Groupe des Ecoles des Mines - Graduate school of Nancy / Saint-Etienne

To train future professionals to

Masters and PhD level, providing them with high-level general, scientific and technical skills which will allow them to occupy positions of responsibility in industry, industrial research and the public services

To develop relations between higher education and the economic and industrial world in order to contribute towards improving the competitiveness of companies.

Highly selective entry.Students selected are from the top 5% of science students.

Classes are small in order to keep the Schools at a human scale.

Individualized supervision of each student's program, thus giving students the ideal conditions in which to choose and construct their professional project.

A true community spirit, and a sense of identity, fostered through the small class sizes, sports activities and student associations.

A strong alumni association that plays an active role in the professional lives of graduates as well as in the schools themselves.

A teaching program to develop:

Strong scientific knowledge and skills.
Work methods to enable the future engineer to draw from the constant progress in technology and develop activities in the complex and unstable environment of today's professional world.
International awareness and skills in preparation for the global context of today.

Teaching methods include:

Widespread use of information and communication technologies. Such technologies also allow distance learning and research collaboration.
Teamwork activities using methods such as role-playing techniques, carrying out company audits and projects.

There is a variety of choice in Graduate programs, which result in 3 types of diploma:

 PhD, only available to those students already having completed a Masters program

Three types of Masters programs:

 The Diplôme d'Ingénieur (Joint Master's - Double Major in Engineering and Management).
 a Master Recherche (MSc), prerequisite for a PhD (the student can follow this program  while studying for certification as a professional engineer)
 a Master Professionnel (MEng) specialized for students who already have a Master's or Bachelor's Degree and previous professional experience.

 Mastères spécialisés  (Post-Master's programs)
It consists of 400  hours of academic study followed by an internship(industrial thesis)

Overview of programs

The international dimension is an integral part of the graduate school

Partnerships with over one hundred universities in North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia including over ten double diploma agreements signed with Europe and North America.

Every French student carries out a part of their studies abroad (academic exchange with transfer of credits, double diploma in partnership with another university, internships within a company or a research laboratory, etc.)

A strong foreign student population. The number of foreign students is continually increasing, reaching today almost 20% of the student body.