European and French level of study correspondence in ABE domain
Biosystems Engineering (BE) term is a reference one in the USA and the UE, with sometimes very different definitions, used since more than a decade. Its contours and contents, for L and M degrees, have been studied in a European program for standardization inside the ERABEE network, allowing to designate this domain as a field of engineering which integrates engineering science and design with applied biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. Therefore, Biosystems Engineering is 'the branch of engineering that applies engineering sciences to solve problems involving biological systems ». This definition appeals to many skills and it is useful to mention that in France, the L1 and…