Ecological and Climate Transition of Territories and Organisations (TECTO) - Specialised Engineering Programme at Mines Saint-Étienne

Programme overview

Work-study programme for engineers who design and implement a radical change in trajectory towards sustainable businesses and territories, with a territorial and systemic approach. Teaching is 70% applied activities and 30% academic input, with expert speakers and a collective Territory-School project.

Faculty: Mines Saint-Étienne | Department: Ecological Transition | Duration: 1 year (October to September); 616 hours (510 hours of classes and independent work) plus tutoring | Study mode: work-study; 2 weeks at school / 2 weeks in a host organisation | Intake: October | Location: Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Five teaching blocks starting with global challenges associated with planetary boundaries (95 h), combining environmental sciences, engineering, planning and social sciences, with field assignments, a collective territorial project and a supervised professional thesis.

Career pathways

Graduates integrate planetary boundaries into decision-making and build sustainability trajectories at the scale of an organisation, sector or territory.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No subject-specific prerequisites. Candidates need a CTI-accredited engineering degree, a Master 2 or an equivalent Bac+5 qualification, strong motivation for ecological transition and territorial dynamics, and interest in collective field-based work. Application by email with CV, cover letter, transcripts and degree copy; file review, motivation interview, and finding a host organisation (company, local authority or association).

EUR 12,500 for the whole programme. 12,500 EUR excluding VAT for companies. Apprentices and professionalisation-contract learners pay nothing apart from CVEC (OPCO of the host company funds the cost). Awards a CTI specialised engineering degree (RNCP 40958) or an institutional diploma for M Source

Intake: October

Duration: 1 year (October to September); 616 hours (510 hours of classes and independent work) plus tutoring

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