Summer Program for Loyola Icam College (LICET) Students

Why choose this program?

This month-long summer program will challenge you to apply and learn technical skills while developing your independence and cultural sensitivity. The experience is further completed by exposure to French industries via multiple company visits during the course of the program.

The summer program for Loyola Icam students have been accepting 60 students per year since it started in 2012.

Program highlights

• A vibrant and holistic experience offering 
  • Design and construction of a prototype for your technical project (Lille – remote-controlled solar car, Nantes – Bluetooth-controlled Windmill, Paris-Sénart – 3D printing of a Hovercraft, Toulouse – Smart Sorting Prototype) 
  • Human development
  • Cultural awareness
• Industry visits to French companies
• Multiple opportunities for cultural and travel immersion during French classes and on the weekends
• A weekend immersion in a French family

Location

Lille, Nantes, Paris-Sénart and Toulouse.

Note that accomodation is available in each campus with a Student Residence.

Language

English with French language classes

TIP: Make the most of your time in France and add a Icam Master’s Degree in General Engineering after you finish your studies at Loyola Icam College! 

You are also invited to expose yourself to Icam and the French culture at different points in your student life.

The 4-week program will distribute your experience across four key domains:

• Technical Project
• French Language and Culture 
• Industry Visits
• Holistic Development and Icam Pedagogy

Classes are held Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, with French classes being held in the morning, and the technical projects in the afternoon.

Use your technical and teamworking skills to complete a technical project, from design all the way to construction/prototyping (including tasks such as additive manufacturing, turning and milling, or laser and water cutting). Teams will have varying backgrounds and specializations that will contribute to the different aspects of the project, giving you a taste of working in the real world. 

The final product will vary depending on the campus you study in.

French immersion is ensured through intensive 50-hour French languages courses and Intercultural events. 

French is taught using activity-based learning, and focuses on the following topics:

• Listening and Reading Skills
• Grammar, Vocabulary and Expressions
• French Culture (ex. cooking) 

Classes are organized based on french proficiency and students are assessed not only based on oral and written skills but also in contributions and participation to intercultural and team-building events. The class culminates in the preparation of a demo video in French.

Experiential learning is critical to Icam pedagogy. Exposure to the industry and to industry practices is assured by visits to 3 companies in France. 

Students are briefed prior to the visit, and are required to provide a feedback report after the visits.

The Icam pedagogy is present throughout the whole program, and helps explore self-understanding, team building, awareness and cultural reflections.

A variety of activities are organized: sight-seeing, cultural and city visits, talent show, music festival and an Indian dinner. 

A weekend is dedicated to a stay with a French host family to promote immersion into the French culture while facilitating intercultural exchange.

An Icam mentor will walk you through the Reflection and exercises around your personal and professional experiences to get the best of you and help you make your choices.

• Application deadline: December 20
• Admission criteria:
  • Open to undergraduate students with:
    • a minimum of 2 years of studies
    • a scientific or engineering background
  • Personal motivation
    • Shares the concern about the much-needed ecological conversion and response
    • Eager to discover French culture
    • Attracted by a strong international team experience
• Language requirement
  • The courses and internship are carried out in English.  Basic knowledge of french is welcome but not a must. 
  • In any case, the summer program includes french classes to facilitate better integration.
• Tuition fees
  • The fees for the Summer Program is 2,000 EUR.
  • Loyola Icam College students benefit from a reduced rate of Rs 1,42,000 (approximately 1600 EUR), including flight travel).
• The fees include: administration fees, passport/ visa fees, housing, airfare, mandatory insurance for health and repatriation, transportation (weekdays) to Icam and for field visits, course materials, cost for outings organized by Icam.
• The fees do not include:  subsistence throughout the stay, personal   expenses   (free  weekends, etc.) and home university fees & costs.
• Experience of summer program alumni indicates a monthly budget of 500EUR for personal expenses. To estimate your monthly living costs in France in more detail, please refer to our sample budget.