Created in 2009 at Ecole des Mines in Nantes, this chair brings together the Foundation and the main stakeholders in the nuclear waste sector, namely ANDRA (the French agency for radioactive waste management), EDF and AREVA.
The construction of new energy works in France and abroad (nuclear power plants, wind turbine farms, dams, etc.) and the maintenance of existing works require highly trained civil engineers. These engineers will be trained in both project management and sub-contracting and will be able to adapt to international working environments.
Training of international renown, backed by French know-how in the nuclear domain and associated with a high-level university course. This brand new Masters, co-funded by the Foundation, brings together all of the disciplines necessary for a successful career in the nuclear domain.
This new course, created in September 2009, is a part of the strong revival of nuclear energy internationally. In France, nuclear industrialists' demand for new engineers and managers is equivalent to approximately 1,000 people each year, for at least the next 10 years!
"What is extraordinary is the wealth of careers on offer… This is a continuous approach, a sustainable process in which nuclear energy has its place, as do the other non-CO2 emitting energies" Hervé Biausser, President of Ecole Centrale Paris. Other projects are currently being discussed with various educational institutions.
This Chair handles the management of complex projects, operation of high-risk industrial facilities, and automated systems, with Ecole Centrale Paris (http://www.ecp.fr/) and Supélec (http://www.supelec.fr/).
Created in 2008 and carried by Ecole des Mines ParisTech and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, the Chair enjoys the support of EDF, GDF-SUEZ and GRTgaz. The Chair develops teaching missions for Masters programmes and for the specific training provided at the Material Ageing Institute, whose research centre was created in 2009.
Nuclear and Renewable Energies, in partnership with the Ecole Polytechnique (http://www.polytechnique.fr/). Created in 2008 in partnership with EDF, the European foundation for tomorrow's energies and the Fondation de l'Ecole Polytechnique, the Sustainable Energies Chair is particularly active within the context of the 3rd year teaching programme at the Ecole Polytechnique, focusing on the "Energies of the 20th Century".
- Degree : Post-Master Certificate - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers website - Address : Pôle Méditerranéen de l'Innovation - ZAC de la Malle - Route De RANS - CD 60d- 13320 Bouc Bel Air - Description : Specialised training in nuclear safety - Maximum enrolment : 20
- Degree : Specialised Engineering - Institution Nationale des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires website - Address : Cen Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette - Description : Post-Masters Engineering degree or dual degree, depending on agreements with certain colleges - Maximum enrolment : 80
- Degree : Engineering (optional programme) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris website - Address : 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris - Description : Specialised training in nuclear fuel cycle chemistry - Maximum enrolment : 20
- Degree : Specialised Engineering - Institution Nationale des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires website - Address : Centre d'études de Cadarache 13108 Saint Paul lez Durance - Description : Post-Masters Engineering degree or dual degree, depending on agreements with certain colleges - Maximum enrolment : 70
- Degree : Master or Engineering - Ecole grenoble INP website - Address : 3, Parvis Louis Néel, 38000 Grenoble - Description : Specialised training in materials used in the nuclear domain - Maximum enrolment : 25
- Degree : Master - University Paris-Sud 11 website - Address : 15 r Georges Clemenceau 91400 ORSAY - Description : International Masters introducing students to all fields in nuclear energy, taught in English, with multiple options for specialisations: Nuclear Engineering, Design, Operations, Decommissioning and Waste Management, Fuel Cycle, etc. - Maximum enrolment : 100
- Degree : Engineering (optional programme) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers website - Address : 155, Boulevard de l'Hôpital 75013 Paris - Description : Sandwich courses (leading to a diploma) - Maximum enrolment : 24
- Degree : Engineering (optional programme) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers website - Address : Rue Porte de Paris 71250 CLUNY - Maximum enrolment : 24
- Degree : Engineering (optional programme) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne website - Address : 158, Cours Fauriel, 42100 Saint Etienne - Description : Specialised training in operations and maintenance - Maximum enrolment : 20
- Degree : Master - University Paris-Sud 11 website - Address : 15 rue georges clémenceau 91405 Orsay - Description : Specialised training in radiochemistry - Maximum enrolment : 20
- Degree : Master - University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble website - Address : Rue Barthélemy de Laffemas, 26000 Valence - Description : Specialised training in decontamination and dismantling of nuclear facilities - Maximum enrolment : 20
Apart from awarding grants, the Foundation has also helped promote energy as a career path for women. It also recognises and highlights the key role women play, through its support for the first Fem’energia awards, an initiative driven by WIN (Women in nuclear). http://www.win-france.fr/
On 17 February 2010, 24 students from the Masters in nuclear energy, sponsored by EDF, visited the Flamanville nuclear power plant. They visited the control room and machine room of a reactor in operation and were given a presentation on the issues involved in operating a nuclear power plant. They then visited the EPR construction site to see the new reactor being built and see the state of progress of the various buildings of the new plant. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the visit, which gave the students an insight into the practical application of their Masters programme.
Energy production is at the core of the challenges of economic development, climate conservation and fair access to resources.
To meet these challenges, the students of today will need to devote all their know-how to the pursuit and production of CO2-free energies for tomorrow: nuclear, hydraulic, solar, wind, and clean coal, as well as energy efficiency.
As a partner of Schools and Universities, the Foundation works to support the development of the various disciplines and excellence in energy-related education. Training is thus perfectly adapted to the latest requirements of the nuclear, hydraulic, solar, wind, clean coal and energy efficiency domains.
The Foundation funds teaching and research chairs, and strikes agreements and specific partnerships with engineering schools and universities.
It enriches the pallet of available training by supporting the creation and funding of Masters courses specialising in energies, as well as the enhancement and creation of optional courses in energy for 3rd year Engineering students.
The decision-making body. The Board of Directors decides on the major directions and the objectives for the European foundation for tomorrow's energies.
It is composed of EDF leaders and scientific figures.
Emmanuel Frere-Lecoutre, 24, is an Optimisation Upstream Downstream Trading Engineer at EDF. Acting as the interface between production and sales, he contributes to the successful management of the Group's assets.
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