School / Prep
ENSEIRB-MATMECA
Target level of study
Bac + 5
ECTS
180 credits
Duration
3 years
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Train engineers to be at the heart of the digital systems that drive businesses. Their role is to design and build information systems, their support networks and their interaction with external systems, while respecting technical, functional and economic constraints. A sandwich course, it is open to apprenticeships and continuing education.
"R&I training is the result of a subtle balance between building professional experience in a company and acquiring theoretical knowledge. On the one hand, it opens the door to issues arising from day-to-day corporate life, such as project management and financial management. On the other hand, many of the training modules are supervised by real experts from the business world. All of this makes it an ideal framework in which to build an ironclad professional project."
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Objectives
The Réseaux et Informatique (R&I) program enables students to master communications, digital and IT technologies, and become information systems architects.
The total duration of training is 3 years.
Why hire on a sandwich course?
Financial and economic benefits[more].
Labels
The program is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI).
The course has been awarded the European EUR-ACE label, attesting to the quality of our training programs, both for our engineering students and for the companies that recruit our graduates.
In particular, this label facilitates :
- Student mobility between higher education establishments holding the label.
- The employability and professional mobility of our graduates, thanks to the recognition of their training according to demanding common European standards.
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International dimension
A minimum of 12 weeks' international mobility is required to validate the diploma.
This mobility must be carried out during the apprenticeship contract, either on assignment from the apprentice's host company, or in another company; in the latter case, a special agreement must be drawn up, and the apprentice remains an employee of his or her host company.
Training benefits
- Development of a wide range of skills in information systems, computing and networks.
- Employee of a company for 3 years. Partnership training in apprenticeship or continuing education.
- Natural personalization of the course through in-company activities.
- Combining academic and industrial aspects through work-study programs.
- International mobility ≥ 12 weeks.
Program
Apprenticeship training
The total time spent on the job is 3,500 hours, while the academic part amounts to 1,680 hours. Apprentices are employed by their host company and are subject to an employment contract, known as an apprenticeship contract.
The work-study approach enables students to be in contact with the business world from the very start of their higher education studies, and to be immersed in the professional world throughout the 3 years of their training. This style of study is particularly well suited to students with a strong taste for concrete action. It also enables students to tailor their training to their host company and the assignments it entrusts to them. Last but not least, by the end of their studies, work-study students have acquired a good knowledge of the professional world, which facilitates their integration into it.
The apprentice is paid by the company and, depending on his or her age and seniority in the contract, receives a minimum remuneration ranging from 25% to 78% of a reference salary.
Ongoing training
The total academic portion is around 1,400 hours, while the rest of the time is spent working in the company.
The rhythm of alternation
The alternating work-study schedule varies over the 3 years.
Select a program
Year 1 - Networks and Computing Engineer
UE RSI5-A - Engineering sciences 1
4 creditsMathematical and physical tools for R&I engineers
Coef. 0.7Discrete logic and mathematics
Coef. 0.320h
UE RSI5-B - Networks
4 creditsTCP/IP architecture
Coef. 0.6Introduction to networks
Coef. 0.4
UE RSI5-C - Computing 1
5 creditsIntroduction to algorithms
Coef. 0.3Introduction to C programming
Coef. 0.3Introduction to the UNIX environment
Coef. 0.1Scripting languages and Python
Coef. 0.3
UE RSI5-D - Corporate culture and English language
5 creditsFunctional analysis
Coef. 0.25English
Coef. 0.25Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility
Coef. 0.1Integrating the company
Coef. 0.4
UE RSI5-E - Skills developed in the workplace
12 credits
UE RSI6-A - Engineering sciences 2
4 creditsProbability and statistics
Coef. 0.3Engineering mathematics
Coef. 0.4Physics of information technology
Coef. 0.3
UE RSI6-B - Internet and Networks
4 creditsDatabases
Coef. 0.25Database and Internet project
Coef. 0.25HTML and javascript
Coef. 0.25TCP/IP 2 architecture
Coef. 0.25
UE RSI6-C - Computing 2
4 creditsComputer architecture
Coef. 0.25Graph algorithms
Coef. 0.25Lifecycle analysis
Coef. 0.15Algorithms and C programming project
Coef. 0.2Tools for C programming
Coef. 0.15
UE RSI6-D - Corporate culture and English language
4 creditsEnglish
Coef. 0.3Corporate performance
Coef. 0.35Corporate relations
Coef. 0.35
UE RSI6-E - Skills developed in the workplace - first year
14 credits
Year 2 - Networks and Computing Engineer
UE RSI7-A - Web development
3 creditsInformation theory and coding
Coef. 0.2Web project
Coef. 0.4Web development languages and techniques
Coef. 0.4
UE RSI7-B - Computer science
5 creditsIntroduction to operating systems
Coef. 0.2System programming
Coef. 0.25Distributed systems
