennes-angers.fr/ |
Institut Agro Rennes-Angers (previously named as Agrocampus Ouest till 2020) is a French higher education institution, known as a grande école. Its official name is Institut supérieur des sciences agronomiques, agroalimentaires, horticoles et du paysage (English: Higher Institute for agricultural sciences, food industry, horticulture and landscape management). It operates under the supervision of the French Ministry of Agriculture. It belongs to the Institut Agro, along with Institut agro Montpellier and Institut Agro Dijon.
It trains agricultural sciences engineers and research scientists. It has two campuses in western France, one in Rennes and the other in Angers.