4-1-3) Private institutions of higher education
There are two types of private institution:
• Private institutes of higher education. There are 13 in France, governed by the Law of 1875 on
the freedom of higher education, which offer general university education programs;
• Private technical and management institutes of higher education. 44 are private engineering
schools and 90 are private business and management schools). The education dispensed by
these schools is recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education.