Today, graduating from an engineering school also means knowing how to adapt to an international environment.
At ISEN, international exposure is a natural part of the engineering program, with students required to spend a minimum of four months abroad during their five years of study. Proficiency in English is an essential component of the ISEN engineering degree.
For bachelor's students , one month abroad isrequired to validate their degree.
How do you create an international experience?
Meetings allow students to obtain all the information they need to prepare for their mobility:
- Help and advice for writing resumes and cover letters in English.
- Contacts with companies and universities
- Help for online registration and administrative file (study mobility)
- Advice on formalities (visas, insurance...)
- Management of ERASMUS + grant files.
Please note that for internships outside Europe, the region offers "PRAME" scholarships based on social criteria .
Before leaving for abroad, students receive individualized support to help them define their plans(internship or studies).
Our partners
Study mobility
It is possible to study at a partner school or university for a semester or an academic year. There are different periods that are ideal for going abroad. Today, most ISEN students go abroad for a semester in their third or fourth year of study, or in their fifth year as part of a dual degree program (the duration of dual degree studies at the partner school can vary from 12 to 18 months).
A selection is made for study mobility departures. A combination of academic and linguistic requirements is imposed. Within the framework of the Erasmus agreement, mobility in Europe within partner establishments may give rise to the award of a grant. The international double diploma allows students to obtain both the ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée engineering diploma and the diploma of the partner school.
NB: the foreign diploma is required to validate the ISEN diploma.
Internship abroad
Students have the opportunity to complete one of their mandatory internships outside France, in a French, local, or international company.
Humanitarian stays, summer jobs, and woofing are among the many possibilities that can be incorporated into mandatory internships.
Thus, many students choose each year to do their internships abroad, most often in North America, Europe or Asia.
The school is a partner of Club TELI, an association that helps students with international mobility and offers internships, summer jobs, au pair stays, volunteer work...
Language stays
Students have the possibility to participate in a language stay organized by ISEN or another organization.
- Language stay organized in Plymouth (UK)
Departures for this language stay are generally in 1st or 3rd year, but the organizers of the stay do not impose any constraints on the year of departure.
Length of stay: 3 weeks minimum
Final assessment: Cambridge First Certificate
Start of courses: 3 weeks before the First Certificate session. - Other language stays
Students have participated in various language stays organized by language schools abroad (Malta, USA, South Africa, Poland...). ISEN is open to this type of stay, but checks the quality of the proposed program before departure.
English and foreign languages
Engineering training obviously includes a very important technical component. However, without the ability to adapt and communicate, this is not enough for a career in engineering. It is therefore essential to acquire a much broader cultural knowledge. To this end, students are offered a wide range of languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (Mandarin), etc. Particular emphasis is placed on learning English, which is an essential skill in the business world.
Much technical documentation is only available in English, and all conferences and international relations are conducted in this language. That is why we have focused our English language teaching on the more demanding Cambridge certifications (First Certificate ofCambridge/Certificate of Advanced Englishof Cambridge).
ISEN has implemented a certain number of means to allow the students to be in good conditions to learn English. English classes are taught by foreign teachers who are native speakers of English. They are taught in small groups to encourage oral communication. The first semester of the 4th year is taught entirely in English.
For those who wish, it is possible to prepare for other exams (TOEIC or TOEFL). As part of its Erasmus+ agreement, ISEN can also award foreign language assessment and training licenses to students studying or interning in Europe. Various tools are available free of charge to eligible students.
The Erasmus+ program
The Erasmus+ program aims to give students the opportunity to spend time abroad to enhance their skills and increase their employability.
Erasmus+ provides financial support for a wide range of actions and activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport.
Contact
The Erasmus+ program coordinator is Laura Guiet-Cerani (laura.guiet-ceriani@yncrea.fr).
Admissions
Selection is based on academic criteria but also on the motivation (professional project) of the candidate.
Recognition of mobility - Rating scale
The ECTS grading scale ranks students on a statistical basis. For this reason, statistical data on student results is a prerequisite for the application of the ECTS grading system.
Grades are awarded to successful students according to the following grading scale:
- A top 10%
- B next 25%
- C next 30%
- D next 25%
- E remaining 10%
A distinction is made between FX and F grades, used for failing students. FX stands for "failure - some extra work required to pass", and F for "failure - considerable work required". The indication of failure rates in the results statement is optional.
The inclusion of the Erasmus+ program
People with disabilities, long-term illnesses (ALD) and/or level 6 or 7 scholarships, can benefit from a specific Erasmus+ grant, in addition to their mobility grant, to cover the extra costs incurred by their stay in Europe (up to 100% of actual costs incurred).
Erasmus+ projects are co-financed with the support of the European Commission.