From April 13 to 15, 70 coaches, business leaders, startup founders, and executives from major corporations will be on hand to support the 150 students from 1first first-year students in the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme 20group students from other schools or universities in the Aix-en-Provence area during the 4thedition edition of JITCAM (Campus Arts et Métiers Technological Innovation Days).
What is a business game at Arts et Métiers?
It involves brainstorming about an innovative project, product, or service related to themes proposed by our partner companies, EDF and VINCI Energies.
A practical exercise for first-year students
Entrepreneurship is one of the key skills for engineering students. Arts et Métiers numerous initiatives throughout the three years of the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme, ranging from raising awareness in the first year of the program to project development (through a specialized track in the second year and an internship in the third year).
These specific actions are carried out internally (expertise of laboratories, teachers, researchers) but also with the support of the campus ecosystem (the SUD Region, PEPITE Provence, incubators, campus business networks, etc.).
The aim is to enable students to discover this career path and, potentially, to develop an idea or project further. On the one hand, this helps to identify future entrepreneurs who will be supported as they progress, and on the other, it provides all students with skills that are sought after by companies and that they can reinvest in their future career choices.
Societal themes to address the challenges of tomorrow
Three days to promote innovation by addressing societal and environmental issues proposed by our partner companies "Engineers serving the planet":
- energy transition
- ecological transition
- decarbonization
- smart city and smart building, lighting, public facilities, building
- transportation
- resource management
- services of tomorrow
On the agenda
JITCAM'23 has the same format as previous editions, but was preceded by a workshop that allowed students to learn key concepts in advance, particularly in terms of ideation, so that they could be more effective during JITCAM.
- Moving from idea to project over the course of the game (3 days),
- The project is organized into 30 teams of six engineering students, with the aim of fostering a collaborative creative process within multidisciplinary teams comprising 160 students from the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme about20 students from local schools and universities (ESSCA, IAE, Sciences Po, Mines de Gardanne, art school, AMU’s Faculty of Economics),
- Support from 70 experts and professionals,
- Testimonials from entrepreneurs, conferences, and workshops on key aspects of project creation,
- Pitches in front of juries,
- A final jury and an awards ceremony for the winning teams (Saturday, April 15, in the late afternoon), attended by Féthi Ben Ouezdou, campus director, Frédéric Petitbois, Director at VINCI Energies France Infras Méditerranée Centre Est, Jean-Paul Romet, Employment and CSR Officer at EDF PACA, Pierre-Emmanuel Casanova, Co-Founder – HySiLabs and City Councilor for Innovation & Smart City at Aix-en-Provence City Hall, and Dominique Augey, representative of the SUD Region.
>>> The Golden JITCAM will be presented by VINCI Energies.
>>> The silver and bronze JITCAM awards will be presented by EDF.
>>> The Coup de Coeur prize will be awarded by the Junior Study Group AMJE.
