Victor Debeuré, student of Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering at IMT Nord Europe in France and apprentice in production engineering at group Renault, is doing his internship at our School of Architecture. We asked him about his experience at the School.
What is your position at group Renault?
At group Renault, I am a production engineering apprentice. work at the Douai plant in northern France, where we manufacture the Mégane, Scénic and the new R5 models. The factory has a production capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year, at a rate of 60 vehicles per hour. Specifically, work in the body shop, the department where the metal parts of the cars are assembled and welded together to form the structure. This department alone has more than 1,000 robots for this part of the production process.
What motivated you to come to the University of Navarra'sdepartment Construction, Facilities and Structures for several weeks?
To obtain a degree scroll engineering degree in France, it is mandatory to do an internship in a non-French-speaking foreign country. I was therefore interested in an internship related to the automotive industry. This led me to contact Mohd Zahirasri Mohd Tohir, researcher of the University of Navarra, who leads EVRisk, a European project of research . The reputation of School of Architecture also influenced my decision to join the University of Navarra.
From your point of view as someone who works in the automotive field, what do you think are the biggest challenges of the project EVRisk being developed at School of Architecture?
The main challenge of project EVRisk is to demonstrate the fire risks associated with electric vehicles by demonstrating the extent of the hazard. The goal is to develop specific prevention and mitigation measures adapted to the design of enclosed parking lots.
How has your work helped these weeks?
-During my internship, I had the opportunity to create several instructions of data that will be used to produce statistics for future publications related to project EVRisk. I also contributed to the essay of a article to be published in The Conversation.
What are the differences that have struck you most between a French engineering school and a Spanish School of Architecture ?
-What surprised me the most is that architecture schools in France do not focus on structural engineering at all, but focus mainly on design and building plans. Also, the difference in size between the two institutions is significant. At IMT Nord Europe there are only 2,000 students spread over several sites and there is no large campus like the one at the University of Navarra.
