HANDBOOK Prepare Your Study in France
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THE STUDENT’S HANDBOOK Prepare your study in France An Elite Graduate Engineering School Member of the Institut Mines-Télécom WELCOME TO IMT ATLANTIQUE AN ELITE GRADUATE ENGINEERING SCHOOL - FRANCE Dear Student, Welcome to IMT Atlantique – A new Elite Graduate Engineering School in France, results from the merging between Mines-Nantes and Télécom-Bretagne. This new Graduate School is a full member of IMT (Institute Mines Télécom). It enlarges its scope to encompass Information and Communication Technologies, Energy and Environment. IMT Atlantique is under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, representing the elite of the higher education system in France. Graduates from the Graduate Engineering Schools are responsible for technological achievements that have made France one of the major industrial countries of the world. IMT Atlantique has a small intake with a highly selective admission procedure. Close links have been established with industries. Such cooperation involves the participation of industrialists in teaching, in projects, in internships: which are required for all the students. You will be trained for tomorrow and beyond, immediately operational, but also able to continue developing, innovate and to extend your areas of responsibility. We offer, in addition to scientific and technical courses, a strong emphasis on management skills and our alumni will be executives ready to face sustainable development and corporate social responsibilities. We are an institution open to the world, with 100 partners across all five continents; we run exchanges for students, research students and lecturers, and you will live and study in an international campus. Our teaching and learning style will encourage you to take up research; we have dynamic research facilities, highly regarded in their fields. We have extensive human and material resources, our original teaching and learning structure is actively reviewed and enriched by the results. The IMT Atlantique research activities will place it as one of the 10 leading French Elite Graduate Engineering Schools. IMT Atlantique offers a full range of expertise in Environmental, Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies and Industrial Engineering. It is our sincere hope that the contents of this catalogue will inspire you to take up the challenge of following one of our international MSc programs. My conviction is that, in IMT Atlantique, you’ll build an international social network for all your life, and you’ll have an excellent foundation for a successful career as a project manager in your field. Dr. Annya Réquilé Dr. Anne Pierre-Duplessix Dean of International Dean of International Department Department – Brest & Nantes Campus Rennes campus Ass. Prof in Computer Science 2 THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM A DYNAMIC STAFF DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF IMT ATLANTIQUE BREST Technopôle Brest-Iroise CS 83818 29238 Brest cedex 03 - France Office : B01 – 110A (Brest Campus) ✆ (+33) 229 001 480 RENNES 2, rue de la Châtaigneraie CS 17607 Brest & Rennes Campuses 35576 Cesson Sévigné cedex France ✆ (+33) 2 99 12 70 00 NANTES La Chantrerie 4, rue Alfred Kastler BP 20722 44307 Nantes cedex 3 - France Office : Main building Office A233 ✆ (+33) 2 51 85 81 50 Nantes Campus ✉ [email protected] www.imt-atlantique.fr 3 CONTENT CHOOSING IMT ATLANTIQUE 5 Member of The Institut Mines-Télécom 6 Close links with the Industry 7 World-class Research 7 Diversity of the Study programs 8 Worldwide partners network 10 GET READY ! 11 Student visa application 12 Travel Information 13 Health Insurance 14 Budget Estimate 15 Checklist before leaving your country 15 Administrative issues on arrival 16 STUDYING IN BREST CAMPUS 17 How to get here! 18 Map of the campus 19 Accommodation on campus 20 Students’ facilities 21 Student associations 23 Life in Brest 24 STUDYING IN NANTES CAMPUS 27 How to get here! 28 Map of the campus 29 Accommodation on campus 30 Students’ facilities 31 Students’ associations 32 Orientation Days 33 Life in Nantes 34 STUDYING IN RENNES CAMPUS 37 How to get here! 38 Accommodation on campus 39 Life in Rennes 40 USEFUL FRENCH ACRONYMS 41 USEFUL WEBSITES 42 4 1 GRADUATE 3 CAMPUSES SCHOOL LILLE PARIS RENNES STRASBOURG BREST FRANCE NANTES LYON BORDEAUX TOULOUSE MARSEILLE CHOOSING IMT ATLANTIQUE MEMBER OF THE IMT “INSTITUT MINES-TÉLÉCOM” THE NUMBER-1 GROUP OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN FRANCE AT A GLANCE A well-established institution under the authority of the French Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs 13,700 students and A major player in Research & Innovation 1,400 teachers A truly international Institution 33% international students Training the Engineers and 500 academic partners Managers