Usage Note
institut appears in many official French institution names — Institut Pasteur, Institut de France, Institut national de la santé (INSERM). In everyday use, un institut de beauté is a beauty salon. The word has a more formal register than école or centre.
Examples
"Elle travaille à l'Institut Pasteur."
Natural Translation
She works at the Pasteur Institute.

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