The Technische Universität München (TUM) and the Institut Mines Télécom (IMT) Paris are pooling their expertise to jointly prepare graduates for the challenges of the digitalized economy.
To this end, both universities offer joint research projects and summer schools for students. The initiative will be expanded to include other academic institutions and industrial partners in the future. TUM and IMT will jointly present the new program at the Franco-German Digital Conference on December 13 in Berlin.
Education must prepare for radical change
Digitalization of industry, big data research and applications, the Internet of Things, and digital degree programs are the main topics of the Franco-German conference. TUM and IMT agree that the radical transformation in science, business, and society can only be harnessed as an opportunity if education and research adapt quickly.
"Our primary goal is to jointly prepare our top graduates for the challenges of the digital economy. To this end, we will conduct research and training in the Franco-German alliance within the framework of a Franco-German Academy for the Industry of the Future,"
said TUM Vice President Dr. Hannemor Keidel, who is also the President's Representative for Scientific Relations with France.
Six research focuses
After a year of planning and preparatory work, more than 30 research groups from TUM and IMT have joined forces to focus on six research areas:
- Secure Intermachine communication in Industry 4.0
- Industry without borders – the Transformation of the organization in Industry 4.0
- Intelligent cyber-physical environments in Industry 4.0 for autonomous vehicles and Internet of Things
- Autonomous vehicles and Big Data in automotive applications
- “Human factors aspects of cooperative systems design”, also human-related and developed Robots and cars for production and logistics
- Hybrid blockchain architecture for industrial applications, i.e. more Data security through encrypted and successive files in which all transactions are stored
In addition to summer schools for students, joint teaching plans also include so-called Micro Masters programs based on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), as well as a joint Executive Masters program for alumni with professional experience.
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