The Research Innovation Entrepreneurship Career aims to respond to the needs and transitions of society, to develop not only skills in engineering sciences in a dynamic of sustainable development but also a state of mind based on the search for knowledge updated and the use of knowledge at the international level, particularly on the approach to highly complex problems and the critical analysis of situations. Finally, this specific course at INSA Rennes aims to promote careers as innovation engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs.
1st and 2nd year: Opening minds (required)
- Presentation and visit to the laboratories and research teams hosted at INSA Rennes
- “Research & Innovation” and “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” conferences and round tables
- Scientific Integrity Course
- Laboratory internship possible
3rd year: Affirm your choice (optional)
- “Research & Innovation” module: Discover the world of research and understand the scope of a researcher
- “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” module: Encourage the entrepreneurial spirit of future engineers, stimulate their creativity and their sense of initiative
The student registers for at least one of the two modules.
4th and 5th year: Finalize your project (optional)
Your choice: 
- Selective “Research & Innovation” course specific to each specialty with the obligation to complete at least one laboratory internship
- “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” course: "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" module with a view to setting up an entrepreneurship project, specific Management Course module if the entrepreneurship project can lead to the creation of a business, possibility of an Innovation-oriented End of Study Project , possibility of continuing in MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Participation in at least one innovation challenge/competition is mandatory on this course.
5 major skills Research
Monitoring // Training and scientific dissemination // Design and development of an R&D approach // Implementation of an R&D approach // Valorization and transfer
5 major skills Innovation
Observation // Association // Questioning // Networking // Experimentation
5 major Entrepreneurship skills
Spirit of initiative and leadership // Structuring a project // Analysis of a market // Construction of a business model // Financing a project