Mines ParisTech Graduate School

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Mines ParisTech

230 years of history, tradition and heritage are an integral part of the identity­ and ­durability of MINES ParisTech. Our school offers graduate and post-graduate ­education programmes to 1300­ students. The Institution holds 18 research centers,­ 235 ­talented professor-researchers,­ and is ranked # 1 institute for research­ ­partnerships, a unique link with companies.­ We are proud to display, to ­maintain, to share our values built over the years.

A French “Grande Ecole” in brief MINES ParisTech like other French Grandes Most of the programmes are designed for graduate­ 1783 Foundation of Ecole Royale des Mines, in Paris Ecoles is devoted to the training of top engineers students with at least a BSc degree. for industries, services and research. These French “Grandes Ecoles” can be seen as 150 Master in Science and Executive ­Schools are relative small structures (about 150 excellence institute for graduate education and Engineering degrees awarded per year MSc graduates per year, 100 PhD graduates, research, among which MINES ParisTech is one 140 Partner universities worldwide 200 professors-researchers) focused on top of the flagships. 100 PhD awarded per year engineering topics. Education, research and 30 % of international students business are strongly linked in the academic programmes and research activities. 2 Nobel Prize laureates (Economics & Physics) 1 rank of MINES ParisTech in recent Master in Science and Executive Engineering rankings of engineering schools by national media (for the graduates’ salary, “Diplôme d’ingénieur” interest for employers, contractual research...) Inspired by the notion of theory and practice, toires” (highly competititve Honours classes), the training of “Mineurs” (nickname of our and are joined, in the graduate 1st year, by engineering students) is perfectly balanced externally qualified students from French and foreign with 1/3 in engineering sciences, 1/3 in universities and from the Ecole Polytechnique. economics and social sciences and 1/3 in projects They acquire all the skills required for senior and practical experience. positions of responsibility. 84% of them have a The students are admitted through a competi- job offer before graduation. tive examination, after the “classes prépara- The ”Diplôme d’ingénieur” is, in France, considered as the most exclusive degree.

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Mail : [email protected] 53 INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

MINES ParisTech has signed more than one hundred agreements on all continents to ­cooperate within the frame of the Master degree in Science & Executive ­Engineering ­programme. These agreements­ are ­signed under our own name, or through the ParisTech­ or Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) Research University. MINES ParisTech is member of the ParisTech Consortium of excellent engineer schools and of the ATHENS Network.

Why French ?

English is no longer a foreign language to be Moreover, French companies are well known for learnt, it will be your daily work language. But their technological expertise and their worldwide with the increase of competition for the best activities. Mastering French language can provide positions, companies are interested more and you some international top positions in French more in candidates with “bonuses” like knowing companies or French subsidiaries in Asia, Africa 3 languages. and Europe. French is the 5th most spoken lan- guage worldwide. Practical considerations

ADMISSION PROCESS

Very selective admission process based on appli- The monthly rent is about €200. cation file, written test and oral exams. The “visiting” students will have a chance to get a room at the “Cité internationale universitaire de Paris”. Inscription and tuition fees • E RASMUS students and students from partner Scholarship universities are mainly exempted of inscrip- MINES ParisTech does particular effort to ensure tions fees. scholarships and various financial supports for the • The tuition fees are €18 000 per year. A grant international students. is given to international students: these fees In the past years, all the students admitted in the are waived. Master in Science and Executive Engineering got a scholarship to cover their living expenses: Accommodation • from the French government The students admitted in our Master in Science • from companies and Executive Engineering will get a room in the • from Home country institutions or bilateral students’ residence (Maison des Mines), located programmes (Brafitec, Arfitec, CSC...) near the Institute. • from MINES ParisTech Alumni Foundation. From €600 to €2 000/month for two years Admission: www.mines-paristech.eu/Admissions/Master-degree-in-science-and-engineering/

