Lesson plan
ENSAR
The National Graduate School of Applied Sciences and Risk (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des sciences Applicatives et du Risque), also known as ENSAR, is an engineering grande école at the University of Poitiers in Niort, France, established in 2024. It was previously known as the Institute of Industrial Insurance and Financial Risks, which was created in 2001. ENSAR offers a risk management course with a focus on quality, safety and environment (QSE), or information system security (ISS), as well as a data science course. Apprenticeship training is compulsory in the second and third years of study. As of October 2025, the school had 143 students and aimed to increase enrollment to 310 within three years.
Article summary
The National Graduate School of Applied Sciences and Risk (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des sciences Applicatives et du Risque), also known as ENSAR, is an engineering grande école at the University of Poitiers in Niort, France, established in 2024. It was previously known as the Institute of Industrial Insurance and Financial Risks, which was created in 2001. ENSAR offers a risk management course with a focus on quality, safety and environment (QSE), or information system security (ISS), as well as a data science course. Apprenticeship training is compulsory in the second and third years of study. As of October 2025, the school had 143 students and aimed to increase enrollment to 310 within three years.
Key claims
- date of establishment: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
- students: 143 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of establishment is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
- The record states that the students is "143 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344652889
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