theINTERDISCIPLINARY IN LaBgraduate program
13 master’s programs and 1 engineering program across distinct academic fields, united by a unique educational approach
It aims to introduce students with the world of research within the laboratories attached to the University of Montpellier, and to promote interdisciplinarity around three main thematic pillars: Feed Care and Protect.
Rewarded internships in the M1 & M2 labs
Personalized support from researchers
Classes in English
LIVE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH
An immersive experience in research
Each year, for 2 years, benefit from a 6-month internship, subsidized and in total immersion within a research laboratory.
Personalized training
You can select your courses according to your objectives.
Training in an international environment
All courses are taught in English.
A program of assistance to international students provides a dedicated scholarship, assistance with transportation costs and the discovery of French culture.
An innovative pedagogy
You will be accompanied throughout your Master’s degree by two researchers or professor-researchers, who will help you build and develop your research project.
You are open to interdisciplinary approaches
The master’s programs offer courses in other disciplines within the IDIL program to prepare you to participate in international projects.
Starting in the master’s program, research projects will be developed by groups of IDIL students from all disciplines.
The research projects in which the doctoral students will be involved must be interdisciplinary.
An opportunity to work in renowned laboratories of Montpellier
Discover our partner laboratories and take advantage of the breadth of our research.
Graduate program?
In the Anglo-Saxon model, a graduate program corresponds to the master’s and doctoral levels. In line with this structure, the IDIL project is also aimed at doctoral students and will offer funding each year for 10 doctoral fellowships that are also focused on interdisciplinarity.
The program's objectives
PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARITY RELATED TO FEEDING, PROTECTING AND CARING
Interdisciplinarity is an emerging need in research in all scientific fields. The University of Montpellier intends to promote this interdisciplinarity, and respond to the needs of scientific communities, by developing a new vision of training and research, based on issues or themes situated at the interface of the three major pillars of excellence of the Montpellier site, which are. FeedCare and Protect.
STRENGTHENING THE MASTER’S-PHD CONNECTION
For research-oriented students, the IDIL program allows them to begin laboratory immersion as early as possible.
Starting M1, the students will build a personalized project that will be the guideline for their training, with the help of their pedagogical tutors and mentors. To do this, they can choose personalized teaching units suited to their profile.
The mentor who accompanies the student during the two-year internship can thus establish a relationship of trust with him/her, and facilitate the pursuit of his/her research towards a PhD.
OFFER "IN LAB" TRAINING FROM THE M1
The primary goal is to train students through research in laboratories affiliated with the University of Montpellier.
Two six-month internships are scheduled during the first and second years of the master’s program for this purpose—not only to introduce students to the research environment as early as possible, but also to enable them to learn some of the concepts typically covered in class through direct interaction with researchers.
All Master's 1 internships are supported by the IDIL graduate program.
In addition to this system, "In Lab" teaching units, delivered by research teams over a few days, are organized in the laboratories, with the aim of learning a specific technique, method or notion in immersion.
A PROGRAM OPEN TO THE WORLD
All IDIL programs are taught entirely in English, with the aim of making the University of Montpellier’s programs more attractive to international students. A financial aid program has also been established to support our international students upon their arrival:
- 4-month scholarships (in addition to the up to 6 months subsidized internship also in M1 & M2)
- Financial support on travel costs to France
- Free French as a Foreign Language courses
A Message from the Project Leaders
The idea behind IDIL is to provide training through research, but not solely for the sake of research: while some students will go on to become researchers, others will apply their skills in other professional settings
Agnès Fichard-Carroll, Vice-President Academic and University Life and Co-Leader of the IDIL graduate program.
To support students from around the world who have come to study at the University of Montpellier, the IDIL graduate program offers them a scholarship
Mathieu Sicard, Co-Leader IDIL Graduate Program
Why choose the University of Montpellier?
800 YEARS OF HISTORY AND RESEARCH
TOP 3 IN THE WORLD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
2nd Most Innovative University in France
A UNIVERSITY OPEN TO THE WORLD
