Mines Saint-Étienne is resolutely committed to an internationalization policy to address the challenges of globalization while strengthening its French model of excellence. Our strategy aims to train responsible engineers and PhDs, drivers of innovations with societal impact, by collaborating with the best universities and research centers worldwide. These partnerships enable exchanges, research projects, and double degrees, offering our students and faculty a multicultural learning environment and high-level experiences.
Key Objectives of the International Strategy
The international strategy of Mines Saint-Étienne is based on ambitious objectives aimed at strengthening its global influence and preparing its students for an international career:
- Training responsible leaders
Educating the engineers and decision-makers of tomorrow, upholding values of responsibility, citizenship, and sustainable development. - Encouraging international mobility and strengthening intercultural skills
Promoting academic and scientific exchanges for students, faculty, and researchers, offering them enriching experiences abroad, while stimulating essential intercultural skills to succeed in a globalized job market. - Facilitating access to double degrees
Enabling students to obtain internationally recognized academic qualifications, thus increasing their value in the job market. - Attracting International Talent
Attract students from around the world with excellent programmes, English-taught courses, and a range of master’s programmes in innovative and sought-after disciplines. - Promoting collaborative research
Developing partnership research projects in strategic areas such as artificial intelligence, sustainable development, and emerging technologies. - Strengthening the Impact of Our Education Through Research and International Collaborations
Increase the international reach of our programmes through academic and industrial collaborations with leading partners, while fostering collaborative research projects.
With this strategy, Mines Saint-Étienne asserts itself as a key player in engineering education and research on a global scale.
Strategic International Partnerships
Mines Saint-Étienne relies on strategic, leading partnerships aimed at becoming a recognised Technological University. By integrating into academic and industrial networks, the School strengthens its mission to train engineers and PhDs at the forefront of innovation, ready to meet today’s societal and environmental challenges.
Key Objectives of International Partnerships
Mines Saint-Étienne’s international partnerships are designed to meet the School’s major strategic objectives:
- Strengthening the impact of education and research through high-level collaborations, including double degree programmes and applied research projects.
- Promoting European and universal values: equality, inclusion, citizenship, and sustainability.
- Attracting international students and researchers to foster a multicultural academic environment, with 30% international students in the cohorts and 50% international PhD students.
Partnership Development Areas
Comprehensive and Strategic Partnerships
The School establishes comprehensive partnerships with world-class universities for collaborations in education, research, and innovation. These partnerships cover student exchanges, double degrees, research, and industrial relations, for example with:
- Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
- Technische Universität Wien (Austria – T.I.M.E. Association double degree)
Priority Countries for Development
In line with its European strategy, aligned with the Erasmus 2021-2027 programme, Mines Saint-Étienne has defined priority development areas in Europe and beyond:
- Europe: Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Nordic and Baltic countries;
- North America: Canada, United States;
- Asia: South Korea, Japan, Vietnam;
- Africa and the Mediterranean basin: South Africa, Morocco, Lebanon;
- Latin America: Brazil (in collaboration with IMT), Colombia, Chile…
These targeted partnerships enhance the School’s diversity and academic excellence by welcoming students from these regions and encouraging the mobility of its own students to exceptional institutions.
Double Degree Programmes and Industrial Cooperation
Double degree programmes allow students to obtain two degrees, one from Mines Saint-Étienne and one from an international partner university, strengthening their academic and professional skills.
Erasmus+ Partnerships and European Projects
As an active member of Erasmus+ (the European Union’s education pillar) and Horizon Europe (the EU’s research pillar), Mines Saint-Étienne is involved in joint research and training projects. Since 2023, the School has been a member of the EULiST European University within the framework of Erasmus+, and has obtained Erasmus Mundus funding for the creation of joint master’s programmes with leading European partners.
International Joint PhD Supervision
International co-supervision of theses is an academic cooperation mechanism between two institutions located in two different countries. It allows a doctoral student to complete their thesis under the supervision of two research directors from these two partner institutions. This type of programme aims to promote the international mobility of researchers, collaboration between two research laboratories, and the enrichment of research work.
Research Policy
Contact for International Partnerships
For any questions or additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our international relations department. We are here to help and support you in your projects at Mines Saint-Étienne.