2019 is gone. Let's look back at some significant events for our school, alumni and students and some important moments of 2019 for American Friends of Arts et Metiers.
We can't wait to see what the new decade will bring to our community!
January 2019
Laurent Champaney wishes a Happy New 2019 and talks about new projects for the school
Notes about UC Berkeley and Georgia Institute of Technology are published in our blog (signed by Louis Renaux (Cl 216) and Alexis Cassier (Me 215). These two engineering schools are the most popular destinations for our students as every year a lot of gadzarts are going to Berkeley and Atlanta within the framework of Parcours US or GT exchange programs.
February 2019
First gadz gathering is organized in Atlanta by our Atlanta representative and AFAM board member Nicolas Horde (Ai 215). Our communities on East, West Coast and in the Center are very dynamic and there are a lot of different events organized thanks to our groups' presidents JB Commans, Eric Tran, Mattia Pelissou and other groups' members.
March 2019
Arts et Metiers is displaying its new identity at Global Industry Exhibition.
Arts et Metiers students Clément, Jean and Maxime are selected for World Skills competition taking place in Russia in August 2019
Partnership with Data ScienceTech Institute is signed to tackle the Digitalization Challenge
French Fab Manifesto by BPIFrance and Arts et Métiers (by Alexandre Rigal and Nicolas Duforcq) appears in the press
Two gadzarts-interns are receiving AFAM grants (another gadzart will receive a grant in June 2019)
April 2019
AFAM celebrates spring with Arts et Metiers alumnas Anne-Perrine, Basma, Fanny, Mathilde and Soazig who are featured in our spring editions.
May 2019
50 students from Texas A&M University came to Aix-en-Provence campus
Arts et Metiers and Dassault Systems signed Memorandum of Understanding
June 2019
Art et Metiers is the first school becoming French Fab ambassador
Grandes UAI take place on Aix-en-Provence campus
July 2019
Gadzarts team participated in AAGEF Regatta in NYC
The first intern from Texas A&M University Lucas Freitas is welcomed in Aix-en-Provence's MSMP laboratory
Arts et Metiers and EDF sign a partnership agreement
Arts et Metiers students take part in French Fab Tour
August 2019
AFAM prepares its Shasta Special Edition of the newsletter with a collection of "When I was a J1 intern" stories and Shasta Mentor of the Year election results
September 2019
Arts et Metiers unveils its new visual identity
Arts et Metiers has its Think Tank
October 2019
A very sad event occurred this month - passing of Louis Magne (An 130) at age 106. This Grand Gadz'arts helped the school and young students throughout his long life.
Arts et Metiers Shanghai Congress is organized
Third Arts et Metiers/TEES workshop takes place in College Station
AFAM launches a new series of interviews "Food for Thought" including five interviews
November 2019
40th edition of Arts et Metiers' Forum takes place in Paris
AFAM's community manager travels in France (Paris, Bordeaux and Aix-en-Provence campuses) to meet students and school faculty and staff - read "On the Road Notes"
AFAM's first event "The Mobility Revolution" co-organized with French Founders takes place in Palo Alto
December 2019
Baptemes of new Gadzarts are occurring on six Arts et Metiers campuses. Bapteme on Bordeaux campus will take place on February 2020.