The Institut national des études territoriales (INET, National Institute of Territorial Studies) is a French

Public administration school A public policy school is typically a university program that teaches students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, international relations, security studies, political scie ...

. INET offers initial and continuing training to managerial staff of large local and regional authorities. Most of the students from the INET become directors or head of department (finance, budget, human resources) in towns of more than 80 000 inhabitants,

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or regions. Some of them start political careers and become French deputies or local politicians. Created in 1990, the school is based in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...

(France) and changed name in 1998.

Recruitment

Entrance to INET is granted on a very competitive exam at the end of September. People generally take the exam after completing a master's degree at one of the ''

Instituts d'études politiques Instituts d'études politiques (), or IEPs, are ten publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse, and since 2014 Saint-Germa ...

'' (known as ''Sciences Po''). Three different exams are organized each year: * The "concours externe" (extern exam) for students, * The "concours interne" (intern exam) for people who already worked 5 years as a local civil servant, * The "troisième concours" (third exam) for people who already worked at least 8 years in a private company. The exam is in two parts: : The written part includes :: - An essay on

public law Public law is the part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct ...

:: - An essay on the

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with th ...

:: - An essay on "general knowledge" (''culture générale'', extremely common in French competitive exams), :: - A ''note de synthèse'' on a local policy subject (summarizing 40 to 70 pages of documents) :: - A fifth exam chosen by the candidate among many different topics. : The

oral exam The oral exam (also oral test or '; ' in German-speaking nations) is a practice in many schools and disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form. The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demons ...

, taken only by the candidates who obtain the highest marks in the written exam, consists of :: - An oral examination on Public Finances :: - An oral examination on Local

administrative law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as " regulations"), ...

:: - An oral examination either on

European law European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its valu ...

or on Employment law :: - An oral examination to test the skills of the candidate in a foreign language (English, Spanish, Arabic, etc). :: - A 45 minute long ''Grand Oral'' during which the jury can ask the candidate about very diverse topics such as history, local public policies or public law. Usually 1000 students take the "concours externe" exam. After writing and oral exams, 30 only are selected to enter the school.

Promotions

As in many French

Public administration schools A public policy school is typically a university program that teaches students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, international relations, security studies, political scie ...

, academic years at INET are known as "promotions" and are named by the students after outstanding characters. ;Name of promotions and number of students

Alumni

Brice Hortefeux Brice Hortefeux (born 11 May 1958) is a conservative French politician. He was Minister of the Interior, Overseas Territories and Territorial collectivities. He was previously Minister for Labour, Labour Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Ur ...

, former French minister *

Marie-Luce Penchard Marie-Luce Penchard (born 14 February 1959, in Gourbeyre) is a French politician from Guadeloupe and member of the UMP. She is the daughter of Lucette Michaux-Chevry, the historical leader of the right in Guadeloupe and the former President of ...

, former French minister *

Jean-Jacques Hyest Jean-Jacques Hyest (born 2 March 1943) is a former member of the Senate of France, who represented the Seine-et-Marne department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union po ...

, French conservative

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

* Jean-Christophe Parisot, French

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

* Bernard Roman, French

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

References

Official English presentation of the school

External links

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Official website
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Official website
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territorial A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

Education in Strasbourg French public administration schools

Recruitment

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Alumni

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