Federation for International Refractory Research and Education
Academic Partners
- Montanuniversität Leoben – Austria
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos – Brazil
- McGill University – Canada
- Wuhan University of Science and Technology – China
- ENSCI – Limoges, France
- Polytech’Orléans – Orleans, France
- Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg – Germany
- RWTH – Aachen, Germany
- Nagoya Institute of Technology – Japan
- University of Missouri-Rolla – Rolla, USA
Last news
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Antoine Ducastel - RHI Magnesita
In 2010, as a student at ENSCI (École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle), I had the opportunity to join the FIRE program and spend six months at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, working on the fabrication and characterization of complex carbide refractories.
Mar 31, 2026
Highlight of FIRE Alumni - Alexandra Beaudrouet - European Cluster of Ceramics - France
From one network to another
I discovered the world of ceramics when I arrived at the ENSCI (the national engineering school for industrial ceramics) in Limoges, France, in 2004. I quickly became fascinated by refractory materials: these discreet but essential ceramics, without which many of the materials we use today simply could not exist.
Mar 23, 2026
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