Sorbonne University Management School - Information and Knowledge Systems Engineering and Management

IKSEM is an entirely free dual degree programme in ICT and Management. It offers the unique opportunity for European and International students to get two Master degrees (one in Science and one in Management) from the prestigious Sorbonne University, its Mathematics and Informatics Department and its Management School, respectively.

Foreign students who have completed 240 credits in the European System (or equivalent), with a background in ICT, are eligible to enter into the second year of this programme. During this curriculum of 12 months duration, students shall specialize in Information and Knowledge Systems Engineering and Management (IKSEM).

Programme objectives

• To provide students with knowledge and know how on Information and Knowledge Systems (IKS) engineering and management.
• To expose them to its immediate experience in French industry by performing tasks that are closely related to the acadmic instruction.
• To develop multidisciplinary skills to allow students to become adept at recognizing and orchestrating the interplay between IKS, organization strategy and business process.

French Apprenticeship System - EARN whilst you LEARN
Not only is the course free but students have a work contract and are paid a salary during their 12 months of studies. The programme uses the National French 'Apprenticeship' style of teaching/learning: under IKSEM students spend alternate periods in the company and academia (cycle of 4 weeks in industry followed by 2 weeks in academia). They work under mentorship of two designated mentors, one each in industry and academics, respectively. Thus, there is continuous cross fertilization between course work and industrial practice.

In parallel with courses, students have to develop a Master thesis about an emerging professional problem of IKSEM. The thesis must combine the use of knowledge acquired in academic courses with experience gained in industry.

Each admitted student to IKSEM is provided paid contractual employment worth between 800 and 2.000 € per month, for one year with a French company. The Centre de Formation par l’Apprentissage, CFA-AFIA, co-ordinates the relationship between the University, the companies and IKSEM students. As part of this, it assists students in finding employment and paying for their tuition fees.

Admission requirements
Age: Candidates must be under the age of 26 years at the time of admission to IKSEM.

Qualifications: Candidates must have passed the first year of a Masters programme in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Science or allied area. They must have completed 240 credits in the European System, with a background in ICT. Those exposed to Management shall be given preference.

English Language Proficiency: Candidates should have passed TOEIC with a minimum score of 700 or should be able to demonstrate an equivalent proficiency in English. An optional supplementary course in English of about 2 weeks duration may be offered to selected students.

EMPLOYMENT
The employment record of the students who passed out of IKSEM is excellent: 90% of students at the end of the Master and 100% less than 3 months after. The 2010 IKSEM students have been employed as IKS engineers as support of business teams, i.e. Enterprise Architects (40%), Consultants (30%), IKS Developers (10%), Auditors (10%), others (10%).

Application Timeline
Application deadline: June, 8th 2012
Interview: June, 21st 2012
Acceptance notification: June, 25th 2012

Find out more

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
21, rue Broca
Paris
75005
France

Tel: +33 (1) 53 55 27 43
Fax: +33 (1) 53 55 27 01
Email: masteriksem@univ-paris1.fr
Web: www.iksem.org
www.univ-paris1.fr/diplomes/mastersic/espace-candidats/apprenticeship-iksem/