Student mobility

Mobility in Engineering Curriculum

Within the context of a globalized economy, international openness is becoming more and more important within the training of students, and thus we find it indispensable in our classes.
All future engineers need to be prepared to be competitive faced with the growing demands placed on them by potential employers: having an international profile is a huge asset.

During the 2nd and 3rd years of the engineering cycle, our students at the EISTI can (and are encouraged to) have experiences abroad, whether they are study projects or business internships.

Studying abroad
The EISTI selects those students wishing to study abroad, and organizes a ‘mobility jury’ which takes into account the students’ academic results as well as their motivation, and verifies that the mobility project fits well with the students’ own professional projects.

"Degree-based mobility": a double-degree path offers the possibility of receiving the foreign university’s own degree, as well as the engineering degree from the EISTI.

"Non-degree-based mobility": an Erasmus-style path, this would allow students to validate part of their studies and curriculum abroad. Individual ECTS credits acquired in the welcoming university are taken into account by the EISTI.

Internships abroad
Undertaking an internship abroad presents numerous advantages. These kinds of internships enable the students to acquire professional experience while perfecting their linguistic skills and their knowledge of another country. They are also opportunities for the students to create their own specific professional profiles, going above and beyond the required specialties.

Internships abroad are real assets which are highly appreciated by employers. After all, with the globalized world we all live and work in, those companies which do not operate at least on a European scale (if not a global one) are rare.

For the recruiter, somebody who has done an internship abroad during their engineering studies is
synonymous with:

• singularity: even when their skill-sets are comparable, students who have had internships abroad are set apart from those who have only studied and worked in France.
• mobility: those who have studied abroad are seen to have a dynamism which indicates a professional profile which could easily suit many varied positions.
• maturity: those who are capable of working abroad show a capacity to make professional choices.
• adaptability: if the students knew during their period as interns, how to bring a significant contribution to the company, using the languages and the working methods of one or more foreign countries, they will more than likely know how to be operational very quickly in many varied work contexts.