►Cifre Conventions were created in 1981 and are administered by ANRT, the French Association for Technology & Research in agreement with the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche (Ministry for Higher Education and Research).

►They unite three partners in a single research project :

►The student, who is employed by the Company on a three-year contract, splits his/her time between the enterprise and the laboratory, studying, researching and capitalizing work experience.