The Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées, usually known as IPSA, is a private French engineering school that specializes in aeronautics and space, as well as related fields such as electronics, computing and energy. It trains engineers for the aerospace industry and other technical sectors, and it has campuses in the Paris area and other French cities. Such schools are part of the French tradition of grandes écoles, which recruit students through selective entrance routes and offer a mix of theoretical and applied training.
Before and after
- from 17 April 1961 to 19 April 1961Bay of Pigs invasion
- 18 April 1961Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
- 29 April 1961Founding of WWF International
- May 1961Nirenberg and Matthaei crack the first word of the genetic code
- 4 May 1961Founding of Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
- 6 May 1961Birth of George Clooney
- 17 May 1961Birth of Enya
- 25 May 1961Kennedy commits the United States to a Moon landing
- 1 June 1961Birth of Yevgeny Prigozhin
More in Society, economy & sport
- 1945Founding of International Court of Justice
- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 27 December 1945Founding of World Bank
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
The era
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