Arts et Métiers, ESEO and ESSCA sign partnership agreement

Press release / Angers, June 17, 2024

On Friday May 31, 2024, Arts et Métiers, a major engineering school which trains leaders in responsible industries, ESEO, a Grande École d’Ingénieurs and ESSCA, a Grande École de management, signed a partnership agreement, based on the hybridization of knowledge and CSR.

This collaboration aims to create synergy between the three Angevin institutions, thus strengthening the quality of teaching and research through common projects and shared skills, while responding to contemporary challenges of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. .

The hybridization of skills: a showcase for local students

The signing of this partnership agreement aims to achieve the same objective: the hybridization of skills. Each of the entities will be required to promote its DNA while promoting its key expertise: Arts et Métiers and its base in industrial engineering, ESEO and its mastery in the fields of electronics and digital technology, or even ESSCA and its knowledge -do in management.

This collaboration is made possible thanks to the pooling of material resources (premises, equipment, etc.) but also human resources. It will enable projects of a larger scale and better quality to be carried out.

Mixed teams of students will work on entrepreneurial projects and participate in challenges, particularly in the areas of diversity and inclusion, thus promoting innovation and creativity. Teaching modules will also be shared, such as energy, the environment or green industry.

Raise awareness of sustainable development and social responsibility

The second objective of this association of skills is to raise awareness, more widely and more strongly, among its students about the issues of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Sonia Wanner, Director of ESEO, argues that “The idea of this convention is to train responsible professionals who are aware of environmental and social challenges. ”

In addition, Jean Charroin, General Director of ESSCA, specifies: “With this partnership, ESSCA is pursuing its strategic objective of hybridizing the skills of its students, in order to prepare them for the major technological and environmental transitions to come.”

Finally, Laurent Champaney, General Director of Arts et Métiers indicates “With this partnership, Arts et Métiers is pursuing its objective of directing more students towards the various professions in the social and responsible industry”.

In this context, the partnership agreement signed by the three entities will allow:

Expanding the training of professionals with ethics and responsibility in the face of environmental and societal issues.
The development of technologies necessary to support projects and innovations, whether they arise from training or research.
Stimulating reflection around environmental and societal issues while promoting deserving actions, in school and outside.

Arts et Métiers, l’ESEO et l’ESSCA signent un partenariat

Jean-Charroin, General Director of ESSCA,

Sonia Wanner, General Director of ESEO and

Laurent Champaney, General Director of Arts et Métiers, in the process of signing the partnership agreement.

About Arts et Métiers

A large technological establishment, Arts et Métiers has 14 sites and its main mission is to train leaders of responsible industries, who design and implement impactful technological and organizational innovations, essential to environmental and societal energy transitions. It trains more than 6,000 students each year from bac+3 to bac+8. Through its training, its 15 laboratories and its partnership research, Arts et Métiers is a socio-economic player serving the territories.

About ESEO

Expertise, inclusiveness and sustainability, since 1956, ESEO has trained engineers through these values who shape the world through their mastery of computing and electronics. ESEO offers scientific, human and international training in all areas of digital transformation.

With a project-based teaching approach, a philosophy of personal support for students, a network of more than 7,000 engineers and 1,700 partner companies, ESEO has a record professional integration rate of 100%, including 90% on permanent contracts. A non-profit school, Recognized as a Public Utility and CTI accredited, it is labeled EESPIG.

About ESSCA

With a 115-year history, the ESSCA School of Management is a recognized French and European institution, present on 6 campuses in France and 4 internationally. It is one of the 1% of management schools in the world triple-accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.

A private higher education establishment of general interest (EESPIG) supported by a non-profit associative structure and member of the Conference of Grandes Écoles, ESSCA delivers a Grande Ecole Bac + 5 Program, targeted and awarded the degree of Master , a Bachelor in international management, targeted and with the degree of license, an MBA Business & Technology targeted, a Specialized Master as well as Masters of Science.

The School also offers a range of training courses designed specifically for directors, managers and operational teams. Finally, ESSCA is developing online training, with ESSCA online campus. »