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The École des Mines of Ales or EMMA is a school of engineer founded in 1843. Historically established with Ales, it has today extensions to Nimes and Pau. It is member of the Groupe of the École des Mines.

Organization

The EMMA is a national Public corporation with character Administratif (EPA) under supervision of the Delegated minister to Industry.

There exist several École des Mines, organized in network within the GEM (Group of the École des Mines): École des Mines of Paris, Albi-Carmaux, Douai, Nantes, Saint-Etienne and Nancy.

The schools have a common research organization (ARMINES) which is an important actor of the technological innovation and industrial development in France.

Recruitment

Recruitment in the EMMA is done under three cases of figure:

  • Allowed

    with the entrance examination in 1st year, the training of the pupils develops over four years. They follow a teaching of joint base which will give them a solid together human scientific knowledge, techniques and (the allowed ones in 2nd year are normally integrated in this course but can also profit from the other provisions).

  • the pupils having the precise idea and argued of a development of product or service or of a creation of company, can panacher, in 4th year, several options to profit from the lesson the best capable ones to serve their project.

  • If their personal project is very marked, that they very seriously plan to create a company, or are sportsmen or artists experienced, eager to reconcile the studies and their talent, the School proposes an adapted schooling to them. They profit, throughout their formation, of adjustments of schedules and specific courses. The training courses and missions of ground can be directed so as to support their project. It is even possible for them to take one sabbatical year to entirely devote itself to it.

Formations

The school proposes a technological Incubateur as well as a Pépinière of companies. The program consists of a logical unit and not of a four years assembly. Every year a new stage with place according to the preceding one and of the total goal of the formation which must generate its characters general practitioner and contractor with the future engineer. Even if the principal course brings under engineer, there exist also various trainings specialized as well as a course of remote continuing educations. The first three years allot the scientific formations, " maîtrise" , technological and human of the engineer general practitioner. The bases are acquired mainly during the first years; if the third year is the occasion to continue these acquisitions, it is especially devoted to build them. At his end, the grass engineer acquires the ways and must be able to model. He makes all his assets into last years is on a precise topic or thanks to an elaborate personal project all along the course.

Research laboratories

The school includes/understands three research centres where pupils work, doctorands, technicians of laboratory, engineers and research professors:

Some figures for the year 2003:

Contracts of research: 5,8 € million Number of thésards: 63
Many constant theses: 12
Many publications: 220

LGI2P

  • LGI2P ( Data-processing Genius and Engineering of Production) is interested in new technologies of information and the communication

With more than 70 people whose 10 company founders, LGI2P is recognized for its research tasks at the national and international level in the fields of the Data-processing Genius, Automatique and of New technologies of Information and the Communication. Based on the site EERIE of Nimes dedicated to the computer operations, electronics and with Communication and Information technologies, the Data-processing Center of Genius and Engineering of Production aims to model and validate complex technical systems. The center develops an important contractual activity at the regional level ( Merlin Gérin , SNRI …), national ( Bouygues Telecom …) but also at the European level, with the participation in collective programs of " type; Project Spirit " , " Telematic Applications Programs " … .

CMGD

  • CMGD ( Center of Materials of Great Diffusion ) is interested in the structural mechanical properties and functional calculuses of materials.

CMGD installed on the site alésien of Croupillac and the site palois of Hélioparc. The materials of great diffusion are characterized by a particular structure of cost: a great part of raw materials and energy, a technical and technological environment of the weak production, a share of often non-existent research development. In the field of materials of great diffusion, the Center found important to be interested in multimatériaux in which the components " matters premières" , in particular the industrial minerals by-products, by-products and the matrices of great diffusion play a big role.

LGEI

  • LGEI ( Industrial Environment and Risks Industrial and Natural ) is interested in the control of the risk like to the natural stock management.

Sustainable development is not considered without industrial research projects in the field of the environment and the risks. In this context, the Center LGEI proposes in particular new approaches of the risk management so that new processes and dies of treatment and recycling, adapted for certain types of industrial, gas effluents (odors…) or liquids (effluent coloured and containing Chemical DCOdure-Request Oxygenates some, or of the metal elements). It also develops systems of diagnoses and fast measurement (sensors, procedures, models…) This work is completed within the framework of doctoral formations, industrial partnerships, or scientific programs in synergy with the entrepreneurial strategy of the École des Mines of Ales , while also integrating into the laboratory of the personal projects of pupils and creation of company.

The technological incubator

Founded in 1984 the technological incubator of the Ale École des Mines has the role to accompany the carriers by ideas and integral projects of technologies innovating until the creation of company. In 1999 the EMMA sets up a pedagogy innovative and new, called pedagogy-action , and becomes a school of engineers contractors. In 2004, with in the middle of the formation, its entrepreneurial device, the Ale École des Mines contribute of advantage to the economic and technological radiation of its area. Since its creation 245 carriers of projects concretized their dream of creation of company.

Since 1984:

creators: 210
projects: 140
companies create: 105

History

The Ale École des Mines were created in 1841. From 1841 to 1845: The EMMA initially was a School of social advancement for the basin of Went. Its activity was to train qualified overmen. From 1845 to 1918: she becomes Technical training school of the Ale Mines. The level of teaching increases, there are more candidates and the outgoing pupils occupy of the posts of head of exploitation, engineers… Unfortunately, the First World War (1914-1918) obliges the School to close its doors. From 1918 to 1960: the School proposes more formations (personnel of control and geometrician of the mines, mining section engineers…) but as there is no defined diploma, the number of pupils drops. To attract more candidates, there is an information campaign, the construction of a new school and the proposal of a diploma for the occupation of engineer, authorized since 1965. From 1960 to 1970: the School becomes the Technical National school of the Ale Mines. In front of the fall of the mining activity, the School diversifies its lesson towards new industrial fields. Since 1980, the EMMA receives the girls and it supports the creation of company. In 1999, teaching and research are declined on three axes:

- culture of the entreprenariat

- the technological incubator

- the partnership with the Technopolis S.

List directors

See too

External bonds

  • Official site of the Yearly Ale École des Mines

  • of the Mines: 150 years of history of the Ale École des Mines

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