The Engineering Schools
CPE Lyon - École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon
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www.cpe.fr
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Creation : 1994, merger of ESCIL (created in 1883) and ICPI (created in 1919)
Location :
43, boulevard du 11 novembre 1918
69100 VILLEURBANNE
Director : Gérard PIGNAULT
Accreditation : CTI (National Accreditation Commission for Engineering Schools)
Contact
Anthony K. SMITH
Director of International Relations
Tel : +33 4 72 43 17 30
Fax : +33 4 72 43 17 29
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
CPE Lyon is a French « Grande Ecole » specialized in the fields of :
- Chemistry / Chemical Engineering and
- Electronics / Telecommunications / Computer Science.
We provide programs in these areas leading to the « diplôme d’ingénieur » (MSc degree).
International students are welcome for 2 or 3 years for our degree program, or for one semester or one academic year on exchange.
Help is provided for accommodation and for administrative formalities.
We offer research projects in our laboratories (organic and analytical chemistry, catalysis, polymers, chemical engineering, computer science, electronics, signal processing).
Summer School :
Every year in June & July : a five-week program to improve French language proficiency and scientific knowledge (in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering).
www.cpe-international-students.com/-Summer-school-.html
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Key figures
1614 students
250 graduates per year
49 international students
206 student industrial placements
70% of students spend at least 1 semester abroad
90 university partners
Coordinator of European Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Network (EC2E2N) : 120 chemistry & chemical engineering departments
Member of national & international networks (n+i, TASSEP, GE4, Erasmus, Fédération Gay Lussac, Ampère…)
Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1912 : Victor Grignard (former director of ESCIL)
Chemistry Nobel Prize in 2005 : Yves Chauvin, (1954 graduate)
Co-Laureate of the 2007 Peace Nobel Prize : Jean Jouzel (1968 graduate)
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ECAM - École Catholique d’Arts et Métiers
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www.ecam.fr
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Creation : 1900
Location : 40 Montée Saint-Barthélemy, 69005 LYON
Director : Bernard PINATEL
Accreditation : CTI / Commission des Titres
d’Ingénieur
Contacts
Didier DESPLANCHE, Head of Studies
Tel : +33 4 72 77 06 15
Fax : +33 4 72 77 06 12
Email : didier.desplanche@ecam.fr
Edith FREY, Head of International Relations
Tel : +33 4 72 77 06 54
Fax : +33 4 72 77 06 12
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
ECAM is a Graduate School of General Engineering with a main focus on Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Engineering.
The ECAM Foundation, an officially approved organization, is materially and morally responsible for the Establishment and ensures various missions :
- ECAM engineering training, leading to the ECAM Master’s of Engineering Degree;
- FIP ECAM sandwich programme ;
- Specialized Master’s programme in Lean Management ;
- Research & Development and technology sharing activities.
- Continued education activites.
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Key figures
735 students :
- 590 in the 5-year full-time ECAM engineering programme ;
- 130 in the 3-year FIP ECAM sandwich programme (in partnership with ITII Lyon)
- 15 in the Specialized Master’s programme in Lean Management.
70 full-time professors.
14 months of internships on average in the ECAM engineering cycle, including a compulsory one-semester internship abroad.
6 200 engineer graduates since its creation in 1900.
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Foreign students are welcome in various contexts :
- ECAM 5-year engineering programme
- Double degree with foreign partner institutions
- Semester of courses and/or research project
- 4-week Summer School in Science and Engineering
Semesters of research project can be completed in English.
ECL - École Centrale de Lyon
ENI Saint-Etienne - École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne
ENSM-SE - École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne
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www.emse.fr
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Created in 1816
Member of the GEM (Groupe des Ecoles des Mines)
Director : Robert Germinet
Programs accredited by the CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur)
Contact
Office of International relations
158 cours Fauriel
42 023 Saint Etienne cedex 2
Tel : +33 4 77 49 97 28
Fax : +33 4 77 42 66 31
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne (ENSM-SE) is one of the French « Grandes Ecoles » dedicated to training highly qualified engineers and to carrying out research to meet the needs of industry. .Its mission is to support the development of its students and of companies through a range of courses and fields of research, from the initial training of engineers to PhD teaching; from material sciences to micro-electronics via process engineering, the environment, industrial engineering, computer science and health engineering.
