# Strategy for NDTE education at universities in France

Philippe Duvauchelle, Rachid El Guerjouma, Serge Dos Santos

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Strategy for NDTE education at universities in France

Philippe Duvauchelle¹, Rachid El Guerjouma², Serge Dos Santos³

¹ Laboratoire Vibrations et Acoustique; National Institute of Applied Science (INSA-Lyon)- University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France² Laboratoire d'Acoustique; Université du Maine, Le Mans, France³ INSA Centre Val de Loire, Blois campus, University of Tours, Blois, France

**Abstract:** In many fields, Non-Destructive Testing is expanding to meet growing industrial and societal needs. This is particularly the case with regard to safety of structures, sustainable development and issues associated with energy transitions. Industrie of future will have to manufactured products with advanced materials in compliance with economic, ecological, safety and quality requirements.

France has historically been a leader in the field of NDTE thanks to its dynamism in high technology sectors such as nuclear, aeronautics and aerospace. The certification organization established by COFREND operates efficiently and allows to train competent and internationally recognized experts on many NDT methods.

Paradoxically, until recently, there was little training at the bachelor level and almost no training at the master's or engineer level to train NDTE specialists. Most people currently working in the industry, with the exception of a few PhDs, are required to learn by doing. Given the growing needs for NDTE and the age pyramid of current experts, French higher education must propose in the short term a national framework for NDTE training to cover all needs at the risk of losing its skills.

The University of Le Mans with its ECND Academy and the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) have joined forces to create a training offer dedicated to the NDTE. This organization could be extended to other French universities and French School of Engineering to build in collaboration with COFREND, a high-performance national network dedicated to NDTE training.

Taking advantage of the specificities and skills of each institution, this network should build and consolidate bridges with the other lifelong learning, e-learning, certification, research and industry.

The ambition of French academic teachers and researchers in NDTE is to develop a strong and high level skills network facilitating technology transfer from experimental platforms with innovative pilot lines.

**Keywords:** NDT-wide, Electromagnetic Testing (ET), Magnetic Testing (MT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT)

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# Strategy for NDTE education at universities in France

Philippe DUVAUCHELLE<fnref n="1" />, Rachid EL GUERJOUMA<fnref n="2" /> and Serge DOS SANTOS<fnref n="3" />,\*

(* Vice-President of the Academia NDT International)

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13<sup>th</sup> ECNDT
3 - 7 JULY 2023 | LISBON

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13th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

LISBON - PORTUGAL, 3 - 7 JULY 2023

<footnote n="1">¹ INSA-Lyon, France</footnote>

<footnote n="2">² Le Mans University, France</footnote>

<footnote n="3">³ INSA Centre Val de Loire, BLOIS, France</footnote>
# Motivations and Outline

## Introduction

- Many areas of activity : Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDTE)

- Industry 4.0 is a major challenge in which NDTE have an important role

- Paradoxically, there is little training at the master's or engineer level to train NDTE specialists in France

## Methodology

- Taking advantage of the specificities and skills of each institution

- The ambition of French academic teachers and researchers in NDTE to develop a strong and emerging network

- Examples of Curriculum with NDT parts at the master level

## Conclusions, discussion and perspective
# Some NDT news from French media

Industry: "la Nouvelle-Aquitaine " mobilizes on non-destructive testing To succeed in factory 4.0, the factory of the future, it is essential to master the non-destructive testing of industrial parts.

