INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Energy, Processes, and Regions
Training as a as a student
ECOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL
AND REGIONAL
WHAT YOU LIKE
To improve, protect, and enhance our environment by supporting the ecological transition of businesses and communities in the face of climate change challenges.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU
To be a committed player in addressing the challenges of sustainable development at the regional level by exploring the circular economy, conserving resources, promoting renewable energy, reducing pollution, and developing innovative solutions.
TRAINING AT A GLANCE
- Environment
- Renewable energy
- Waste treatment
- Ecological transition
- Circular economy
Industrial ecology is an environmental management approach aimed at minimizing industry’s environmental footprint, based on:
- the analysis of material and energy flows within an industrial ecosystem
- optimized management of resources, including water, energy, raw materials, and waste
- reducing the environmental impacts of human activities
- project management that integrates both technical aspects (process optimization, recycling, resource recovery, etc.) and human aspects (cooperation with local and industrial stakeholders)
SKILLS
- Be able to understand an industrial and urban ecosystem in order to assess its interactions (material and energy flows) with the surrounding environment
- Manage and lead projects from conception through completion, taking into account their technical, economic, and human dimensions
- Promote the prudent and efficient management of natural resources (air, water, energy, etc.)
- Managing environmental impacts
- Developing efficient energy systems that incorporate renewable energy
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
- Project Manager, Program Manager, Business Manager, Research Analyst in industrial and regional ecology, environmental studies, and energy
- Design Engineer
- Process and/or Energy Engineer
- Industrial Environment Consultant
- Specialist in vehicle inspection and diagnostics
- Research and Development Engineer
- Local government engineer
SECTORS
- Industry: environmental management, waste treatment and recovery, water management and treatment, prevention of nuisances and pollution, optimization of material and energy flows, decarbonization
- Energy and environmental services companies: renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management and recycling, circular economy
- Engineering and consulting firms: design of industrial ecology solutions, environmental audits, impact studies
- Local governments and public institutions: environmental management, public policy development and regional support, waste and water management, and pollution prevention
THE LESSONS
Engineering Sciences
s ■ Mathematics ■ Electrical Engineering ■ Computer Science ■ Heat Transfer ■ Thermodynamics ■ Fluid Mechanics ■ Material and Energy Balances ■ Multi-criteria Analysis
Technical and Social Sciences of Industrial Ecology
Territorial Organization ■ Environmental Issues ■ Energy and Environmental Law ■ Natural Resources ■ Air and Water Pollution ■ Treatment processes ■ Reactors and bioprocesses ■ Waste management and recovery ■ Energy carriers, energy quality and conversion ■ Energy networks and storage ■ Renewable energy ■ Life cycle analysis ■ Carbon footprint ■ Circular economy ■ Real-world application projects in industrial ecology
Humanities and Project Management
, English ■ Sustainable Development ■ Public Procurement ■ Communication ■ Creativity and Innovation Management ■ Integrated QSE Management System ■ Management Techniques ■ Business Management Simulation ■ Project Management Techniques ■ Financial Management ■ Professional Resources and Dynamics
THE COMPANY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Professionalization and international exposure are achieved through the involvement of professionals in training, internships (introduction to the professional environment, assistant engineer and engineer), research and development projects, and international mobility.
Companies involved in the training: Inddigo, Trialp, CEA, DREAL, Savoie Déchets, IRH, Cabinet Merlin, Réalités Environnement, Cythélia, EDF, ENEDIS, ENGIE, Energy Pool, Arol Energy, Grand Chambéry, Solagro.
