In French law, établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (French pronunciation: [etablismɑ̃ pyblik a kaʁaktɛʁ sjɑ̃tifik kyltyʁɛl e pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl], abbr. EPSCP; English: public scientific, cultural or professional establishment) is a formal category of more than one hundred and thirty public higher education institutes in the fields of sciences, culture and professional education. EPSCP have legal, administrative and financial autonomy in the French education system.
