This year again, the LCIS participate to the Kaléidoscope week the 7 and 8 of February 2024

This year again, the LCIS participate to the Kaléidoscope week the 7 and 8 of February 2024

Grenoble INP will repeat the Kaléidoscope experience this year, from February 5 to 9, 2024. During this week, 1900 students from second-year engineering programs and M1 students from 8 schools of Grenoble INP-UGA will be involved in activities related to the following themes:

• Introduction courses allowing students to discover topics taught at other schools (e.g., AI, biomaterials, batteries, etc.)
• Ethics
• Fablabs
• Intercultural and international
• Research
• Transitions

Last year, 16 laboratories participated in this event by offering research pathways of 2 and 3 days. This year again, the LCIS will participate in the research pathway on Wednesday-Thursday, February 7-8, 2024.

The goal of these research pathways is to introduce students to what academic research is, what a PhD thesis is, for most students who know very little or nothing about this aspect of higher education. A two-day immersion in laboratories with researchers, PhD students, and post-docs presents several interests, confirmed by last year's experiences:
learning what a PhD is, the activities of PhD students, the fact that they are employed;
introducing the laboratories and research on site on various topics;
potentially sparking vocation for research (academic or R&D);
evolving in a multicultural environment.

Program:

Wednesday, February 7:

Morning:
9:00-10:30 am: Video conference with Grenoble
10:30-11:00 am: Coffee break
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Presentation of the LCIS laboratory by Vincent Beroulle

Afternoon:
12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm: D011, Team presentations (30 minutes per team, including Q&A)
3:30-5:00 pm: Hall of building C, Poster session (at least two posters per team)

Thursday, February 8:

Morning:
9:00-10:00 am: Roundtable discussion "Why pursue a PhD?"
10:00-10:30 am: Coffee break
10:30 am-12:00 pm: Research articles

Afternoon:
12:00-1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30-3:30 pm: Visit of the 3 LCIS platforms
3:45-4:30 pm: Testimonials from former PhD students