History
1991, creation of the IUP
Dean Jean-Louis Chanal, convinced of the great interest in the IUP (Institut Universitaire Professionnalisé) courses newly created by the French Ministry of Education, created the Montpellier IUP "Ingénierie de la Santé" at the Faculty of Pharmacy. Courses will start in September of the same year. The IUP offers a 3-year course, from bac+2 to bac+4. The concept is an innovative one, and the Montpellier-based course aims to broaden the scope of training beyond simple pharmacy: in addition to drugs and clinical research, the "health" concept will include the environment-health, radiotherapy-radioprotection, polymers of therapeutic interest and cosmetology. Right from the outset, the program includes long-term internships (6 months) in 3rd year, and is strongly supported by the pharmaceutical industry, thanks to the participation of the SNIP (Syndicat National des Industries Pharmaceutiques) and major groups such as SANOFI and Pierre Fabre, through the advanced training council and teaching.
1997, creation of DRT
The D.R.T. (Diplôme de Recherche Technologique - Technological Research Diploma) was a post-graduate diploma awarded by universities to students wishing to focus their future professional careers on research and development. The Montpellier Faculty of Pharmacy, a pioneer in this field with the creation of its IUP "Ingéniérie Santé" in 1991, has followed suit by setting up the corresponding D.R.T., which is its natural extension. Initially maintained as part of the "LMD" reform, the DRT represented an interesting alternative for those wishing to acquire real industrial experience immediately (18-month internship), while preparing for a "bac + 5" degree. The DRT did not survive the European harmonization of studies (LMD), and the last class graduated in September 2009. Around a hundred students graduated from the DRT, which offered an exceptional rate of integration into the profession. In its final years, the DRT was run as an apprenticeship program, and students benefited from the project management and quality management training that currently makes up 2 TU of the M2 core curriculum.
Creation of DESS
Creation of the "Project management" and "Data management" DESS (clinical database management). These 2 post-graduate diplomas were created at the suggestion of the IUP's professional development committee, whose industrialists were constantly informing the IUP about future careers in the healthcare sector. They represent a coherent continuation of the IUP's studies, and lead to the bac+5 level required to obtain a managerial position in industry. With the transition to the LMD, these well-proven DESS were logically transformed into options of the Master 2 "Health Engineering".
2001, celebrating 10 years of IUP
On October 25, 2001, all the university authorities were present, but those most eagerly awaited by the students were of course the two prestigious guests from the pharmaceutical industry: Jean-Jacques BERTRAND, President of the Syndicat National de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique, President of AVENTIS PASTEUR, and Managing Director of AVENTIS PHARMA, and Jean-François DEHECQ, Chairman and CEO of SANOFI-SYNTHELABO and President of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. The 2001 class of IUP and DESS students received their diplomas from the hands of all the distinguished guests. Our colleagues from the Giessen Fachhochschule had also come to mark the awarding of double diplomas to German and French students.
This celebration was an opportunity to award the insignia of Doctor honoris causa of the University of Montpellier 1 to Professor H.J. DE JONG, Professor at the University of Leiden (Netherlands), Director of International Scientific Relations at the SERVIER International Research Institute and Chairman of the IUP's Development Board since its creation. It was under his chairmanship that this board was able to bring IUP and the pharmaceutical industry into line, and take the right turns at the right time.
The DRT can be taken as an apprenticeship.
2003, Bicentennial of the Faculty of Pharmacy
October 14 to 17, 2003, celebration of the bicentenary of the Faculty of Pharmacy: of course, the IUP Ingénierie de la santé took part in the festivities.
2005, IUP joins the LMD system
With the start of the 2005 academic year, the IUP is entering the LMD system. This was a major event in the life of the school, and everything that appears on this site stems from it: so we won't go into detail here. Let's just recall a few of the consequences: the end of the IUP as such (without abandoning any of its specifications, which enabled us to retain all the qualities of the curriculum), the transformation of the DESS into M2, the addition of new courses alongside the 2 ex-DESS, and the foreseeable end of the DRT.
2006, the apprenticeship master's degree
From the start of the 2006 academic year, the Master's degree can be taken as an apprenticeship. Apprenticeship had proved extremely interesting for the DRT, and the M2 was organized in such a way that it could be taken as an apprenticeship. Each year, 20-25 M2 students benefit from this formula.
2010, UM1 - UM2 collaboration
To increase UM1-UM2 collaboration on the "Health Engineering" project, the first semester of the L2 course (S3) is now largely at UM2. Students then come full-time to the Faculty of Pharmacy for semester 4.
2011, Ingénierie de la Santé celebrates its 20th anniversary
On October 14-15, 2011, the IUP "Ingénierie de la santé" celebrated its 20th anniversary:
-Friday: professional seminar, followed at 6pm by a conference for the general public on health and well-being;
-Saturday: conferences, alumni meeting and debate on network organization;
-Saturday evening: alumni evening with some of their teachers
2012, founding member of the REMIS network
In 2012, IS Montpellier was a founding member of the REMIS network (network of healthcare management and engineering schools). The IDEFI REMIS (Initiatives D'Excellence en Formations Innovantes) excellence project ran from 2012 to 2019. The innovative teaching methods and training courses proposed by IDEFI-REMIS and built as close as possible to professional realities, have enabled us to reach a wide audience comprising students, employees, people undergoing professional retraining and jobseekers. These methods and training courses are designed to be read by both these audiences and employers.
REMIS has enabled :
- innovative training design methods
- the realization, implementation and development of the SIMLAB concept;
- developing international partnerships and networks
- strengthening the professional integration of graduates
2016, ISO9001/2008 certification
Montpellier's "Health Engineering" training program obtains certification ISO9001/2008 in February 2016.
2017, ISO9001/2015 certification
Montpellier's "Health Engineering" training program obtains certification ISO9001/2015 in March 2017.
2020, the M1 apprenticeship
Until now, only the M2 could be done as an apprenticeship. Now it's also possible for the M1!
2021, Ingénierie de la Santé celebrates its 30th anniversary
This celebration was postponed to 2022 due to COVID. A symposium was organized, consisting of a day of oral presentations by graduates of the various courses. Round-table discussions followed the presentations.
Download the detailed program.