Testimonials from Students

Elisa, Lille, juin 2010

Ho deciso di fare domanda per una borsa Erasmus principalmente perché avevo bisogno di fare nuove esperienze e aprirmi a nuove sfide nella vita oltre a poter trovarmi in contatto con una cultur a diversa dalla mia.Quando arrivai all’ICAM di Lille, dove dovevo effettuare un lavoro di ricerca per la tesi triennale, venni accolta calorosamente sia dalla direzione che dal corpo docente oltre che dagli studenti miei colleghi e ciò mi fece sentire immediatamente a casa. Ho potuto di seguito sperimentare un diverso modo di affrontare le attività lavorative e le loro difficoltà il che mi diede la possibilità di scoprire nuovi modi pre risolvere le problematiche presentatemi. La gestione progettuale e il tipo di lavoro che dovetti portare a compimento sono stati molto interessanti e stimolanti e mi hanno permesso di scoprire un ambito dell’ingegneria che tuttavia non avevo potuto approfondire e che si presentava ancora nebuloso e approssimativo. Mi è stata presentata la possibilità di affrontare il lavoro di ricerca in maniera molto più professionale potendo contattare imprese del settore e informandomi a proposito dei loro prodotti e delle loro tecniche offerte. Ho apprezzato moltissimo l’atmosfera che si venne a creare fin dall’inizio nel dipartimento in cui lavoravo e l’approccio lavorativo che avevamo assunto ; è stata un’esperienza molto arricchente.

I decided to apply for Erasmus Programme in the need to experience a new challenge in life and get in contact with a different culture from mine. When I first arrived at the ICAM in Lille, where I had to accomplish a work called “memoire scientifique” based on research for the fulfilment of an industrial project, I felt completely welcomed by the administration and the students which made me feel immediately at home.I could later on experience a different way to face work activities and their difficulties which gave me the possibility to become aware of new ways of solving them. The project managing and the type of work I had to fulfil were very interesting and stimulating and gave me the possibility to discover an area of engineering which was still confused and approximate. I was, furthermore, offered the possibility to face a more professional approach to research by the use of enquiries on products and techniques brought out by specialized enterprises.I enjoyed very much the atmosphere in the department where I worked and the attitude towards work; it was a very enriching experience.

Santiago, Toulouse, mai 2010

Me proponen resumir en pocas líneas mi experiencia Erasmus en ICAM de Toulouse. No siendo una tarea fácil en tan poco espacio, podría decir como idea general que ha sido la experiencia más enriquecedora que haya vivido por el momento. Todo esto, debido a la formación que recibes de la necesidad de defenderse uno mismo en un entorno completamente nuevo, que en mi caso, con la compañía de excelentes personas alrededor, he conseguido convertir las adversidades en simples y divertidas anécdotas. Invito, a todo el que tenga la oportunidad, a poder vivir una experiencia similar gracias en ICAM.

Christiane, Toulouse, october 2009

Ich heisse Christiane Roehnke, bin 23 Jahre alt und studiere im neunten Semester Maschinenbau. Derzeit bin ich als ERASMUS-Student an der Icam Toulouse, im Département Matériaux, um hier meine Diplomarbeit in Zusammenarbeit mit Airbus zu absolvieren. Die Bearbeitung der Industrieprojekte erfolgt in kleinen Gruppen (2-3 Personen), was sich sehr positiv auf die Arbeitsatmosphaere auswirkt, da jeder aktiv teilnimmt und man sich untereinander austauschen kann.

Die Icam Toulouse hat ein vielseitiges Angebot an Vertiefungsfaecher und bietet zudem ein abwechslungsreiches Sportangebot. Ich wurde hier sehr herzlich aufgenommen und habe mich schnell in Toulouse eingelebt. Mir gefaellt das Studentenleben, sowie die Stadt, mit ihren kleinen verwinkelten Gassen sehr gut und ich wuerde ein Auslandssemester an der Icam Toulouse jederzeit weiterempfehlen.

Connor, Nantes, june 2009

Connor Barry, an Irish student from Cork Institute of Technology, spent 3 months in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Icam Nantes, from March to June 2009.

He worked with two French students on an industrial project. The customer asked Icam to design a new crane intended to support a camera used during concerts or other public events. The students had to study the feasibility, the technological choices and the sizing of the mechanical and electrical components of this special machine. Many of its characteristics were new and non-existent on the market of cranes for cameras.

The students started designing the head and went on progressively down to the base of the crane. During his stay, Connor was in charge of designing the axle which supported the main mechanical constraints. He modeled this axle and found the provider for the appropriate steel.

Every step in the project started with a brainstorming. The results and selected solutions were then presented and approved by the customer. Connor integrated very quickly into the team. He also appreciated the permanent relationship with the customer.