International audienceThe pedagogy in higher education progressively moves towards a digital approach by involving more and more Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), internet sites, and simulations. Today, the main challenge is to give the students and future engineers, methodology and know-how that are not provided by the online digital tools. The French national network, CNFM (National Coordination for Education in Microelectronics and nanotechnologies) has deliberately introduced in its strategy a strong incentive to practical works on dedicated platforms, as well as on circuit design, or technology. © 2016 IEEE