Programme Degree Duration Requirements Master in Science and Executive Engineering / Degree-seeking 2 years 4 years of Higher education Diplôme d’ingénieur Exchange student 6 to 12 months BSc degree Master of Science Degree 1 to 2 years BSc degree Advanced Master Programme Degree 1 to 2 years MSc degree Degree / ­Co-supervised MSc degree PhD 3 years degree MEng degree Research internship For BSc or MSc ­research 3 to 12 months internship BSc degree 4 MINES ParisTech Programmes

MASTER IN SCIENCE AND EXECUTIVE ENGINEERING

The aim of this Master programme is to train socio-economic content, leading to a strong high level engineers able to manage complex background of fundamental knowledge and of industrial projects and to become managers of practical skills thanks to strong participation of companies. lecturers from enterprises and implementation This is implemented through a multidisciplinary of internships in companies. programme, with a high technical, scientific and This programme is taught in French.

GRADUATE 1ST YEAR: FOCUSED MAINLY ON ENGINEERING SCIENCES

A basis of fundamental core courses, with • engineering modules in applied mathematics and phy- • economics and social sciences sics, economics and social sciences • information management and communica- Choice of specialized courses: approximately tion 90 courses offered according to the following Modern languages (compulsory 2 foreign broad themes: languages among the 10 languages offered, • pure and applied mathematics French being compulsory for international • physics, mechanics, thermo mechanics, students) electronics Young engineer internship in industry (3 to 4 • materials sciences, geosciences and environ- months), as “assistant executive engineer”, ment with frequent possibility of international • energy placement

GRADUATE 2ND YEAR: FOCUSED MAINLY ON MINORS DOUBLE DEGREES

In addition to core courses (accounting and law) Nuclear Engineering More than 60 double degree agrements with partner universities available. and to electives, students have to choose a Geosciences concentration in a specific engineering field, cal- Geostatistics and Applied Probability led minor and to implement a technical project Scientific Management related to an industrial problem under the close Engineering Design and Management supervision of a tutor from one of MINES Paris- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tech 18 research centers, leading ultimately to Mechanical Engineering and Energy an internship of at least 4 months in industry, Information Systems Management and concluding by the submission of a master Control system, Robotics, Vision & Morpho- thesis and its oral presentation in the presence logy (Applied mathematics) of scientific specialists and of the industrial Materials Sciences and Engineering partners. Underground engineering and management Biotechnology Production Systems and Logistics Process Engineering Public Affairs and Innovation Industrial Economics

September February May Autumn semester Spring semester

CORE COURSES CORE COURSES CORE COURSES

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT MULTIDISC. PROJECT MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT ASSISANT GRAD. LANGUAGES LANGUAGES MINOR LANGUAGES EXECUTIVE 1ST YEAR COURSES ENGINEER PROJECT

FIELD TRIP ELECTIVES ELECTIVES ELECTIVES INTERNSHIP MULTIDISCIPLINARY SPORT SPORT SPORT

CORE COURSES CORE COURSES LANGUAGES LANGUAGES ASSISTANT INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL GRAD. EXECUTIVE MINOR RESEARCH RESEARCH 2ND YEAR ENGINEER COURSES ELECTIVES ELECTIVES INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENERGY STRATEGIES other master’s

Energy procurement was a question of secondary The objectives are: Biomedical Engineering importance until 1974, when it became a central To participate in drafting energy policies for Mobility and Electric Vehicles cost factor to be controlled and monitored. With their firms or countries. Transport and Sustainable Development environmental constraints and the liberalisation of Sustainable Development, environment and markets, it has now turned into a strategic choice To succeed in projects involving French firms and Energy Economics and a factor of uncertainty and risk for countries institutional players. Water, Soil and Waste Engineering as well as for firms. The Master in Energy Strate- gies provides an understanding of energy issues Contact Contact as well as the capacity to define solutions, and [email protected] [email protected] choose and implement strategies for energy pro- curement and management. post MASTER program

