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Annual
report2022

THE BEST OF

IMT Mines Albi

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A word from the director

2022 was a year marked by our continued and increased efforts to pursue all of the school’s missions.
As a forward-looking school, IMT Mines Albi offers programs that are constantly updated to match industrial needs. The school continues to realize its ambitions and develop partnership activities, while strengthening synergies between its training and research centers.
 

IMT Mines Albi helped boost the hydrogen sector this year in Albi by participating in the “H2 Campus” initiative. The school also initiated a wide range of efforts to promote inclusion and access to higher education for all, while also implementing an energy efficiency plan and launching numerous collaborations made possible by its growing influence.


2022 was also an opportunity to establish the new strategic plan for 2023-2027 with the aim of producing, designing, improving and organizing a world in transition.


Lionel Luquin,
Director

Key Figures

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Education

923

students

Including 37% women
16% international students

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Research

6,6 M€

in research contracts
from CNRS, Armines and the school

120 rank A publications

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Economic
Development

14

joint chairs
and laboratories

100% 3-year survival rate
of incubated companies

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Resources

9,3 M€

of own resources

Either 37% of the consolidated budget
375 staff
Including 21% research professors

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4 missions

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
IN AN ERA OF TRANSITION

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An international perspective

After attaining an impressive entry position in 2021, the school ranked fourth among French institutions in the Round University Ranking, an international university ranking that measures the performance of 1,150 leading universities.

3 new Eiffel scholarships for international students
The Eiffel Scholarship program run by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs awards scholarships to top international students to encourage them to study at one of the major French schools. Once again this year, IMT Mines Albi welcomed three new recipients from among the 344 students selected in France.

Developing international opportunities with Campus France
The school strengthened ties with Malaysia and Nigeria this year with support from Campus France. Two recipients of scholarships from the Nigerian Petroleum Technology Development Fund started their PhDs at the RAPSODEE center. The school also joined forces with the consortium of French ‘Grandes Écoles’ to welcome Malaysian students to its engineering program from the University of Kuala Lumpur supported by MARA, a Malaysian government agency.

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96%

net employment rate
at 12 months

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37 694

gross annual salary
(with bonuses in France)

New programs and constant adaptation of existing ones to prepare for the professions of the future

The current challenge facing the French industrial world today is that of enhancing and developing employees’ skills. There is a real need to attract new talent. IMT Mines Albi is well aware of these issues and has taken action by integrating industrial needs of the future into its programs and making every effort to increase connections between the school and the business world.

2022 was marked by numerous initiatives in this area. 

PRINEC: a new training to support ecological transition

With a shared commitment to the environment and resource conservation and an awareness of industrial changes, IMT Mines Albi and IMT Mines Alès joined forces to offer a new Master’s degree in engineering for the circular economy with support from the eco-organization Valdelia. This program accredited by the ‘Conférence des Grandes Écoles’ is designed to respond to needs for material savings and to reduce the environmental footprint of industrial processes.

Moving towards work-study programs for all engineers

As part of the educational reform implemented in 2021, the option of the student engineering program is now available from the second year. This new proposal has increased the program’s competitiveness. It gives companies the opportunity to host students in a work-study format during the second and third years to ensure the acquisition of vocational skills.

New partnership with the ARCHES scientific network on spatial habitats

The ARCHES specialized scientific network on architecture in extreme environments and IMT Mines Albi have launched a new partnership. With the aim of creating connections between engineering students and architects, students in the Advanced Master’s degree in Energy-Plus had the opportunity to participate in a week of workshops and lectures organized by the network on the theme of habitat design in extreme environments.

A program option certified by the French Society of Automotive Engineers (SIA)

The school has obtained certification from the French Society of Automotive Engineers (SIA) for its “Automotive Techniques” modules for the “Advanced materials and processes for transport of the future” option of the engineering program. This provides an assurance for companies that graduates of the program will meet the expectations of the automotive industry.

SYNERGY BETWEEN THE THREE TRAINING
AND RESEARCH CENTERS

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IMT Mines Albi actively contributes to the national recovery plan

IMT Mines Albi is contributing to the national ‘France Relance’ recovery plan by supporting the program’s target to “Safeguard R&D jobs”. 2–3-year collaborative research projects have been launched in each of the school’s training and research centers initiated in late 2021 or in 2022. This represents a total of more than 10 companies that are working with researchers to conduct research, strengthening joint R&D work or initiate new collaboration: 

  • Airbus, with four employees posted to the project for 80% of their working hours;
  • Alpha Recyclage Composite, with one employee posted to the project for 80% of their working hours;
  • Amarenco, with the recruitment of 5 employees and one employee posted to the project for 80% of their working hours;
  • Berger Levrault, with the recruitment of a recent PhD graduate;
  • CVasthera, with the recruitment of a recent PhD graduate;
  • Eco-Tech Ceram, with the recruitment of recent PhD graduate;
  • Figeac Aero, with the recruitment of a recent graduate and the posting of two employees at 80%;
  • Next4, with the recruitment of one employee and the posting of two employees at 80% Oviatis, with the recruitment of a recent graduate;
  • Processium, with the recruitment of recent PhD graduate.

