Students and other users are represented on the school's various statutory councils (Board of Directors, Scientific Council, and Council for Studies and School Life) and can influence the decisions and directions taken. All the information you need on how to participate in democratic life at the school.
A school operates on the basis of decisions made by all of its stakeholders (students, staff, businesses, the Department of Education, the local education authority, alumni, etc.) in various councils, each of which has its own role.
Projects concerning the school as a whole (all sites) are discussed and voted on in national bodies, while campus projects are discussed and decided upon by the center council within each campus.
Students, apprentices, and continuing education students sit on these committees. This is an opportunity to get involved in school life and to discuss, build, and decide collectively on issues that affect all school activities.
Center advisors on each of the Arts et Métiers campuses
The center council advises the campus director on strategic directions. It may also be consulted on the organization and operation of the campus at the request of its director.
The topics covered include, for example, the ELF campus development project, an analysis of the skills required by local businesses for a campus, and the impact on the skills to be provided, including proposals for the development or creation of training programs.
School Life and Studies Council for the entire school
The Council for Education and School Life is consulted on initial and continuing training programs.
The topics discussed include program training objectives, training facilities such as training spaces (including ELFs), the development of active teaching methods to motivate students, student life including the financing of numerous student associations, contributions to student and campus life (subsidies, social assistance, prevention initiatives), etc.
Scientific advisory board for the entire school
The Scientific Council allocates the research budget as allocated by the Board of Directors and subject to the strategic framework for its allocation as defined by the Board of Directors.
Topics discussed include the link between training and research, scientific research projects conducted in collaboration with industry or other academic partners, the link between major research projects and technology platforms also used in training (including ELF), doctoral training, open science, research ethics, and the action plan and broad guidelines for SD&SR.
Territorial Council for Schools
Chaired by the Director General, it is composed of the presidents and directors of the teaching and research sites, as well as one representative from each region in which a site is located. This body is consulted on the school's regional policy guidelines.
Although this council does not include user representatives, it provides a forum for discussion on how the school's projects relate to local projects. This council is uniqueArts et Métiers the school's contribution to local ecosystems for the production of goods and services for the region is discussed. The fact that this council exists only at the school is because the concern for regional roots is particularly strong at this school. Discussions focus on the school's contribution to social, cultural, environmental, economic, and democratic initiatives in the region, linking the school's local contribution with its national policy and identity.
Board of Directors
It is the school's decision-making body, which determines the institution's policy. It deliberates on all important matters, including the school contract, the annual budget, agreements and conventions, and the school's internal regulations.
The topics covered encompass all of the school's activities, including training, ELFs, management, CSR, and research from a strategic and financial perspective. For example, budgetary decisions for the school (initial or revised budget) are voted on, as well as financial commitments related to training (CVEC, FSDIE), research programs, and real estate strategy; personnel management frameworks and various action plans such as the gender equality plan and the SD&RS action plan...
