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ROBERT E. MOORE MEMORIAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF
THE REFRACTORY INDUSTRY
Michel Rigaud. Professor EmeritusEcole Polytechnique. Campus Université de Montreal
To UNITECR 2005 – ORLANDO – FLORIDA – USA – NOVEMBER 9-2005
SCOPE: EDUCATION AND RESEARCHThe Prosperity of the Refractories Industry
2. THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONAL FOR REFRACTORIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
2.1 What’s FIRE?
2.2 FIRE purposes
2.3 FIRE programs
2.4 FIRE membership
3. CONCLUSION
For Prosperity the Greatest Opportunities are Embodied in
1. THE PROSPERITY OF THE REFRACTORIES INDUSTRY
1.1 The basic rules.
1.2 The new business-education paradigm.
Human Ressources - Human Ressources - Human Ressources.
INTRODUCTION
1.GLOBALIZATION
2.RATIONALIZATION
3.MERGERS
4.OUTSOURCING
The main purpose of this talkTO CONSIDER OUTSOURCING AS IT APPLIES TO REFRACTORY EDUCATION
The hypothesis being thatEDUCATION—RESEARCH—AND PROSPERITY ARE CLOSELY LINKED
OUTSOURCING OF ENGINEERING
COST
CAPACITY(or lack of )
MANUFACTURING LOCUS
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY/ INNOVATION
UNIVERSITIES
GOVERNEMENT LABORATORIES
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
COMPANIES RESEARCH CENTERS
ALLIANCES OF THOSE
I.1 PROSPERITY…THE BASIC RULES (1/2)
CONCENTRATE ON TECHNOLOGY
OFFER ADDED VALUE AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TO CUSTOMERS
CONCENTRATE ON THE CAPACITY TO FOLLOW DELOCALIZING CUSTOMERS
CREATE STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT MEGACOMPANIES WITH BEST PRACTICE
PRODUCE AT LOWEST COST
MOVE TO GROWTH REGIONS
I.1 PROSPERITY…THE BASIC RULES (2/2)
HAVE A BALANCED FOREIGN EXCHANGE USAGE
(REORGANIZE AND BENCHMARK THE BUSINESS)
ECONOMIC ISSUES
TRANSPORT COSTS ▪ LOCAL-NATIONAL TAXES
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
MARGINAL PROFITS IN THE “CHAIN OF VALUES”
TECHNICAL ISSUES
PRODUCTIVITY
CONSISTENCY-QUALITY OF PRODUCTS
SERVICES PROVIDER VS MATERIALS SUPPLIER
MANAGERIAL ISSUES
PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
COPE WITH OUTSOURCING AND OFFSHORING
CENTRAL VERSUS LOCAL DECISIONS
I.2- THE NEW BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARADIGM
BUSINESSAPPROACH
EDUCATIONAPPROACH
OLD --------
MASS-PRODUCTION
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
PRODUCERS WILLS
CONSTRAINTS: GROWING SALES
--------- NEW
ORGANIZATION-DISTRIBUTION
COOPETITION
CUSTOMERS NEEDS
CONSTRAINTS: GROWING PROFITS
OLD --------
ANALYTICAL
DESCRIPTIVE
TECHNICAL
--------- NEW
MODELIZATION
SYSTEMIC
TECHNOLOGICAL
REFRACTORY EDUCATION IN 2006
MATERIALS APPROACH
Microstructure * Properties * Functions
FUNCTIONS PROPERTIES
MICROSTRUCTURE
TOTAL $
POLITICAL ECONOMICAL
LEGAL
SOCIOLOGICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECOLOGICAL
PROCESS - MATERIALS DESIGN APPROACH
Including
-MATERIALS – INSTALLATION-
-MAINTENANCE – RECYCLABILITY-
- LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Using proper
MODELIZATION – SENSORS –
AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICES
REFRACTORY EDUCATION IN 2006
AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL:
INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
TO COPE WITH ALL CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
AND RESEARCH SENSIBILITY FOR INNOVATION
REFRACTORY EDUCATION IN 2006
REFRACTORY RESEARCH
OUTSOURCING R&D CENTERS
EXPENSIVE ANALYTICAL TOOLS REQUIRED
COMPETITION FOR FUNDS... AGAINST THE NANO… BIO… INFO… “EUPHORIA"
FIRE
FIRE Secretariat
École Polytechnique
Campus Université de Montréal
C.P. 6079, Succursale A
Montréal, Qc, H3C 3A7, CANADA
FIRE MISSION
TO FULFILL THE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RESEARCH RELATED NEEDS OF THE REFRACTORIES INDUSTRY
TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN REFRACTORY MATERIALS ENGINEERING
WHAT’S FIRE?
A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
INCORPORATED IN CANADA
MANAGED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-The initial Founders –
-Leoben - São Carlos -Limoges -Orléans -RHI-AG
-Rolla -Polytechnique -Pyrotek-INC. -Magnesita-SA
WHAT’S FIRE?
THAT IS TO TRAIN QUALIFIED
HUMAN RESOURCES TO FILL THE DEMANDS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE
FIRE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING RESPONSIVE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR THE REFRACTORY INDUSTRY.
