The Opaliens Alumni
The Opaliens Alumni Network is an association under the law of 1901 bringing together all the engineering graduates of the École d’Ingénieurs du Pas-de-Calais (EIPC) and the École d’Ingénieurs du Littoral Côte d’Opale (EILCO).
Numerous actions are carried out with the aim of:
- Developing professional and friendly links between members
- Promoting entry into the world of work and facilitating career changes
- Maintaining openness to the world of companies represented by members
- Facilitating access to continuing education and to projects run by the university
Contact by email : bdae.lesopaliens@gmail.com
Opaliens Alumni are present on social networks
2024 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony for the engineers of the EIL Côte d’Opale class of 2024 took place on Friday, November 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Calais.
This event took place in the presence of Vincent LOGEZ, Investment and Design Office Manager at Graftech, sponsor of the class.
2023 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony for EIL Côte d’Opale’s class of 2023 engineers took place on Friday December 1, 2023 at 2:30 pm at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Calais.
The event was attended by Marie-Hélène Paillet, General Secretary of UIMM Littoral – Pas-de-Calais and Vice-Chairwoman of the EILCO Board, the class’ patron.
2022 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony for EIL Côte d’Opale’s Class of 2022 engineers took place on Friday December 9, 2022 at 3pm at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Calais.
The event was sponsored by Alcatel Submarine Networks, in the presence of Yannick Demaret, R&D Project Manager.
ABOUT ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS
Alcatel Submarine Networks, part of Nokia, is the industry leader in terms of transmission capacity and installed base, with over 700,000 km of optical submarine systems deployed worldwide – enough to circumnavigate the globe 17 times. From traditional telecoms applications, through offshore oil and gas, to infrastructure for content and “Over The Top” service providers, ASN supplies all the elements of key global submarine transmission systems, tailored to clients’ specific needs. An extensive portfolio of services completes its diversified offering for subsea activities, including project management, installation and commissioning, as well as marine and maintenance operations carried out by the fleet of cable-laying vessels under ASN’ exclusive ownership.
Sales: around 1 billion euros
Number of employees: 1800 by the end of 2022
For more information, visit https://web.asn.com/
2020 and 2021 Graduation Ceremonies
The graduation ceremony for the 233 engineers from EIL Côte d’Opale’s classes of 2020 and 2021 in Computer Science and Industrial Engineering and Master’s degree in Complex Systems Engineering took place on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 3 pm at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Calais.
This event took place in the presence of Emmanuel Villard, Director of the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, sponsor of the 2 EIL Côte d’Opale classes.
About the Sponsor
Emmanuel Villard graduated in engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers in 1993. He also obtained a degree in Atomic Engineering from INSTN in 1994.
After starting his career as an engineer with Hémisphéres CEA IPSN, where he carried out probabilistic safety studies on Pressurized Water Reactors 900 in the Reactor Control Analysis Department, he joined the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant in 1997. He held several positions: Unit Shutdown Maintenance Engineer, then Manager of a team in charge of risk prevention. He then became Project Manager at the Le Havre thermal power plant, before joining the St-Alban Nuclear Power Plant in 2010 as Production Mission Manager, then Deputy Director in 2013, and Director in 2017. Since 2019, he has been Director of the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant.
About the EDF Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant
The EDF Gravelines nuclear power plant is located about 20 km west of Dunkirk, 25 km east of Calais, and 85 km northwest of Lille, the main city in the Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing-Mouscron cross-border conurbation. The latter is one of the most densely populated urban areas in France and Belgium (one million inhabitants).
The nuclear site covers an area of 150 hectares. It is the most important nuclear power plant in France and Western Europe.
Key figures: 1st nuclear power plant in France with a capacity of 5,400 MW – 6 reactors of 900 MW – 32.6 billion KWh produced in 2020 – 9.7% of French electricity from nuclear power – 2,000 EDF employees – 1,000 permanent partner employees.
For more information, visit https://www.edf.fr/la-centrale-nucleaire-de-gravelines
2019 Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony for EIL Côte d’Opale’s class of 2019 engineers took place on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 4 pm at the EIL premises in Calais. This event was sponsored by Aluminium Dunkerque, in the presence of Guillaume de Goys, General Manager.
About Aluminium Dunkerque
Aluminium Dunkerque has been based in the Dunkirk area since 1990, and is a major player in primary aluminum production in France and Europe. The aluminum produced is used in the automotive, packaging and construction sectors. Due to the nature of its electrolysis activity, Aluminium Dunkerque is one of France’s leading electricity consumers, consuming almost half the output of one of the reactors at the nearby Gravelines power plant.
With 600 employees and over 200 temporary staff and subcontractors, whose recognized skills enable it to supply quality products, Aluminium Dunkerque has sales of around 600 m€, and is part of the British group GFG Alliance, founded and owned by the British Gupta family.
With 30,000 employees, the group is active in a wide range of sectors, including energy production, metallurgy, engineering, natural resource management, and financial services. Through its GREENSTEEL and GREENALUMINIUM strategies, GFG Alliance promotes industrial recovery based on local, sustainable, low-carbon production methods.
For more information, visit www.aluminiumdunkerque.fr
