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Tech, the next world.
A challenge for higher education

This white book brings together the views of a large number of players, higher education establishments, researchers and professionals, all of whom share the same observation: training in science and technology is the key to understanding contemporary issues and working towards a desirable future.

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About this resource

Today, technology is an integral part of our personal and professional lives. In every profession, in every sector, they have become an integral part of our daily lives, requiring us to master new tools and acquire new skills. It also opens us up to the wide range of possibilities offered by big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics…

The challenge: to understand the world around us, but also to better grasp societal and technological issues.

These requirements have not escaped the attention of higher education establishments. To train the managers, engineers, entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow, a core of tech skills and knowledge is now integrated into training courses. A foundation that does not ignore ethical issues and, above all, soft skills. The more important tech becomes, the more we need citizens who are enlightened, autonomous, adaptable, able to work in groups with other profiles and other skills… Profiles that companies are now snapping up.

And it is indeed the purpose of this white book to trace a thread between singular career paths and constantly evolving curricula, skills learned and those deployed in a professional context. To achieve this, a dozen journalists interviewed students, alumni, professors, researchers, entrepreneurs, educational engineers, HR managers, associations… All of which gave an insight into the richness and complexity of the subject. And the major stakes it holds for the future of humanity.

Language: ENG.

Media type: articles and testimonials.

73 pages.

Pedagogical information

Part 1: Training in tech

  • When one of the world’s leading AI experts opens up: interview with Yoshua Bengio,
  • The different facets of artificial intelligence,
  • The importance of scientific culture,
  • Tomorrow, all programmers?
  • Will tech save the planet?
  • Soft skills are coming into their own,
  • New teaching methods,
  • Student portraits.

Part 2: Companies undergoing tech changes

  • Innovation: the great digital revolution,
  • What companies expect from young graduates: interview with Bruno Guillement, Deputy HR Director at Valeo,
  • When companies take CSR issues head-on,
  • When a company changes, recruitment changes… Interview with Karima Silvent, AXA Group HR Director,
  • Alumni portraits.

Part 3: From theory to practice

  • An innovation process under the microscope,
  • SCAI: when Sorbone develops AI,
  • Learning Labs, project-based learning,
  • From MIT to DVIC: interview with Clément Duhart, DVIC Director,
  • Business start-up support: a multi-stage rocket,
  • How technological innovation comes to the armed forces: interview with Emmanuel Chiva, Director of the Defense Innovation Agency,
  • Entrepreneurs of the 21st century.

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Tech, the next world. A challenge for higher education

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