The postmaster non doctoral programmes, Open Cast Mining and Quarrying (CESECO) lasting one year, aim at providing initial or ongoing Mining Geostatistics (CFSG) training, that is to say, high-level training for French-speaking programmes: professional purposes. E nvironmental Management and Engineering (IGE) Each programme comprises a series of classes, E nergy Systems Optimization (OSE) laboratory practicals or training periods in Gas Engineering and Management (GAZ) the field, visits and lectures, followed by a Industrial Management and Logistics Systems (MISL) six-month practical internship, focusing on a Renewable Energy (ENR) problem raised by an employer and usually taking Industrial Risk Management (MRI) place in a company: Design des Matériaux et des Structures (DMS) English-speaking programmes: Management Industriel et Excellence Opéra- Materials, processing and modeling (MAPMOD) tionnelle (MILEO) International Environmental Management (EnvIM) International Energy Management (ALEF) Contact P SL Predoctoral Year Institute of Technology [email protected] and Innovation (ITI)

PhD

Doctoral courses at MINES ParisTech have a Mathematical Morphology twofold vocation : training high-level scientific Computational Biology PhDs, ready to join companies and to conduct Control, Optimization, Prospective innovative industrial projects and training future Geostatistics research-academics able to conduct research Energy and Processes programmes aimed at academic excellence Energy and Processes while developing partnerships with economic Economics, Management, Society and social players, in the public and private E conomics and Finance sectors alike. Management Science Mechanical and Materials Engineering S ocio-Economics and Innovation PHD STUDENTS Materials Science and Engineering S cience and Engineering of Hazardous Mechanics Activities 400 PhD students Computational Mechanics and Materials Earth Sciences and Environment 30% International PhD students Mathematics and Systems Geosciences and Geoengineering Mathematics and Control Engineering Contact Real-time Computer Science, Robotics, [email protected] Systems and Control 6 Research

Fields of research

Oriented research E nergy efficiency (building, industry, transport)

MINES ParisTech is a “Grande Ecole” centred on Decarbonization of processes and fuels (CO2 its research activities. It encompasses all fields capture, alternative fuels) of scientific knowledge thanks to 18 innovative Renewable energies (resource evaluation research centers exploring five major fields. and prediction, integration optimization, With 235 research academics, 400 doctoral environmental impacts) students and 60 post-doctoral students, MINES ParisTech ranks first among the Grandes Mechanical and Materials engineering Ecoles for the volume of contractual research. The experimental approach combines the study of micro structures and constitution of surfaces Top-notch laboratories and interfaces at all scales, of physical and The Institute’s laboratories are partly asso- electrical properties and mechanical ciated with CNRS, INSERM, INRIA, Institut characterization under a variety of stresses Pasteur, Institut Curie, etc. Their research, including the effect of environment and at the intersection of many fields, has led to radiations. Processing and shaping aspects the emergence of new disciplines (geostatis- consider the rheology and the reactivity of tics, mathematical morphology and automatic materials at elevated temperatures. control systems) which are now studied by the Experimental work is combined with numerical scientific community and disseminated throu- modelling activities resting on strong physical ghout industry and the services. bases and linking all scales. where theoretical and Innovations concern materials development pratical questions meet Closely linked teaching and research along with associated processes and the The range of education programmes (engineer, development of original commercially avai- At MINES ParisTech, research is inspired master’s, advanced master’s and PhD) are lable softwares for mechanical behaviour, life by reality, when questions raised by coordinated by research academics working in prediction and optimized shaping. companies are not solved by the existing the laboratories. Consequently, the students scientific corpus, or when a practical issue triggers theoretical questioning. By essence, are up-to-date with the reality of technical, Mathematics and systems our researchers work on subjects both economic and social issues. MINES ParisTech is present in automation, catering to concrete industrial questions robotics, telerobotics, computer integra- and raising theoretical scientific questions. A broad international dimension ted manufacturing, logistics, mathematical Of the €30 million in research contracts, 30% morphology, image processing, on board The raison d’être of research at MINES involve at least one foreign partner. MINES systems, real time systems, software ParisTech is to bring together theory and ParisTech collaborates closely with more than technologies (oriented language, constraint practice. To be able to tackle these double- 100 different countries and foreign universities. programing), broadband data flow analysis, sided topics means to develop a finely tuned distributed production and cooperative work. knowledge of industrial partners’ issues and the best academic production. Earth Sciences and Environment MINES ParisTech develops competences in Economics, management, society geology, geophysics, geostatics, hydrology and MINES ParisTech is competent in industrial hydro-dynamics, geo-mechanics, chemistry, economy, management and organisational nuclear physics, and system engineering. The sciences, cyndinics and sociology. The topics activities aim at the mastering of the metrology covered are: of phenomena, their modelling and choice of role of the State, regulating policies and markets, solution. modernisation of public services, evolution of the organisation of the industry, Energy and process engineering productive systems, professions, competences, This department has developed skills in many research and innovation policies, product design, fields that are usefull for studying the transforma- competitivity of companies, tion of matter and energy. Attention focuses on risks, information systems, organisational training, complex energy systems, particularly in impact resistance, information of the public, transient conditions, and on controlling their medicine and health, experiments and politics. environmental impacts. 57 CORPORATe ReLATiOns Mines ParisTech has long-lasting links with companies, through internship placement, graduate recruitment, contractual research, lecturers from industry and services. These constant and strong links with the economic and social players guarantee employability of the graduates and our #1 rank for research partnerships. cAreers