Coef. 0.25Networks and distributed applications
Coef. 0.332h
UE RSI7-C - Information systems 1
3 creditsUE RSI7-D - Corporate culture and English language
4 creditsUE RSI7-E- Business skills - second year
15 credits
UE RSI8-A - Software development
4 creditsModeling and UML
Coef. 0.25Agile project management
Coef. 0.25Object-oriented programming in Java
Coef. 0.3Containers and DevOps
Coef. 0.2
UE RSI8-B - Computing and networks
5 creditsIntroduction to information and network security
Coef. 0.3System virtualization
Coef. 0.2IPv6 networks
Coef. 0.2Network Interconnection
Coef. 0.3
UE RSI8-C - Information systems 2
3 creditsUE RSI8-D - Corporate culture and English language
3 creditsEconomic project management
Coef. 0.3English
Coef. 0.4Dissertation preparation and defense
Coef. 0.3
UE RSI8-E - Business skills - second year
15 credits
Year 3 - Networks and Computing Engineer
UE RSI9-A - Security and networks
8 creditsSystem security
Coef. 0.4Cybersecurity
Coef. 0.3Safety project
Coef. 0.3
UE RSI9-B - New network and telecommunications infrastructures
8 creditsTelephony: history, architecture and evolution
Coef. 0.25Mobile and wireless networks
Coef. 0.25SDN: software-defined and -driven networks
Coef. 0.2LPWAN networks for IoT solutions
Coef. 0.1Automation and programmable logic controllers
Coef. 0.2
UE RSI9-C Network and information systems management
8 creditsNetwork management
Coef. 0.3Network design and optimization
Coef. 0.3Network administration in a UNIX environment
Coef. 0.2Network administration in Microsoft Windows environments
Coef. 0.2
UE RSI9-D - Corporate culture
6 creditsFrom strategy to business management
Coef. 0.4Corporate relations
Coef. 0.5Optional student commitment (high level)
Optional student commitment (very high level)
Business Challenge
Coef. 1English or AI (your choice)
Your choice: 1 of 2
English
Coef. 0.1Introduction to artificial intelligence
Coef. 0.1
Admission
Admission requirements
The R&I engineering work-study program is open to holders of a scientific or technical diploma at BAC+2 level or higher: BTS, BUT2, BUT3, Licence 2, Licence 3 or proof of an equivalent level.
The number of places available in the R&I stream is 24.
R&I apprenticeship programme
How to apply
Applications for the R&I apprenticeship program will be accepted from January 31 to March 10, 2025 on the website eCandidat.
It is important to gather the necessary documents now and complete the application form - Link to the Applicant's Guide
Depending on your nationality, your country of residence, your high school diploma and the level of study you wish to enter, you need to follow a different procedure to apply to a higher education establishment in France. See "Applying for higher education": https: //www.campusfrance.org/fr/candidature-enseignement-superieur-france
Eligibility procedure
Eligibility is based on a 2-stage process:
- Examination of the application
- Written tests (maths and English) and auditions candidates, by invitation, on March 27, 2025 (and March 28 morning if necessary). As a guide, the level assessed during these tests corresponds to :
- 2 years of higher education in math, focusing on derivation, integration, function analysis, trigonometry, complex numbers
- B1 level English
Eligibility results will be announced on April 5, 2025 in your eCandidat space.
For eligible candidates, an induction day and job dating will be organized at the school on Thursday May 15, 2025.
Admission requirements
- Have been declared eligible according to the above process.
- Sign a 3-year apprenticeship contract with a company or public body before the start of the academic year, subject to availability.
- Be under 30 years of age on the date the apprenticeship contract is signed
Continuing education R&I program (for salaried employees wishing to upgrade their skills)
How to apply
- Completing the application form for continuing education
- Submitting this file on the eCandidat application from January 31 to March 10, 2025.
- Send application cheque to: Bordeaux INP - service formation continue - CS 60099 33405 Talence Cedex
Eligibility procedure
Eligibility is based on a 2-stage process:
- Examination of the application
- Written tests (maths and English) and auditions candidates, by invitation, on March 27, 2025 (and March 28 morning if necessary). As a guide, the level assessed during these tests corresponds to :
- 2 years of higher education in math, focusing on derivation, integration, function analysis, trigonometry, complex numbers
- B1 level English
Eligibility results will be announced on April 5, 2025 in your eCandidat space.
Tuition fees
- Registration fees paid by the apprentice's host company.
All students in initial training must pay the CROUS student and campus life fee before enrolling.
And then
Professional integration
Engineers graduating from the R&I program enjoy excellent professional integration conditions and rich and varied career prospects.
Professional integration in a few figures
- 9 out of 10 students find a job before leaving school
- 95% of young graduates are in work 3 months after graduation
What career opportunities are there for our graduate engineers in Networks and Computing?
Geographic sectors :
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 55
- Ile de France: 18
- International: 15% of sales
- Other: 12
Sectors of activity :
- Computer activities and information services: 42%.
- Consulting and engineering companies: 33%.
- Aeronautics, automobile and space industries: 8%.
- Research and scientific development: 8%.
- Other: 9% of sales
Professions :
- Information systems and networks architect
- Systems, networks and security engineer
- Systems integrator
- Software developer
- Pre-sales or technical sales engineer
- Project Manager
- etc.