Their ambition? To contribute to the industrial development of products and services by covering the entire innovation process. IRTs and ITEs aim to strengthen research in strategic technology sectors, working closely with competitiveness clusters.

Four areas of industrial excellence

Thanks to its multiple locations across the country, Arts et Métiers its part in this dynamic by participating in three technological research institutes: IRT M2P in Metz, which specializes in materials, metallurgy, and processes; the IRT Jules Verne in Nantes, which works on composite materials; and the IRT Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in Bordeaux-Talence, dedicated to ceramic matrix composite materials and innovative assemblies.

Arts et Métiers also a partner of ITE INEF4, the national institute of excellence in research and innovation in the field of sustainable construction and renovation.

Pooling their strengths, several joint laboratories have been set up to develop research in cutting-edge fields: cutting tool machining techniques, with Saint Jean Industries (LUMIERE); beech wood peeling and veneering, with Brugère (BOPLI); an advanced electromagnetic modeling research code, with EDF R&D (Lamel); innovative materials and processes for the vehicle of the future, with PSA, CNRS, Georgia Tech, and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology(OpenLab Materials and Processes); occupational risks, withthe National Research and Safety Institute (laboratory "Safe Design of Work Situations"); continuum mechanics, with the CNRS andthe Università Degli Studi Dell'Aquila (Coss&Vita); and automotive interactions and navigation, with Renault ( LiV).

For Arts et Métiers, technological innovation relies on close and fruitful relationships with its academic and industrial partners. A collaborative strategy based on cutting-edge systems.

Transportation, energy, health, housing, production:Arts et Métiers scientific activitiesArts et Métiers dedicated to several challenges facingthe industry of the future, which are addressed by the institution's laboratories . "Our strategy is also based on complementary expertise," says Ivan Iordanoff, Deputy Director General of Research and Innovation. "In this context, Arts et Métiers partnerships with industry and educational and research organizations."

Strong involvement in competitiveness clusters

Seven joint laboratories have been created, dedicated to a variety of topics—from innovative materials and processes for the vehicles of the future to machining techniques and continuum mechanics. A teaching and research chair was created in 2014: Urban Mining. Bringing Arts et Métiers Chimie ParisTech, and Mines ParisTech, its work focuses on recycling and eco-design, specifically electrical and electronic equipment waste.

Thanks to its numerous locations, Arts et Métiers in many competitiveness clusters—thematic structures with international ambitions, located in the main innovation ecosystems. Several themes are prioritized, such as mechanics, energy, digital technology, and aerospace. The institution also partners with three technological research institutes (IRT) and an institute for energy transition (ITE).

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The partnership aspect of research is also based on the tools and systems put in place by Arts et Métiers. This is the case with technology platforms: all of its material and human resources in a specific field of engineering science are brought together in a single location, for the benefit of research teams and companies.

In order to meet the needs of industry, two structures within the institution play an essential role:the Carnot ARTS Institute (Research Actions for Technology and Society) and AMVALOR. The former draws on the expertise of 20 research laboratories—thoseArts et Métiers partner institutions—to offer a wide range of services, such as technological diagnostics and R&D studies. AMVALOR,Arts et Métiers research commercialization subsidiary, has been working since 2016 to identify the technological developments expected by companies in order to provide them with tailored solutions.  

At the regional level, they bring together companies, research laboratories, and educational institutions around common themes such as energy, transportation, and digital technology. They thus play a key role in the development of innovative projects. Thanks to its diverse expertise and regional roots, Arts et Métiers of this collaborative approach as a member of several competitiveness clusters:

• Materalia

Dedicated to materials and processes, Materalia brings together more than 140 industrial and academic members. Located in the Grand Est region, the cluster has sites in Charleville-Mézières and Metz. Its projects focus on the materials of tomorrow, in terms of increased performance, weight reduction, functionality, and sustainable development. 

• SAFE Cluster

The only competitiveness cluster dedicated to global security, SAFE Cluster has nearly 600 members. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it focuses on several themes: resilient cities and territories, security and safety of sensitive infrastructure, defense, helicopters, satellites and airships, and autonomous systems.

• Aerospace Valley

Combining the Nouvelle Aquitaine and Occitanie regions, Aerospace Valley brings together a third of France's aerospace workforce and 8,500 researchers. Their skills are put to use in cooperative projects in several areas: aircraft, carriers, equipment and engines, energy, and autonomous aerospace systems.

• EMC2

Located in Loire-Atlantique, EMC2 operates in the field of advanced technologies, serving six sectors: aeronautics, naval, land transport, energy, boating, and equipment. The competitiveness cluster has close ties with a dynamic regional sector, that of mechanics and materials.

• ViaMeca

ViaMéca, located in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, is dedicated to innovation in the field of mechanics. With more than 150 members, the competitiveness cluster focuses its projects on four themes: surface engineering, advanced manufacturing processes, intelligent systems and robotics, and usage and service engineering.  

