PRESENTATION OF ST-ETIENNE SCHOOL OF MINES

SCHOOL OF MINES OF SAINT-ETIENNE, FACTS AND FIGURES 480 graduate students in 3 classes of the School’s signature diploma (Master degree of Science and Engineering) 1,120 graduate students in 4 classes of the School’s specialized engineering diplomas (Microelectronics & New technologies, Industrial operation, Nuclear engineering, Computer sciences & Micro-electronics) 180 doctoral students (40% from abroad) Students from more than 20 countries 140 faculty 300 scientific staff 415 publications per year 1 centre for innovation and entrepreneurships 110 international agreements in 35 Jean-Michel HERRI Jean-Michel Herri (Ecole de Mines at Saint-Etienne, France) is Professor in Chemical Engineering, Deputy Director of the SPIN Research and Teaching Centre. Since his Ph.D. on hydrate crystallization at IFPEN, he cumulates 25 years of experience on the topic. He is Head and founder of the GasHyDyn Research Team specialized on fundamentals of hydrates and scaling up to industrial applications, in the field of flow assurance, CO2 capture, heat transport, water treatment, methane hydrate bearing terrestrial or Mars sidiments. He is author/co-author of over 30 publications in international review, on thermodynamics, kinetics, physics, instrumentation, flowsheeting and economic analysis. He did two sabbaticals (13 months), in Keio University (Japan) and Colorado School of Mines (USA) as an invited researcher. He is also staff of a start-up on water treatment.

The school is a national, autonomous public agency, placed under the authority of the Ministry in charge of Industry (currently named Ministry of Production Recovery). Our missions are to support the economy by: - Educating highly qualified managers with strong technical and scientific skills; - Developing applied research to meet the needs of industry; - Contributing to companies’ innovation, creation & competitiveness worldwide. DIPLOMA : Master degree Master degree in science and engineering Master degree in microelectronics, computer science and new technologies Masters of Science ( BioMedical Engineering & Design - Chemical engineering science - Decision support systems for environment - Image modeling, analysis and visualization - Iindustrial Engineering and Operations Research - Materials science and engineering - Mathematical modeling and applications - Mechanical engineering - Microelectronics and nanoelectronics - Sciences for urban and industrial environment - Web Intelligence Post Master Degrees PhD Post Master's Degrees "Mastères Spécialisés« RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Henri Fayol Institute deals with industrial management, systems engineering and information technology. Health Engineering Microelectronics

WP2

WP1: Preparation 1.1 Assessment of the pre‐existing similar curricula in GOP 1.2 Program accreditation requirements WP2: Development 2.1 Design of the new Master programme 2.2 Accreditation of the new Master programme 2.3 Course material development 2.4 Master program implementation WP3: Quality Plan 3.1Quality procedures 3.2 Implementation of Quality procedures WP4: dissemination and exploitation 4.1 Web site of the project 4.2Dissemination products 4.3Dissemination events WP5: Management 5.1Project Management Process 5.2Project Management Board meetings

The project duration is 3 years. The first year of the project lifetime is dedicated to the design, accreditation of the new course syllabus and to the detailed teaching and training material developpment. The course design will be based on the analysis of the Lebanese universities requirements and on the examination of the pre‐existing curricula in the Lebanese universities (see CV proposal in the end of the presentation)) Year 1 Proposal of 120 ECTS by lebanon universities program Design Courses design Training and implementation

The EU staff members will prepare detailed teaching and training material related to the developped syllabus. Five Workshops will be carried out to train the Partner universities teaching staff and for a better transfer of EU best practices and knowledge. -Two Workshops will be hosted by the applicant university on Well Drilling, Extraction and Transportation of Hydrocarbons, Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Engineering, Extraction and Transportation of Hydrocarbons. -One workhop will be hosted by EMSE (P3) and will deal with Energy Production and Conversion and process design. -NTUA (P7) will organise a workshop that deals with Gas processing, storage and transportation. -KTH (P2) will organize a workshop that deals with environmental sustainability in the field of Gas and Oil production and processing. -Two webinars will be organized and will deal with management and finance related issues in the fiel of Gas and Oil.

