ANNUAL REPORT2014/2015

YEARS OLD ALREADY.

EDITORIAL

LaSalle Beauvais - Esitpa: how to survive and maintain identity through changeIt has never been more important for higher education and research institutions to take action on meeting the world's social, economic and scientific challenges.

LaSalle Beauvais and Esitpa have decided to join forces to shape the development of a major center of expertise on life sciences and technologies and environmental studies in northern France.

This alliance between the two institutions took effect on January 1, 2016 and is the result of discussions initiated in 2014/2015. It will give the new organization greater stature, combining the strength of the French Chambers of Agriculture network with the dynamism of the influential LaSalle international education network.

Such an alliance has only been made possible by LaSalle Beauvais and Esitpa sharing the same values enshrined in a joint educational vision that advocates the need for change in order to survive and, in the words of philosopher André Comte-Sponville, become more ourselves.

Now a reality, this vision reflects our key goal of balanced, targeted and sustainable growth at two separate yet complementary sites that draw strength from their respective academic, industrial and agricultural environments.

Its success relies chiefly on harnessing the talent of our teams and on the support and backing of our partners, decentralized government ministries and departments, local authorities, as well as our academic and industrial partners.

This alliance marks the end of 2014/2015, a year full of great moments and achievements as you will (re)discover as you read on.

Gérard Friès, Chair of the Board of Trustees, LaSalle BeauvaisSébastien Windsor, Chair of the Board of Trustees, LaSalle Beauvais-Esitpa (since 2016)Philippe Choquet, President

"BALANCED,

TARGETED AND

SUSTAINABLE

GROWTH"4 Explore AND REACH OUT TO THE WORLD

2Stand out

AND REMAIN OURSELVES

3Succeed TO MEET FUTURE

CHALLENGES

1Look back

THE YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS

5Undertake

AND WORK WITH BUSINESS EVERY DAY

6Innovate

WITH STRUCTURED

RESEARCH

8Take action

FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

7Flourish

ON A DEVELOPING CAMPUS

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015 LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

9Understand

LASALLE BEAUVAIS: KEY FIGURES

Saint Barbara Meetings

Launch of the 160 years

campaign: "Our history has a

future"

First Festival de la terre et de l’élevage

agricultural show

Launch of the entrepreneurship

and innovation cafés (PÉPITE1)

26 international students start the

"Spring Semester in Nutritional Sciences"

(6th cohort)

Endowment agreement signed

for the "Agricultural machinery and new

technologies" chair at SIMA2

Lecture by climatologist and glaciologist

Jean Jouzel, vice-president of the

IPCC3

"Institut de Beauvais" potato

served by a 3-star restaurant in the Savoy area

"Campus La Salle" label

created

Lecture cycle (Les sols en questions

[questions on soil])

LaSalle Beauvais attends the Milan

Universal Exposition

IAR5 center technical day on agricultural methanogenesis

Term starts for LaSalle Beauvais

staff

4th "Student Program on Leadership and

Global Understanding IALU4" in Rome

First stone of the LaSalle O3

research center laid

International LaSalle alumni meetings (in Beauvais: over 120 delegates present)

Film/debate "En quête de sens"

[Searching for Meaning] attended by director Marc de la Ménardière

New LaSalle Beauvais

website goes live

www.vite-fait-bienfaits.fr

website launched

Inauguration of the

hydrogeological facility

Masters Degree in Plant Breeding starts

with 498 new students

AFNORISO 9001

certifi cation renewed

Nestlé Beauvais provides funding

for disabled student Léna

Science Fair: primary school pupils invited

Graduation ceremony:323 engineering degrees

and 24 technology degrees conferred

NOVEMBER2014

FEBRUARY2015

MARCH2015

MAY2015

OCTOBER2014

DECEMBER2014

JANUARY2015

THE YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS

AND REMAIN OURSELVES

SEPTEMBER2014

APRIL2015

JUNE2015

JULY2015

AUGUST2015

LaSalle Beauvais is now in a position to calmly plan the next stage in its development having achieved the most important goal of shaping an identity forged from the LaSalle educational vision.

This identity is a source of inspiration and creativity for the entire educational community, combining a holistic and targeted approach to training:

> holistic because knowledge transmission and skill acquisition are inextricably linked to individuals' development in all areas: intellectual, social, emotional, moral;

> targeted because the only way to ensure everyone succeeds is to focus teaching on students' needs in a way that is challenging yet benevolent and positive.

