Our ecosystem

The Institute for fusion sciences and instrumentation in nuclear environments’ training programme draws on 1 partner faculty with around 200 students enrolled on programmes attached to our institute and 3 partner doctoral schools in our scope with around 40 PhD students.

Why study at AMU?

Aix Marseille Université (AMU) is at the centre of French and European research in the fields of nuclear fission and fusion, with a number of laboratories of international standing working in these fields. The training ecosystem at the Institute for fusion sciences and instrumentation in nuclear environments is designed to enable you to benefit from this outstanding research environment by drawing on:

  • A strong collaboration between the laboratories located at the AMU site and CEA Cadarache (80 km from Marseille), the largest nuclear fission research centre in Europe, the operator of the Jules Horowitz nuclear reactor (JHR) and the WEST tokamak (fusion machine): practical work, master’s internships, a number of joint theses, classes and seminars delivered by researchers who are experts in the field...
  • Close proximity between the laboratories at the AMU site and the ITER international organisation responsible for the construction and operation of the world’s largest thermonuclear reactor (ITER tokamak, Cadarache, 80 km from Marseille): joint research projects, joint theses, internships, master’s contributions from researchers, educational facility visits...

Formations au niveau licence

Parcours permettant d'accéder au Masters rattachés à l'institut

Master’s programmes

Key master’s and programmes attached to the institute that benefit from our initiatives

Our programmes

Doctoral programme

Interdisciplinary training for PhD students at our partner doctoral schools

Explore our training programmes

Bourses et financements

 

Quelles sont les conditions ?

Our training initiatives

The Institute for fusion sciences and instrumentation in nuclear environments proposes a set of actions for master’s and PhD students in the field: educational visits (ITER, CEA Cadarache, Jules Horowitz reactor, CABRI reactor), seasonal schools (EFMMIN, ITER school, IMSci-Nu school), study grants for master’s students, master’s projects in laboratories (AMU laboratory, CEA Cadarache laboratories and platforms). We also provide a research and training platform - the PLATINUM platform - for prototyping, virtual reality and remote access to nuclear fission and fusion facilities, in partnership with the Instrumentation Division.

At international level, we are developing close ties with the CIVIS alliance (European civic university) and we support international mobility to 5 continents (3-month placement for PhD students, 15 internships and study placements for master’s students including those on work-study programmes). We also offer an international master’s programme (with 23 partners including 17 international organisations) and an Erasmus Mundus Fusion-EP master’s, jointly accredited by 8 European universities. 

Umbrella faculty

Faculty of sciences (FS)

The institute proposes:

  • Choosing between a conventional university education or training through a work-study programme
  • Working and training on large nuclear facilities
  • Completing an internship in industry or academic research in the first and second years of the master’s programme
  • Attending classes and seminars delivered by ITER professionals, CEA Cadarache, the nuclear industry, top-level researchers, and others
  • Visiting industrial centres (EDF) and research centres such as the RJH, CABRI, ITER and WEST facilities
  • Benefiting from an international mobility programme and completing short placements at leading fission and fusion facilities or in renowned laboratories abroad
  • Attending seasonal schools (EFMMIN, ITER School, IMSci-Nu school).

Testimonials

Bojana Stefanoska
Alumni Master Erasmus Mundus Fusion EP of North Macedonia

Thanks to an ISFIN scholarship, I was able to take part in the prestigious Erasmus Mundus program, Fusion EP. I spent an extraordinary academic year at Aix-Marseille Université. The ISFIN scholarship was a springboard for my academic career, as I subsequently obtained an IAEA scholarship and am now pursuing my dream of a career in nuclear fusion.