EURECOM is a French Graduate school (''Grande École)'' and a research center in digital sciences. It is part of the
Institut Mines-Télécom
Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is a French public academic institution dedicated to Higher Education and Research for Innovation in the fields of engineering and digital technology, organized as a Collegiate University. Created in 1996, it was o ...
and it is a founding member of the SophiaTech Campus in
Sophia Antipolis
(wisdom), gr, (Ἀντίπολις, antipolis) ("opposite city" from its position on the opposite side of the Var estuary from Nice, also former name of Antibes, part of the technology park)
, postal_code = 06220 (Vallauris), 06250 (Mo ...
, the largest Science and Technology Information campus in the
Alpes-Maritimes
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. It was created in 1991 as a
Groupement d'intérêt économique
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with French and foreign academic and industrial members. The
Institut Mines-Télécom
Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is a French public academic institution dedicated to Higher Education and Research for Innovation in the fields of engineering and digital technology, organized as a Collegiate University. Created in 1996, it was o ...
is a founding member of EURECOM consortium. Current members of the consortium are listed below:
*industrial members:
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,
BMW Group Research & Technology,
Symantec,
SAP
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,
IABG
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History
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;
*institutional members:
Principality of Monaco
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;
*academic members:
Institut Mines-Télécom
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,
Aalto University
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(Helsinki),
Politecnico di Torino
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,
Technische Universität München
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(TUM),
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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(NTNU),
Chalmers University of Technology
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,
Czech Technical University in Prague
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(CTU),
TU Wien
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,
ITMO University
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.
EURECOM is a member of the Secured Communication Solutions (SCS) competitiveness cluster.
Teaching and research activities of EURECOM are organized around three fields: Digital Security, Communication Systems and Data Science.
Teaching
EURECOM provides graduate and post graduate courses including doctoral programs. All courses are taught in English and are accredited by the French State,
Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur
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.
EURECOM awards 4 Master of Science Degrees, co-delivered by
Institut Mines-Télécom
Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is a French public academic institution dedicated to Higher Education and Research for Innovation in the fields of engineering and digital technology, organized as a Collegiate University. Created in 1996, it was o ...
and accredited by the French State:
* Master of Science in Data Science and Engineering;
* Master of Science in Digital Security;
* Master of Science in Mobile Computing Systems;
* Master of Science in Internet of Things.
In 2012, EURECOM was accredited by the
CTI (French Accreditation Agency for Engineering Education) to deliver two post master's degrees (''Diplôme d'ingénieur spécialisé''), open to applicants with a completed master's degree, in:
* Communications for Intelligent Transport Systems - Connected Vehicles;
* Security for Computer Systems and Communications.
Both degrees were awarded the
EURACE The EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) Label is a certificate of quality awarded to degree programmes in Engineering.
The EUR-ACE label is awarded after authorization from the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE ...
label, delivered by
ENAEE
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(European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education).
In 2020, EURECOM signed a double degree partnership agreement with
on both Management (business) and Internet of Things (Engineering).
EURECOM is also a co-organising partner for BMW Group Summer School organised annually.
Research
The research activity of EURECOM is organized around three principal themes:
Communication Systems
Data Science
Digital Security
EURECOM has currently 26 faculty members and around 70 PhD students. Its contractual research is recognized across Europe and contributes largely to its budget.
EURECOM's research was rewarded with three
ERC grants in three years attributed to Prof. Davide Balzarotti, Prof. Petros Elia and Prof. David Gesbert.
Two
Télécom Paris
Télécom Paris (also known as ENST or Télécom or École nationale supérieure des télécommunications, also Télécom ParisTech until 2019) is a French public institution for higher education (''grande école'') and engineering research. Loca ...
research labs are associated with EURECOM:
System on Chip
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and
ICT Usage.
Rankings
2020
*3rd among top 25 performers in "Co-publication with industrial partners" by
U-Multirank
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.
*3rd among top 25 performers in "Student Mobility" by
U-Multirank
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.
*2nd University for Computer Science and Electronics in France by
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2019
*551/600 worldwide in Computer Science & Information Systems by QS World University Rankings.
2018
*11th Higher Education Institution in France by Scimago Institutions Rankings.
*Five QS Stars in Teaching, Employability and Facilities.
Memberships/Labels
EURECOM received the label of "Carnot Institute" since 2006.
Moreover, it has a two-year double degree programme under Erasmus Mundus Master Label and it is part of the two EIT Digital Masters in Autonomous System (AUS) and Cyber Security (CSE).
References
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