1. 1 24 th Conference of Rectors & Presidents of European Universities of Technology Date proposed : 22nd & 23rd September 2005, in Paris Topic suggested : Strategical aspects of master policy for universities after the Bologna process : how to succeed at the world level?

2. 2 Strategical aspects of master policy for universities after the Bologna process : how to succeed at the world level? University strategic plan and master policy Master courses and professional training aspects Master courses and links with excellence in research Training for leadership and trends of the European labor market Trends of the world market of higher education and competitive advantage of European universities of technology Suggested topics to be discussed

3. 3 www.paristech.org

4. 4 A consortium of 11 of the most prestigious graduate schools & engineering Institutes in France, covering almost the whole range of Sciences & Engineering Technologies A NETWORK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARIS

5. 5 11,000 Students 2,000 permanent teaching staff 120 research laboratories 2,800 Engineering graduate degrees each year 1,000 Masters degrees each year 450 doctorates each year 50 post graduate professional programmes

6. 6 Civil engineering Electrical and mechanical engineering Earth Sciences and Soil Mechanics Aerospace and materials engineering Information and Communication Technologies Life Science engineering Bio and physical engineering Chemical Engineering Applied Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology Economics, social sciences & industrial engineering Bio and water resources Environmental engineering

7. 7 ENGINEERING EDUCATION In the French tradition, engineering education : – A very competitive selection process of students – Basic scientific courses (maths, physics, chemistry, …) during year 1 and 2 – Engineering courses during year (2), 3 and 4 (when it exists) – Economics and management courses – Strong links with industry

8. 8 PROGRAMMES IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ParisTech offers four types of programmes : 1.Engineering degree programmes (double degrees) 2.Master of Science ParisTech programmes 3.Specialized post-Engineering diploma courses 4.Doctoral programmes ALL ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS ABROAD

9. 9 Master of Science After a Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent) A period, if needed, to improve French language Tailored to international standards (European : Bologna agreement in 1999; Berlin agreement, 2003) 15-18 months (3 semesters) in Paris, including an internship : - A period of 2 semesters : 600-800h courses, practical work and personal “project” - A period of one semester (internship) in a company or in a research laboratory - Cost : 5 000 € to 15 000 €, with students grants in certain cases

10. 10 Basic ScienceEconomics and social sciencesEngineering sciences Pure and Applied Mathematics Physics Chemistry Physical chemistry Biology Earth Sciences Materials Computer science and robotics, control Electrical eng, Electronics, Telecom Chemical engineering Energetics Civil and urban engineering Environmental and agricultural engineering Bio engineering Mechanical engineering Material engineering Economics Management Innovation and product design Science, Technology, Society 859232950 Research at ParisTech Academic and Research staff: ∑ 2041 Research Budget: € 346 Million 120 research units linked to CNRS,INRA, CEA..& Univs. Contracts with industry, EU.. 1560 students in doctoral studies

11. 11 UNITECH Network : training of European trilingual engineers-entrepreneurs RTWH (Aachen) U. P. Catalogne (Barcelone) T.U (Delft) Chalmers Univ. (Göteborg) Imperial College (Londres) Politechnico (Milan) ETH (Zurich) ParisTech

12. 12 ATHENS Network of European technological universities BUTE Budapest TU Delft KU Leuven UCL Louvain-la-Neuve IST Lisbon UP Madrid Politecnico Milan CTU Prague NTNU Trondheim, TU Vienna ParisTech

13. 13 PARISTECH’S 9 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN CHINA BEIJING : Tsinghua University Beida (Peking University) China Agricultural University SHANGHAI : Tongji University Fudan University Shanghai Jiaotong University NANJING : Nanjing University SouthEast University Nanjing Agricultural University