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L'EPITA, Sup'Biotech et Epitech ont organisé une nouvelle édition de leurs Summer Schools. Ces programmes de trois semaines sont destinés aux étudiants étrangers d'établissements partenaires souhaitant parfaire leurs connaissances et découvrir la France. À Sup'Biotech, les étudiants ont travaillé ensemble sur un projet agroalimentaire innovant. À Epitech, ils ont pu découvrir la méthode d'apprentissage par projets de l'école et découvrir deux accélérateurs, The Familly et Le Village.
EPITA
On the 23rd of August 2015 EPITA will welcome a group of Emirati students coming from Abu Dhabi Polytechnic University - 4th year to undergo a concentrated 3 weeks-summer program in Information & Cyber Security.
Who is Abu Dhabi Polytechnic University
Abu Dhabi Polytechnic University is a Career Technical Education provider established through IAT and licensed by the Government of Abu Dhabi, UAE to graduate skilled professional technologists and engineers capable of performing at the highest international standards to build a knowledge-based economy in the UAE through the delivery of higher applied bachelor programs offered to Emirati, thereby developing a core of Emirati specialists in high technology areas to support the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030.
The Academic Program
EPITA was selected a destination of this group of students. Organized and managed by the International department at EPITA in collaboration with the Information Security Lab, the Emirati students will attend a short practically-oriented program with an international exposure. The students will have the chance to learn cryptography, multi-language secure coding, penetration testing, digital forensics, incident handling & response, risk analysis & compliance, SCADA, introduction to malware analysis, etc... A welcome and graduation ceremony will be held at the beginning and the ending of this program.
Cultural Integration
In addition to the academic program, the students will visit the top 10 sightseeing places in Paris over the weekends and will be accompanied by International and French students that are currently presented on campus.
The international team at EPITA is happy to have them on board.
EPITECH
Vendredi 17 juillet s'est achevé l'Epitech Bootstrap Summer, le « camp d'été » de l'école intégré au programme Summer Schools du Groupe IONIS. À partir du 29 juin, ces 3 semaines ont plongé les élèves dans la célèbre méthode projets de l'école, ses mini Piscines C en première semaine et C++ en deuxième, puis l'élaboration dans la dernière ligne droite d'un bootstrap par chaque participant présenté la veille du départ.
Un réseau international
Ksenia Andreeva, Head of International Education, tient à souligner que ce programme d'été, « organisé pour la première fois à l'attention des 10 étudiants internationaux venus de 6 universités partenaires d'Angleterre, d'Irlande, du Bahrein, de la Russie, des États-Unis et de Thailande » a été conçu pour joindre aussi l'utile à l'agréable. Comme le dit Victor Boudon, assistant C++, « cet Epitech Bootstrap Summer a été une belle opportunité pour les étudiants internationaux de découvrir et la France et surtout, les joies du code. »
Du code, des loisirs et des start-up
« Les étudiants ont ainsi pu découvrir la méthode Epitech mais aussi, poursuit Ksenia Andreeva, s'initier à la langue française, visiter le château de Versailles, se rendre à l'Aquaboulevard pour se détendre ou faire un tour sur la Seine en bateaux mouches... Concernant l'acculturation à l'entrepreneuriat innovant qui fait partie de l'ADN de l'école, nous leur avons fait visiter quelques incubateurs et accélérateurs de start-up tels TheFamily et Le Village. »
Le point de vue d'un participant
Juste avant de rejoindre Roissy pour revenir chez lui en Angleterrre, Rebel Bayisa, étudiant à l'université de Kent, a eu le temps de se confier : « ce Bootstrap Summer était très intéressant et a représenté un beau défi pour moi par exemple qui n'avais jamais fait de C ni de C++ auparavant... On nous a demandés des choses très simples si l'on est d'un niveau confirmé, mais pas simple à coder quand on n'y connaît rien. Nous avons dû tout faire par nous-mêmes, c'était cool. »
La semaine créative
Après l'initiation à ces langages de bas niveau, cet Epitech Bootstrap Camp 2015 s'est donc achevé avec la programmation par chaque participant de son propre bootstrap. Le tout en seulement trois jours, avec le soutien du Hub Innovation. Pour Pierre-Jean Léger, Head of Operational Excellence, « nous avons pu apprécier la diversité des projets présentés et leur pertinence technique, tout en constatant que les étudiants avaient réussi à mettre en œuvre des technologies et des outils qu'ils ne connaissaient tout simplement pas quelques jours avant ! ».