The school’s pioneering spirit is seen in its exploration of new scientific themes or international partnerships which makes it a unique player among the top 10 French engineering schools.
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Key figures
Ranked 10th at national level in 2007 by “Le Point” magazine.
4 million euros of industrial research contracts in 2006
10 million euros invested into the new Provence Microelectronics Center in 2006
12 double degrees with partner universities in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America.
29 different employment profiles proposed to graduate engineers
63 % of our students sign their first contract before graduating
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Graduate and postgraduate courses open to international students
Engineering
“Ingénieur civil des mines » - Joint MSc with 2 majors (executive engineering major + specialisation)
High level generalist engineers who are looking to design, set up, manage and develop large scale industrial systems in a global environment.
2 year program including 28 weeks of experience in industry
Taught in English and French
A choice of 30 professional profiles in industrial engineering, IT and software engineering, management, finance, health, materials, process engineering, environment, microelectronics.
Admission requirements : Bachelor of science or equivalent degree in engineering, proficiency in French and English .
Program open to individual degree-seeking students and students from partner universities within the frame of dual-degree agreements.
MSc in microelectronics (ISMEA)
Engineers in circuits and microelectronics system design.
Two-year program taught in French.
Admission requirements : BSc or equivalent in relevant subject, proficiency in French
Research Masters of Science in the following domains :
Materials, process engineering, image vision and signal, mathematic modelling and applications, web intelligence, sustainable development, computer science and electrical engineering.
PhD programs :
Materials, mechanics and engineering, process engineering, science of industrial and urban environment, mathematic modelling and applications, computer science, industrial engineering, earth science.
Provence Microelectronics Center : manufacturing and logistical science, packaging and flexible substrates, secure systems and architecture.
Postgraduate specialised programs – Mastères specialisés
Accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles – CGE
These one-year full-time programs address young graduates or professionals who wish to complete their initial training by a complementary experience and answer the growing demand for highly qualified experts with dual training.
Programs taught in English : Technology and management of microelectronic production – Security of integrated systems and applications
Programs taught in French : Software engineering, computing and networks – Information and microelectronic systems – Production and Open System Infrastructure Engineering – Business engineer and project manager.
Admission requirements : master’s degree or equivalent in science and technology; bachelor’s degree in science and technology + 3 years professional experience.
ENTPE -École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat
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www.entpe.fr
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Creation : 1953
Location : rue Maurice Audin – 69518 – Grand Lyon – Vaulx en Velin Cedex
Director : Philippe Sardin
Accreditation : CTI
Contact
Pascal VINCENT
Director of International Relations
Tel. : +33 4 72 04 71 07
Fax : +33 4 72 04 77 37
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
The ENTPE is a French national post graduate institute - "Grande Ecole" - for Civil Engineering, Urban Studies, Transport and the Environment : local and
regional development, management, planning and design.
It counts 6 research centres in geomaterials, building sciences, transport economics, traffic engineering, environmental sciences, and interdisciplinary environment and society
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Key figures
200 students per year
150 researchers and PhD students
25 % female students
25 % Erasmus agreements
60 international students and PhD
12 master programs (see below)
French as a second language free assistance
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Courses opened to international students
- Be enrolled as a normal student having passed the ENTPE selection (classes préparatoires – special selection for foreign students) in order to spend 3 years at the ENTPE and get the ENTPE degree (M2 equivalent).
- Follow the 2nd (M1 level) and 3rd (M2 level) years of the ENTPE in order to get the national ENTPE degree (M2 equivalent). Prerequisits : having successfully spent a M1 in mathematics, physics, or civil engineering and be accepted by the ENTPE jury.
