Formations | Relations entreprises
ESTIA is proud to announce, alongside the University of Kindia (Guinea), the official launch of the Master's degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Industry of the Future, the fruit of two years of co-construction work under the GIF - Guinea Industry of the Future project, financed by the ADESFA programme of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and coordinated by France Éducation International (FEI).
The Master's programme was launched on Monday 7 July at the University of Kindia in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Mr Alpha Bacar BARRY, and a delegation from the Ministry, who were welcomed by the Rector, Professor Akoye Massa ZOUMANIGUI.
This new course, supported by the MESRSI of Guinea, the French Embassy in Guinea and numerous local industrial partners, embodies a strong ambition: to train a new generation of industrial leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs at the heart of Guinea's economic development.
A collaborative project:
- Developed with a joint ESTIA/U-Kindia teaching team, the programme is based on skills-based teaching engineering, active teaching, professional integration, sandwich courses and technological innovation. Adriana A, Zina B, Eric Barq, David G, Famah Traore, Pathe Diallo.
- The master's programme has been designed in close collaboration with Guinean industrialists to ensure that the content is aligned with the country's real economic needs (agri-food, digital, energy, construction, etc.).
- It also aims to structure an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship around the University of Kindia, with the emergence of support services for integration and the creation of innovative activities.
Our warmest thanks go to
- The Guinean Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, and in particular its Innovation Department, which has supported this project from the outset, with the involvement of the entire team led by Aminata Deen Toure
- The French Embassy in Guinea, and in particular Ambassador Luc Briard and Mr Gay Tall, university cooperation attaché, for their constant commitment.
- The teams at France Éducation International, in particular Ella Akpeng and Fatou Esteoule, for their rigorous and sympathetic support throughout the project.
- The many Guinean companies and socio-economic players who helped to define the business needs and structure the programme,
A first cohort of 14 students has just joined this Master's programme, 5 of whom have been awarded excellence scholarships by Guinea's MERSI. A major step has been taken towards building an Institute of Technology in Kindia, to serve the country's industrial transformation.
This project is a concrete illustration of our commitment to structured cooperation with African universities, with a view to co-development, academic excellence and local impact.
Special thanks go to all the companies involved in the design of this Master's programme, who have expressed their needs : SOBRAGUI, BATI PLAN - BTP, BILARE GROUPE SERVICE - BGS, BONAGUI SA, CEMS GUINEE, CHALCO GUINEA COMPANY, CHINA BENGBU INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMICS COOPERATION - CBITEC, COMPAGNIE DE BAUXITE DE GUINEE S.A - CBG, ELECTRICITE DE GUINEE - EDG, ELITE MINING GUINEE S.A, EQUATORIAL BOTTLING COMPANY, ETI S.A DIGITALIS, GROUP GUICOPRES S.A, GUINEA ALUMINA CORPORATION - GAC, GUINEE INDUSTRIES - GI, LES MOULINS D'AFRIQUE - GROUP SONOCO, MAGOE TECHNOLOGIES, METAL GUINEE SA, MOUNA GROUPE TECHNOLOGY, ORANGE GUINEE SA, RIO TINTO SIM FER, Wining Consortium SIMANDOU, SOCIETE AURIFERE DE GUINEE - ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI, SOCIETE DE BAUXITE DE Kindia S.A, SOCIETE DES EAUX DE GUINEE - SEG, SOCIETE GUINEENNE DE BUSINESS ET INGENIERING, SOCIETE GUINEENNE DE PALM A HUILE ET HEVEAS - SOGUIPAH, SOCIETE MINIERE DE BOKE SMB, SOCIETE MINIERE DE DINGUIRAYE, SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER - SNCF, SOGEAC, TECH ELEVATE AFRICA, TIAST GROUP SA, Vivo Energies - Shell Guinée, COPEOLE de Dabola, United Mining Suply - UMS Africa Group, Port Autonome de Conakry, Alport Guinée, Kamsar Petrolium, Tropicaux Reign.
