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October 03 2016

Semicon Europa returns to Grenoble

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Semicon Europa first came to Grenoble in 2014, attracting record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. Semicon Europa 2016, to be held on October 25–27 at Alpexpo, has some high standards to live up to. And the pressure is on! A number of other cities in Europe would love the chance to host this leading trade […] >>

October 03 2016

Tomorrow’s engineers already entrepreneurs!

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In May, three students from Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school won the region’s Campus Création entrepreneurship award for their innovation: Oria, a ring that creates sound effects to accompany the notes played on a digital musical instrument. Since September, they have gone from idea to startup. For their senior year at Phelma, students […] >>

October 03 2016

2016–2017 academic year off to a strong start for Phelma

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Phelma’s 2016 incoming class has set new records in the common entrance exam rankings, rising between 100 and 200 slots depending on major. The school’s 2015 rankings were already remarkable! The total number of incoming students was similar to 2015. In initial degree programs, Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school admitted 363 first-year students; […] >>

October 03 2016

Interview: Jérôme Casas, Biologist, Tours University

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In March you took on a new role: heading the Grenoble-based Instituts Carnot Chair for Bio-inspired Technology. What’s it all about? I’m a guest researcher, and will be spending at least 20 days per year on site. I’ll be helping Leti researchers on several projects that should ultimately produce demonstrator systems. The first two involve […] >>

October 03 2016

New student dormitory opens in Presqu’île neighborhood

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In September, a new student dormitory opened in the Presqu’île neighborhood, just a five-minute tram ride from Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school and right across from GreEN-ER. The 300-student dorm is named after Geneviève-Jourdain, a Grenoble Institute of Technology faculty member who pioneered signal processing and who passed away in 2006. One thing […] >>
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