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PhD students from Curtin University will travel to France to collaborate on defence research under a partnership agreement with respected French research institute ENSTA Bretagne.
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The Collaborative Doctoral Program will involve a cohort of Curtin PhD students spending up to a year conducting research in France and ENSTA Bretagne PhD students visiting Curtin in return.
The research will be multi-disciplinary across the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence, human factors engineering, corrosion engineering and marine acoustics, as well as other areas that support the defence industry.
Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor of research Professor Chris Moran said the collaboration was timely given the recent signing of a $50 billion agreement between the Australian government and French shipbuilding company Naval Group for the delivery of Australia’s Future Submarine Program.
"The Curtin-ENSTA Bretagne collaboration builds on not just the government’s recent agreement but with Curtin’s strategic partnerships with the government’s Defence Science and Technology Group and the Australian defence industry," Professor Moran said.
Pascal Pinot, director of ENSTA Bretagne, said the development of strong and practical scientific collaborations with leading Australian universities on defence-related issues served to strengthen the historic bond between both countries.
"ENSTA Bretagne, a leading engineering school and research centre under the supervision of the French Defence Procurement Agency, has made Australia a privileged country for collaboration for several years," Pinot added.
ENSTA Bretagne is run under the supervision of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and aims to produce engineers capable of mastering the design of complex, industrial systems in an international environment, required by civil industries and the French Defence Procurement Agency.
Curtin and ENSTA Bretagne have an ongoing exchange program where students from ENSTA Bretagne visit Curtin for between three and 12 months.
Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest university, with more than 56,000 students. Of these, about 26 per cent are international students. The university’s main campus is in Bentley near the Perth CBD. Curtin also has a major regional campus in Kalgoorlie in addition to four global campuses in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Mauritius.
The university has built a reputation around innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, being at the forefront of many high-profile research projects in astronomy, biosciences, economics, mining and information technology. It is also recognised globally for its strong connections with industry, and for its commitment to preparing students for the jobs of the future.
