The Erasmus+ program for higher education contributes to the creation of a European Higher Education Area by pursuing several objectives, including:

• improving the quality and strengthening the European dimension of higher education;
• increasing the mobility of students, teachers, and university staff;
• strengthening multilateral cooperation
• transparency and recognition of acquired qualifications
• the internationalization of European higher education institutions

The program promotes mobility initiatives in Europe and internationally for students (study periods or internships), as well as for teaching staff and all staff at higher education institutions.

The Erasmus+ program has additional funds to subsidize the specific needs of people with disabilities. They can receive a specific Erasmus+ grant, in addition to their mobility grant, which would cover the additional costs incurred during their stay in Europe (up to 100% of the actual costs incurred).

Mobile application

The Erasmus+ program has launched its mobile app, which provides a single point of access to the available online tools. The Erasmus+ app offers the following features, among others:

• Important information from the home and host higher education institutions.
• Updates regarding the online study contract
• Logging in to Online Linguistic Support (OLS)

The Erasmus+ app is available on Google store and theApple Store or from the website dedicated to the application.

Rating scale

Arts et Métiers the ECTS grading scale for student mobility. Grades are awarded to successful students according to the following scale:

1. The top 10%
2. B the next 25%
3. C the next 30%
4. D the next 25%
5. And the next 10%

Contact

Mobility activities carried out within the framework of Erasmus are managed by the European International Development Service at the Training Department:

• Daniela Stelmaszyk (daniela.stelmaszyk@ensam.eu) – Head of European International Development
• Haby Sakho (haby.sakho@ensam.eu) – Erasmus+ administrative manager

The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not imply endorsement of its contents, which reflect the views only of the authors; the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Excellent fundamental and translational research and training in personalized biomechanical modeling of the osteoarticular and muscular systems is key to breakthrough innovations in the field of health engineering. 

Missions and objectives

• Establish a center for research, teaching, and technological innovation in biomechanics, which will serve as a global reference center in biomechanics, producing scientific results at the highest international level.
• Develop innovations for the design and evaluation of implants and devices in the fields of health, sports, and transportation.
• Develop tools to aid therapeutic decision-making, surgical planning, and clinical follow-up based on personalized modeling and simulation of therapeutic procedures.
• To train engineers, clinicians, and researchers who are truly open to current clinical and industrial issues, capable of integrating effectively into highly multidisciplinary teams and leading large-scale projects.
• Raise public awareness of the usefulness of research in this field.

Strategic priorities 

• Medical Sector: "Clinical Innovation in Orthopedics": Improved understanding of pathologies resulting from degenerative processes, trauma, or disability will lead to rehabilitation strategies for the prevention of certain pathologies, the development of professional tools to assist in diagnosis and therapeutic management, and breakthrough innovations in the design of implants and devices.
• Transport sector: "Comfort and safety":Improving personalized models, taking into account muscles and their activation, and understanding the variability of injury mechanisms (linked to interindividual differences, whether morphological or related to the positioning of subjects) will help improve prevention methods. Comprehensive knowledge of the subject for different postures and movements will also lead to innovations in the field of ergonomics.
• Sports sector: "Sports and health":Personalized modeling incorporating the skeleton, joints, and musculature opens up exciting prospects in the field of sports, whether it be analyzing and modeling athletic movements to improve performance, developing equipment for greater comfort, better strategy, and improved protection for athletes, or studying the mechanisms linking sports and health for targeted athletic training.

Partners

• Société Générale, and in particular its disability mission, is working to develop research aimed at improving mobility for people with disabilities.
• TheCotrel Foundationfor Research into Spinal Pathologies (Institut de France) works to improve understanding of the causes of spinal deformities in order to identify progressive scoliosis at an early stage and improve treatment.
• PROTEOR worksto develop innovative and high-performance devices for people with disabilities and supports research into scoliosis.
• TheCOVEA insurance consortium(a mutual insurance group comprising GMF, MAAF, and MMA) is working to better understand the risks of damage to the musculoskeletal system, whether due to injury mechanisms in transport or sports, or the risk of falls among the elderly.

As a public scientific, cultural, and professional institution (EPCSCP), Arts et Métiers mission Arts et Métiers promoting research results ( products, materials, processes, expertise), technology transfer, and technical assistance to industry. Since 2016, the institution has had a company dedicated to this ambition: AMVALOR, which handles around 700 industrial contracts per year.

A comprehensive and tailored range of services

"With the creation of AMVALOR, we are reintegrating into the Arts et Métiers group Arts et Métiers essential mission of the school's strategic project: collaboration between laboratories and industry to accelerate innovation and the transformation of our research into economic value," explains Ivan Iordanoff, Deputy Director of Research.

What is AMVALOR's role? To identify companies' needs in terms of technological developments and innovation, in order to mobilize scientific and technical teams to come up with appropriate responses. The subsidiary thus implements a wide range of solutions: partnership-based research collaborations (direct contractual research with companies and collaborative research), studies, measurements and tests, expertise and consulting, technology watch operations, and the organization of thematic events (seminars, symposiums, conferences, etc.). Its teams coordinate, set up, and manage projects in close collaboration with industry.

A genuine investment in human capital, professional training ensures that skills are adapted to the jobs of today and tomorrow. It therefore plays an essential role in the development and sustainability of the company. According to an OECD study, this role is set to become even more important: by 2060, continuing education is expected to account for up to 10% of the working time of the workforce, more than double the current figure.

Becoming an engineer through continuing education

Drawing on the scientific, technological, and educational strengths of each campus, Arts et Métiers a wide range of courses.

• Continuing education programs allow students to become general engineers or specialized engineers in three years.

• VAE ( validation of acquired experience) and VAP (validation of professional experience) recognize skills acquired in the workplace. The Arts et Métiers engineering degree Arts et Métiers be obtained through these programs.

• Designed for working executives, 16 Specialized Masters® and 1 MBA offer highly specialized training in a specific function, profession, or rapidly growing sector.

• Arts et Métiers also Arts et Métiers short or customized training courses on topics related to the school's areas of expertise: computer-aided design, machining, composites, plastic deformation, mechanical transmission, etc.

Company, teacher: testimonials

• Technology Noun Feminine

This exhibition, created by Arts et Métiers technology and engineering among young girls through a book and an exhibition of portraits of female engineers. Sponsorship helps to increase its reach and diversify the exhibition venues.

• Scholarships to support students in need

Various scholarship programs are available, particularly for students experiencing financial hardship.

This is the case with the Roland Genin scholarship, which supports foreign students in financial difficulty. Each year, around twenty recipients receive this scholarship.