of the 21st century Including MIT, Columbia, Princeton,Technion, Tsinghua University and many more MINES Douai Douai Environmental Engineering Information & Paris Evry Communication Technology Palaiseau-Saclay Fontainebleau Civil Engineering MINES ParisTech - Paris, Palaiseau-Saclay, Evry, Fontainebleau Nuclear Engineering TELECOM ParisTech - Paris TELECOM SudParis - Evry Industrial Engineering TELECOM Ecole de Management - Evry Biotechnology Computer Science & IT MINES Saint-Etienne Saint-Etienne Supply Chain Management Economics MINES Albi Alès MINES Alès MINES ParisTech Albi Nimes Sophia-Antipolis Management Gardanne Toulouse MINES Saint-Etienne TELECOM ParisTech https://www.mines-telecom.fr 6 CLOSE LINKS WITH THE INDUSTRY IMT ATLANTIQUE IS AT THE SERVICE OF THE INDUSTRY’S DEVELOPMENT Industry and corporate world oriented-teaching Internships in companies Integrated project management courses Faculty mixing Academics and industrial Experts WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH A RANGE OF RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE Environmental Engineering 13 Research departments Automation, production & Computer Sciences . Computer Science . Information & Electronic Engineering . Energy systems & Environmental Engineering . Foreign Languages and Communication Technology Culture . Image and Information Processing . Logics in Uses, Social Science and Information Science Civil Engineering . Microwaves . Networks, Security and Multimedia Services . Optics . Signals & Communication . Nuclear Engineering Social Sciences and Management . Subatomic physics and associated Technologies Industrial Engineering Partnerships with the most renowned Biotechnology Research Centers, such as CNRS and Computer Science & IT INRIA Supply Chain Management Economics 298 Researchers/Academics Management 320 PhDs 15 M€ in Research contracts 1000 Research publications/year 7 DIVERSITY OF THE STUDY PROGRAMS Recruitment opportunities Language Campus Masters Programs IMT recruitment IMT Possible n+i recruitment Through university partner agreement French national entrance exam Individual direct online application Possible direct admission in M2 French English Brest campus Nantes campus Rennes Campus Master of Science in Engineering √ √ √ √ √ √ Environment Energy and MSc in Project Management for Environmental & Energy Engineering (PM3E) √ √ √ √ √ √ Nuclear Engineering MSc in Sustainable Nuclear Engineering - Applications & Management (SNEAM) √ √ √ √ √ √ Master of Science in Engineering √ √ √ √ √ √ Production Systems MSc in Management and Optimization of Supply Chains & Transport (MOST) √ √ √ √ √ √ Master of Science in Engineering √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ MSc in Computer Science and Decision Systems (CSDS) √ √ √ √ √ √ Computer Science, Information and MSc in Information Systems, Project Management and Consulting (ISPMC) √ √ √ √ √ √ Telecommunication Systems MSc in Telecommunication Systems Engineering (TSE) √ √ √ √ √ √ MSc in Design and Engineering of Communication Networks (DECN) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ You can also find some of the IMT Atlantique programs available for application through the N+i network (French Engineering Institutes network) www.nplusi.com PhD After your Master studies at IMT Atlantique, you can continue on PhD in one of the following areas : Energy & Environment, SUBATECH (Subatomic physics), Automation Production, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Foreign Languages and Culture, Image and Information Processing, Logics in Uses, Social Sciences and Information Science, Microwaves, Networks and Multimedia Services, Optics, Signal and Communications. 8 Recruitment opportunities Language Campus IMT recruitment IMT Possible n+i recruitment Through university partner agreement French national entrance exam Individual direct online application Possible direct admission in M2 French English Brest campus Nantes campus Rennes Campus √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Check IMT Atlantique international website for application information FRENCH SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN BREST AND NANTES CAMPUS IMT Atlantique also offers French language and culture classes in July and August. Join our Summer schools and get prepared for successful studies in French Higher Education Institutions ! More information about French Summer Schools on IMT Atlantique website. 9 WORLDWIDE PARTNERS NETWORK IMT ATLANTIQUE HAS ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS IN MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES Academic collaboration and student mobility over the 5 continents ! - Double-Degree Programs - Students exchange/mobility for 1 or 2 semesters - Training in Laboratories & Research cooperation Please check IMT Atlantique website for complete information about worldwide partners. 10 GET