CDI
Collège des Ingénieurs
The Collège des Ingénieurs (CDI) is a prestigious European institution offering a unique MBA program designed for young engineers. Established in 1986, CDI operates with a mission to bridge the gap between engineering and business, fostering leadership and entrepreneurial skills among its participants. The institution is headquartered in Paris, with additional branches in Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.
CDI’s mission is to enable future leaders and companies to meet the challenges of the future.
The MBA program is tailored for young engineers/STEM background who have recently graduated. The program combines rigorous academic coursework with practical, real-world projects, ensuring that students gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience, following the motto “Learning through action”.
CDI also engages in Innovation Advisory activities, which are an extension of its educational mission. These activities involve providing strategic advice and support to companies on innovation-related projects to tackle complex future challenges. This can involve developing new products, services, or business models, and often includes the application of cutting-edge technologies. The advisory services include workshops, consulting, and strategic planning sessions that focus on enhancing the company’s innovation capabilities.
CDI contribution within H2SHIFT project
CDI is the leader of WP2 for the SEP Creation from a legal and governance model point of view.
CDI will offer non-technical Services to SMEs, startups, and companies that will have access to the SEP, within the tesl line number 9. In detail:
- Define the perimeter of the use case to co-develop with the SMEs/ startups and related KPIs to monitor the results;
- Conducting daily facilitation and PMO to reach defined goals;
- Conduct deep dives on selected themes to expand the knowledge (e.g. market research or tech comparison);
- Dedicate professional mentoring with business and tech experts from CDI ecosystem;
- Advisory on market trends, business opportunities, technology state-of-the-art reporting and benchmarking;
- Provision of a multidisciplinary team in the form of a dedicated Consultant from the CDI MBA program for a duration of 26 weeks trained by CDI.