This identity is embodied by an educational model that is open to progress and able to respond in an original way to new higher education and research challenges.

36 LASALLIAN POST-BACCALAUREATE

ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER THE "LASALLE CAMPUS"

UMBRELLA

72 HIGHER

EDUCATIONINSTITUTIONS IN

20 COUNTRIES

1WORLD UNION OF LASALLIAN ALUMNI

(UMAEL6)

1ANNUAL

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP

PROGRAM IN ROME

1INTERNATIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF LASALLIAN UNIVERSITIES

HEADQUARTERED IN PARIS

STAND OUT

01

500,000 STUDENTS

WORLDWIDE

10,000 STUDENTS IN

FRANCE

Involved in European Heritage Days for the

fi rst time

RESPECT

SERVICE

RESPONSIBILITY

COMMITMENT

LOOK BACK

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

TACKLING POVERTY

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

02

campus

www.campus.lasallef

ra

nce.fr

1 PÉPITE: student hubs for innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship

2 SIMA: International Agri-Business Show3 IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

4 IALU: International Association of Lasallian Universities

5 IAR: Industries & Agro-Resources6 UMAEL: World Union of Lasallian Alumni

TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES

In order to succeed, engineering students need constant attention and educational tools specifically designed for training skilled professionals. At LaSalle Beauvais, the educational team works hard to achieve this goal. All students benefit from an academic environment that fosters their personal and intellectual development, whether they are admitted in the first year, as transfer students, attending an initial training course or an apprenticeship. A variety of educational techniques help them become more responsive and responsible. In September 2015, 315 first year students were admitted across all disciplines of whom 85% achieved a baccalaureate with mention (honors).With such able students, it is possible to push the limits further and train

innovative engineers, future entrepreneurs and researchers. All have the opportunity to find a pathway matching their ambitions and skills. A strong international focus also provides these young people with the best possible future prospects. With a close eye on industry developments, our lecturers permanently tailor their classes and laboratory work to workplace realities. These 'university-industry' partnerships offer students a genuine head start at the beginning of their careers. A CGE1 survey showed that within three months of obtaining an engineering degree, the net employment rate for graduates of all degree programs is 68% and a staggering 86% for apprenticeships.One year later, the figure rises to 88% for Agriculture majors, 81% for Food and Health majors, and 80% for Geology majors. In view of the current economic climate, LaSalle Beauvais is pleased with these results, although the relevant staff remain ever vigilant when monitoring and helping young graduates get a foothold on the career ladder.

1 CGE: Conference of Grandes Écoles

03

AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM - THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT UNITEvery year, the Curriculum Committee offers advice on strategic priorities and decisions relating to educational matters. Composed of European experts, it met for the second time in early 2015 and praised teachers' dynamism. In order to further improve its performance and follow the experts' guidelines, LaSalle Beauvais set up an "educational support unit" to help new lecturers and promote techniques practiced by more experienced staff. Five educational advisors and an educational ICT officer are now available to support educational innovation, interact with lecturers and lead interdisciplinary working groups. The team helps lecturers adopt methods and tools that are best suited to our engineering students' needs while also meeting companies' training requirements.

SUCCEED

NUMBER OF STUDENTS ANNUALLY

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,400

2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

> 5 engineering degrees (including 2 with apprenticeship programs)

> 1 3-year technology degree

> 2 Masters programs

> 99 research lecturers and 5 academic departments

> 1,830 students (46% men/ 54% women)

> 22% students receiving grants

> 323 engineers and 24 technicians graduated in January 2015

> 65% of graduate engineers enter employment on completion of their course of study

> Gross average salaries (including bonuses) of young graduates: > 32 K

39% OF STUDENTS FOUND

THEIR FIRST JOB AS A RESULT OF THEIR FINAL INTERNSHIP

1 IROICA/ICA: Association for European Life Science Universities

2 GCHERA: Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture

3 AREPIC: Association for the development of external relations for higher education establishments in the Picardy region of France

4 N+I: Engineering Institutes5 ERASMUS+: European Union

program for education, training, youth and sport

6 ARFAGRI: Argentina-France university exchange program in agriculture

7 BRAFAGRI: Brazil-France university exchange program in agriculture

8 BRAFITEC: Brazil-France technology engineers program

AND REACH OUT TO THE WORLD

EXPLORE04

Our efforts to expand internationally are based on a growing portfolio of partner universities which has recently seen new additions with no fewer than 19 academic partnership agreements signed in 2014/2015 including 4 in Europe. Of particular note are the fi rst academic agreements in Turkey (2), Australia (1) and China (2). More intensive partnerships are sought with some universities to include other activities besides student exchanges. These 'special partnerships' are identifi ed based on common interests in terms of complementary study programs and research areas, educational excellence and the availability of committed, resolute intermediaries. They entail more frequent exchanges between lecturers and chief academics as well as academic and/or scientifi c partnerships.

