IDIL GRADUATE PROGRAM
Learning Through Research

The IDIL graduate program

A two-year international Master's program to familiarize students with the world of research in collaboration with the research laboratories of the University of Montpellier.

Promoting interdisciplinarity around Feed, Protect, Care

Interdisciplinarity is an emerging need in research across all scientific fields. The University of Montpellier wishes to promote this interdisciplinarity and respond to the needs of scientific communities by developing a new vision of education and research based on issues and themes at the interface of the three main pillars of excellence in Montpellier: Feed, Care, and Protect.

Strengthening thePhD link

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 an "In Lab" training program starting in the first year of the Master's degree

The primary objective is to train students through research and for research in laboratories attached to the University of Montpellier. To this end, 6-month internships are planned, not only to introduce students to the world of research as early as possible, but also to enable them to learn some of the concepts usually covered in lectures, in direct contact with researchers.

All Master 1 and Master 2 internships are subsidized.

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.

Opening up training to international students

All IDIL courses are taught entirely in English, with the aim of making our programs more attractive to international students. A financial support program has also been set up to assist our international students upon their arrival:

  • 4-month scholarships (in addition to the 6-month internship stipend);
  • financial support for travel to France;
  • French as a Foreign Language course.