When asked about the best place to learn about pulp and paper making, printing, packaging and wood chemistry, Grenoble INP-Pagora, the International school of paper, print media and biomaterials, a school of the prestigious Grenoble Institute of Technology, comes highly recommended by most professionals for many reasons.

Firstly, Grenoble INP-Pagora has demonstrated the quality and relevance of its teaching programme for over 100 years and has built a solid reputation in the paper industry. As a result of this graduates find management positions opening up in the paper, printing and packaging industries as well as with suppliers in the industrial sectors of machine manufacturing, chemical engineering and data processing. This potential career development is also illustrated in the 2005 (INSEE) national salary survey which ranks Grenoble INP-Pagora top of the list, in respect to salary expectations, out of all French Grandes Ecoles.

Secondly, Grenoble INP-Pagora is recognized as one of the most successful research centres in the papermaking industry with several professors being recognized as world leaders in their field. One of the Institute success stories was the invention of oxygen bleaching, a process which is now applied worldwide.

Thirdly, as paper consumption is expected to increase by 3% annually over the next 20 years, Grenoble INP-Pagora will introduce and prepare its future engineers for this highly modern and expanding sector. Papermaking, printing and packaging rely on highly sophisticated technology and require skilled engineers. Furthermore, new developments linked to papermaking such as bio-refinery and bio-based materials and products are offering exciting opportunities to Grenoble INP-Pagora graduates.

Grenoble INP-Pagora also opens the door to an international career. Most paper industries operate on a worldwide market with large investments being currently made in China, India, Brazil, Uruguay, Chilli and Eastern Europe. A one-year, special Post Graduate Masters Degree programme in pulp and paper science is offered in English for those who have already graduated in other disciplines.

This degree, along with the other degrees from this university, are from the Grenoble Institute of Technology, as Grenoble INP-Pagora is one of six departments in this Institute which is ranked as one of the largest and most prestigious Institutes of Technology in Europe.