Stimulated by this thematic and geographic diversity, a higher percentage of students are opting to take part in study trips or trips with a fi nal qualifi cation overseas (up 25% in one year).

This increase in the number of students going abroad naturally goes hand-in-hand with reciprocal numbers of incoming international students. This is one of the challenges facing new academic programs delivered in English, whether with or without a fi nal qualifi cation: Masters Degree in Plant Breeding, Spring Semester in Nutritional Sciences, Spring Semester Water and Environmental Management, Geological Field School and the Cooking for Health Summer School.

Conscious that these new programs require a signifi cant commitment from research lecturers, the Languages, International and Cultures (LINC) department is stepping up interaction with the rest of the academic staff through improved communication and improved support and monitoring of their duties with respect to overseas partners. The aim here is to facilitate academic and research partnerships with current or potential partner universities.

130 PARTNER

UNIVERSITIES IN 41 COUNTRIES

WORLDWIDE

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

EUROPEAN ERASMUS + PROJECT:EUROPEAN PLANT BREEDING COLLEGE (EPBC)

LaSalle Beauvais has taken the lead on this project, working with some of Europe's top universities:Swedish Agricultural University, Universitat Politechnica de Valencia, Ghent University and Ege University.

The EPBC aims to improve programs in line with the requirements of seed production companies and increase its students' chances of employment.

NETWORKS

OVERSEAS2014/2015

TRAINING MISSIONS

MOBILITYPROJECTS

RESEARCHIAR Center

NON-EUROPEANARFAGRI6

BRAFAGRI7

BRAFITEC8

OUT100 students on study trips280 internships110 linguistic study trips25 dual degrees

ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS114 universities including 41 in EuropeIALU – ICA1-GCHERA2

AREPIC3 - N+i4Campus FranceErasmus +5

IN120 students10 internships

INTERNATIONAL2 semesters of studies3 summer programs

EUROPEANEuropean Plant Breeding College

30 RESEARCH LECTURER MISSIONSQUALIFICATIONS

2 Masters programs

HOSTING35 delegations

AND WORK WITH BUSINESS EVERY DAY

A new chair of Agricultural machinery and new technologiesFollowing the launch of an initial chair of "Risk management in agriculture" with GROUPAMA in 2014, LaSalle Beauvais is continuing this work with AGCO-Massey Ferguson, Michelin and the Picardy regional authorities.The new chair of "Agricultural machinery and new technologies" will enable LaSalle Beauvais and its partners to develop new courses and research on issues relating to "mechanics, electronics, digital technology and agronomy" in a fast-growing sector offering numerous employment opportunities. A new 2-year specialization program in agricultural machinery will start in September 2016.This chair is part of the LIFE fundraising campaign.

Clubs Pro’Professional groups known as Clubs Pro’ jointly managed by LaSalle Beauvais Alumni and LaSalle Beauvais have also been set up in the spirit of cooperation with industry. Their aim is to stimulate interaction among alumni working in the same industry sector. Organized in line with the specialization programs offered in the 4th and 5th year, their purpose is to create links between research lecturers in charge of programs, students attending these programs and graduates working in relevant sectors.They perform a number of roles, enabling participants to discuss the latest industry news and business matters while also promoting specialization programs to companies, enabling meetings at conferences and providing information on job vacancies.Six Clubs Pro’ have been set up so far: mines and quarries, agricultural equipment, livestock production, food – catering and health (Culina) and the cross-disciplinary areas of entrepreneurship and methanogenesis.

05

FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO OUR PARTNERS

LaSalle Beauvais owns over 72,500 sq. m of real estate consisting of classrooms, lecture theaters and student housing as well as 24 hectares of green space. Its campus boasting new buildings is an increasingly enticing prospect for companies.

In response to this demand, the LaSalle Beauvais department of development and corporate relations has arranged to lease out facilities in recent years. Attracted by our setting, Groupama organized its fi rst summer schools here attended by over 150 sales representatives.

