Paul Wheal, Head of the International Office at Mines Saint-Étienne, has recently been appointed as a CTI expert.
The Commission des titres d’ingénieurs is an independent body, mandated by French law since 1934 to assess all engineering schools, develop the quality of programmes, and promote the engineering profession in France and abroad. On this occasion, we look back at the appointment of experts and the importance of audits for engineering schools.
🧑🏼🎓 Appointing experts
In France, 150 experts interview the 250 engineering schools across the country. These experts are appointed for a 2-year term. Paul Wheal is already a CeQuint expert (a label that assesses the quality of internationalisation) and an expert for the Bienvenue en France label (which assesses the quality of the welcome provided to international students). These two roles supported his recent appointment as a CTI expert. He is the only expert auditor from our School, as this is a highly selective appointment reserved for staff with 25–30 years of professional experience.
🧑🏼🎓 Assessing engineering schools
Audits are conducted according to a specific framework: a series of assessments that schools must undergo if they wish to renew their accreditation. Paul Wheal will undertake training to assess the quality of the schools concerned. A code of ethics prevents him, of course, from assessing Mines Saint-Étienne and the other IMT institutions.
🧑🏼🎓 Drawing inspiration from best practices
As an expert for the Bienvenue en France and CeQuint labels, Paul Wheal is ideally placed to learn from the best practices of the schools he audits. Our expert has a more detailed understanding of CTI audit expectations and helps us position ourselves effectively. By assessing the quality of other schools, we improve that of Mines Saint-Étienne.
Today, our School has just obtained renewal of the CeQuint label for the ICM programme and can celebrate obtaining the same label for the ISMIN programme. We will tell you more about it soon here!
