Glossary

CERFACS (Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique) – research organization focusing on numerical and computational methods for research and industry

CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) – French governmental agency for scientific research

ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile) – engineering school, part of Université de Toulouse, focusing on civil aeronautics

ENSEEIHT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electronique, d’Electrotechnique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications) – engineering school, part of INPT, focusing on electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, hydraulics and telecommunications

IMT (Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse) – research laboratory federating the mathematics community of the Toulouse area

INPT (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse) – university system, part of Université de Toulouse, composed of various engineering schools, a school of veterinary medicine and various research laboratories

INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) – engineering school located in major French regional cities Lyon, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg and Toulouse; INSA Toulouse is part of Université de Toulouse

IRIT (Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse) – research laboratory of UPS, CNRS, ENSEEIHT, INPT and UT1 focusing on computer science

ISAE (Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace) – engineering school, part of Université de Toulouse, focusing on aerospace engineering

LAAS (Laboratoire d’Analyse et d’Architecture des Systèmes) – research laboratory of CNRS focusing on computer science, control engineering, robotics, micro and nano technologies

LAPLACE (Laboratoire PLAsma et Conversion d’Energie) – research laboratory of UPS, CNRS, ENSEEIHT, INPT focusing on plasmas and conversion of energy

TSE (Toulouse School of Economics) – gathers experts in economics within Université de Toulouse

Université de Toulouse – consortium of universities, engineering schools (grandes écoles) and other institutions of higher education and research

UT1 (Université Toulouse 1 Capitole) – one of the 3 universities of Université de Toulouse, focusing on law, political sciences, economy and management

UTM (Université Toulouse 2 Le Mirail) – one of the 3 universities of Université de Toulouse, focusing on humanities

UPS (Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3) – one of the 3 universities of Université de Toulouse, focusing on sciences, technology, health and athletics