This activity also helps enhance the reputation of LaSalle Beauvais.

UNDERTAKE

MORE THAN

7,000

ALUMNI

MORE THAN

260 EXTERNAL

LECTURERS FROM INDUSTRY SECTORS

> 154 students in apprenticeship-based engineering programs

> 2 teaching and research endowments/ 1 endowment under discussion

> 2,000 internship opportunities

L.I.F.E. FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN(LASALLE INSTITUTE FOR EARTH):

�750,000 COLLECTED IN 2014/2015, 487 DONORS, IMPETUS PROVIDED BY

LaFerme.

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

WITH STRUCTURED RESEARCH

INNOVATE06

Research at LaSalle Beauvais is structured around three major thematic areas: Agro-resources, Food & Health and Geosciences and Environmental studies, supported by the research units (B2R1, EGEAL2, HYDRISE3 and PICAR-T4).

In the course of our activities, 34 new international publications were produced (ACL5), 5 new doctoral theses were defended and 1 new French/European patent was filed.

Moreover, in the context of technology transfer and support for enterprise, many applied research projects were completed in agronomy (Syngenta, Roullier, Saaten Union,

Bayer CropScience, AGCO), environmental studies (Eaux de Paris), the food industry (Ajinomoto, Roquette, Limagrain, GGF), prospective markets (Crédit Agricole), food ingredients and non-food ingredients (Chamtor, Nexira, Soliance/Givaudan, SDP), and in geology (Antea, EDF, Fugro, Technosol, Total).

Finally, in July 2016, the OZONE2020 integrated R&D program, which was awarded funding under the FUI6 scheme, will be endowed with facilities unlike anything previously seen in Europe when the LaSalle 03 center is completed. The first stone of this new facility was laid on June 29, 2015.

A NEW FACILITY ON CAMPUS

Inaugurated on April 2, 2015, the hydrogeological facility includes tools that enable students to become proficient in the disciplines of surface hydrological systems, groundwater and soil. Our chalky, water-bearing region provides the perfect location for examining the relationship between surface and groundwater. It is the ideal setting for our research lecturers and students to put ideas into practice for educational and research purposes. This new strategic tool situated in the countryside around Beauvais has emerged from an integrated partnership between the European Union through the ERDF7, French Ministry for Higher Education and Research and the Picardy region.

15 DOCTORAL STUDENTS

23 RESEARCH PROGRAMS (9 NATIONAL)

> 10 research platforms/4 research units

> 99 research lecturers including 12 HDRs

> 34 articles in journals with an international selection panel

1 B2R: Basins, Reservoirs, Resources2 EGEAL: Gene Expression and Epigenetic Regulation by Food Components3 HYDRISE: Hydro-geochemistry and Soil-Environment Interactions4 PICAR-T: Processes of Innovation, Competitiveness in Agriculture and Rural areas and Territories5 ACL: Articles in journals with an international selection panel6 FUI: Single Inter-ministerial Fund7 ERDF: European Regional Development Fund

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

The campus offers a wealth of services and infrastructure for students on a single site: accommodation, CROUS food services, a documentation center, digital services, academic facilities, research centers, and experimentation plots.

The investment and modernization policy continued in 2014/2015 with ongoing improvements to the pedestrian

campus, work scheduled to replace the Canada residence, work started on the LaSalle 03 center, and refurbishment of CROUS kitchens, reception areas, etc.

These projects will help to improve the educational and research environment while also ensuring that students continue to benefit from a rich extra-curricular program comprising sporting, artistic, cultural and community activities. This year will also see new student initiatives in a similar vein to the Festival de la terre et de l’élevage agricultural show and gala dinner. Students can also count on support from the DMVE1 team on all matters relating to sport, prevention and health/well-being, mentoring for first year students, individual counseling and support, community project development, tracking of personal community service commitments, the proofreading seminar for fifth years, etc.

