Institut supérieur de technologie et management

Infobox_University
name = Institut Supérienur de Technologie et Management (ISTM)


established = 1995
president = Dominique PERRIN
city = Paris
country = France
website= [http://www.istm.fr www.istm.fr]

ISTM (Institut Supérieur de Technologie et de Management) is a leading business school and grande école in France created in 1995. ISTM is operated by the Paris Chamber of Commerce. It is located next to the University of Marne la Vallée in the Eastern suburb of Paris.

Institution

ISTM

ISTM is a business school for hightech projects where management and technologies are inseparable. Courses are based on learning management concepts and the knowledge of a technical subject. The academic disciplines and the 10 months of internship allow graduate students to be quickly effective in companies. The possiblility to spend the third year in a foreign country gives the opportunity to students to pursue an international career.

The academic specializations are:
* Management and Biotechnology or Bioindustry: :This specialisation gives the opportunity to students to acquire knowledge in life sciences.
* Management and Computer Science or Digital Communications: :This specialization was created to respond to the need for versatility in the fields of data processing, telecommunications and finance.
* Management and Advanced Materials or Integrated Engineering: :This specialization takes place in the automobile and aeronautics field and associated services to accompany the major changes to these industries.

Admissions

ISTM is a French "Grandes écoles", and as such it requires passing a selective entrance examination. Students are admitted to ISTM with a scientific or technical degree. Admission in the first year is also possible after two years of university.

Rankings & Accreditations

* International accreditations

The ISTM is accredited by the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles" and by the "Chapitre des écoles de management". It confers a Masters degree.

* French rankings among the "Grandes Ecoles"

Career & Remuneration

The rate of employment was 85% six months after be graduated and the annual average salary was 30,000 € for the last year.

International partnerships

The School of Management of Advanced Technologies has signed partnership agreements with foreign schools and universities.ISTM is a member of the Erasmus Programme, the European Union’s Socrates Programme and it is a partner of the CREPUQ, the official body in charge of student exchanges concerning universities in Quebec and Canada.

The partners of ISTM are:

* Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
* Université Laval, Canada
* Engineering College of Copenhagen, Denmark
* Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland
* Politecnico di Milano, Italy
* Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
* Avans University, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
* Inholland University, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
* University of Exeter, England
* University of Liverpool, England

Research

Research is a priority to the management school. First, it contributes to the increase of knowledge and then, in management as in the other scientific disciplines, competitive research is a key factor to economic development, which supports innovation.

ISTM has a search Committee, made up of teacher-researchers. This committee is in charge of orientating the research and evaluates the work in adequacy with the research goals of the ISTM.

The research programs offer the students academic and practical lessons based on academic research and observation of companies.

tudent Life

Campus

Created in 1983, the Campus Descartes city is the largestcenter for higher education and research of the East of Paris.It is composed of 18 high education establishments: the National school of Bridges and Roads, [http://www.ingenieurs2000.com/|Engineers 2000] , the university of Marne-the-Valley and its school of technology, group ESIEE or Center for Higher Education in Science, the [http://www.marnelavallee.archi.fr/ School of Architecture of the city and the Territories] .

More than 15,000 students work in this area and the campus is located at 20mn from the heart of Paris by RER.

port

The students have quality facilities including a gymnasium covering 2000 m², a weight training room and a climbing wall. More than 20 sport activities are offered, among them, martial arts, handball, tennis, rugby and volleyball.

Clubs

* BDE : Students' Union in charge of the organization of social activities and sports events.
* Energie ISTM : Junior Enterprise managed by students who offer consulting services to companies, related to their field of studies.
* 4L Trophy : Humanitarian association.

ee also

* Education in France
* Grandes Écoles

External references

*http://www.istm.fr
* [http://www.istm.fr/admissions/brochure_generale.pdf French brochure for the school]