SILLAGES for enhancing international access to the "grandes écoles"

• Positioning
• Targeted public
• Actions
  • Multidisciplinary adapted resources and distance training
  • International cooperation between establishments
  • Tutoring
  • Collaborative work

Positioning

In France, the "grandes écoles" bring together 320 000 étudiants, deliver 40% of Master degrees, and develop international openess. In this framework, the SILLAGES initiative is a tool for promoting the Higher Education French model in the European LMD system, especially the Francophone model.

Targeted public

In term of international access, the the SILLAGES Platform and the SILLAGES Wiki are aimed at foreign students wanting to enter in "classes préparatoires" or in "grandes écoles" in France.

Actions

Multidisciplinary adapted resources and distance training

SILLAGES encourages authors to contribute to the SILLAGES Platform and to the SILLAGES Wiki through the SILLAGES Calls for contributions. To date, these Websites offer more than 400 free pedagogical resources.

• Beyond, since 2012, a SILLAGES distance training in ancient Greek has been opened to IPELSHT students (TUNISIA).

International cooperation between establishments

In line with International cooperation between establishment developed by ePrep from 2005 to 2011, SILLAGES teachers are involved in international missions as listed below (the latest mission is at the top of the list) :

• LIBAN, ESIB
  • Mathematics to enter Engineer Schools
    April 9 - 13, 2012
• CAMEROUN, ISTDI
  • Physics to enter Engineer Schools
    February 14 - 19, 2012 (in French)
• CAMBODIA, ITC
  • Physics to enter Ecole Polytechnique
    October 24 - 29, 2011(in French)

Tutoring

Partnerships are whished with adapted organisations (CIMPA, Enfants du Mékong, Passerelles numériques, Pour un sorire d'enfant).

Collaborative work

In order to better adapt SILLAGES resources to students'needs, and to be able, in the future, to build an offer for each type of user, a collaborative work has been developed within the SILLAGES Community of Practice.