Châlons-en-Champagne

The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Châlons-en-Champagne in a nutshell 

Located in the heart of the city in 18th-century national buildings, the Châlons-en-Champagne campus is the oldest of the eight Arts et Métiers campuses. It offers its students a high-quality and comprehensive educational and student life experience. The campus has numerous technological platforms, a Fablab, a library offering modular and collaborative workspaces, sports facilities, a student residence, a university restaurant, and green spaces in a peaceful and harmonious setting.

Deeply rooted in the region's socio-economic fabric, the campus puts its areas of expertise at the service of two competitiveness clusters: mechanics, energy, and manufacturing processes for the Materaliacluster, and machining of plant fiber composite materials for the Bioeconomy For Change (B4C) cluster.

A word from the director

“The programs offered at the Châlons-en-Champagne campus are designed to meet the needs of businesses and the expectations of students. The Grande Ecole Engineering Programme companies Grande Ecole Engineering Programme highly qualified generalist engineers capable of handling a wide range of roles. The Mechanical Engineering and Smart Manufacturing Specialization Program trains hands-on engineers with a deep focus on design and smart manufacturing, and its work-study format ensures they are fully operational upon graduation. The Bachelor of Technology Program trains mid-level managers capable of taking on responsibilities in production, for example, as well as in the fields of rapid prototyping and industrial performance. Finally, doctoral students work on industrial research topics and acquire very high-level skills in engineering sciences. They are capable of supporting innovation in companies to maintain competitiveness. All our students complete periods in industry (work-study programs, internships, professional training contracts) and work during their studies on projects conducted in collaboration with industrial or academic partners. We strive to foster entrepreneurship through the entrepreneurship and technological innovation track by raising our students’ awareness, providing them with spaces for creativity, design, and prototyping, and offering them challenges in collaboration with our industrial partners (hackathons).” Giovanni Radilla, Director of the Châlons-en-Champagne Campus

The courses offered on campus

• Bachelor of Technology
• Grande Ecole Engineering Programme : a third-year specialization in "Low-Tech Solutions and Sustainable Development"
• Specialized Engineering Program: Mechanical Engineering and Smart Manufacturing
• Doctorate

In terms of education, one of the campus's unique features is that it offers a work-study program in mechanical engineering and smart manufacturing, open to apprenticeships and continuing education, in partnership with the CFA Arts et Métiers, AMTalents. In addition, the campus provides educational and administrative support for general engineering students, selected from the eight Arts et Métiers campuses, who are spending time studying in Canada. Most of them go to the province of Quebec, where we have long-standing partners (Polytechnique Montréal, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Université de Sherbrooke, Université de Laval, and Université du Québec à Rimouski) and a more recent partner (Concordia University). Since 2024, the University of Toronto has also offered a few places to our students. Each year, around 70Arts et Métiers studentsArts et Métiers to Canada for a short mobility program (four months) or a dual degree (two years). 

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Campus facilities

The collaborative workspace

The collaborative workspace is a valuable tool for interacting with businesses, and it also allows learners to work on their professional projects. Accessible to all students on campus, this space includes a documentation center (AtriuM), collaborative meeting rooms, brainstorming rooms, and a Fablab. 

The gym 

The Châlons-en-Champagne campus has a modern gymnasium where students can enjoy a wide range of team and individual sports. Among the disciplines offered are volleyball, basketball, badminton, weight training, table tennis, futsal, and many others. This multipurpose space offers students not only the opportunity to practice their favorite physical activities, but also to come together around the values of sport and cultivate their passions.

Partners: City of Châlons-en-Champagne/Châlons-en-Champagne Urban Community, CRSD, Marne Department, Marne Prefecture, Grand Est Region, Europe (for financing the die-casting foundry and collaborative workspace)

Die casting

Die casting is a unique Research & Development (R&D) platform in French higher education. It is a tool for supporting change and strengthening links with industry through training, research, and technology transfer.

Available to businesses: state-of-the-art equipment, a multidisciplinary team, training for students, apprentices, and doctoral candidates. This program utilizes: R&D expertise, scalable equipment enabling learners to devise solutions to help the industry mature in the face of technological and environmental challenges, activities and opportunities in France and internationally. 

Student residences

On campus, student housing is available on site for students in the Grande École Program.

For students enrolled in the Bachelor's and Specialized Engineering Programs, student residences are located near the school (Le Faubourg). 

Catering

The Châlons-en-Champagne campus has a university restaurant managed by the CROUS.
Payment methods: Student card (Izly) or credit card.

Student associations on campus

Bachelor of Technology

• Student Union (BDE)

Specialized Engineering Program

• Association of Arts et Métiers Engineering Apprentices Arts et Métiers AIAAM)

Grande Ecole Engineering Programme PGE)

• Student Association (SA) which organizes student activities on campus and in the residence halls.
• Sports Association (AS) offering regular or occasional sports activities.
• Arts et Métiers Entreprise (AMJE), which offers students the opportunity to carry out assignments for companies.
• GaSole, which works on environmental and humanitarian issues.

The campus's main partners

• Competitiveness clusters: Bioeconomy For Change, Materalia
• CETIM, ESFF, Welding Institute
• Sponsors: Capgemini, Heidelberg Materials, L’Oréal, Lebronze alloys, Safran, Socotec, andVINCI Energies
• Andra, Axon'Cable, Colas, Cristal Union, GNAT Engineering, Silicéo, Trèves, Valéo