La tribune (2019)

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Usine nouvelle (2023)

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"Non-destructive testing: professions of the future and more than 1,000 recruitments at Safran"

hellowork (2019)

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Les echos (2023)

Nuclear: a non-destructive testing platform inaugurated in Chalon-sur-Saône : A "European nuclear school"
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The official French Master portal : no specialized NDT Master Training !

https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
# Masters with NDT parts

1. École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA ParisTech) - Mastère Spécialisé (MS) en **Contrôle Non Destructif** et Mesures Industrielles. Site web : https://www.ensta-paris.fr/

2. Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) - Master Recherche en Mécanique, spécialité **Contrôle Non Destructif**. Site web : https://www.utc.fr/

3. Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) - Master Professionnel **Contrôle Qualité et Non Destructif** (CQND). Site web : https://www.u-pec.fr/

4. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) Lyon - Master Recherche en Mécanique, spécialité **Contrôle Non Destructif**. Site web : https://www.insa-lyon.fr/

5. École Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile (ESTACA) - Mastère Spécialisé en **Contrôle Non Destructif**. Site web : https://www.estaca.fr/

6. Université de Bourgogne - Master Professionnel Procédés, Contrôle et Matériaux Métalliques: Industrie du Nucléaire (PC2M). CND en alternance. Site web : https://blog.u-bourgogne.fr/master-pc2m/

7. Université de Nantes - Master Recherche en Sciences et Techniques, spécialité **Contrôle Non Destructif** et Mesures. Site web : https://www.univ-nantes.fr/

8. Université de Lorraine - Master Recherche en Mécanique, spécialité **Contrôle Non Destructif**. Site web : https://www.univ-lorraine.fr/
# Masters with NDT parts

1. Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT) - Master Recherche en Sciences et Technologies, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif et Fiabilité des Matériaux. Site web : https://www.utt.fr/

2. Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (INPT) - Master Recherche en Mécanique, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif et Mesures. Site web : https://www.inp-toulouse.fr/

3. Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) - Master Recherche en Mécanique et Energétique, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif. Site web : https://www.utbm.fr/

4. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Master Recherche en Sciences et Technologies, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif des Matériaux et Structures. Site web : https://www.univ-lyon1.fr/

5. Université de Lille - Master Recherche en Sciences de l'Ingénieur, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif. Site web :
https://www.univ-lille.fr/

6. Institut Supérieur de Mécanique de Paris (ISMEP) - Master Recherche en Sciences et Génie des Matériaux, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif et Intégrité des Structures. Site web : http://www.ismep.fr/

7. Université de Strasbourg - Master Recherche en Physique, spécialité Contrôle Non Destructif. Site web :
https://www.unistra.fr/

8. Université de Bordeaux -Le Cursus Master en Ingénierie IMSAT (Ingénierie et Maintenance des Systèmes pour l'Aéronautique et les Transports) ; https://evering.u-bordeaux.fr/Nos-formations/Cursus-Master-en-Ingenierie-IMSAT

# NDT Engineering Schools

1. École d'ingénieur ESIREM (POLYTECH' Dijon en 2024) – Formation ingénieur en alternance sur 3 ans Matériaux et Contrôle Non Destructif (Ouverture septembre 2023) Site web : https://esirem.u-bourgogne.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cnd.pdf
# Engineer level NDT training
@ INSA Lyon

INSA

INSTITUT NATIONAL
DES SCIENCES
APPLIQUEES
LYON

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**SPECIALIZED MASTER®**
**NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING**
issued by INSA Lyon

INSA

INSTITUT NATIONAL
DES SCIENCES
APPLIQUEES
LYON

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**Mastère Spécialisé Contrôle Non Destructif**

**Philippe Duvauchelle**
Responsable du Mastère Spécialisé CND - INSA Lyon

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**CONTRÔLE**
**NON**
**DESTRUCTIF**

Mastère spécialisé

Webinar on Youtube (in French)
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# Engineer level NDT training
@ INSA Lyon

Goal: train students with a cross-disciplinary vision of NDT without being specialists in all NDT methods

* Program elaboration in concertation with industrials

* Well balanced program between industrial and academic

* Experimental activities ratio: 30 %

* Training specialized on NDT:

* 8 methods/technics (ultrasons, courants de Foucault, thermographie, Radiographie, Ressuage, magnétoscopie, inspection visuelle, émission acoustique)

* Materials (metal, ceramic, composites, ...) and manufacturing process (welding, casting, additive manufacturing)

* Data analysis (simulation, IA, ...)
# Engineer level NDT training
@ INSA Lyon

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4 to 6 months
internship in
NDT companies

