Institut national du service public

The Institut national du service public (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 education of senior executives and managers of the state. It was created on 1 January 2022 to replace one of the most selective grande écoles, the École nationale d'administration (ENA), which was abolished on 31 December 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron.[1]

National Institute of Public Service
Institut national du service public
The Commanderie Saint-Jean, home of the INSP
TypePublic graduate school, grande école
Established1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)
FounderEmmanuel Macron
Academic affiliation
Conférence des Grandes écoles
Budget€45.562.451 million
PresidentFerdinand Mélin-Soucramanien
DirectorMaryvonne Le Brignonen
Location
Strasbourg and Paris
,
France
LanguageFrench
ColoursBlack, white
Websiteinsp.gouv.fr

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.[2][3]

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.

Objectives

The Institute's main objectives are to:

  • Organize preparation courses for the entrance exams to the senior civil service and European organizations;
  • Organize the Institute’s entrance exams;
  • Ensure the initial training of civil servant students who have passed the entrance exams, in conjunction with other public service schools or ministries' training departments;
  • Oversee and coordinate courses which aim to develop a common culture in public action and to open up the administration. These courses will be designed in conjunction with other public service schools, ministries' training departments or organizations in charge of continuing education;
  • Implement a range of continuing professional and top-quality training - often resulting in a diploma or certification - intended for people working or likely to work as government executives or for those wishing to access management positions;
  • Carry out and fund research activities related to public services;
  • Enhance the influence of the French administration's research, training, and expertise in Europe and worldwide.

History

Emmanuel Macron decided to suppress definitely the École nationale d'administration despite the opposition of his Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and of his Private secretary Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas (who both, like Emmanuel Macron, went to ENA)[4]

Upon his announcement, this decision was critiqued by many French "Hauts fonctionnaires" ('senior civil servant'), many of whom attended the ÉNA themselves.[5][6]

Recruitment

Students are selected after a bachelor's degree with different competitions depending on the candidate's profile.[7]

Ranking
University and college rankings
Global – Overall
CWUR World[8]191

In 2023, INSP was ranked #191 among the universities around the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).[9]

References
  1. "INSP". insp.gouv.fr.
  2. "France's Ena avoids the guillotine under alumnus Emmanuel Macron". Financial Times. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. "How significant is abolition of ENA, France's elite finishing school?". Connexion France. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. "La réforme de la haute fonction publique, un concentré du quinquennat Macron". Le Monde.fr. January 2022.
  5. "La colère froide des diplomates contre l'Elysée". Le Monde.fr. 31 December 2021.
  6. GRATIAN, Paul (June 2, 2021). "Le gouvernement veut supprimer le corps préfectoral : voici pourquoi cette idée est critiquée". Ouest-France.fr.
  7. "Découvrir les concours d'entrée | INSP".
  8. "CWUR 2022-2023 edition". cwur.org.
  9. "CWUR 2022-2023 edition". cwur.org.
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