FORE School of Management and France’s ENTPE Partner on Urban Mobility and Sustainable Infrastructure Education

FORE School of Management, New Delhi, and France’s École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État, ENTPE, have entered into an academic partnership focused on areas including urban mobility, sustainable cities and infrastructure.

The collaboration brings together management education and engineering expertise with the aim of developing programmes and learning opportunities around the challenges facing rapidly growing cities.

The partnership includes plans around dual-degree programmes and interdisciplinary learning.

The institutions intend to work across areas such as sustainable cities, urban mobility, infrastructure finance, smart infrastructure and climate-resilient business.

The collaboration reflects a broader shift in higher education toward programmes that combine multiple disciplines rather than keeping management, engineering, infrastructure and sustainability completely separate.

Urbanisation is creating demand for professionals who understand not only technical infrastructure but also finance, policy, business strategy and management.

Transport systems provide a clear example.

Building a metro system, urban road network or public transport platform requires engineering expertise, but long-term success also depends on financing, operations, demand forecasting, policy and management.

Interdisciplinary education can therefore provide students with exposure to several parts of the infrastructure ecosystem.

The FORE-ENTPE partnership also has an international dimension.

For Indian students, collaborations between Indian institutions and foreign universities can provide opportunities to study international approaches while remaining connected to India’s infrastructure challenges.

France has extensive experience in areas related to transport engineering, urban planning and sustainable mobility.

India, meanwhile, is undergoing rapid urban development and investing heavily in transportation, infrastructure and urban systems.

Combining these perspectives can create opportunities for students interested in infrastructure, consulting, mobility, sustainability and urban development.

The partnership also reflects the changing expectations of employers.

Infrastructure companies increasingly require professionals who can work across technical and commercial functions.

Similarly, financial institutions financing infrastructure projects require professionals who understand both project economics and technical realities.

The development of smart cities and digital infrastructure is adding another layer to this requirement.

Students entering these fields may increasingly need knowledge of data, technology, sustainability, finance and management alongside their core academic discipline.

The partnership between FORE School of Management and ENTPE therefore represents a move toward industry-aligned and interdisciplinary education.

The exact structure, eligibility and admission requirements for future programmes will be important for students considering these pathways.

For higher-education institutions, such collaborations can also strengthen international exposure and create opportunities for faculty and student exchange.

As India’s urban infrastructure requirements expand, education programmes linked to sustainable mobility and infrastructure management could become increasingly relevant to the workforce needed to support that growth.