Exchange programs in France

📌 With Université Lumière Lyon II, codeveloped with Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Étienne and ENS de Lyon

This opportunity is aimed at students with an interest in microeconomics and macroeconomics topics.

This exchange takes place in Master 2, from January to June.

Foundations of Economics and Data Analysis:

• Introduction to data processing
• Foundations of microeconomics and macroeconomics
• Data processing with Stata
• Econometrics

Advanced Topics and Research Methodology in Economics:

• International economics
• Research methods in economics and econometrics
• Supervised project: 80 hours (independent work and work with the supervisor)

Thematic Courses (one course to choose from):

• Global economic history
• Natural resource economics

Courses are non-binding and subject to change, updates, modification, or removal.

📌 With École Centrale de Lyon

As an historic partner, École Centrale de Lyon trains outstanding generalist engineers, equipped with the essential ethics needed to drive transformations that address the societal challenges of the 21st century.

This exchange takes place in Master 2.

SEPTEMBER

"Professional" Module (choice of specialization)

• Consultant
• Supply chain
• Intrapreneur
• Entrepreneur
• R&D

OCTOBER TO DECEMBER

Elective courses

• Operations research
• Statistics for engineers
• Information systems
• Databases
• Engineering of a technical object
• Telecom networks
  and more.

JANUARY TO MARCH

Options

• Decision support
• Computer science
• Energy
• Aeronautics
• Transportation
• Biotech

New in 2024: Specialization tracks will be offered at the Centrale Lyon ENISE - Saint-Étienne campus.

• 3 full-time projects provided by partner companies + 6-month final internship
• Big data, Machine learning, IoT, Web and mobile apps, etc.

Additional tuition fees apply for the Centrale Digital Lab track. For details and program conditions, please contact your academic advisor.

📌 With École des Mines de Saint-Étienne

This exchange is aimed at students who wish to acquire dual expertise in management and engineering. The ICM exchange trains engineers who are destined to become future leaders, through two disciplinary majors, scientific foundations, and a societal challenge.

This exchange takes place in Master 2.

• Completion of 2 semesters, including 6 months of final internship (TFE)
• One major to choose from: Industrial and territorial environment, Production and logistics management, Business management and finance, Computer science, Biomedical engineering, Materials, Mechanics, Connected objects, Energy processes, Data science, Fluid dynamics.
• One societal challenge to choose from: Energy transition, Drivers and management of industrial renewal, Design, conception and innovation, Eco-design, Big data, Health and personalized medicine, Nanotechnologies, Artificial intelligence.

Courses are non-binding and subject to change, updates, modification, or removal.

📌 With Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale

This program is open to students from prestigious schools (military, management, and business schools) who wish to participate in an internship addressing geostrategic issues and major national defense and security challenges. The internship includes debates and conferences, committee work leading to a presentation to the entire cohort, and a visit to a military or industrial site.

Objectives

• Raise awareness among interns about defense and foreign policy issues and challenges.
• Foster encounters and exchanges between future potential senior leaders of the Nation.

The course lasts for 1 week. Session dates to be confirmed with the Institute of Advanced National Defense Studies (IHEDN). Activities are tailored to the level of students (both male and female) and are conducted in a completely secure environment. Interns must be medically fit, with no contraindications for physical activities and obstacle course events, and have a liability insurance contract in place.

Students will be evaluated based on their level of participation: responses to the speakers' questions, questions asked, and activity during the business game. The final grade will also take into account, one-third, the quality of group work and oral presentations.

Additional costs apply for this internship. For more information, contact the IHEDN.

📌 With École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr

In partnership with the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, this program offers Master 2 students the opportunity to experience a 6-month immersion in the heart of the French Army. The immersion begins with general officer training at the prestigious Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan military schools and continues with specialized training at a branch-specific school (infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering), before culminating in immersion with a regiment (operational unit).

Objectives

• Develop leadership skills in various aspects, including command, education, and communication.
• Enhance the ability to manage stress and make decisions in emergency and crisis situations.
• Foster teamwork and a strong work ethic through individual and collective physical engagement.
• Develop management qualities based on military technical knowledge.

6 months (February to July of Master 2) with 3 key phases.

• 6 weeks of initial training at the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Schools
• 4 weeks at a branch-specific school (artillery, infantry, armored cavalry, or engineering)
• 3 months in a regiment

Schedule is subject to change, updates, modifications, and removal. For more information, please contact the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.

📌 With Copenhagen Business School

The emlyon Biopharma program is open to French and international students who hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in life sciences (biochemistry, bioengineering, microbiology, immunology, pharmacy, etc.) and who are considering a career in the biotechnology sector or the pharmaceutical industry.

The program is structured over two years:

• In the first year, in addition to the numerous options and academic activities offered by the Master in Management - Grande Ecole program, students in the emlyon BioPharma track have access to a "specialization track" consisting of two economics modules focused on the issues of the biopharmaceutical sector (totaling 48 hours).
• In the second year, students can apply for an academic semester in the Master of Science (MSc) in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship program at Copenhagen Business School (from September to December), before participating in a "professionalization track" consisting of four modules (96 hours of instruction), benefiting from contributions from experts, scientists, leaders, and entrepreneurs from research centers, biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical firms.
• Final internship in the biopharmaceutical field.

Courses are non-binding and subject to change, updates, modifications, and removal.