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Master of Operations Research, Combinatorics and Optimization (ORCO)

Overview

Master

National diploma
  • Home institution(s) Grenoble INP - Ensimag
  • Degree awarded Master
  • Graduation year Bac + 5
  • Graduation level Level 7
  • Location
    • GRENOBLE Campus
  • Duration 1 year (2 semesters)
  • Available as
    • Initial education
    • Continuing education

Summary

ORCO is a highly competitive, second year European Standard (LMD) graduate program, taught in English.

Objectives

This Master of Science offer courses in all areas of Operations Research, Combinatorics and Optimization.

  • Advanced Models and Methods in Operations Research
  • Combinatorial Optimization and Graph Theory
  • Optimization under uncertainty
  • Logistic and Transport
  • Advanced heuristic and approximation algorithms
  • Advanced mathematical programming methods
  • Efficient methods in optimization
  • Academic and industrial challenges
  • Parallel Systems

Specificities

Fully taught in English

  • Training partners

    Laboratories

    • LIG,
    • LJK,
    • TIMA,
    • VERIMAG,
    • GIPSA,
    • ICA,
    • CERAG,
    • EUROFIDAI

    Companies

    • Université Grenoble Alpes

Admission

  • Who should apply? Bac + 4
  • required training
    To be admitted to the program, candidates must have previously completed their undergraduate studies and been awarded a Bachelor degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, or equivalent.
  • Tuition fees Registration fees for initial training: public university fees (more information on the "Apply now" section)
  • Available as :
    • Initial education
    • Continuing education

Entry requirements

To be admitted to the program, candidates shall have previously completed the first year of a master program (M1) in Computer science, Applied Mathematics or Industrial Engineering, or shall hold an equivalent degree. Basic skills in the following domains would largely be appreciated: probability theory, graph theory, linear programming, branch and bound. Candidates can contact the persons in charge of the master program to have references of books and/or articles on these domains to prepare at best.

Important notes:

  • Students from related backgrounds (physics, computer science, engineering, …) may also apply provided they possess outstanding mathematical qualifications and are highly motivated by applications.
  • Eligibility : only individuals who have an excellent academic record will be considered. Applications from students from traditionally underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged.
  • Academic standing : Fellows must maintain full-time status in the Master’s program, and must be engaged in full-time coursework or research during the academic year (september 1st–July 31st).

Language requirements:

  • Students from countries where English language is not the primary language are required to provide evidence of Competence in English. The requirement is waived for applicants from English speaking countries as well as applicants whose previous degree is from a program taught in English. English scores required: TOEFL IBT 78 min or TOEFL paper 547 min or TOEIC 700 min or IELTS 6 min or Cambridge FCE. This is equivalent to the CEFR CEFR level B2, although we will consider applicants with a B1 level and who have an excellent academic record.
  • An A2 level in French is recommended.

Contacts

Academic information

Van Dat Cung

Education contact

Contact : orco@ensimag.fr

Program

  • Course duration 1 year (2 semesters)
  • Internships mandatory

Program

  • Advanced Models and Methods in Operations Research
  • Combinatorial Optimization and Graph Theory
  • Optimization under uncertainty
  • Logistic and Transport
  • Advanced heuristic and approximation algorithms
  • Advanced mathematical programming methods
  • Efficient methods in optimization
  • Academic and industrial challenges
  • Parallel Systems

International

  • Language of instruction English
  • Internship abroad No
  • Erasmus areas Mathematics, Computer science

Prospects

  • Graduation year Bac + 5
  • Graduation level Level 7

Careers

  • Research careers (academic or industrial thesis)
  • Join large optimization R&D departments (SNCF, IBM, Air France, Amadeus etc.) or optimization consultancies (Eurodécision, Artelys etc.) as a specialist engineer.

Further learning opportunities

Depending on the nature of their practicum, students may wish to pursue research in a doctoral thesis.