As part of their international mobility program, several IUT students recently defended their internship or semester abroad. From early June to July 4, eight students from three different countries were able to present their internship in English.
At Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania), Brice Hennequin (BUT Civil Engineering student) presented the results of his Erasmus internship on the city’s tramway project. Meanwhile, Nicolas Lerminet (a BUT Chemistry student) worked on the synthesis of organic compounds for hybrid photovoltaic cells at the Santakos Valley research center.
In Portugal, Amory D’Haillecourt and Ethan Hingant, students in the BUT Chemistry program, concluded their semester at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (Barreiro) with projects focusing on bioremediation and treatment of wine and hydrocarbon effluents.
To round off this round-the-world trip, Japan also welcomed several of our students on short-term mobility schemes. Thomas Goutierrez (a BUT Civil Engineering student) supported his internship at NIT Hachinohe. Omar Mahdi, also in the BUT GCCD program, supported his project at NIT Hakodate. Téo Liénard (a BUT Chemistry student) presented his work at NIT Akita, with a visit to the laboratories and a meeting with the school’s president. Finally, Suzanne Mattana (a BUT Chemistry student) concluded her internship at NIT Fukushima, in collaboration with a pharmaceutical company.
In addition to the presentations, these mobilities were an opportunity to strengthen human and professional links through convivial moments. A delegation from the IUT met with four students from the R&T department – Ethan De Backer, Lucas Lardet, Jean Lengagne and Julien Picamal – who have been on placement at NIT Oyama since April.
After a meeting with the partners, the visit to the electronics research laboratories ended with a moment of sharing between the Bethune students and their Japanese supervisors. The partners’ visit to NIT Ichinoseki also provided an opportunity to exchange views on regional specialities in a warm atmosphere, with trainees from the Lille and Calais IUTs. It was also an opportunity to meet up with former Japanese trainee Momoka, who joined the Chemistry department in Béthune last spring.
These moments of sharing and conviviality are always appreciated by our students and supervisors. They allow us to exchange ideas in a setting other than our studies, and to strengthen (or create) unique bonds!
