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Training

All the universities and schools in Grenoble have pooled their energies to make the city France's leading centre for training in micro and nanotechnology.
The two main players are Grenoble INP and Université Joseph Fourier (UJF) (some five-year courses are organized in partnership).
Their objective is to offer students courses ranging from two to eight years after matriculation in micro and nanotechnology (materials, components, systems-on-chip (SoC), biotechnologies, etc.) as well as their applications (telecommunications, multimedia, etc.), information technology and software.

Courses in micro and nanotechnology on offer at Minatec (incomplete list):

> Initial training with engineering degrees, and postgraduate and PhD courses:
Grenoble's Graduate School of Electronics and Radioelectricity (ENSERG-Phelma), specializing in microelectronics and data processing;
Grenoble's Graduate School of Physics (ENSPG-Phelma), specializing in physics and biotechnology;
The INP Grenoble TELECOM - ENSIMAG, specializing in telecommunications;
The Doctoral School of Electronics, Electrical engineering, Automation, Telecommunications and Signals (EEATS).

> Continuous training
Centre for Continuous Training in Microelectronics and Microsystems.

Courses in micro and nanotechnology off the Minatec site (incomplete list):

> Initial training

... engineering courses for micro and nanotechnology and the associated applications in other schools belonging to the Grenoble INP group:

Grenoble's Graduate School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (ENSIMAG): software engineering, computer systems, communications and calculation systems;
Grenoble's Graduate School of Electrochemistry and Electrometallurgy (ENSEEG-Phelma): science of materials and surfaces, microsystems;
Grenoble's Graduate School of Electrical Engineering (ENSIEG-ENSE3): signals and systems;
Graduate School of Advanced Industrial Systems (ESISAR) in Valence (Drôme): computing and networks, embedded computing.
Grenoble INP Doctoral College postgraduate and PhD courses

... courses at Université Joseph Fourier (UJF):
Institute of Technology (IUT1) courses starting two years after matriculation;
Institute of Science and Technology (ISTG), courses starting three and five years after matriculation; industrial computing and instrumentation (3i), and materials science and engineering (SciGMa) with a joint micro and nanotechnology option in the third year (starting in 2003);
Training & Research Units (UFR) ranging from four to eight years after matriculation;
Doctoral College with its postgraduate and PhD courses.


> Continuous training

Continuous Training Department at Grenoble INP:
- access to engineering degrees (ELAN programme);
- access to executive positions (Formatech and MIDEP programmes);
- Technological Research Diploma (DRT), Multimedia Project Leader Diploma (DHET), etc.
University Centre for Adult Education and Training (CUEFA),
Continuous Training and Apprenticeship Department (SFCAA) at Université Joseph Fourier.