180 students, 24 hours, and a major project. This year, the Grand Défi challenged first-year students at the Cluny “ Arts et Métiers ” Campus to renovate the Tanneries space.
Under the guidance of second-year students from the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme, the future engineers worked together to transform this space, which had been unused for several years.
"This event is designed to help the new class bond and encourage them to organize themselves," says Julien Baroulier, president of the Gadz’arts Engineering Students’ Association (AEIG).
The plan includes: grading the future grassy areas, installing curbs, creating pedestrian paths with stabilized gravel, and removing the cement from the surrounding stone walls.
A Project for Cluny
Supported by the city of Cluny, this project marks the first phase of the site’s transformation. City departments will then take over to carry out the planting and continue developing the future garden.
Beyond the work accomplished, the Grand Défi also serves as a time for the new class to come together, organize themselves, and build bonds around a shared goal.
Julien Bayer, deputy mayor of Cluny, praised the initiative as beneficial to the town: “A project that serves the people of Cluny,” noting that he is “very proud to be able to count on them.”
Collective mobilization
This Grand Défi was also made possible thanks to the support of the people of Cluny. Thank you to the residents of Cluny who lent us equipment, as well as to all the students who pitched in during those 24 hours.
Photo sources: City of Cluny