• ASTech Paris Region

ASTech Paris Région is a key partner in several sectors—space launch, business aviation, propulsion, and equipment through innovation. With more than 260 members, it drives projects in various fields, including onboard energy, testing and instrumentation, materials and processes, propulsion, vehicle architecture, and equipment.

• Capenergies

Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Corsica, Capenergies draws on a network of more than 500 members to meet the challenges of the energy transition. The competitiveness cluster calls on their expertise in three areas: energy efficiency, energy systems adapted to islands and isolated areas, and carbon-free energy production.

• iDforCAR

iDforCAR is a competitiveness cluster covering the automotive sector in the Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions. Its focus is on vehicle electrification, sustainable development, and the diversification of forms of mobility. In particular, it supports the 3DMAT innovation platform to develop a digital sector dedicated to vehicles.

• Cap Digital

With a thousand members, Cap Digital aims to make the Île-de-France region a European benchmark for digital technology. It has two missions: developing R&D projects and creating an ecosystem that encourages start-ups and investors to meet. Cap Digital organizes the Futur en Seine festival, an annual event for the digital economy.

• Images & Networks

Located in Brittany, the Images & Networks competitiveness cluster focuses on digital technologies. Its members work on six themes: networks and the Internet of Things; big data and multimedia; digital security and trust; interactions, immersions, mixed realities; software and engineering; and the user as a collaborative producer.

• Nuclear Valley / Burgundy Nuclear Cluster

For the past 20 years, Nuclear Valley has been fostering a community of 470 members by bringing together companies (SMEs, mid-sized companies, and large corporations), research laboratories, and training organizations for collaborative projects. It supports the association’s member organizations and companies in addressing challenges related to R&D, innovation, growth, fundraising, employment, training, and economic development, both in France and internationally.

The cluster brings its members together around seven technological focus areas: equipment design and manufacturing; operation and maintenance; decommissioning; recycling; storage and the fuel cycle; construction methods and civil engineering; digital technology; robotics; and healthcare. 

• Optitec

In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Optitec, with more than 200 members, drives innovation in the field of photonics. The technologies developed (lasers, optical fibers, imagers, light-emitting diodes, adaptive optics) are of interest to several sectors, such as energy, the environment, health, security, transportation, and space.

• Secure Communication Solutions

The SCS (Secure Communication Solutions) competitiveness cluster in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur has more than 300 members covering the entire value chain of information and communication technologies. Its objectives focus on contactless technology, networks, mobile services, security, and digital identities.

Technology platforms contribute directly to relations between research laboratories and companies. The Inovsys platform ( Product and Prototype Design), located on the Aix-en-Provence campus, focuses on tackling a variety of industrial challenges, from optimizing a product or process to introducing new technology. It offers a wide range of cutting-edge equipment, including dynamic behavior analysis benches and virtual engineering tools.

Addressing industrial challenges

For example, seven Arts et Métiers research laboratories, spread across most campuses and with strong activities in the field of machining, have joined forces to form a National Knowledge Network called "Uppercut." The network is based on a multi-site platform that brings together resources dedicated to advanced machining technologies in order to better respond to industrial challenges such as the machining of difficult-to-machine materials, the development of machining aids, and analytical and digital modeling of the cutting operation. This platform enables the coordinated mobilization of resources for large-scale projects.

Another example among many is the Usine agile (agile factory) technology platform (industrial robotics), set up on the Lille campus: it was created to meet the challenges of flexible production in the automotive, aeronautics, and rail industries. Assistance with heavy lifting, collaborative work robots, and force measurement platforms are among the equipment available to researchers, students, and manufacturers.

14 technology platforms spread across the country

The Carnot ARTS Institute, which brings together 20 research laboratories—thoseArts et Métiers academic partners—now relies on 14 technology platforms.

• Machining processes
• Additive Manufacturing and Laser Processes
• Foundry, Forge, and Plastic Deformation
• Composites & Polymers
• Wood
• Surface treatments and functionalizations
• Fatigue - shock - Service life
• Product and prototype design
• Simulators and virtual reality
• Industrial robotics
• Biomechanics
• Turbomachinery - Energy systems
• Electrical energy management
• Large Wind Tunnels
• Cassiopeia

Major uncertainties affect all economic sectors, in terms of the environment, society, and governance. As a result, risk and crisis management has become essential in all organizations seeking trained and skilled employees who are ready to face this emerging new world. The Specialized Master's in Risk Management trains these professionals.

Led by teacher-researchers, it draws on both the latest scientific findings in the field and the best professional practices of some forty contributors working in industry, banking, insurance, and consulting.