During second and third year, the new master program will be deployed. Course duration is 2 years (120 ECTS) which is in perfect alignment with the Bologna process requirements. The new Master program will include basic courses such as professional English and specialized training activities for developing skills for the job market. For this purposea two months intership term is set in the EU labs and Oil and Gas companies. The programme ends with the elaboration of the Master thesis.

Faculty members from the four Programme universities will develop the new teaching and training material related to the new syllabus. 1) We have to validate/enrich/consolidate the CV proposed by lebanese partners 2) Each of us has to propose to take into charge some of the teaching in this CV 3) We have to organise five workshops in the four program universities (two workshops in UPG, one workshop in KTH, EMSE and NTUA). Those workshops will ensure the european best practices and knowledge transfer to the PC universities staff. Two faculty members per PC university will be present (2 faculty members x 4 PC univ. x 5 workshops = 40 staff members trained). 4) The Program faculty members will edit a list of equipemnts to be pushased by the PC universities and will be put all together on the new Master programme service. Note that a primary list of equipment is present in the detailed project budget attached to the eform of the deposit. WP2: what to do now ?

1) We have to validate/enrich/consolidate the CV proposed by lebanese partners 2) Each of us has to propose to take into charge some of the teaching in this CV Let review the CV proposal

Program Framework Common Core: GOP_01: Petroleum Economics and Management Introduction to financial reporting for oil companies. Capital budgeting: Cash flow analysis. Risk analysis: Probability theory and methods. Reserve estimation. Market theory: Supply and demand, oil price models, product prices, profit maximization, inflation and depreciation. The main geopolitical characteristics of the Energy Industry in the Gulf and Levant regions. Oil field project (Upstream and Downstream) management topics: project planning and scheduling techniques, project monitoring and control techniques. Overview of the factors that affect states’ failure and success in management of petroleum resources. General knowledge of the regulation of pollution control. GOP_02: Reservoir Engineering Understanding the basic properties of reservoir rocks and how they relate to the storage and production of oil and gas such as porosity, permeability and others. Phase behavior of naturally occurring hydrocarbon mixtures; Evaluation and correlation of physical properties of petroleum reservoir fluids, including empirical methods. Dimensional analysis and dynamic similitude are studied to provide an understanding of flow systems analysis and modelling. Determination of reserves; material balance methods; aquifer models; displacement, pattern and vertical sweep efficiencies in waterfloods. GOP_03: Exploration of Hydrocarbons Geological characteristics of the Earth, sedimentary rock, principles of petroleum geology, source rock, migration, accumulation, reservoir, and trap studies; well log, seismic interpretation and mapping. Introduction to geophysics; Principles of exploration seismology and field procedures; Seismic reflection: how an image of the subsurface is generated and how to interpret it. The theory, instrumentation and field procedure of the magnetic techniques The reduction and interpretation of magnetic data. The theory, instrumentation and field procedure of the gravity technique. The reduction and interpretation of gravity data.

Program Framework Common Core: GOP_04: Refining processes This course presents the following topics: The atmospheric and vacuum crude oil distillation units, the light end units, the catalytic reforming process, the fluid catalytic cracking process, the distillate hydro- cracking process, the hydro-treating processes, the refinery gas treating processes, upgrading residues, and the handling of hazardous materials and safety. GOP_05: Gas and Oil Production Overview of oil and gas production facilities with an emphasis on offshore situations. Engineering design and operation of wells, pipelines, and oil and gas processing equipment. Well flow performance concepts, tubing design and selection, well intervention and workover techniques, perforating, completion equipment, production logging, artificial lift, sand stabilization and exclusion, production optimization, stimulation, new technology, surface production facilities and operation. Enhanced oil recovery processes; design of optimal recovery processes. Natural gas flow in wellbores and pipelines, networks, gas well unloading and solutions, metering, compressor design. GOP_06: Storage and Transportation of Oil & Gas Pipeline industry overview, types of pipelines pipe manufacture and coating; Fundamentals of pipeline design, pumps and compressors, prime movers; Construction practices and equipment; Welding techniques and equipment, operation and control; Metering and storage, maintenance and repair, inspection and rehabilitation; Pipeline regulation, gas gathering systems; Petroleum shipping: oil tankers (classification, general layout, construction, engines, bunkers, exploitation, navigation and maintenance); LNG plants

