Bordeaux-Talence

Welcome to the Bordeaux-Talence campus

The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Bordeaux in a nutshell

The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Bordeaux-Talence is a major player in higher education, research, and innovation in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Located in one of Europe's largest university campuses, it is at the heart of the Pôle Universitaire d'Innovation (PUI), a particularly dynamic ecosystem with several high-tech industries: civil and military aviation, space, composite materials, electronics, etc.

Multiple initiatives to promote research and technology transfer are carried out on campus, in close collaboration with the AMValor delegation. These initiatives position the Bordeaux-Talence campus as an important socio-economic player in the Greater Southwest region. In addition, the campus, in partnership with the CFAI, UIMM, and AMTalents, meets the continuing education needs of businesses. 

A word from the director

" Located in the heart of a dynamic region, the Bordeaux-Talence campus plays a key role in engineering education and applied research, particularly in the fields of aeronautics and space, materials, and sustainable development. Working closely with the I2M laboratory and the IRT, the campus is developing an innovative learning ecosystem, embodied in particular byEvolutive Learning Factory ELF): an immersive educational platform designed to train students through practical experience, in real industrial conditions, on collaborative and multidisciplinary projects. This dynamic reinforces our mission: to train committed engineers who are ready to take on the challenges of the industry of the future. " Xavier Aubard, Director of the Bordeaux-Talence campus

The courses offered on campus

Graduate Program 

• Student curriculum
• Apprenticeship program
• Two expert reports on third year :
  • Aeronautical and space engineering
  • Engineering sustainable environmental transitions

Specialized Engineering Program 

• Mechanics, production maintenance option
• Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Advanced Manufacturing Processes

National Master's Research Program

• Mechanical and energy engineering, aerospace engineering program
• Mechanics and Energy, Course Course in Engineering for Sustainable Environmental Transitions

Specialized master's degrees

Aerospace Project Manager – Management of aerospace applications

Bachelor of Technology

Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology, Industry programs (Dax, Niort, and Bergerac campuses)

Doctorate

Evolutives Learning Factories on campus

The national ELF ( Evolutive Learning Factories) factory school project , deployed on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Bordeaux-Talence, aims to train our future engineers in situations that closely resemble those they will encounter in the professional world. 

Objective: to prepare them for the challenges of responsible industries, drawing on advanced technology platforms.

These include: 

• a machine park for machining
• a fleet of metalworking machinery
• an assembly/disassembly platform
• an AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual reality) platform
• mechanical/materials characterization laboratories
• a fab lab
• a set of collaborative robots that can be deployed on platforms

Among the professional software programs used by students, RobotDK is used for offline programming for all robots on site. 

The Bordeaux-Talence campus stands out for its approach, which covers the entire product life cycle: design, manufacturing, use, and end of life. Present throughout the campus, from the barrier that rises at the entrance to the technology halls, the ELF project aligns teaching, research, and industrial transfer while enhancing existing platforms.

Students play a central role in this process: ELF representatives are appointed from among second-year Grande Ecole Program (PGE) students and actively participate in implementing projects and organizing campus life. Each fall, an ELF evening event highlights local initiatives and provides a special opportunity to showcase achievements, strengthen collective momentum, and raise new funds.

Led locally by Stéphane Chevalier, Fabian Magnin, and Frédéric Lalardie, ELF correspondents , this project is developing thanks to the joint involvement of students, teachers, and staff, thereby strengthening the campus's position in Bordeaux's academic and industrial ecosystem.

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Campus facilities

17,800 m² campus comprising:

• 4,300 m² of technology halls and project spaces
• 4,000 m² to accommodate organizations such as young innovative companies, foundations, public institutions, and associations
• 4,000 square meters of laboratory space
• 700m² of gym space
• 4,800 m² of educational spaces and office areas

Student residences 

The threeArts et Métiers student residencesArts et Métiers just a few meters from the campus. They mainly accommodate students from all of the school's programs. 

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You can also contact the Aquitanis Agency.

Catering 

The nearest university restaurant (RU) is located opposite the Arts et Métiers stop. Currently undergoing renovation, it is scheduled to reopen in 2026.

Other restaurants are accessible via the tram line: Restaurant La Passerelle at the Doyen Brus stop or Le Haut-Carré near Peixotto.

Payment methods: student card (Izly) and credit card only.

Student associations on campus

Graduate School Program (PGE)

• Student Association (SA), which organizes student activities on campus and in the residence halls
• Union Athlétique Intergadzarique (UAI), which offers regular or occasional participation in numerous sports and activities, as well as organizing sporting events.
• Arts et Métiers Entreprise (AMJE), which offers students the opportunity to carry out assignments for companies and organizes the campus business forum.
• GaSole, which works on environmental and humanitarian issues
• Festivities Committee, which organizes and ensures the smooth running of the grand Fignos gala

Bachelor's degree

• Student Union (BDE)

Specialized Engineering Program (PIS)

• Apprentice Office (BDA)

The campus's main partners

Member of the Bordeaux University Innovation Cluster (PUI)