No idea about the international angle, but France is famous for its highly elitist system of Grandes Ecoles covering everything from public services and adminis

No idea about the international angle, but France is famous for its highly elitist system of Grandes Ecoles covering everything from public services and administration and engineering. With my limited contact with French engineers, I have yet to see a quality difference between the people. Grand Ecole grads have a guarantee on a fast tracked career so.