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The 2013 L’Etudiant-L’Express engineering school rankings were published in mid-December 2012. Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma moved up four slots from the previous year. Ranked 17th out of around 100 schools, Phelma tied with the Ecole des Mines in Nancy and another Grenoble Institute of Technology school, Ensimag. Even though the rankings were tight, the school’s […] >>

In early October 2012, 49 project teams—including one from Grenoble—took part in the European round of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. While the Grenoble team did not make the cut of 18 for the final round to be held in Cambridge, MA, USA, the team did win a gold medal and the Safety […] >>

The Leti Annual Review—a two-day conference where Leti researchers present their latest findings—will become the four-day Leti Innovation Days starting in 2013. This change will enable the conference to address even more technology- and innovation-related topics and delve into them in greater detail. The first Leti Innovation Days will be held at MINATEC on June […] >>

On December 3 and 10, 2012, professionals from Orange Labs and E2V, respectively, will come speak to Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma students as part of a corporate partnership initiative. These company lectures were initially optional, but for the past three years have been mandatory for second-year students majoring in Integrated Electronic Systems and Signals, Images, […] >>

Jean-Luc Doumont, Co-founder of Principiæ* “Scientists and engineers should strive for simplicity when presenting their research” You train scientists and engineers around the world to communicate more effectively. Do they really need that much help? Yes! People with scientific backgrounds often have trouble explaining things simply. They tend to be stuck in school exam mode, […] >>