Driss El Khoukhi, a doctor-engineer at the LAMPA laboratory on the Arts et métiers campus Arts et métiers , looks back on his career and his experience as a doctoral student in a CIFRE (Industrial Agreements for Training through Research) thesis at PSA. This type of contract allows a company to hire a doctoral student and advance research projects in collaboration with a laboratory.
Since 2013, Arts et Métiers inthe PSA Group’s Open Lab Materials and Processes. While this partnership—which is central to the institution—is focused on research, it also contributes to student education by providing approximately six topics each year (projects, Master of Science in Master of Science internships, theses, and internships). These projects are directly linked to PSA’s priorities and its transition toward Industry 4.0.
Despite the difficult circumstances, the External Relations Department at the Aix-en-Provence campus organized the second edition of its recruitment forum, dedicated to finding internships, professional training contracts, and first jobs, entirely online.
Nineteen companies responded to its call.
Launched in September 2020, the “Science and Technology for Digital Transformation” training chair, in partnership with Sopra Steria Next, is hosting 26 third-year students from the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme Arts et Métiers.
On November 16, Nicolas Candelier, a recent graduate Arts et Métiers, won first prize in Eurovia's challenge for the best final-year projects. The challenge recognizes the expertise and innovative abilities of engineering students completing their final-year internships at Eurovia.
The Angers campus has signed its first sponsorship agreement with Souriau, a global leader in high-performance interconnection technologies. This win-win agreement is the continuation of a collaboration that began two years ago and demonstrates the desire of both parties to strengthen their ties.
The Specialized Engineering Program, which is a work-study program, is based on a close relationship between a student, a company, and Arts et Métiers. Mathieu Laurent, a third-year student in the Industrial Equipment Design and Operation program at the Metz campus, is an apprentice engineer at the SNCF's Grand Est Technical Center.
The Alban Tixier Prize, awarded by the Arts et Métiers Foundation, recognizes expertise projects carried out in partnership with companies. We look back with Alexis Savy, 2018 winner, on his project: "Restoration of wooden structures in historic monuments," carried out with the companyMDB (Métiers du Bois).