A Vibrant School, an Engaged Community
Student life is one of the major pillars of ISMIN’s appeal and campus vitality. It is an integral part of the curriculum and develops in engineering students a sense of initiative, responsibility, and collective engagement.
Associations for All Interests
Managed 100% independently by students on the Aix-Marseille-Provence campus, these 11 organizations bring the campus to life every day.
BDE (Student Office)
The campus’s main association, the BDE handles the integration of new classes, organizes the BDE trip and uniforms. It includes the MixMines club for party entertainment, as well as the BDI (International Student Office) dedicated to welcoming and supporting international students.
Student Union
BDI
BDS (Sports Office)
Coordinates weekly sports sessions (soccer, rugby, volleyball, tennis, badminton, running, hiking, swimming, pompom…) and manages the gym located in the residence. The BDS organizes and participates in major events such as the Ski Weekend (WES), the Cartel des Mines, and the MSB.
BDA (Arts Office)
Brings together a dozen clubs (Cinema, Culture, Dance, Board Games, Music, Painting, Textiles, Theater, Yearbook, as well as MiProd for photography and video). The BDA provides art materials, an equipped music room, and animates cultural life, particularly through Arts Week.
COMIF (Student Lounge Committee)
At the heart of campus conviviality, COMIF offers daily food service with Tipause and brings together students, faculty, and alumni every Thursday for Tibbar evenings. It also includes the Gastronomines and Oenolomines clubs for learning culinary arts and wine appreciation.
JMP (Junior Mines Provence)
The campus Junior Enterprise. It enables students to put their computer science and electronics skills into practice by carrying out paid projects for partner companies.
FEI (Engineering Careers Fair)
Organizes an annual networking day in Aix-en-Provence between students and companies to facilitate recruitment, internship searches, and exchanges with alumni.
ISMIN Gala
Organizes the prestigious graduation gala for the graduating class. This memorable event brings together several classes around an artistic performance, a refined dinner, and a festive evening.
AREM (Mines Robotics and Electronics Association)
Develops practical skills in electronics, computer science, robotics, and modeling. A flagship campus organization, AREM trains students, carries out DIY projects, and actively participates each year in the French Robotics Cup (Planète Sciences).
MINITEL
Specializing in networks, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, MINITEL brings together tech enthusiasts. The association manages the WiFi infrastructure of the student residence, provides open-access gaming room, and organizes training sessions and LAN parties.
Solidar’ISMIN
Committed to fighting student poverty and prevention. The association manages a solidarity grocery store, distributes unsold food donations, and provides bicycles to students. Through a partnership with STMicroelectronics, it also offers laptop loans, while ensuring active listening through its HVSSD prevention unit (Harassment, Sexist, Sexual Violence and Discrimination).
Illu-Mines
A science outreach association that makes science accessible to everyone. It organizes fun workshops for children, visits to scientific sites (observatories, power plants), and fully contributes to national events such as Science Festival.
Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The spirit of innovation is at the heart of the ISMIN curriculum. Students are encouraged to experiment and pursue entrepreneurship throughout their studies:
- Junior Mines Provence (JMP)
A true professional immersion where students apply their technical expertise to real projects. - Convergence Challenge
An innovation and creativity competition inviting students to address real industrial challenges by integrating issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. - Projects & FabLab
Spaces and equipment for team design and experimentation (robotics with AREM, cybersecurity and AI with MINITEL, electronics, 3D printing).
Student Engagement and Civic Projects
Social and civic engagement is strongly valued in the curriculum:
- Engineers in Solidarity Action
A field project conducted in the first year to connect engineering skills and social responsibility. - Everyday civic action
Whether through managing the solidarity grocery store and prevention with Solidar’ISMIN, or science outreach to young people with Illu-Mines, student involvement is recognized and valued in their academic curriculum.
In Gardanne, student life and civic projects are real driving forces: you learn to innovate, to take initiative, and to get involved, while building strong friendships.Mathilde
ISMIN 2nd year
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