- Be enrolled in M2 of one of the 12 master programs : Civil engineering (research), acoustics (research), thermics-energetics (research), Transport-space-networks (research), Transport and industrial and trade logistics (professional), Urban and regional passengers transport (professional), Urbanism and land use (professional), City and the society (research), Urban policies : governance, mediations and city management, Sciences for industrial and urban environment (research), Public policies and comparative government (research), risks in local development (professional).
- Be enrolled in the 3rd (M2 level) year of the ENTPE in order to get the “Certificat d’études supérieures” – CES - of the ENTPE. Prerequisits : having a M2 (or equivalent) in one of the ENTPE fields and being accepted by the ENTPE jury.
- Be an Erasmus student which university has an agreement with the ENTPE : possibility to follow the entire 2nd or 3rd year of the ENTPE.
- Be a student of one of the universities which have a double degree agreement with the ENTPE and come for a double degree cursus.ENTPE -École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat
Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire - Lyon 1
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www.istil-epu-lyon1.fr
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Creation : 1992
Location : 15 Bd Latarjet - 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex
Director : Pascal FOURNIER
Accreditation : CTI
Contact
Tel. : +33 4 72 43 15 02
Fax : +33 4 72 43 12 25
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
6 vanguard majors:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Information Technology
- Materials Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering
- Modeling and Applied Mathematics
- Industrial Engineering and Robotics
Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire - Lyon1 is ISO 9001 certicated.
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Key figures
Admission : 225 sudents / year
a five year curriculum :
International mobility concerns around 30% of the students.
Courses opened to international students : Exchange programs (1 semester or 1 year)
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Grenoble INP - Grenoble Institute of Technology
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http://www.inpg.fr
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Creation : 1892
Location (address) : 46 avenue Félix Viallet
F-38031 Grenoble cedex 1
President : Paul JACQUET
Accreditation : Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur
Contact(s)
Dpt : International Relations
Jean-Luc KONING PhD
Vice president
Secretary
Tel : + 33 (0)4 76 57 47 68
Fax : + 33 (0)4 76 57 48 03
E-mail : [Email]
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Mission statement
Grenoble Insitute of Technology is the main French centre for training engineers and PhD students, and a leading European University of Technology. Its ambitious research and technology transfer policy is based on a strong synergy of renowned education, research and industry at the heart of Grenoble Area.
The Engineers Schools of Grenoble Institute of Technology train engineers in six key industrial fields: Energy, Environment, Information & Communication technologies, Materials, Micro and Nanotechnologies, Production Systems.
Special programs are available for students practicing as an artist or a high level sportsman during their engineering studies.
Grenoble Institute of Technology is a major pole of French technological innovation with its 29 worldwide known laboratories in partnership with Grenoble universities and research organisms (CNRS, CEA, INRIA, INRA).
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Key figures
5,300 students with 27 % foreigners
research and teaching staff: 1,100
budget: 114 million euros
22 Engineering Courses graduating 1,150 engineers every year
1 Postgraduate and Doctoral Department graduating 180 PhD every year
1 Department for Continuing Education
40,000 alumni working worldwide
1 private subsidiary for technology transfer, INPG Entreprise SA
29 laboratories, 4 of them located abroad
coordination of 4 European networks of excellence and participation within 70 projects of the 6th framework programme for research and technological development in Europe
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Courses opened to international students
Grenoble Institute of Technology is a member of the CLUSTER network (Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research) that includes twelve leading European science and technology universities (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - Barcelona, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Helsinki University of Technology, Universität Fredericiana Karlsruhe (TH), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Instituto Superior Tecnico - Lisbonne, Trinity college of Dublin, Université catholique de Louvain, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Stockholm, Politecnico di Torino and Grenoble INP) and 4 associate members (Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tsinghua University - Beijing, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Virginia Tech).
