The University is a large, regional French university that is divided into 3 establishments: The University of Nancy 1, The University of Nancy 2, and the INPL (National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine).
The University of Nancy 1 (University Henri Poincare) is made up of the colleges of :
Medicine
Pharmacy
Dentistry
Sports
Sciences and Mathematics
Engineering (ESSTIN, ENSTIB, ESIAL)
Technology (IUT)
The University of Nancy 1 has over 18,000 students and over 2,500 faculty, research, and administrative personnel. The University of Nancy 1 was founded in 1572.
The University of Nancy 2 is made up of the colleges of :
Law
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Business
European Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Media
The University of Nancy 2 has over 20,000 students and over 2,500 faculty, research, and administrative personnel.
The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine is made up of 7 Engineering colleges and the School of Architecture:
EEIGM Ecole Europeenne d’Ingenieurs en Genie des Materiaux (the European School of Materials Sciences and Engineering)
ENSAIA Ecole Naitonale Superieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (the National School of Agronomy and Food Sciences)
ENSEM Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Electricite et de Mecanique (the National School of Electricity and Mechanics)
ENSG Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geologie (the National School of Geology)
ENSGSI Ecole Nationale Superieure en Genie des Systemes Industriels (the National School of Industrial Systems Engineering)
ENSIC Ecole Nationale Superieure des Industries Chimiques (the National School of Chemical Industries)
ENSMN Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Nancy (the National School of Mines of Nancy)
EAN School of Architecture of Nancy
The INPL has 26 research laboratories attached to it. The laboratories are grouped into the following 5 areas :
Agronomy, Biotechnology, and Food Sciences
Geosciences
Information Systems, Automatics, Electronics, and Mathematics
Metallurgy
Mechanics and Energy, Processes, and Products