1 year Training
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Companies involved

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COFREND

Confédération Française pour les Essais Non Destructifs

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SAINT-GOBAIN

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eDF

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framatome

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BAKER
HUGHES
a GE company

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Cerema

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COMSOL

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NEUTRONS
FOR SOCIETY

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MISTRAS

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precend

THALES

afnor

NORMALISATION

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SAFRAN

Sites
VEILLE SUR VOS STRUCTURES

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TERAKALIS

EFER
NDT VISION

cnrs

dispositif en fonds

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Le Mans
Université

INSA
VALOR

INSA

INSTITUT NATIONAL
DES SCIENCES
APPLIQUÉES
CENTRE VAL DE LOIRE

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Aix*Marseille
université

Initiative d'excellence

IN2P3

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLÉAIRE
ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES

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Moodle dedicated platform for NDE courses

https://moodle.opennde.org/
ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS

A SKILL-BASED,
MODULAR OR
CUSTOM TRAINING

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9 DEGREES

26 SHORT
COURSES

TAILORED TO BUSINESS NEEDS

* invest in your skills
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# NDT topics : NDT Integrity Engineering
## INSA Centre Val de Loire, Blois

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DUNAÚJVÁROSI EGYETEM
UNIVERSITY OF DUNAÚJVÁROS

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### NDT Integrity Engineering – A New Profession
#### Part 2: Non-destructive testing

Peter Trampus
professor emeritus
trampus@uniduna.hu

„Non-Destructive Testing” Course, INSA, France
November 16-17, 2020

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INSA

INSTITUT NATIONAL
DES SCIENCES
APPLIQUÉES
CENTRE VAL DE LOIRE

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LIBRARIES

Choose a section

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ADMISSION

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INSA CENTRE VAL DE LOIRE

EDUCATION

RESEARCH

COMPANIES

INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

INTERNATIONAL

STUDENT LIFE

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### EDUCATION

* TO RECEIVE YOUR DEGREE

* THE SPORTS/STUDIES PROGRAMME AND HIGH-LEVEL SPORTS SECTION

* SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES FOR ENGINEERS

* INDUSTRIAL RISK CONTROL

* COMPUTER SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGIES

* INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

* ENERGY, RISKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Home / Master

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### MASTER

MASTER'S DEGREE IN APPLIED PHYSICS AND PHYSICS ENGINEERING (SEPT. 2023)

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Aneliation Form

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Presentation

The Master's degree in fundamental physics (Applied Physics - Electronics, Electrical Energy and Automation), (M2RI 3EA), is evolving and becoming the **Master's degree in Applied Physics and Physics Engineering**. It will open in September 2023.

The Master addresses students interested in disciplines oriented toward applied physics and engineering sciences in the fields of electronic systems and components, instrumentation and ultrasound, automatic robotics and computer vision. It is also intended for students interested in the design of renewable energy systems. Students take scientific courses in applied mathematics and computer science, electronics, signal processing, automatic, instrumentation, ultrasound, etc, as well as in the behavior of organizations, scientific communication and professional English or French for foreign students. At the end of the Master 1, students can join one of the two Master 2 tracks of the master: Electronics, Instrumentation and Ultrasound for the first track, and Automatic Robotics and Computer Vision for the second one.

https://www.insa-centrevaldeloire.fr/en/training/master
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# Material Engineering and NDT
ESIREM (2024 : Polytech Dijon)

* New: opening September 2023

* Engineering degree (Master level)

* 3-year apprenticeship with a company

## Content :

* Extensive training in material science

* About 225h of training in NDT

* Engineering science & advanced tools

https://esirem.u-bourgogne.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cnd.pdf
# Material Engineering and NDT
ESIREM (2024 : Polytech Dijon)

## Matériaux

Élaboration, structure et propriétés des matériaux (métaux, céramiques, SC, verres, polymères, ciments, composites)

Choix des matériaux - Génie des matériaux

Techniques d'assemblage (soudage, brasage, collage)
Fabrication additive

Méthodes de caractérisation (MEB, DRX, Fluo X, ...)

