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Practical Education: internships, cutting edge research & projects

to ECE, the culture of practical education is very important!

In addition to stimulating internships, the master’s degree program includes challenging projects conducted with the same requirements as the professional world. Students are expected to meet specifications and deadlines, write progress reports, participate in progress meetings and present their findings at the end of the project. The resulting teamwork heightens student awareness of company organizations that increasingly structure their major technological efforts around group projects.

Another major advantage of project-based education is that students shift from an educational auditor perspective to an educational actor perspective, requiring a more proactive attitude. As in the real world, companies also pay students for their valuable services. We offer a practical education through internships as well as cutting edge research and projects.

Student Testimonials

I’ve chosen ECE because it is one of the few universities in the world that proposes a master’s in embedded technology. In addition, ECE offers an unparalleled location at the heart of Paris. I had the chance to get a scholarship from the French government. When I got the scholarship I did not speak French, then 3 months before coming to France, I took 6 hours per week of French courses in my country. Once in France, I had an intensive month of French courses before starting the master’s. Since I’ve started the master’s I continue taking French courses at ECE, and today 6 months after, I was able to succeed at a job interview in French!

I find that the courses at ECE are very practical and relevant. The teachers are ready to help us and answer all our questions.

We work a lot in teams. My classmates are very friendly, and we, international students, are very well integrated with French students.

After the internship preparation seminar we had at ECE, it was very clear for me how to get an internship in France. I’ve gotten many internship proposals, and finally I’ve chosen an internship to work in Embedded Linux with ARMG interface. This project in a medium size French-high technology company will take about 6 months and will be very stimulating!

Once the project will finish, I will go to UCI for the Global Management Seminar!

I have been involved in an exciting final project in a team of five students. The project objective was to build a drone, flying autonomously, controlled and stable. Four engines driving helixes, algorithmic control, acceleration sensors, gyroscopes, all of the embedded technology has been prepared by the team using the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the master’s degree. Development languages such as MATLAB, C+ have been used for software.

ECE brought technical and financial means to the project which has been developed under the responsibility of Julien Marzat, from the French Aerospace Lab ONERA, and a professor of control-command and Professor Christophe Baujault, Head of the department.

We have been working part-time from September to December, and then more than full-time, I would say, all of January until presentation to the Jury. Thanks to this project and the professors, I learned a lot about aeronautics and robotics.

Due to the success of this final project, I have been hired by ALDEBARAN-Robotics, a young high-tech company which develops NAO, the little humanoid robot invading for two years a wide range of university laboratories. I am in charge of developing the Bluetooth communication protocol for NAO. My technical competencies are adapted to car systems, aeronautics, and all kind of robotic developments. And it is so fascinating!

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Project scope

If a company wants to build a new product or system, it can meet with our students who will write out the exact specifications. The project must result in the development of a prototype version. The company commits to providing all the required hardware and software components and the required technological training, if necessary. A lending contract is signed between the company and our school for the equipment that is put at the disposal of our students. The contract includes liability clauses. The company also commits to assigning one of its employees
to follow the progress of the project and coach students.

Project team

The team gathers at least 5 engineering students (7 max.) that have the skills and competencies in information systems, telecommunications, networks, and embedded systems. Teams are assembled based on the skill sets required to successfully lead the project. The project manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and
managing the team. This engineering student is the interface between the company and the team. The project requires 5 months from October to April and has a defined schedule. This represents a total of 40 hours per student.

Final project

The final project at the ECE Graduate School of Engineering is the development of a technological
project lasting 1 month in the 2nd year of the master’s program. This is done in direct collaboration with a partner company working on a real-world solution.

Internships

At ECE, students get one year of real-world professional experience by working at two internships at well known companies.