The “Bienvenue en France” label and the “CeQuInt” label attest to the quality of the School’s project in preparing its students for a career in an international and multicultural context. It demonstrates the relevance of our programmes throughout the curriculum, whether “at home” or “abroad”: illustrated by the international mobility of our ICM engineering students.
Since the start of the 2018 academic year, in addition to a mandatory minimum 3-month international experience for all our students, ICM students are strongly encouraged to undertake dual mobility, both academic AND professional. More than 150 mobility projects are planned for 2019 across the three cohorts.
Professional Mobility
74 internships abroad: 59 second-year students and 15 third-year students chose key destinations: the European Economic Area (35 internships), Asia (25), North America (10), and Africa (4).
Academic Mobility
70 short-term credit transfer mobilities are being prepared for Semester 7 for first-year students: 31 mobilities in Asia, 22 Erasmus mobilities, 17 mobilities to the American continent, including 8 in Latin America.
16 long-term mobility projects from the 3rd year are being finalized: Erasmus exchange years at the University of Bristol and TU Hamburg, double degrees at partner campuses in Quebec (École Polytechnique de Montréal, ETS), the United Kingdom (Imperial College London, Cranfield), Japan (Kyushu Institute of Technology), and South Korea (SNU).
These mobility projects benefit from significant financial support from our partners, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, the Erasmus+ Agency, the IMT (4 excellence scholarships awarded for double-degree projects), and the Mines-Télécom Foundation (around twenty scholarships currently being allocated for academic mobility or internships).
More info:
Internships: jdrapier@emse.fr
Academic Mobility goutin@emse.fr
Financial Support programmes granger@emse.fr
The CeQuInt Label (since November 2018)
MINES Saint-Étienne has become the second major French higher education institution (32nd European institution) to obtain the prestigious “Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation” label for the Ingénieur Civil des Mines programme. Two exemplary strengths were mentioned as best practices: Learning Environment & Services to Students:
• “International learning environment and international environment in general is outstanding, as it is very international. It is outstanding for achieving the intended international and intercultural learning outcomes.” (P25, Cequint Assessment Report, August 2018).
• “Mines Saint-Étienne is clearly dedicated to its students. The provided services and the strong commitments can be regarded as examples. These aspects can be regarded as an exemplary practice.” (P30, Cequint Assessment Report, August 2018)
The “Bienvenue en France” Label (since July 2019)
Our School is one of the first 25 higher education institutions announced by Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, during the Campus France meetings: the “Bienvenue en France” label attests to the quality of welcome for international students and the attractiveness of the School.
Contact: Paul Wheal, Head of the International Office