FIRE PURPOSES (1/2)
TO BRING TOGETHER THE WORLD WIDE MOST COMPETENT PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN REFRACTORY SCIENCES, BOTH FROM ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONS.
TO ESTABLISH QUALITY LEVELS FOR EDUCATION IN REFRACTORY SCIENCES AND GRANT CERTIFICATES TO STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED THESE QUALIFICATIONS.
TO PROMOTE THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF ACADEMIC EDUCATION BY SUITABLE MEANS, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS AND STUDENT EXCHANGE.
FIRE PURPOSES (2/2)
TO MEDIATE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO MEET THE DEMANDS IN THE FIELDS OF REFRACTORY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
TO ORGANIZE A NETWORK OF ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, OPEN FOR MEMBERS ALL AROUND THE WORLD
TO COMBINE EDUCATION WITH STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF REFRACTORIES, THUS HELPING TO GUARANTEE A QUALIFIED EDUCATION AND TO DEVELOP A PROGRESS OF SCIENCES.
FIRE MEMBERS
PRODUCERS OF REFRACTORIES
Any company manufacturing refractories
SUPPLIERS TO AND USERS OF REFRACTORIES
Any company engaged in supplying raw materials, equipments, products or services to the refractories industry.
ACADEMIC MEMBERS
Any Institutions responsible for students instruction in refractory engineering, and performing research and development meaning full for the refractories industry.
FIRE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Master and Ph.D
REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH + ONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
STUDY ABROAD + SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS
CO-DIRECTED-RESEARCH
FOR THE PROSPERITY OF OUR INDUSTRY
China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia
India, Australia, Iran, Egypt, South Africa
UK
Germany
Spain
Russia
Ukrainia
Chili
Argentina
Central America
Mexico
Canada
LEOBEN
Montanuniversität Leoben – Austria
www.unileoben.ac.at/institute/ghi.htm
Department Mineral Resources and Petroleum Engineering
Chair for Ceramics
Peter-Tunner-Strasse 5, A-8700 Leoben, AUSTRIA
Professor: Harald Harmuth - [email protected]
SÃO CARLOS
Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Brazil
www.gemm.usfcar.br and www.dema.usfcar.br
Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais
Rod.Washington Luiz km 235, Caixa Postal 676, 13565-905,
São Carlos,SP,BRAZIL
Professor: Victor Carlos [email protected]
LIMOGES
Pôle Européen de la Céramique – France
www.ensci.fr
Ester Technopole, B.P. 6911, 87069 Limoges, France
Professor : Christian Gault – [email protected]
ORLEANS
Pôle Européen de la Céramique – France
www.univ-orleans.fr/polytech
Ester Technopole, B.P. 6911, 87069 Limoges, France
Professor : Jacques Poirier – [email protected]
MISSOURI-ROLLA
University of Missouri-Rolla – United States
www.umr.edu
Department of Ceramic Engineering, 222 McNutt, Hall 1870 Miner.
Circle Rolla, MO 65409-0330 USA
Professor: Jeffrey Smith - [email protected]
FIRE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TO FAVOR:
MULTINATIONAL RESEARCH
PROGRAMS
BASED UPON INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS FOR PRE COMPETITIVE
RESEARCH IN A COOPERATION SPIRIT
ADMISSION TO FIRE HONOR PROGRAMS
Applicants ALREADY registered in
one of the FIRE institutions,at the
Master's and or the Ph.D's levels
PROGRAMS REQUIREMENTS
To complete at least one session at an other FIRE's Institution,during a master's program;and two sessions during a Ph.D,implying co-direction of thesis.
FIRE's certificates delivered to recognize the extra efforts
FEES AND EXPENSES
Students bound by policies and procedures of their own institution
Extra-costs to be covered by FIRE's Fellowships
REGULATIONS
Language instruction in any FIRE accredited courses is ENGLISH
Any other rules are those being enforced by the student's alma-mater
FIRE IMMEDIATE PLAN
SECOND AND OTHER COHORT OF STUDENTS
FOUR TO SIX OR MORE, DEPENDING UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
FIRST COHORT OF STUDENTS:
REGISTRATION-DEADLINE JUNE 1, 2006FOR ACADEMIC YEAR TO START SEPTEMBER 1, 2006FIRE FELLOWSHIPS TO COVER EXTRA COTS
AVAILABILITY FOR FIRST YEAR (AND FOR THREE YEARS) : FOUR TO SIX
FIRE FUNDINGS
1. MEMBERSHIPS FEES15,000 US DOLLARS PER YEAR
2. RESEARCH AGREEMENTSTHE 1/3 – 1/2 - 1/6 Rule
3. FIRE FOUNDATIONDonations from individuals and for companies
CONCLUDING REMARKS (1/2)
OBVIOUSLY HUMAN RESOURCES HENCE EDUCATION IS RELEVANT TO THE PROSPERITY OF OUR INDUSTRY…
NEW THREATS BRING ALONG NEW OPPORTUNITIES…