The first cohort of students from the University of Montpellier's IDIL program attends summer school
The IDIL (Interdisciplinary – In lab graduate program) Summer School will take place from September 5 to 9, 2022. On this occasion, Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier, and Agnès Fichard-Carroll, Vice President in charge of education and university life, co-leader of the project with Professor Mathieu Sicard, will officially launch the IDIL graduate program, winner of the ANR's "Structuring Education through Research Idex and Isite" call for projects. More than 60 students will be welcomed for this first year. The launch will take place in front of Building 36 on the Triolet Campus on Wednesday, September 7, starting at 12:30 p.m.
By invitation only
The cornerstone of the IDIL graduate program, the Summer School aims to welcome students representing the first IDIL cohort. Throughout the week, there will be a series of program information sessions, conferences, and opportunities for students to interact with various research stakeholders, particularly their future mentors.
For example, you can attend the following conferences:
- Managing forests for climate, Dr. Hurteau, University of New Mexico, Monday at 5:30 p.m.
- Mosquito vs Sapiens: guilty or not guilty? Revisiting relationships in a one health approach, Dr. Fontenille, IRD, Wednesday at 5 p.m.
- “Glutamate: the good, the bad, and the ugly,” Dr. Pin, CNRS, Thursday at 5 p.m.
(Full program and registration at the bottom of the page)
The IDIL program in a nutshell:
With its brand new graduate program, called the Interdisciplinary & In-lab Graduate Program, the University welcomes French and international students through eight new master's programs and one engineering program, all taught in English. The aim is to increase the international outreach of the University of Montpellier, strengthen training through and for research, and promote interdisciplinarity. This is a truly innovative academic initiative.
The IDIL graduate program consists of eight master's degree courses and one engineering course. These master's degrees cover several disciplines: ecology and evolution, biology and health, agricultural sciences, chemistry, political science, management, modeling, and geology and hydrology. The engineering program operates on the same laboratory immersion basis as the master's programs, but is specifically designed for students enrolled at the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, the Institut Agro Montpellier, and Polytech Montpellier.
In this first phase, the IDIL program is being rolled out across eight courses, spread across six departments at the University of Montpellier and in collaboration with around sixty laboratories. Ultimately, the aim of the graduate program is to offer around 30 courses, involving all 73 research structures at the University of Montpellier, in order to create a genuine network connecting the various departments of the University.
Practical information:
Official launch date of the program: Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.
IDIL Summer Schooldates: Monday, September 5, to Friday, September 9, 2022
Location: University of Montpellier, Triolet Campus
Program
Registration for IDIL Summer School conferencesby email.