Discovered by the MIT Technology Review team, Johann Kalchman was awarded the MIT prize for "innovators under 35." He is the founder of the start-up Lifeaz, hosted by the Arts et Métiers incubator.
Samory Houzangbe, PhD student at the LAMPA laboratory, Presence and Innovation team, on contract with Eon Reality.
Combining scientific research and the development of virtual reality applications: a childhood dream come true!
Oumaïma Makhlouk is one of four Arts et Métiers students Arts et Métiers led a two-hour workshop on Saturday mornings for six young people with disabilities as part of Phares (a student tutoring program for young people with disabilities).
Martin Millischer, a first-year engineering student at the Châlons-en-Champagne campus, has set himself the goal of launching SK'AM (Skate Arts et Métiers), a skateboarding club. His idea is to generate real enthusiasm for the sport by creating a club for it within the school. The model is designed to be replicable at allArts et Métiers campuses .
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Laurence Fouilland-Paillé, a teacher at the Châlons-en-Champagne campus, is working with Arts et Métiers students Arts et Métiers break down sexist stereotypes.
"When I was in high school, I wanted to study for a technical degree in mechanical engineering. A relative dissuaded me, explaining that it was a male-dominated field where I wouldn't fit in. I let myself be influenced and switched to another subject. But I ended up getting a master's degree in mechanical engineering, then a PhD..."
It is to prevent young girls from suffering the same stereotypes that I have become involved with the association. They are moving to promote science and technology among high school and middle school girls. Together with female students Arts et Métiers mentors from the Association, we participate in around ten round tables and conferences each year. They explain their career paths and are living proof that science subjects are not just for boys. Their messages hit home because they are not much older than their audience.
This year, I recruited about fifteen students. Their energy and motivation inspire me. We all share the feeling that we are supporting an important cause.
Isabelle Duband, a teacher at the Cluny campus, manages Cordées de la Réussite, a program in which Arts et Métiers students Arts et Métiers as tutors to high school and middle school students.
"As part of the Ropes of SuccessIn 2017, 68 high school students and 14 middle school students benefited from weekly tutoring from around 50 Arts et Métiers students. This support mainly focuses on science subjects and learning good study skills.
But above all, we must strive to build confidence in the young people we mentor, who are often struggling in school, take an interest in them, and encourage them to be more ambitious.
Our students act as both tutors and coaches. It is a very rewarding experience that allows them to develop their interpersonal skills. Feedback from tutors is the best way to motivate new students to sign up for the program.
This year, as part of our Open House, we organized a special welcome for our mentees and their parents. Everyone was interested and delighted to see their tutors at their engineering school. One high school sophomore was so excited that she asked us to let her spend a day "immersed" on campus. She was thrilled with the experience, which helped her confirm her choice of major.
Participating inArts et Métiers social mobility missionArts et Métiers exciting. It opens your eyes to cultural and social diversity. The positive feedback from young people, both mentees and mentors, is very motivating.
Henri Fresko, a teacher at the Lille campus, coordinates the "La main à la pâte" initiative. The aim is to show preschool and elementary school children that science and technology are accessible to everyone!
"I have been coordinating every year for nearly 20 years on the Lille campus teams of student volunteers to participate in hands-on approach (Science and Technology Support in Primary Schools). They visit primary schools (preschool and elementary) to conduct scientific experiments with children: what causes an object (bottle, piece of steel, etc.) to float or sink? How does a gear work? How can you build a cardboard bridge that can support the weight of a dictionary?Children quickly become fascinated by these experiments. The students also get caught up in the game. They enjoy interacting with the children and learn how to share their knowledge with them. Every year, I recruit about 20 volunteers, and it is extremely rare for any of them to drop out of the project.
The Lille campus is also participating in the "My Machine" project. Primary school children dream up a machine; higher education students design it and high school students build it. This year, Arts et Métiers partnering with Boufflers Monge elementary school and Baggio high school. The challenge was to design a robot that collects waste. Four Arts et Métiers students Arts et Métiers on the project.
These initiatives show young people that science and technology are accessible to everyone! What's more, they enhance the image of the campus and, more generally, the institution among academic partners."
Handimet is an initiative to raise awareness about managing people with disabilities, which has been organized on the Angers campus since 2010. It is a real "plus" for future managers, according to Isabelle Frostin, a teacher at the Angers campus who coordinates the initiative.
As a public school, Arts et Métiers a duty to implement measures to promote equal opportunities. This is the objective of Handimet, a week of awareness-raising on managing people with disabilities, organized since 2010 on the Angers campus.
This project is organized with a team of students who are dedicating their second-year project to it. The week begins with a lecture presenting the different types of disabilities and the legal obligations to which companies are subject. It is structured around workshops during which students interact with professionals with disabilities. Finally, students are presented with a management case study proposed by a disability officer from a company (Assystem, Colas, CAP GEMINI, etc.), for example: "Welcoming a person with a disability," "What to do in the event of rejection by a team," etc. The program is punctuated by conferences with involved speakers, such as Jean-Michel Saget, a fencing master who participated in the Paralympic Games, Philippe Révillon, a Paralympic swimming champion, and Nacer Zorgani, a strategy analyst and comedian with visual impairment. All of them show that disability is not an obstacle; it is prejudice that must be overcome.
Finally, the week ends with a meal with people with disabilities, attended by staff and students.
This initiative is appreciated both internally and externally. Every year, 60 to 80 students take part, thanks to adjustments to their timetables. Similarly, academic partners appreciate this initiative, which enhances the school's image. I think it's a real "plus" for our future managers."