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BLOIS 10 February, 2006

Patrick DONNETNoella GAIGEOTAssemblée des Directeurs d’IUT

The IUTs are part of the UniversitiesThe IUTs are part of the UniversitiesThe IUTs are part of the Universities

3rd Cycle

PhD (3 years)

Engineering School

or

Business School2nd CycleMaster (4 semesters)

1er ciclo

Licenciatura

(6 semestres)CPGE

S

T

S

D.U.T.

(4 semesters)

University

21 years old

23 years old

High school

18 years old

Professional Bachelor1st Cycle

Bachelor

(6 semesters)

IUT

I.U.T. : the conceptI.U.T. : I.U.T. : thethe conceptconcept

•IUTs :• Autonomous structures within universities

• Administrative Board - President - Director

• University :

• Each IUT is a part of University :

• Initial and Continuous Education

• Research and Technological Transfer

• Technology :• Technology is the core of IUTs

• Short Programs of study : 2 years (DUT) or 3 years (LP)

• Foundation : 1966• Created from social and economic needs

• Training middle engineers and middle managers

Some data about IUTsSome data about Some data about IUTsIUTs

• 115 University Institutes of Technology (IUT)

• 130 000 students

• 643 departments of education

• 163 Research Laboratories

• 25 specialties (2 years) : 16 for the industry and 9 for services

• 600 Professional Bachelors (1 year more)

Training in

five different

fields on the

whole territory.

Training in

five different

fields on the

whole territory.

www.iut-fr.netwww.iut-fr.net

Industrial SectorIndustrial SectorIndustrial Sector

• Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing

• Telecommunication and Network Engineering

• Computing Science

• Material Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering and Production

• Industrial and Maintenance Engineering

• Applied Physical Science

• Planning and Production Engineering

• Chemical and Process Engineering

• Chemistry

• Biological Engineering

• Energy Engineering

• Health, Safety and Environment

• Civil Engineering

• Network and Multimedia

Service SectorService SectorService Sector

• Business and Administration Management

• Social Careers

• Communication and Information

• Legal Careers

• Statistics and Data Processing

• Marketing

• Logistics and Transport Management

• Commercial Management and Administration

University Qualified TechniciansUniversity University QualifiedQualified TechniciansTechnicians

• Technicians :• A professional approach• Technical skills enabling decision making• Strong relations with companies• Adequation work - education

• Qualified:• The ability to make decisions in complex environments• Adaptability and decision making• Team management

• University :• Creating knowledge• Applied research and technology transfer• Professionalization of undergraduate and graduate studies• Studies in adequation with the evolution of companies

• Developing transverse competences :

• Communication

• Knowledge of professional environment

• Languages

• Updating constantly a high-level equipment

• Links with research laboratories

• Associating executive professionals at every level as :

• Members of the board of examiners

• Persons in charge of teaching (20% min. DUT, 25% min LP)

• Collaborators for the definition of tutored projects

• Supervisers for student-trainees

• Collaborators for the definition of national curricula

Training Middle Engineers and Managers by:Training Middle Training Middle Engineers and Engineers and Managers by:Managers by:

� Will provide- a balance between theory and practical issues

- a connection with the economic world- diverse teaching methods

� Will provide- a balance between theory and practical issues

- a connection with the economic world- diverse teaching methods

University Institutes of Technology (1)University University Institutes of Institutes of Technology Technology (1)(1)

� Will offer within 2 or 3 years- professional training - science and technology knowledge- academic education

� Will offer within 2 or 3 years- professional training - science and technology knowledge- academic education

University Institutes of Technology (2)University University Institutes of Institutes of Technology Technology (2)(2)

� will give the students opportunity : - for a professional integration after passing a DUT(30% of students)

- for a professional integration after passing a professional Bachelor(30% of students)

- for further studies : Master Degrees, Business Schools, Grande Ecole of Engineering…(40% of students)

� will give the students opportunity : - for a professional integration after passing a DUT(30% of students)

- for a professional integration after passing a professional Bachelor(30% of students)

- for further studies : Master Degrees, Business Schools, Grande Ecole of Engineering…(40% of students)

Professional Personal ProjectProfessional Professional Personal Personal ProjectProject

DUT 1DUT 1stst YearYear

DUT 2DUT 2ndnd YearYear Core Core CurriculumCurriculum

Unit 2Unit 2Unit 1Unit 1 Unit 3Unit 3

ProfessionalProfessional

IntegrationIntegration

FurtherFurther

StudiesStudies ProfessionalProfessional

BachelorBachelor

DUT

Professional integrationProfessional integration

LP

PP

PP

PP• Semester

Organization

• ECTS Credits

Bachelor Bachelor

DegreeDegree

DUT teaching methodsDUT DUT teaching methodsteaching methods

� 1800 hours ( 60 weeks)

� Lectures : 30%

� Practical work (groups from 24 to 28) : 30 %

� Lab work (from 6 to 14) : 40 %

� Tutored projects : 300 hours

� Work placement (10 weeks minimum)

(opportunity to go abroad)

� Lectures given by professionals, visits of companies

� Personal Professional Project

� 1800 hours ( 60 weeks)

� Lectures : 30%

� Practical work (groups from 24 to 28) : 30 %

� Lab work (from 6 to 14) : 40 %

� Tutored projects : 300 hours

� Work placement (10 weeks minimum)

(opportunity to go abroad)

� Lectures given by professionals, visits of companies

� Personal Professional Project

LP teaching methodsLP LP teaching methodsteaching methods

� 450 hours

� Lectures : 30%

� Practical work (groups from 24 to 28) : 30 %

� Lab work (from 6 to 14) : 40 %

� Tutored projects : 150 hours

� Work placement (14 weeks minimum)

(opportunity to go abroad)

� Lectures given by professionals, visits of companies

� 450 hours

� Lectures : 30%

� Practical work (groups from 24 to 28) : 30 %

� Lab work (from 6 to 14) : 40 %

� Tutored projects : 150 hours

� Work placement (14 weeks minimum)

(opportunity to go abroad)

� Lectures given by professionals, visits of companies

� National Curricula reviewed in 2005

� Compulsory Attendance for each teaching module

� Continuous assesment

� Repeating a year only once

� National Curricula reviewed in 2005

� Compulsory Attendance for each teaching module

� Continuous assesment

� Repeating a year only once

Another structure of organizationAnotherAnother structure of structure of organizationorganization

More More thanthan 75 % of 75 % of students will get their diplomastudents will get their diploma

International relationsInternational relationsInternational relations

• Different kinds of actions :

• Education Engineering (Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico, …)

• Welcoming Students (Vietnam, China, Mexico, Gabon, …)

• WelcomingTeachers

• Initiating the VALEURTECH project

• Our partners :

• IUT Consultant : international operators for IUTs

• Agreement with the « Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP)»

• Agreement with the « Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires et Sociales (CNOUS) »

IUT : national organizationIUT : national IUT : national organizationorganization

• We are in direct relation with :

• The Ministry of Education

• « Commission Consultative Nationale » : creation, evaluation

• « Commissions Pédagogiques Nationales » (one for eachspecialty) : updating curricula, evaluation, creation, …

• The network of IUT :

• Assembly of IUT Directors

• Association of IUT Presidents

• Association of Heads of Departments