The CLUSTER network facilitates high-quality teaching and research exchanges and cooperative ventures. In addition to students exchanges, several double degrees of engineers are offered by the schools of Grenoble Institute of Technology in partnership with some universities of CLUSTER (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - Barcelona, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Universität Fredericiana Karlsruhe, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Politecnico di Torino) and some other ones: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Moreover Grenoble Institute of Tecnology is actively involved in various exchange programmes:
- with USA : American European Exchange in Engineering (AE3)
- with Canada : CREPUQ network and Ontario-Rhône-Alpes Agreement (ORA)
- with Latin America : Latin American European Exchange in Engineering (LAE3), SMILE (Student Mobility in Latin America and Europe) as a memebrer of the Maghales network)
- with Russia : Russian European Exchange in Engineering (RE3)
- with Asia : ASEAN European Exchange in Engineering (ASE3)
In addition Grenoble Institute of Technology offers:
- 11 masters in French, in connection with Grenoble’s other universities (Joseph Fourier University/Grenoble1, Pierre Mendès-France University/Grenoble 2) in the following fields : Chemistry - Earth, universe and environmental sciences - Electronics, electrical engineering, automation and signal processing - Health and medical engineering - Information, cognition and learning - Materials and process engineering - Mathematics and information technology -Mechanics, energy and engineering - Physics and engineering - Strategic management and organizational engineering
- 7 masters (2 years) in taught in English:
- Master Nanotech (micro and nanotechnologies for Integrated Systems)
- Master of Science in Communication Systems Engineering (jointly with Politecnico di Torino)
- Master Erasmus Mundus Program : European Joint Master of Science FAME (Functional Advanced Materials and Engineering)
- Master of Science in Materials for Nuclear Engineering
- Master of Science in Informatics at Grenoble
- Master Pulp and Paper Science
- Responsible design (1 semester)
Members of Grenoble INP :
Grenoble INP - Ense3 (Grouping of ENSIEG and ENSHMG Grandes Ecoles)
Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences
Grenoble INP - Ensimag (grouping of ENSIMAG and TELECOM Grenoble Grandes Ecoles)
Informatics, Applied Mathematics, Telecommunications
Grenbole INP - Esisar
Advanced Systems and Networks
Grenoble INP - Génie industriel (grouping ENSGI and ENSHMG Grandes Ecoles)
Industrial Engineering
Grenoble INP - Pagora (formerly known as EFPG Grande Ecole)
Paper Science, Print Media and Biomaterials
Grenoble INP - Phelma (grouping of ENSPG, ENSERG and ENSEEG Grandes Ecoles)
Physics, Apllied Physics, Electronics ans Materials Science
INSA de Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
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www.insa-lyon.fr
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Creation : 1957
Location (address) : 20, av. A. Einstein
69621. Villeurbanne , France
Director : prof. Alain Storck
Accreditation : CTI
Contact
Marie-Pierre FAVRE
International Relations office
Tel : +33 4 72 43 88 56
Fax : +33 4 72 43 71 90
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
1) Education
2) Research
3) Lifelong learning
Over a 5 year curriculum it trains multi-competent engineers who are both innovative and entrepreneurial.
INSA Lyon applies a policy of excellence implemented at all levels
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Key figures
5 000 students
900 Master of Engineering graduated in 2006
in 12 engineering specializations among them the International Mobility concerns around 80% of the graduates
200 Master of Sciences graduated in 2006
in 10 fields of specializations
500 PhD students with 130 thesis presented in 2006
23 research laboratories
510 Faculty-Researchers
500 Technicians and Administrative Staff
26% of the students are international
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Courses opened to international students
Master of Engineering :
- Exchange programs of 1 semester or 1 year
- Admission in the first year in one of the International first cycle : Eurinsa , Asinsa , Amerinsa, SCAN (course in English)
- Admission in the first or second year of engineering cycle
Master of sciences :
- International masters (INSA network ) , courses in English
ISARA - Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture, d’Agroalimentaire Rhône-Alpes
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www.isara.fr
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Creation : 1968
Location (address) : 23 rue Jean Baldassini 69 364 Lyon cedex 07 - FRANCE
Director : Mr Michel GUGLIELMI
Accreditation : CTI
Contact
Jean-Claude JAUNEAU
International Relationships Manager
Tel : +33 4 27 85 85 82
Fax : +33 4 78 92 69 75
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
Our activities:
- Teaching
- Applied Research
- Studies/Consulting/Expertise
- Continuing education
Our domains:
- Agrosystems, environment, production
- Agribusiness production and quality
- Social sciences and management
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Key figures
90 teachers
200 professional lecturers
550 students
1 language laboratory
7 analytical and technological laboratories
5 engineering specializations
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Courses opened to international students
Exchange programs of one semester or one year
Summer school (one month in June; in French language)
Master of engineering degree: admission at bachelor level
Joint double degrees: with the University of Wageningen (Netherlands), Santiago (Chile), ESALC (Brazil).
