The SCAN section is aimed at, on the one hand, English-speaking foreign students or students who master English, and, on the other hand, French students have acquired an excellent level in the language during high school.

80% of courses are taught in English and 20% in French. For non-French speakers, French is compulsory; for French speakers, there is a choice between English, German, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian.

The scientific and technical programmes are similar to those of the classical first cycle, but the vast majority of lessons are taught in English. Specific courses of the SCAN focus on Anglo-Saxon civilizations, business English, negotiation skills, image and audiovisuals, group work.

During their second year, forty students have stays of two weeks in European universities where the working language is English (Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Sheffield, Lund, Gothenburg, etc.).They enable students to experience practical linguistic situations and to have contact with a social life and teaching approach that can be very different from France.

One of the features of SCAN is to foster a multicultural environment where English is the communication tool for both students and teachers. Students are invited to participate in promoting activities in the department through the ASIL association which organises several sporting events and concerts (orientation weekend, Sports Day, etc.)

Beyond the acquisition of a solid scientific background that enables students to pursue their studies in a specialist department at INSA, one of the objectives of SCAN is develop a real operational capability for the future engineers in an international context. Being part of SCAN does not affect the choice of department for the engineering cycle, but it can help students gain an internship in the 4th or 5th year in an English-speaking country.