Harmonii
Prenons le projet de Rebel. Son concept de départ était d'après lui « tout simple : faire une app qui permette d'écouter le même morceau de musique à plusieurs même si l'on se trouve à des milliers de kms chacun. Son nom : Harmonii. »
Un vrai projet
« Je vais continuer à travailler Harmonii une fois revenu de chez moi - je vais quand même prendre une semaine de vacances parce qu'à peine après avoir fini mon année à l'université de Kent, je suis venu ici... L'idée finale, c'est de travailler sur les API de Spotify ou Deezer, qu'on puisse choisir à plusieurs les morceaux à écouter, qu'on puisse aussi faire pause de façon synchronisée, ou rewind ou forward. Je parle de Spotify ou Deezer en particulier parce que pour moi, leur interface est parfaite : juste des morceaux à activer en faisant play, c'est exactement ce que je cherchais à faire quand j'ai décidé de lancer cette app. »
Pour le fun et plus si affinités
« Je sais que je ne suis pas le seul sur cette idée, que ça existe déjà même à peu près avec plug.dj, Google Hangouts le ou l'a fait avec des videos Youtube mais ce que je cherche, moi, c'est une nouvelle expérience d'écoute musicale. Non pas partager de la musique ou des vidéos musicales, juste écouter ensemble (et les commenter éventuellement, on peut penser à une chat room, une section commentaires etc.). C'est peut-être une idée un peu idiote mais intéressante je trouve, que je veux simplement concrétiser ». On espère l'utiliser un jour cet hiver, cela nous rappellera l'été caniculaire de juillet 2015.
Sup'Biotech
Sup'Biotech's International Relations department continues to develop its global outlook, with the inaugural edition of the Sup'Biotech Summer School, held from June 28-July 18, 2015. Aimed at international studentswho wanted to take advantage of Sup'Biotech's educational offerings while experiencing all that Paris has to offer, the Summer School enabled these undergraduate students to work together on an innovative agri-foods project.
Summer in Paris is a tremendous tourist draw; but that wasn't the main reason that Lourdes Angélica Agundis Garcia, Sana Jaballah, Edder Torres and seven other international students participated in Sup'Biotech's first Summer School. I jumped at the opportunity to study abroad this summer when my school offered it, says Edder, who is from Mexico and studies at Tecnologico de Monterrey. He added, When I read the description of the Summer School, I was excited about the variety of activities offered every day, and by the opportunity to visit Paris. Lourdes also studies at Tecnologico de Monterrey, and reported that In Mexico, I study biotechnology. I decided to attend this Summer School specifically to learn more about agri-foods. Sana, who is from Tunisia and studies at Polytechnique Sousse, found the curriculum enticing : I've always been fascinated with biotechnology, and I want to work in research after I graduate. My department head recommended this Summer School to me, because I seak English well, and he thought it would be a great experience. I wanted to see the industrialized world and work on a project on site, and I wasn't disappointed.
A curriculum focused on agri-foods
The project Sana referred to was led by Dr. Souad Fehaili, an agri-foods professor for 4th and 5th year studentsat Sup'Biotech; Dr. Fehaili also teaches bio-production to 3rd year students. Of the curriculum, she says, This was a five-stage food product development project : the first two stages involved a lot of brainstorming, which helped the students work on a marketing plan, and select the product that they would like to work on. In the third stage, they selected the product's ingredients; in the fourth stage, they worked in the laboratory to create the product. Finally, in the fifth stage, they tasted the product and investigated how it would be manufactured; the students had to transition from their laboratory work to an industrial scale. Throughout the Summer School, teams of three to four students worked on the same type of profuct, using similar ingredients. Their goal was to create a viable, and if possible, innovative type of sweet. The three teams handled this challenge with ease. The students worked on the same type of product, assessing its quatilty, seeing how it could be improved and how long it lasted on the shelf, etc. They were very curious and engaged : for example when I suggested that they take a break, they wouldn't stop working unless they had finished what they were doing!
Three weeks to develop a product from beginning to end
The student teams developed three types of sweets. We tried to develop a new type of sweet made from carrots and apples, says Edder. Our product was meant to be healthy, with lots of vitamins. In Mexico, these kinds of projects aren't very common, and it was really interesting to think about a new product, implement new ideas, and develop it from beginning to end. Health considerations were a critical part of Lourdes' team's work. She says that she was thrilled to work on a projec related to producing a product from A to Z, involving practival work and especially, laboratory testing. Our product was 100% natural, with no added sugar or colors, she explained. We used the same form as Mexican sweets : they're a little like purée, and you eat them with a spoon. That might be surprising to peaple from other cultures, but the Sup'Biotech professors loved the taste! Sana's group took a hybrid approach. We tried to create something between a traditional Mexican sweet and a Turkish-style jelly candy that's very popular in Tunisia. The goal was to create a sweet that's different from anything on the market. We also tried to minimize the sugar content by using only the natural sugars in our ingredients : apples, carrots and cinnamon.
... plus, the charm of Paris !
The students were so absorbed in their project that their time at Sup'Biotech passed quickly. The days were long, but that didn't keep us from visiting Paris and the surrounding area, says Edder, who enjoyed visiting the palace at Versailles, the Louvre museum and Montmartre. Paris is a great city and it has something for everyone. Sup'Biotech is also an excellent school, with high-quality facilities and very good laboratories. The professors are incredible. Lourdes was so impressed with Paris that she's not ready to leave. It was my first trip to France, and I loved it! I wish I could stay longer, she jokes. We went to see the catacombs, the Arc de Triomphe, and lots of other things. But my favorite was Bastille Day, July 14. The fireworks over the Eiffel Tower were amazing. This Summer School was a totally new experience and I would encourage everyone to take advantage of it before they graduate. Many of the students said that they want to come back to Sup'Biotech, either as exchange students for a semester or a year, or as graduate students.