07 FLOURISHON A DEVELOPING CAMPUS

72,500 sq. m

OF FLOOR SPACE ON A 24 HA CAMPUS

> CLAROLINE, THE LASALLE BEAUVAIS OPEN-SOURCE ONLINE LEARNING AND COLLABORATIVE WORKING PLATFORM:

> Around 1,300 course pages created

> > 19,000 electronic assignments uploaded by students

> > 31,500 course documents uploaded by lecturers

> > 85,000 logins per month on average

> 77 videos (11 hours 20 minutes of footage) provided to students

> 30 videos (4 hours of footage) provided to students and the online community (Loïc&Julien Youtube channel)

> 1 documentation center open from 9 am to 11 pm

> 1 student housing facility with 1,100 rooms (85% of which are on campus)

> Membership of the Student Government Association of 95%

> LaSalle Beauvais engineering students notched up close to 47,000

hours of volunteer work as part of their personal community service commitment

> 63 students with disability receiving support every day

SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION

The "student support" process relating to all activities undertaken in this area was identified as a strength at the renewal audit for our ISO9001 quality certification.

The steps taken as part of this process are described in a prominent annual report.

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

1 DMVE: Office of Educational Mission and Student Life

85 STUDENT

ORGANIZATIONS OR SIMILAR

> Herbarium: 30,000 specimens, 1,257 protected, rare and threatened species

> 535 stuffed birds including 180 very rare or extinct species and 80 reptiles

> Over 10,000 insect specimens

> 300 vials and test tubes of seeds

> 110 indigenous and exotic wood specimens

OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS

LaSalle Beauvais boasts earth and life sciences heritage collections dating back 150 years. They include rocks, minerals, fossils, prehistoric tools, plants, animals and educational tools. Some items were taken from sites that no longer exist while others reflect past biodiversity. Part of the collection continues to serve its primary role as an educational tool while the other historic section is used for research. Our plan is to promote these collections and those of the LaSalle network with the ultimate goal of setting up a museum on campus.

LASALLE BEAUVAIS: KEY FIGURES

2014/2015 OPERATING INCOME

2014/2015 OPERATING EXPENSES

50%Salaries

35%Misc. expenses

13%Provisions

38%Tuition

27%Accommodation

6%AREC (regional

equal opportunity) contracts

20%Grants

6%Other income

3%Farms

2%Taxes and duties

LASALLE BEAUVAIS • ANNUAL REPORT 2014/ 2015

HUMAN RESOURCES

244 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING

15 DOCTORAL STUDENTS

UP 9.7% IN 3 YEARS

119 WOMEN

128STAFF

RECEIVED TRAINING IN 2014

99 RESEARCH LECTURERS

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

€28.8 M ANNUAL BUDGET UP 17% IN 4 YEARS)

> 20 consulting and research engineers

> 40.12: average age

> 6.98 years: average seniority

08 TAKE ACTIONFOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

The Sustainable Development department has proposed a new applied learning project for third year agriculture students. One group of students taking part in this applied project on the "ecology of anthropized environments" examined the workings of a forest ecosystem on campus. A second group worked on restoring a dry grassland where wild orchids grow. A third group examined the diversification of plant cover in an agricultural plot owned by LaSalle Beauvais. The last two groups worked in the municipal allotments to assess productivity, profitability and ecosystem services.

09UNDERSTAND

OVER

18 TONS OF ROCKS,

MINERALS AND FOSSILS

Institut PolytechniqueLaSalle Beauvais19 rue Pierre WaguetBP 30313 - 60026 Beauvais CedexT. +33 (0)3 44 06 25 25contact@lasalle-beauvais.fr

LaSalle

Beauva

is –

January

2016

– D

esig

n:

Insig

n –

Gra

phic

sta

nd

ard

: B

eaure

paire a

gency

– C

reatio

n:

Éd

itéd

ito

– P

ho

to c

red

its: N

ico

las D

orm

ont,

LaSalle

Beauva

is

LASALLE-BEAUVAIS.FR

AWARDS 2014/2015

FRENCH START-UP CHAMPIONSHIPJury's favorite award for the "D’clic-p@nier" student organization

GOOGLE+ COMPETITIONFirst prize for digital strategy in the European category

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGYAward for best poster presentation at the second national

French Microbiology Society congress

GÉOLOGIA, LE DÉFI !First prize at the Géologia trade fair

ARCESFirst prize for the 160 years campaign

Second prize for publications

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS STUDENT PAPER CONTESTSecond place at the European finals

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES TROPHYThird place in the competition for Charolais cattle and fourth place for Prim’holstein cattle

ENGINEERING OF THE FUTUREThird prize for the project on recycling dry oil wells

EUROVIA COMPETITIONThird place

GRANDES ÉCOLES COOKERY COMPETITIONFourth place

LaSalle

Together, our histories have a future

Esitpa