Overview

The Systems programme offered by INSA Toulouse - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées provides doctoral training focused on designing and managing sophisticated technological environments that combine multiple components, processes, and levels of operation. It addresses challenges arising in both standalone applications and large-scale infrastructures, where coordination between elements is essential for functionality and performance.

Key Facts

Students engage with several complementary specializations, including automatics, industrial engineering, computer science, embedded systems, and robotics. The programme supports work on modelling physical processes, developing decision-making frameworks, designing distributed computing environments, and creating systems capable of autonomous operation and communication.

Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary research and practical problem-solving, enabling students to address real-world challenges involving responsiveness, reliability, and system performance. Through supervised research and advanced study, students produce original work that contributes to technological development and innovation.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

System Modelling and Control (Automatics)
Industrial Engineering and Decision Systems
Distributed and Networked Computer Systems
Embedded Systems and Real-Time Computing
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Systems Integration and Optimization

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toulouse, France

Disciplines

Industrial & Systems Engineering View 3 other PhDs in Industrial & Systems Engineering in France

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

INSA Toulouse - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées ID card (both sides) or Passport
Proof of funding (employment contract, certificate of scholarship) for the 3 years of your PhD
Master degree or equivalent in Systems Engineering or related field
CVEC certificate
Liability insurance certificate (covering material damage and personal injury for the whole 2023/2024)
Extract of the original birth certificate + translated version (for international students, if 1st registration at INSA Toulouse only)
1 ID picture for the student card: between 1Mo and 2Mo (1600 x 1200 dots maximum), portrait of the face to the shoulders, on a neutral and bright background (NO dark or badly framed pictures), JPG format

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

2895 EUR / year

≈ 2895 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

397 EUR / year

≈ 397 EUR / year

Living costs

Toulouse

France

799 - 1154 EUR / month

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