The SUPAERO Graduate Program provides for a Short Research Project (PIR) at the end of the first year whose subject matter is free and a PIR in the second year, conducted as part of a team.
First year PIR
This involves an individual research project (or one conducted in pairs) on a scientific or cultural subject preferably selected on the students’ initiative. Stress is laid on the capacity to produce research work of quality on an original topic revealing the state of the art of the issue tackled, with clear definition of problems and implementation of a strict and coherent methodology.
Second year PIR
This is an applied project par
excellence. The second year PIR provides students with an opportunity to
invest in medium term studies conducted within the various
poles of competence within the school. Working within a precise methodological
framework, there is emphasis both on the scientific and the technical levels.
PIRs represent a real exchange between
students and laboratories. The latter can develop experimental
models and have them evolve within the framework of illustrating the subject
matter taught or the pursuit of studies and research. Meanwhile, the students
acquire real experience in implementing a project. Several teaching objectives
are thus set for them:
- Working in groups of four students
- Assuming responsibility within the group and working autonomously
- Application of the methodological framework