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89

PhD students

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6,6 M€

in research contracts
(CNRS, Armines, school)

Increased synergy between the three training and research centers

Collaborative innovation has been the leitmotif of IMT Mines Albi’s research activities. Through dynamic cooperation between the centers as well as with industrial, academic and institutional stakeholders, IMT Mines Albi’s research focuses on collaboration and contributes to the local, national and international network.

The first Research Day was a success!

IMT Mines Albi organized a day dedicated to research and collaborative innovation focused on its three training and research centers. More than 70 private partners and communities took part in a rich and comprehensive program promoting various forms of collaboration on digital applications for advanced production systems, health engineering, fluid networks and energy storage.

IMT Mines Albi’s three training and research centers joined forces to design the first ultra-light autonomous train

The ECOTRAIN program aims to design a system of battery-powered light autonomous shuttles on light rails connected with stations to optimize the flow of people, freight and power generation. The school’s three training and research centers have been involved through three projects launched in 2022. With support from multiple academic, institutional and industrial partners, IMT Mines Albi organized a launch day complete with plenary meetings and cross-fertilization workshops aimed at building a common vision, identifying technological and scientific barriers, and understanding future sociological and economic needs.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Developing entrepreneurship through innovation

IMT Mines Albi plays a key role in a support and cooperation program with Togo
École Polytechnique de Lomé (EPL) in Togo was founded at the end of 2022 as part of the IMPACT project. IMT Mines Albi is partnering with the University of Technology of Troyes, the University of Technology of Belfort Montbéliard, the University of Lomé and EPL by offering its expertise on its technological incubator model and training to becoming a student entrepreneur. This key partnership with EPL will facilitate student mobility between the two institutions.

Innov’athon: from research to the industrial market
During the Innov’athon, the three training and research centers present technological innovations to students that can meet an industrial need. This opportunity allows them to test the possibilities of technology transfer and the commercialization of their research. The diverse range of solutions and topics presented attracted about fifty students ready to take up this challenge. This included the incubated start-up KITOZ, which proposes a solar energy transformation project.

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10

projects incubated in 2022

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7

awards for incubated companies

Talent incubator

Each year, awards are presented to recognize technological and entrepreneurial support projects. In 2022, IMT Mines Albi’s incubators and student-entrepreneur projects performed brilliantly in various competitions on innovation and entrepreneurship:

  • KITOZ: first prize in the METHA Europe competition in the pre-creation category and 9th place in the Pépite Occitanie competition;
  • Smart Assign: Jury’s prize at the CRECE (Regional Student Business Creation Competition), organized by the CCI of Toulouse
  • Hopper: Jury’s prize at VIVATECH, and winner of the Startup and Disability prize
  • Altere: 4th place in the Pépite Occitanie awards
  • V-event: first place in the ToulEco "Talent Booster" Innovation category.

Incubators invested in the planet

IMT Mines Albi’s technological incubator supports start-ups that integrate the three deep tech values. The companies offer a product or service that brings a high added value to its market. They develop a product drawing on a significant groundbreaking engineering innovation in direct connection with research teams. At the same time, they respond to today’s transitions and major challenges for a potential positive impact.

Two former companies previously incubated at IMT Mines Albi, Hycco and Cobratex, have entered the BPI France ranking of the 300 companies and SMEs that will change the world. 
Four other start-ups earned the “Deep Tech” status granted by BPI France: Hopper, 3DmetDie, Notrelec, Ash’Up.

SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE

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IMT Mines Albi connects science and society starting with schoolchildren

This year, on the occasion of the 9th edition of the European Night of Researchers, and in response to the European request to strengthen these initiatives for schoolchildren living in remote areas, IMT Mines Albi and Institut National Universitaire Champollion organized science film sessions called “Ciné sciences” for three classes in the Tarn department. In partnership with Scène Nationale d'Albi-Tarn, a national performing arts center, a film related to the theme of “unforeseen events” was screened, followed by interaction time with the children to help them better understand science and their world.

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1126

visitors
including

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250

school children

Open science: the school strengthens its approach and commitment

IMT Mines Albi continues to aspire to open up science, publications and data to achieve the common goals of visibility, sharing and the dissemination of validated results for the benefit of all.
According to the French Open Science Barometer, the results continued to be positive in 2022, with a rate of open access to scientific publications exceeding 90%. 
At the same time, the approach has been strengthened through a new project, “Données de la Recherche”, which brings together the various stakeholders involved in the school’s scientific process. The goal is to produce data that is easy to find, accessible, interoperable and reusable.

Centers' life

A key player in Industrial Engineering

and Artificial Intelligence

The Industrial Engineering Center (CGI) develops methods and decision support tools for uncertain, heterogeneous, and collaborative contexts, at the interface between Industrial Engineering (IE) and artificial Intelligence (AI). The CGI has made constant progress and is now a key player in these fields, alongside a multitude of active partners.

