National Higher Institute for Teaching and Education – Montpellier Academy (INSPE)

General overview

The training of teachers and CPEs, led by the INSPE of the Montpellier Academy, involves the rectorate and the four universities of the Montpellier Academy through their relevant UFRs, departments, and institutes: the "Faculty of Education," the Faculty of Science and the STAPS Faculty of the University of Montpellier (UM), Faculty 6 "Education and Sciences in Literature, Languages, Arts, and Humanities and Social Sciences" of Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University (UPVM), the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, the "Exact and Experimental Sciences" department and the "Franco-Catalan Cross-Border Institute" of the University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), and the "Arts and Sciences" department of the University of Nîmes (UNîMES). Currently, around 2,800 students are enrolled in programs to become teachers or principal education advisors, or are pursuing continuing education courses.

Provisional administrator: Christophe Iung

Some figures

• Training offered at 10 campus locations within the Academy
• 2,800 students enrolled in a MEEF master's degree program in the Montpellier school district

Training courses

As part of the inter-university partnership, the courses offered:

• The Master's Degree in Teaching, Education, and Training (MEEF) prepares students for competitive examinations in:
  • Schoolteacher (specializing in elementary education)
  • Middle school and high school teacher (specializing in secondary education)
  • Senior Education Advisor (specializing in "Educational Supervision")
• The MEEF Master's degree in training practices and engineering in the following courses:
  • Education and teaching adapted to special educational needs (EPABEP)
  • Training of trainers in the fields of teaching, education, and training (FFEEF)
  • Teacher work, educational relationship (TERE)
  • Education, health, environment, citizenship (ESEC)