IMT Mines Albi partners the PASET program for the development of PhD training, research and innovation in Africa
IMT Mines Albi is one of three French institutions selected to welcome African students for their PhD training.
The PASET program to create a pool of highly-qualified scientists in Africa
PASET, or the Partnership for Skills in Applied Science, Engineering and Technologies, is an initiative steered by the African continent in association with the World Bank to offset skill shortages in the fields of applied science, engineering and technology.
The aim of PASET’s flagship program, the Regional Scholarship & Innovation Fund (RSIF), is to build lasting ecosystems for PhD training, research and innovation for African growth.
Ange Nzihou, a teacher at the RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302 Center, is a member of the strategic guidance committee and scientific board of the PASET program.
Its goals are to:
- create a pool of highly qualified scientists, professionals and innovators in the fields of applied science, engineering and technology
- right the balance with regard to the role of women and underprivileged groups in these fields in Africa
- boost the ability of African universities to provide relevant training in these fields.
IMT Mines Albi, a host institution for doctoral training
IMT Mines Albi is among three French institutions selected to partner the RSIF. In this framework, and in accordance with a 5-year memorandum of understanding signed in December 2020, the RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302 center at IMT Mines Albi will host two to three students per year. Alvin Sasia, a thesis student enrolled at enyatta University in Kenya, joined the research center last May to work under the supervision of Ange Nzihou, Nathalie Lyczko and Martial Sauceau. Two other PhD students, enrolled at the 2iE International Institute for Water & Environmental Engineering in Burkina Faso, will arrive in early June 2023 and will be supervised by Maria Gonzalez Martinez, Elsa Weiss Hortala and Ange Nzihou.
The project is run by 15 Sub-Saharan partner universities which host students enrolled in PhD programs corresponding to PASET’s priority themes: Information & Technologies Communication (ICT), including big data and AI; food safety and agro-industry; mineral engineering; mining and materials, or energy, including renewable energy and climate change. The 4-year PhD scholarship, funded by the RSIF, enables students to carry out part of their doctoral program in selected partner universities (21 to date) overseas for a period of 6 months to 2 years, and thus avail of co-supervision by international teacher-researchers.
