French Training Programme on Fusion Sciences

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French Training Programme on Fusion Sciences
J Jacquinot, Brussels 29 March 2007
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News in French fusion sciences

• Strategy for increased support to fusion
  (ministry of research and higher education, 15
  March 2007)
• Research
• New fédération de recherches (CEA, CNRS, INRIA,
  Universities) on magnetic fusion
• ? To be created in 2007
• Higher education
• Consortium of écoles doctorales (graduate
  school)
• ? Being considered
• New nationwide master Fusion sciences (magnetic
  and inertial fusion)
• ? operational since September 2007

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Master degree fusion sciences
10 universities have created jointly a new
Master course on fusion sciences ? Started
Sept 06 (partially), Sept 07 (full) Closely
associated to labs on hot plasmas, magnetic
inertial fusion
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Partners of the Master  Sciences de la
Fusion 10 Universities 5 engineering schools
(grandes écoles)
ECP
ESO
ESE
ECP
ENSAM
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3 different optionsFCMMagnetic, FCIInertial,
PTF Phys Techno fusion
M1
Topics common to each site
lt 24 ECTS
Hydrodynamic
Thermonuclear Plasmas
Thermo processes irreversible
Electrodynamics

• Orbits
• collisions
• transport

M2
Common courses FCM-FCI-PTF
8 ECTS
FCM (Magnetic)
FCI (Inertial)
PTF (Phys Techno)
28 ECTS
2/3 Physics 1/3 Techno
2/3 Physics 1/3 Techno
1/3 Physics 2/3 Techno
Training 5-6 months
24 ECTS
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The 3 M2 paths
Students regrouped periodically, broad range of
topics teach general methods specifics
applications on fusion. European / international
links to be developped
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Tore Supra
Site ITER
AIF
Joint Work Site
INSTN
Guest house
Welcome office
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Organisation of the Master

• Fédération formation aux sciences de la fusion
• Consortium of 10 universities ruled by a
  convention de partenariat
• Comité directeur, Chair rotates every year (JJ
  for 2006 2007)
• Secretariat INSTN (CEA) with specific budget
  line
• Finances gathering of students (twice a year)
  near ITER and LMJ
• Official approval on the basis of a common
  academic content
• Signed agreements with 5 grandes écoles
• Allows double diploma engineering degree
  Master ? possibility of thesis
• Next steps
• Strengthening European / international
  participation
• Participation of firms involved in fusion
• Web site (http//www.sciences-fusion.fr/)
• General information
• Work space for students, faculty,
• Textbook of courses (English recommended)

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Thoughts on CSA from the French federation

• ? vigorous support to a CSA initiative possibly
  with the following elements
• Actions at both master and doctorate levels to
  attract the best students
• M2 (2nd year of master)
• Mobility of students and professors. Example Lab
  training (5 months) in other countrys lab
• Promote high quality textbooks for a common M2
  basic knowledge
• Doctorate level
• Thesis grants requiring stays in several
  associations Labs
• Gathering of all new CSA PhD students closed to
  ITER site with tutorials from ITER and teams from
  associations.
• Promote textbooks at PhD level
• French entry point for CSA
• The 2 Federations fusion master and fusion
  sectors of doctorate schools to coordinate the
  French parts of CSA