You have choices to make as many career opportu- several of the CeOs of the 40 leading French Our latest fi gures show that: nities will be opened to you after graduating from companies (CAC 40) are former graduates of 68% are in professional activity the institute. A variety of jobs will be accessible. the institute, 27% are pursuing studies, either for a During your studies, you will have an opportunity two nobel laureates were trained at the double-degree, a complementary master, a to set out your career plan in close harmony with institute: Georges Charpak (Physics, 1992) and post-master short programme or a PhD your ambitions. Whether it be industry, services or Maurice Allais (economics, 1988). 5% are in other situations research, you will have access to the wide world. We carry out a yearly survey to know what our On the international scene: 20% start to work employability, with an average annual salary recent graduates are doing. The answer rate for abroad. of 45 000 euros, one of the highest in France this survey is 100%. for young graduates,

Large Firms : more than 2000 employees intermediate enterprises : from 500 to 1999 employees sMe : from 20 to 499 employees Micro-enterprises less than 20

MSc Engineering Post Masters PhD

industry Funded reseArch And educAtion chAirs

Mines ParisTech was one of the fi rst academic urban logistics institutions to launch industry funded chairs in LA POSTE, L’ADEME, THE PARIS CITY HALL France. After a decade of development and 27 Metal processing for aeronautics and chairs created or renewned, Mines ParisTech nuclear has proved how effi cient this kind of partnership DAHER can be for research, innovation, education and robotics and virtual reality strategic thinking. PSA PEUGEOT-CITROËN resilience and security sustainable materials for energy powering AFNOR, ENGIE, SNCF, TOTAL EDF, ENGIE, GRT GAZ intellectual property and markets for bioplastics technology ARKEMA, L’OREAL, NESTLE, PSA, SCHNEIDER AIR LIQUIDE, MICROSOFT, PHILIPS ELECTRIC commodity economics, fi nance and eco design of buildings and infrastructure management VinCi OCP prospective modelization and sustainable high temperature materials development SAFRAN SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, ADEME, EDF, GRT GAZ drive for you: international research chair theories and methods of innovative design on automated driving THALES, RENAULT, DASSAULT SYSTEMES, PSA PEUGEOT-CITROËN, VALEO, SAFRAN RATP, VALLOUREC urban mining Water for all ECO-SYSTEMES SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT theory of the fi rm: governance & innova- Media and brand economics tion capabilities VIVENDI, THE LAGARDERE GROUP ARTELIA, VEOLIA, BPI FRANCE, LE LAB carbon capture, transportation, and storage AIR LIQUIDE, EDF, ENGIE, LAFARGE, TOTAL, LE HAVRE CITY HALL 60 boulevard Saint-Michel — N ovember 2015 — Copyright: M INES ParisTech 75272 Paris cedex 06 Tél. +33 1 40 51 90 00 www.mines-paristech.eu