1 Pr R. Lengellé Director of the PhD school Scientific responsible of the CSC – UT / INSA Programs University of Technology of Troyes Dr Ling Gong Responsible of the asian programs University of Technology of Troyes Presentation of the CSC / UT-INSA PhD program

2 ~ 80 Universities (XIII th century) : students ~ 230 Engineering Schools (XVI th century ) : students Engineering Schools : selection of students Comprehensive Universities : no selection of applicants Engineering Schools : Engineering degree, MSc, PhD Comprehensive Universities : BSc, MSc, PhD The engineering degree confers the MSc « Grade » The French Higher Education System

3  UT Belfort Montbéliard  UT Compiègne  UT Troyes 8 engineering schools : 5 INSA and 3 UT The UT-INSA Network  INSA Lyon  INSA Rennes  INSA Rouen  INSA Strasbourg  INSA Toulouse

4 The UT-INSA Network UT Belfort-MontbéliardBelfort-Montbéliard INSA StrasbourgStrasbourg INSA LyonLyon INSA ToulouseToulouse INSA RouenRouen INSA RennesRennes UT TroyesTroyes UT CompiègneCompiègne

5 8 engineering schools among 230 BUT ~ 20% of the french engineering degrees awarded each year 70 Research laboratories 1500 Professors, associate professors or researchers 1500 PhD students 400 PhD defence every year The UT-INSA Network

6 You choose your research subject (up to 3) among a list of propositions You apply to our program. Selection procedure : www-csc.utt.fr You are awarded a scholarship (monthly amount of 1200€, 42 month) by the CSC You prepare a PhD in one of the laboratories of the UT-INSA network You get the PhD degree from the institution you have selected Only for UTT : possibility to prepare a double PhD at UTT and one of its international partners : you will be awarded 2 PhD degrees with a single defence. The scholarship is awarded for 48 month The CSC / UT-INSA PhD Program

7 You must be top ranked You must be awarded the master degree before june 2012 You will have to get the visa to France (procedure) Requirements

8 How to apply Visit the website www-csc.utt.fr Download the application form and fill it up Select (and rank) the PhD proposals that fit with your skills Send the application form and your records to Contact your possible supervisors to get their feedback Send by post the documents required by the CSC Wait until mid January 2012 for a possible interview in China (Feb. 2012) Wait for the final decision (February 2012) Go to Shanghaï to learn French (from March to June) Start your PhD in the UT-INSA network (Sept. 2012)

9 One thing to remember : www-csc.utt.fr The UT-INSA PhD program