Program Framework Track1: Petroleum Engineering. Choose 4 among 5 modules GOP_07: Offshore safety Introduction to oilfield and platform safety; Safety legislations; Hazards identification; Risk Assessment; Occupational health and disease; Safety and human error; Environmental sustainability; Case study: major disasters GOP_08: Reservoir simulation Solution of reservoir and production engineering problems using reservoir simulation software (Petrel, Eclipse…), using data commonly available in industry. Emphasis on reservoir description, reservoir model design and calibration, production forecasting and optimization. Mathematical description and physical understanding of the underlying equations. To learn about carrying out a simple reservoir simulation study (data input, history matching and production forecast with a black-oil model). GOP_09: Advanced drilling This course presents the concepts on methods and equipment, well kicks and blowouts, drilling fluids, pressure losses in circulating systems, penetration rate, rotary drilling techniques, formation damage, and drilling costs.

Program Framework Track1: Petroleum Engineering. Choose 4 among 5 modules GOP_10: Well completion and design This course teaches well completion from drilling in the pay zone to production start-up. It also covers the main methods for artificial lift, and well servicing. The student will learn the concepts and equipment that are indispensable for completion and servicing operations. Students will be able to understand the operational aspects and the process of completing oil and gas wells in order to perform the designated and various tasks needed in the oil and gas industry GOP_11: reservoir Geomechanics Basic stress and strain analysis; pore pressure and in situ stress estimation and measurement; deformation mechanisms in rock; rock fracture description and analysis; wellbore stresses and failure; wellbore stability analysis; fault stability analysis; depletion-induced reservoir deformation; and hydraulic fracturing.

Program Framework Track2: Gas and Oil Processing. Choose 4 among 5 modules GOP_12: Petrochemical synthesis Raw materials used for organic and petrochemical synthesis, unit processes in organic chemical synthesis based on acetylene, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, petroleum aromatics, etc.; Synthesis applications of organic reactions: sulfonation, nitration, halogenation, oxidation, intermediate organic compounds. Production of chemicals from hydrocarbons; Alkylation of benzene with olefins, Alkylation of phenols with olefins; Oxidation of hydrocarbons, Hydration of olefins and saponification of alkyl chlorides, Synthesis based on CO and acetylene, Synthetic detergents from petroleum; Production of Inorganic chemical from petroleum. GOP_13: Advanced process design Model and design reaction systems using a combination of theoretical knowledge and computational tools and techniques. Application of optimisation techniques for parameter estimation. Conceptual design methods for multiphase reactors. Selection of appropriate reactor types. Process modeling, instrumentation and control methodologies. Critical assessment of model predictions with respect to reality. GOP_14: Polymer engineering Polymer synthesis and characterization. Dependence of properties on molecular structure & microstructure. Polymer rheology. Forming techniques and applications. Mechanical properties, degradation and failure modes. Have a general overview of the different polymer processing techniques: extrusion, injection, blow molding..., and get an experimental feeling on the proper control of such processes. Understand the methodology for selection of materials and processing technology for the development of a final product.

Program Framework Track2: Gas and Oil Processing. Choose 4 among 5 modules GOP_15: Industrial Catalytic Processes This course covers the fundamentals of catalytic science; catalyst properties, preparation and characterization, catalytic reactor design and catalyst deactivation. This part is followed by an overview of the most important industrial catalytic processes: Hydrogen Production and Synthesis Gas Reactions (Fischer- Tropsch Synthesis),Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of organic compounds, Oxidation of organic and inorganic compounds. GOP_16: Alternative energies. Processes used for production of biomass derived fuels; types of biomass derived fuels and energy; thermochemical conversion of biomass to heat, power and fuel; economics and life-cycle analysis of biofuel; case studies on biofuel production. Internship Master Thesis