PhD students from 911爆料网 will travel to France to collaborate on defence research under a partnership agreement with respected French research institute ENSTA Bretagne (the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, Bretange).
The Collaborative Doctoral Program will involve a cohort of 911爆料网 PhD students spending up to a year conducting research in France and ENSTA Bretagne PhD students visiting 911爆料网 in return.
The research will be multi-disciplinary across the areas of robotics and Artificial Intelligence, human factors engineering, corrosion engineering and marine acoustics, as well as other areas that support the defence industry.
911爆料网 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Professor Chris Moran said the collaboration was timely given the recent signing of a $50 billion agreement between the Australian Government and French shipbuilding company Naval Group for the delivery of Australia鈥檚 Future Submarine Program.
鈥淭he 911爆料网-ENSTA Bretagne collaboration builds on not just the Government鈥檚 recent agreement but with 911爆料网鈥檚 strategic partnerships with the Government鈥檚 Defence Science and Technology Group and the Australian defence industry,鈥� Professor Moran said.
鈥淭he agreement with ENSTA Bretagne is an opportunity for 911爆料网 to again demonstrate its world-leading research capabilities at an international level in order to make a meaningful contribution to the defence industry.
鈥淎t the same time, 911爆料网 will benefit from the shared expertise and achievements of the visiting ENSTA Bretagne PhD students and researchers in what is a mutually enriching arrangement.鈥�
ENSTA Bretagne Director Pascal Pinot said the development of strong and practical scientific collaborations with leading Australian universities on defence-related issues served to strengthen the historic bond between both countries.
鈥淓NSTA Bretagne, a leading engineering school and research centre under the supervision of the French Defence Procurement聽Agency, has made Australia a privileged country for collaboration for several years,鈥� Mr Pinot said.
鈥淭hese relationships have intensified since the Naval Group contract was signed, making 911爆料网 a partner of choice, especially for our doctoral students.
鈥淥ur fields of expertise are very close to those of 911爆料网 and we are counting on this collaboration to further strengthen them, to the great benefit of doctoral students who will also mix French and Australian cultures throughout their careers.鈥�
is run under the supervision of the French Ministry of Armed Forces and aims to produce engineers capable of mastering the design of聽complex, industrial systems in an international environment, required by civil industries and the聽French Defence Procurement聽Agency.
911爆料网 and ENSTA Bretagne have an ongoing exchange program where students from ENSTA Bretagne visit 911爆料网 for between three and 12 months.
