A unique international engineering course in micro and nanotechnologies for integrated systems  

This new 2-year international course aims to train general engineers in the thriving area of micro and nanotechnologies, whose applications will affect almost all industries in the future. The course was launched in 2004, at the request of industrial groups linked to Grenoble's  Minatec micro and nanotechnologies innovation cluster, and is born of the collaboration between three European engineering institutes: Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble (France), cole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne (Suisse) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy). This new 2-year international course aims to train general engineers in the thriving area of micro and nanotechnologies, whose applications will affect almost all industries in the future. The course was launched in 2004, at the request of industrial groups linked to Grenoble's Minatec micro and nanotechnologies innovation cluster, and is born of the collaboration between three European engineering institutes: Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble (France), Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (Suisse) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy).

The economic success of micro and nanotechnologies in decades to come will depend on the scientific and technological knowledge developed in this area. This is an extremely high-tech sector, requiring highly specialized engineers and researchers. The idea of the Nanotech masters is to meet these training needs. Nanotech provides an all-round training requiring knowledge in physics, chemistry, biology and the sciences. It is aimed at engineers, with a basic training in the main sciences (materials, chemical or biological engineering electronics, etc.). The course is mainly taught in English.

3-country international project

• a shared curriculum,
• a joint degree,
• a student group mainly from the 3 universities, working together on the same course for two years,
• a teaching team made up of teaching fellow from the 3 universities,

3 sites:

Turin for the first semester, Grenoble for the second semester and Lausanne for the third semester.

For INP Grenoble, Politecnico and EPFL, supported by the major industries, this is the first international course leading to a jointly accredited qualification in micro and nanotechnologies.

Engineers in demand

The aim of Nanotech is to train 60 engineers with a wide-ranging culture in this multidisciplinary, thriving area, whose applications affect almost all economic sectors.

European industry needs specialized engineers in researchers with a solid knowledge base that can enable them to adapt to the rapid development of these areas.