PROGRAM

Content

The training program is structured into five skill sets, which are taught from early October to late March:

• BLOCK 1 - Designing a comprehensive risk management policy consistent with the organization's strategy and activities
• BLOCK 2 - Managing the organization's operational risks (industrial, professional, and environmental)
• BLOCK 3 - Overseeing financial assessment and financial and insurance coverage of the organization's risks
• BLOCK 4 - Leading crisis management and business continuity management for the organization
• BLOCK 5 - Leading the rollout of a global risk management strategy

After each module, a roundtable discussion between practitioners and faculty members is organized on a specific topic. A field trip allows students to put what they have learned into perspective with the realities of the business world.
Trainees participate in the annual conference ofAMRAE (Association of Risk and Insurance Managers in Business). A week-long seminar in various companies is organized abroad.

CALENDAR

• Duration: 420 hours of training
• Teaching period: October/May – alternating between two weeks at school and two weeks in a company
• Professional period: June/September – full-time in a company

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment is based on the risk manager competency framework defined in the National Directory of Professional Certifications. It is based in particular on the following exercises:

• Group projects
• Professional scenarios
• Written and oral summary exercises
• Case study
• Meeting facilitation
• Thematic summary note in English on the seminar abroad
• Professional thesis

KEY FEATURES 

• Training recognized by companies
• A comprehensive approach to risk that is unique in France
• 75% of professional speakers
• A week-long seminar abroad
• Supported by cutting-edge research in risk management
• Ranked 1st in Eduniversal 2026 Ranking of the best Master’s, MS, and MBA programs in the global risk management category
• 8.4/10 - Reviews of Specialized Master's Degree in Risk Management (MGR)
• A training course registered with the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP38925)

OUTLETS

Professions

• Companies: Consulting firms, industrial companies, banking and insurance sector.
• Functions: Risk manager, ERM consultant, Operational safety engineer, Risk management manager, HSE manager, Insurance underwriter, Operational risk officer, etc.

Industrial partners

Aon, Groupe Bel, CEA, Crédit Agricole, Crisotech, Diot-Siaci, EDF, Electra, EY, Fresenius Medical Care, Hannover Re, HDI Global SE, INRS, IRSN, Kyu, onepoint, RATP Group, SCOR, Sonepar, Veepee.com, Verlingue, Verspieren.

Academic partners

Arts et Métiers, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes, The American College of Greece, CNAM, University of Evry, PolyTech'Grenoble, University of Paris Est-Créteil

STUDENT RESULTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2025*

• Graduation rate: 92%
• Exam participation rate: 100%
•    Extension rate (additional time to acquire missing skills): 4%
• Dropout rate due to changing employers: 0%
• Notification rate of program completion or interruption during training: 0%
• Rate of continuing education: Figures to be released
• Employment placement rate: 100%

* Find data on past promotions on the Data Observatory page at
https://artsetmetiers.fr/fr/observatoire-des-donnees 

Skills acquired

• Formalize risk appetite and decision-making in uncertain situations, taking into account associated cognitive biases.
• Identify the organization's risks (financial, industrial, environmental, and professional) and analyze them (risk mapping).
• Design risk management processes with associated indicators
• Propose risk management solutions (technical, organizational, insurance, or financial)
• Managing crises and business continuity
• Implement the risk management system 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS

PUBLIC

• Employees
• Students
• Job seekers

PREREQUISITES

• Engineering or university degree (5 years of higher education)
• Bachelor's degree with at least 3 years of professional experience
• Equivalent foreign degree
• Possible exemption

ADMISSION PROCESS

• Recruitment session starting in January 2025
• Online application:Admissions | Arts et métiers artsetmetiers.fr)
• Selection and interviews of candidates starting in February 2025
• Permanent enrollment through September 2026

Recruitment panel

- February 9, 2027: Selection interview (1st session)
o Application deadline: January 27, 2027
- March 15, 2027: Selection interview (2nd session)
o Application deadline: March 1, 2027
- April 14, 2027: selection interview (3rd session)
o Application deadline: April 2, 2027
- May 18, 2027: selection interview (4th session)
o Application deadline: May 4, 2027
- June 15, 2027: selection interview (5th session)
o Application deadline: June 1, 2027
- July 13, 2027: selection interview (6th session)
o Application deadline: June 29, 2027
 

Teaching methods

The training is work-study (2025-2026 schedule) with an average of two weeks in the company and two weeks on campus until the end of May, followed by a four-month full-time period in the company between June and September. During the course periods, there are also company visits, participation in AMRAE meetings, and a seminar abroad.

Accessibility

This training course may be accessible to people with disabilities. If you are affected, please contact us to see if specific support can be provided.

TRAINING COSTS

• €14,000 not subject to VAT
  These fees include classes, written materials, and educational support.
  Application fee: €75
• Training may be eligible for funding depending on the trainee's situation and various criteria.
  Several solutions are available: Professional training contract, Apprenticeship contract, Transition Pro, CPF, Pôle emploi, etc. To find out what funding you are eligible for and how to access it, please contact us by email at:mgr@ensam.eu

Program language: English & French

ECTS credits: 75

RNCP: 38925

Contacts

• Program Director: Marc Lassagne - Email:mgr@ensam.eu / Tel: +33 (0)1 44 24 63 03
• Address: 151 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris