International

Human’INSA

*3-week program in June-July 2024

From 24 June to 15 July

Get 6 ECTS / 3 US credits

 

Track 1. Students should choose between:

Option 1. Humanitarian Engineering

This track includes two preparatory (live) sessions in May/June.

Overview of the humanitarian sector and issues at stake, project cycle in humanitarian contexts, application of engineering competencies to the aid’s sector, work in groups on a case study.

or

Option 2. Artificial Intelligence

Overview of fundamental AI concepts, implementation of the acquired concepts
in a project, and a visit to an AI-related company.


Track 2. French Language and Cross-Cultural Communication

Track 2 is compulsory.

Introduction to French as a foreign language and development of intercultural competence.

 

Program Overview

Available here

 

Activities

  • Guided tour of Lyon
  • Dinner in a typical French restaurant
  • 2 day trips, such as a visit to the Beaujolais region, a guided tour of the city of Avignon in the South of France, Chamonix in the French Alps...
  • Wine tasting
  • Party with INSA students
  • Farewell evening

Depending on a variety of factors, activities may change. 

 

Who can apply

  • For the Humanitarian Engineering option, priority is given to graduate students with a specialization in Humanitarian Engineering, but all interested Science and Engineering students are invited to apply
  • The Artificial Intelligence option is an entry level course open to all Science and Engineering students at undergraduate or graduate level
  • French language classes in Track 2 are divided into groups from beginners to advanced-level students

 

How to apply

From February 4, 2024 to April 15, 2024

Click here to access the platform and subscribe to Human'INSA.

 

Costs

  • Full cost: € 4,200
  • Exchange cost: € 1,800 

Check with your mobility coordinator within your university if we have an agreement and if the exchange cost applies.

Costs include half-board:

  • Shared accommodation
  • Breakfasts, lunches and some dinners from Monday to Friday
  • Participation and transport for all leisure activities organized by INSA Lyon
  • Return trip from the airport of Lyon (Saint-Exupéry airport) to the campus
  • They do not cover plane tickets and personal activities on weekends.

 

Program developed with the support of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region.