AgroParisTech or Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (French: Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement or AgroParisTech) was founded on January 1, 2007 by merging three Graduate Institutes in Science and Engineering: Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INA P-G) founded in 1826 ENGREF – Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires – (ENSIA) founded in 1893 AgroParisTech is a member of the Paris Institute of Technology (or Paris Tech) which is a consortium of 10 of the foremost French Graduate Institutes in Science and Engineering. AgroParisTech is also part of the Life and Environmental Science and Technology Hub of the Paris region, together with INRA, Cemagref, AFSSA, the Alfort National Veterinary School and the Versailles National School of Landscape architecture.