International masters: agribusiness in China (in the Yunnan University of Agriculture), agroecology (with different universities of western and eastern Europe), animal sciences and quality (with the National Veterinary School of Lyon).
TELECOM Saint Etienne
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 Brochure.pdf (225Ko)
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Creation : 1991
Location (address) : 25 rue Dr Annino
42000 Saint-Etienne, France
Director : Laurent CARRARO
Accreditation : CTI
Contact
Virginie FRESSE
International Affairs Department
Tel : +33 4 77 91 58 69
Fax : +33 4 77 91 58 99
Email : [Email]
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Mission statement
Engineering in information and communication technology
- Engineer training
- Research and development
- E-learning
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Key figures
1. Telecommunication
2. Optics
3. Vision
4. Numerical imaging
5. Electronics
6. Image and signal processing
7. Optoelectronics
8. Computer networks
Microwaves
Projects management
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Courses opened to international students
Engineering degree in Electronics and optics (MASTER)
Engineering degree in Networks and telecommunication (MASTER)
Engineering degree in Digital imaging and vision (MASTER)
Master in Microwave devices,
ITECH - Institut Textile et Chimique de Lyon
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http://www.itech.fr/
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Creation : 1899 French school of Tannery (EFT), 1988 creation of ITECH
Location : 87 chemin des Mouilles, 69134 Ecully Cedex, France
Director : Jean-Pierre GALLET
Accreditation : CTI (National Commission of engineer Title- recognised by the Ministry of education)
CGE for the specialised Mastère
Contacts
Alain REYNIER, Head of studies
Nathalie PINTON, Head of International Relations
Tel : + 33 4 72 18 04 80
Fax : + 33 4 72 18 95 45
Email :
[Email]
[Email]
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Mission statement
1/ Education
2/ Applied Research
3/ Continuing education / Life long learning
ITECH LYON’s main goal is the training of engineers for several applications based on a core curricula in polymer sciences allowing the students to specialise in several industrial application: Paints - Inks - Adhesives - Cosmetics, Plastics, Textiles, Leather, shoe and leather-goods manufacturing.
They will hold positions such as research engineers, commercial engineers or production engineers.
ITECH’s main subjects are : Polymers, Colour and computer aided colour control, Material processing, Experimental design, Process engineering, Industrial data-processing, Physics and chemistry, Rheology, Surface and Interface, as well as Project management - each of them being a key element for all the industries which have an interest in ITECH.
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Key figures
450 students
100 graduated per year
25 foreign students
18 partner universities
1 common degree
7 research labs
90% employed after 6 months
10% working abroad
Participation at 3 competivity poles (Axelera, Techtera, plastipolis)
150 short courses training
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Courses opened to international students
- be enrolled as a normal student in the first year : for students having a bachelors degree or a 2 year university degree in chemistry, in order to spend 3 years at ITECH and obtain the ITECH engineering Degree, (Masters degree equivalent)
- be enrolled in the second year, choosing one of ITECH specialisation : for students having the equivalent of a four year university degree, in order to spend 2 years at ITECH and obtain the ITECH engineering Degree
- be enrolled in a “specialised Mastère” Materials and coatings, or cosmetics: for students having a Masters degree in Sciences who want to acquire within one year a speciality in either Plastic materials, Formulation Chemistry, Textile or Leather, or in Cosmetics. (6 months classes /6 months internship
- 4-week Summer-school in Science and Engineering
- Be a student of one of the universities having an exchange agreement with ITECH. (Erasmus exchange or bilateral exchange)
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