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2,8 M€

in contract
activities

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67

staff (including)

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30

PhD students

Clément Ader-Albi Institute

A center founded on responsible industry of the future

In 2022, Institut Clément Ader (ICA) UMR CNRS 5312, and the IMT Mines Albi site (ICA-Albi) in particular, drew on its expertise in materials and the mechanics of materials and processes to develop its activities related to major societal challenges for responsible engineering of the future. It relies on a multiscale approach including regional, national and European dynamics. These dynamics are particularly relevant when it comes to decarbonizing transport and recycling and reusing used materials.

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1,3 M€

in contract
activities

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64

staff (including)

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23

PhD students

A privileged partner

for health and the environment

The RAPSODEE center (Recherche d'Albi en génie des Procédés des Solides Divisés, de l'Énergie et de l'Environnement) UMR CNRS 5302 conducts research in the fields of renewable energies, biomass, waste and eco-activities, and powders, health and nutrition.

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2,5 M€

in contract
activities

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101

staff (including)

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36

PhD students

Events 2022

Concord Young Researcher Award for a PhD student from IMT Mines Albi

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Ange Nzihou, Fulbright scholarship winner, invited at Princeton University

Ange Nzihou, professor at IMT Mines Albi, won the international Fulbright scientific scholarship in 2020 and has been invited to conduct research and teach at Princeton University.

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Students take action against period poverty

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Beena Paradin-Migotto meets the students from the class of 2022

Entrepreneur and culinary author Beena Paradin-Migotto, sponsor of the class of 2022, met with students on several occasions to provide career advice on consulting, international experience, entrepreneurship and the importance of a network.

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Creation of the new “Hydrogen Campus Albi”

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IMT Mines Albi committed to open science

The IMT Mines Albi version of the French Open Science barometer revealed a highly satisfactory rate of free access to its researchers’ publications, with open-access to nearly 90% of its publications.

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IMT Mines Albi and Véolia further expand their collaboration

IMT Mines Albi and Veolia have signed a framework partnership agreement covering the fields of training, sustainable development and societal commitment.

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IMT Mines Albi develops new opportunities for cooperation with Malaysia

IMT Mines Albi joined the consortium of French Grandes Écoles offering engineering courses for Malaysian students as part of a DUT in France supported by the Malaysian government.

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The EGCERSIS joint laboratory wins the Laval Virtual Award for "Industry".

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Three winners of the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship

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Phase 2 for the joint laboratory between RAPSODEE and Eco-Tech Ceram

The SOlUTEC Joint Laboratory, on the recovery of industrial waste heat, entered phase 2 for a new 4-year period.

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Lecture by Christyl Johnson, Deputy Director for Technology and Research Investments at NASA

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Inauguration of the new IOMEGA platform at Industrial Engineering Center (CGI)

The industrial Engineering Center’s new building is home to a new research and experimentation platform with two technical facilities, IOMEGA and IOMEGA VR, offering the center's partners the opportunity to expand their development capabilities

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IMT Mines Albi ranks 4th among French institutions in the U-Multirank

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Co-organization of the WasteEng international conference on waste and biomass recovery

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IMT Mines Albi and Veolia present the first results from their joint laboratory

RE-S-EAU, the joint laboratory launched at the beginning of 2020, is working on intelligent control solutions for water networks.

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Start of the fall semester

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New partnership with the ARCHES scientific network on spatial habitats

The ARCHES network’s policies are in line with the multidisciplinary approach of IMT Mines Albi’s programs in the areas of aeronautics, energy, environment, health and cross-functional business applications.

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9th edition of the European Night of Researchers on the theme “Unforseen Events”

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First edition of Research Day: a day dedicated to collaborative research and innovation

More than 70 partners, companies and laboratories took part in a rich and comprehensive program promoting research in the region to facilitate and develop research projects.

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An 'Exception'Elles' weekend to boost female entrepreneurship with IMT Mines Alès

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KITOZ, winner of the 9th edition of the Prix Pépite awards for the Occitanie region

The incubated project, KITOZ, focuses on recovering heat from the sun that is converted into steam using mirrors. The start-up had already won first place in the METHA Europe competition at the beginning of 2022 in the business set-up category.

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IMT Mines Albi, partner of the 'Fête de la Science' 2022

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17th edition of the Business Forum

The Business Forum brings more than 50 companies to the IMT Mines Albi campus, from SMEs to large groups, allowing stakeholders from the school’s target industrial sectors to exchange and meet with future engineering students. 

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Launch of the IMPACT project: support and cooperation program with Togo

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First Erasmus Staff Week on "Managing across culture in a world of transitions"

As part of its International Week, IMT Mines Albi organized its first Erasmus Staff Week during which a dozen European partner universities participated in workshops and lectures.

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Graduation Ceremony and Gala

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The GALA® Advanced Galenics Platform celebrates 10 years

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IMT Mines Albi renews its ISO:9001 certification

IMT Mines Albi first obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification in March 2020. The school has successfully renewed its certification without any non-compliance for a 3-year period.

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The association 'Ingénieurs pour un Développement Durable' wins the 2022 Grand Prize for “Cultivating Equity”

The UNITA cluster of the association I2D (Engineers for Sustainable Development) proposed a project for a fair-trade grocery store on campus that opened in early 2023.

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