The start-of-year general assembly was held on Monday, September 16, at the historic Saint-Étienne site, in a packed F2 amphitheater.
At the request of Jacques Fayolle, Director of Mines Saint-Étienne, the general assembly began with a minute of silence in tribute to Johan Debayle, Deputy Director of the SPIN center, who passed away suddenly this summer.
Various topics were then addressed:
- Welcoming new arrivals
- Recruitment
- The School’s strategic day in Ardèche
- The diversity mission’s action plan for 2024-2025
- Project progress
- School news
- Other business
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- At the start of this 2024 academic year, Mines Saint-Étienne is welcoming nearly 2,500 students. This 4% increase is consistent with the overall 20% target set by the Objectives and Performance Contract for 2027/28. The School is also seeing a steady growth in its attractiveness to students. Mines Saint-Étienne’s position in the preferences of CPGE candidates is improving compared to our direct competitors (Source: 2024 SCEI school rankings). Furthermore, despite the BUT reform, Mines Saint-Étienne is recording growth in its apprenticeship numbers.
- In September 2024, to meet the recruitment needs of industrial players seeking young engineers with expertise in cutting-edge technologies, Mines Saint-Étienne is launching two new programs: the Advance Master® in Cybersecurity Management and the Advance Master® in Circular Economy. Two other programs will be offered starting in 2025: the specialized engineering track in Innovation Integration for the Industry of the Future and the specialized engineering track in Ecological and Climate Transition for Territories and Organizations.
- In September 2025, to address the shortage of engineers in the healthcare industries and technologies sector, Mines Saint-Étienne will also open, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine at Jean Monnet University, a 2-year post-baccalaureate program: the Preparatory and Degree Cycle in Engineering and Health (PDIS). Unique in France, the curriculum will be open to high school graduates who specialized in Life and Earth Sciences-Physics or Life and Earth Sciences-Mathematics.
- In November 2024, Mines Saint-Étienne will lay the foundation stone for the TWIN technological platform. Located on a former rehabilitated industrial site in Saint-Étienne, this platform will provide companies with equipment to solve organizational and production chain issues related to their transition toward Industry 5.0.
- In the second half of 2024, Mines Saint-Étienne will launch an industrial chair: SIRA (Intergranular Segregation and Fracture Properties of Low-Alloy Steels). Lasting 4 years, this chair is funded with €2.2 million by the ANR on one hand, and by Framatome and EDF on the other. It aims to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors by studying the aging of the vessel and the steel components of the primary circuit.
- As an exemplary institution in terms of Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility (SDSR), Mines Saint-Étienne has just launched an ambitious project to renovate, rehabilitate, and modernize its historic Saint-Étienne campus. Energy-efficient, more inclusive, and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the Campus of the Future will be perfectly adapted to the environmental and societal challenges of the coming decades. The work will take place over a period of 6 to 8 years. It is funded to the tune of 35.6 million euros through a State-Region Planning Contract (CPER) involving the State, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Saint-Étienne Métropole, and the Loire department.
- A pioneer in France in the field of SDSR, Mines Saint-Étienne is ranked by Times Higher Education in the TOP 300 of the best international institutions regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2024, for the first time, Mines Saint-Étienne is featured in the IMPACT rankings for each of the 17 SDGs and in the top 100 for 5 SDGs.
