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The Institut national du service public (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nasjɔnal dy sɛʁvis pyblik]; INSP; English: National Institute of Public Service) is a grande école based in Strasbourg, France. It is dedicated to the recruitment, initial training and continuing training of senior executives and civil servants of the state. It was created on 1 January 2022 to replace the École nationale d'administration (ENA), which was abolished on 31 December 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron.[2]
Institut national du service public | |
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Type | Public graduate school, grande école |
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Established | January 1, 2022 |
Founder | Emmanuel Macron |
Parent institution | PSL University[1] |
Academic affiliation | Conférence des Grandes écoles Transatlantic Policy Consortium |
Budget | €45.562.451 million |
President | Ferdinand Mélin-Soucramanien |
Director | Maryvonne Le Brignonen |
Location | Strasbourg and Paris , |
Language | French |
Website | insp |
The INSP is seated in Strasbourg and has offices in Paris. Its establishment is part of the top management reforms introduced by President Macron aiming at achieving a more efficient, inclusive and attractive top administration. However, its creation has faced criticisms from many French civil servants, including Macron's former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.[3][4]
The institute is responsible for providing senior state executives with initial and continuing training based on new foundations. It oversees a common core program for public service schools that train senior executives from all three sectors of the public service and the administration of justice, to ensure common references, improve public action and then better serve French citizens.
It especially provides continuing training that focuses on helping senior civil servants access government management positions. Its structure and activities are set out in Decree no. 2021-1556 of December 1, 2021.
The institute's mission, as a prestigious training centre for top executives and managers, is to build top-quality academic partnerships (in France and abroad) and to develop France's international influence, which includes taking foreign students and welcoming foreign auditors.
The École nationale d'administration (ENA) attracted much criticism and the question of its suppression was regularly raised since the 1970s.
President Emmanuel Macron took the formal decision to abolish it in 2019, despite the opposition of his Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and his chief of staff, Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas, both from the Council of State. Initially planned for April 15, 2019, the announcement was made ten days later due to the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
On April 8, 2021, President Emmanuel Macron officially confirmed, during a speech to civil service executives, the creation of the new Institut national du service public, which will become, in a way, the crucible for the training of civil service executives.
The ordinance no. 2021-702 of June 2, 2021 reforming the senior management of the state civil service creates the INSP, a new national administrative public establishment. The decree regulating the operation of the National Institute of Public Service (INSP) was published on December 1, 2021.
The National Institute of Public Service (INSP) was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister Jean Castex on January 28, 2022, in Strasbourg.
The National Institute of Public Service is located at 1 rue Sainte-Marguerite, in Strasbourg, in the former Saint-Jean commandery. These premises were occupied by the École nationale d'administration (ENA) from 1991 to 2021.
The INSP also has a Parisian branch, located on avenue de l'Observatoire, in premises previously occupied by the National School of Overseas France, International Institute of Public Administration and the École nationale d'administration (ENA) until 2021.
Students are selected after a bachelor's degree with different competitions depending on the candidate's profile.[5]
Five entrance exams coexist at the National Institute of Public Service. They allow diverse profiles to integrate the initial training cycle of the INSP.
The competitions take place in two stages, with eligibility tests (up to five written tests) and then admission tests (up to five oral tests).
From 2024, the format of the tests will evolve, aiming to make the selection process less academic and more professional. The number of oral tests is reduced, but the weight of their coefficient is increased.
The training offer of the National Institute of Public Service (INSP) is a continuation of that of the ENA. It includes:
The course of education for students in initial training is divided into two phases:
The duration of the course is 21 months for the students of 2022-23 and 2023-24 classes. From January 2024, the course will be extended to 24 months.
The institute's main objectives are to:
University and college rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
CWUR World[6] | 191 |
In 2023, INSP was ranked #191 among the universities around the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).[7]
The ENA alumni association (AAEENA) has changed its name to become SERVIR. This association brings together former students of the ENA and INSP. It was created in 1947 by the first promotion of the ENA. Currently it consists of 11,000 alumni from 117 countries around the world.[8]