Défectologie: mécanismes d'apparition des défauts en fabrication et en service (corrosion, fissuration, ...)

Vieillissement, suivi de vie des pièces

## Sciences pour l'ingénieur

Mathématiques

Mécanique, thermique

Informatique, calculs

Ondes électromagnétiques

Acoustique et vibrations

Systèmes de vision

Électronique et signal

Optique et lasers

## Techniques CND

Radiographie / Tomographie

Ultrasons

Méthodes électromagnétiques

Ressuage et magnétoscopie

Étanchéité

Émission acoustique

Méthodes visuelles

Thermographie infrarouge

## Règlementation / Normes / Métrologie

Outils avancés

Stockage et intégrité des données

Simulation numérique – Interaction capteur-matériau

Traitement de l'image

Acquisition et traitement des données

Automatisation des contrôles (robotisation, IHM)

Représentation 2D et reconstruction 3D
NDT Master :
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi – in a nutshell

SORBONNE
UNIVERSITÉ

S

SORBONNE
UNIVERSITY
ABU DHABI

LAMS
Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Stratehique

Master in Physics – NDCCH

✓ Physics and Non destructive characterization

✓ Cross-disciplinarity

✓ Study of cases in Cultural Heritage and Space Sciences

✓ Other fields: forensics, material science, environment, aerospace, oil & gas...

Key facts

✓ “Master in Physics” degree awarded by Sorbonne Université in Paris

✓ Taught in English

✓ Two-year program, including a six-month internship
# Future NDT Master :
## Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi - structure of program

<table><thead><tr><th>Term</th><th>Course Title</th><th>Contact hours</th><th>ECTS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="8">Semester 1</td><td>Quantum Physics: basis and applications</td><td>40</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Fundamental of Statistical Physics</td><td>40</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Experimental Methods in Material Physics</td><td>60</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Scientific Computing (Python & MATLAB)</td><td>40</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Experimental or numerical group project in heritage sciences 1</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Heritage Science course 1 (Art history, Archeology, physical geography)</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Non-Destructive characterization in heritage sciences</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Language 1 (French or another Foreign language for French speakers)</td><td>20</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td></td><td>290</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8">Semester 2</td><td>Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics</td><td>60</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Project management</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Vibrations, Acoustics and Control Sensor</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Spectroscopy techniques and applications</td><td>60</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Big Data and Signal Processing</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Experimental or numerical group project in heritage sciences 2</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Heritage Science course 2 (Art history, Archeology, physical geography)</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Language 2 (French or another Foreign language for French speakers)</td><td>20</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td></td><td>290</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Term</th><th>Course Title</th><th>Contact hours</th><th>ECTS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="5">Semester 3</td><td>Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Materials Characterization in Cultural Heritage</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Applications of Non-Destructive characterization</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Experimental study for the characterization of real materials related to archaeological and art interest.</td><td>60</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Cultural Heritage science</td><td>30</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Semester 4</td><td>Long term practical on-site project (cross-group, course common to the Master students in Archeology).</td><td>90</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Language 3 (French or another Foreign language for French speakers)</td><td>20</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td></td><td>290</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>6-month Internship and Master Thesis</td><td>N/A</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>

Contact: [valerie.leguyon@sorbonne.ae](mailto:valerie.leguyon@sorbonne.ae)

https://www.sorbonne.ae/study/postgraduate-study/master-in-physics-specialisation-in-non-destructive-characterisation-with-applications-for-cultural-heritage/
# Acknowledgements and
Collaborations

* Colleagues from the French Academic community

* Prof. Patrick Marquié, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon

* Dr. Valérie Le Guyon, Dr. Delphine Syvilay, Sorbonne Université, Abu Dhabi
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# Announcement

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EVIDENT

20th WCNDT

20th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing

Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea

27-31 May 2024

https://www.20thwcndt.com/
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Thank you !
Questions ?

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