The Faculty of Engineering of UMons (French: ''Faculté Polytechnique de Mons'' (FPMs)) is a faculty of engineering at the
University of Mons
The University of Mons (french: Université de Mons) is a Belgian university located in the city of Mons, founded in 2009 by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions wa ...
in the Wallonia region in Belgium.
Before the 2009 merger of the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons and the
University of Mons-Hainaut The University of Mons-Hainaut (french: Université de Mons-Hainaut) (UMH), in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium, was a university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language was French.
From January 1, 2009, the University of Mons-Hainaut an ...
, the FPMs was the oldest university of the city of
Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
and the first civil Engineering school in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
(1836). Its first name was ''École des Mines'' (Mining School). It is a member of the
Top Industrial Managers for Europe
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(TIME) network, an association of 50 leading engineering schools and faculties in Europe. On January 1, 2009, the Engineering Faculty of Mons and the University of Mons-Hainaut merged into a new university called the University of Mons (UMons
).
The Faculty organizes a five-year course and delivers the Engineering (Ir.) and Master of Science (MSc.) degree. An Applied Sciences Doctoral degree (Dr.) is also available at the FPMs.
Teaching
As of 2005 there were 1200 students at the faculty, with 170 diplomas issued per year. Diplomas offered at the faculty include:
*BSc. in engineering
*MSc. in engineering (Architecture, Chemistry, Electricity, Computer and Management, Mechanics, Mining and Geology).
*Dr. in Applied Sciences
Research
Research teams at the faculty work in 25 laboratories over four research centres: Multitel, Materia Nova, Inisma, and CETIC.
International partnerships
The faculty has 50
Erasmus
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partners, and 25 direct partnerships with foreign universities. It is a member of the TIME network, and offers double degrees with institutes including:
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Technische Universität Wien
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Ecole Centrale de Lille
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Ecole Centrale de Lyon
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Ecole Centrale de Marseille
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Ecole Centrale de Nantes
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École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
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École supérieure d'électricité
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Sav ...
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Politecnico di Milano
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The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 186 ...
*
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Notes and references
See also
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Science and technology in Wallonia Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.
Universities in Wallonia
Universities in Wallonia are part of the universities of the ...
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University Foundation
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* Initialis Science Park
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Science Parks of Wallonia
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External links
Official web siteTCTS Lab, FPMs
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Defunct universities and colleges in Belgium
University of Mons
Educational institutions established in 1837
1837 establishments in Belgium
Engineering universities and colleges in Belgium