1. ITECH Textile and Chemistry Institute of Lyon

2. Chemical Engineering School Polymer Science & Applications Lyon (South-East France)

3. 4 Majors Formulation Chemistry: Paint, Ink, Coating, Adhesive and Cosmetics Products for vast industries (Automotive, Building, Electronics…) Plastic Materials : Conception, Transformation: Extrusion, Thermoforming... Leather : Transformation of raw materials, Creation of Products with a high added value Textile : Raw material chemistry, weaving, spinning, texturization…

4. Engineers Degree (Master’s level) -> Oriented towards industry 3 Year balanced course Chemistry, Physics, Mathematical tools,... Fundamental Sciences Management, economy, marketing,... Management skills Raw materials, Formulation/Plastics/Leather/Textile... Specialised technical knowledge TRAINING Industrial engineers Engineers (Master’s Degree) Engineers (Master’s Degree) DegreeSkills balanceTypical job

5. Recruitment -> Bachelor in Chemistry 3 years of Study at ITECH 12 months work experience 1 st year 1 st year: Core curriculum June / September 2 -3 months: International Internship 2 nd year 2 nd year: Polymers/Specialization June / September 3 months: Engineering Internship 3 rd year 3 rd year: Specialization March / August 6 months: Final year project 3 years Engineering degree

6. Strong partnership with industry -French and European industry -Contacts for internships/jobs -Apprenticeships -Scholarships -> European Program

7. European Program – Formulation Chemistry As of September 2014 -> New Program: courses in English Formulation Chemistry Major Paints Inks Adhesives Cosmetics

8. Paint Industry -Europe: decrease in work force 220 paint engineers/year over next decade Ageing work force 2 issues: -Quantity: Sufficient graduates -Quality: Necessary skills and competences

9. Raw Material Industry Paint IndustryPaint Application Market Tasks Development with evaluations in paint starting formulations New paint development with evaluation in practice Physics - Chemistry between substrate & paint Demand 27% 60% 13% Paint Industry

10. European Program – Formulation Chemistry Manager skills Specialised technical knowledge Fundamental Chemistry Physics Fundamental Sciences Specific Polymers Physico-chemistry Tools Math Data treatment Company management Economy and company structures Rights and regulations Quality, Security, Environment Management Social Sciences Languages Humanities Personal development Research and Innovation Research project Internship Formulation chemistry Formulation tools Paint and ahesives procedures Paints Adhesives Cosmetics Related products Specific regulation

11. Polymer Synthesis Formulation Processes Parameters Machinery Final products Materials Multi-functionality (decorative, mechanical resistance…) Expertise of an ITECH engineer

12. Sponsor Companies 2015 cohort

13. Sponsor Companies 2014 cohort

14. SWITZERLAND ITALY UK EUROPE National Associations Support and Sponsors FRANCE

15. 2014/2015 Year

16. Examples Location of Internships 2015 - 2016 Münster (Germany) - BASF Sassenheim (Netherlands) – Akzo Nobel Vienna (Austria) - Rembrantin Newcastle (UK) – Akzo Nobel Milan (Italy) – JColors

17. Location of Internships

18. Scholarships -Currently Class (2014/2015): 9 students have scholarships No tuition fees + interships for 3 years -2015/2016 Class: ≈ 5 full scholarships ≈ 15 partial scholarships: interships

19. Bachelor in Chemistry Applicants admitted interview/file June -> Jury 9 th of July Scholarship contest Admission Criteria

20. Scholarship Contest 3 minute video “Paint Yourself” Your qualities, your ambitions, your hobbies... What could you bring to the paint industry? July the 10 th -> Jury of Industrials Choice of Sponsor

21. A Future In Colour https://youtu.be/l4s-bzEUtKg

22. Lyon -2nd largest city in France -UNESCO World Heritage -Gastronomy capital of France -1h30 to the Alpes or Mediterranean -2h to Paris by train

23. Thank You www.itech.fr/en www.itech.fr/pages/afutureincolour Cian Ashworth cian.ashworth@itech.fr