The very first student-entrepreneur graduation ceremony will take place on July 7 in the presence of Eric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille University (AMU), Romain Laffont, Vice President for Partnerships with the Socio-Economic World of AMU, and Alison Devaux, Departmental Councillor for Youth of the Bouches-du-Rhône.
43 student entrepreneurs from the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 classes of Aix-Marseille University will receive their Student Entrepreneur Diploma (D2E), surrounded by their classmates and families
. Thursday, July 7 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hôtel du département - 52 avenue St-Just 13004 Marseille
Each year nearly 20,000 students in the Bouches du Rhône department are made aware of the entrepreneurial spirit via actions such as creativity workshops, conferences, team challenges, master classes, and 45 student-entrepreneurs from AMU accompanied every year by PÉPITE Provence. The class of 2021-2022 shows an increase of more than 40% in the number of student-entrepreneurs, and since January 2022, PÉPITE Provence also accompanies doctoral students and young doctors of AMU.
To ensure this awareness among students and to support project holders until the creation of their company, AMU has developed specific training and support, dedicated to each level of advancement of projects carried by student-entrepreneurs, and relies on the expertise of a network of professionals from the socio-economic world to customize its action; 87 start-ups have thus been created since 2016.
PEPITE PROVENCE
The Student Pole for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship in the Southern Region, has been raising awareness, training and accompanying since 2014 to the entrepreneurial spirit and the construction of their entrepreneurial project, students and young graduates of its 7 member institutions: Aix-Marseille University, Avignon University, Sciences-Po Aix, École Centrale-Marseille, École nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers, École nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, as well as the Rectorat de l'Académie Aix-Marseille. With the National Status of Student-Entrepreneurs, they can be accompanied in the creation of their company in parallel with their studies. More information: PÉPITE Provence
Ceremony program
6:00 p.m.: Welcome to the public and guests
6:15 p.m.: Introduction by Romain Laffont, Vice President Partnership with the Socio-Economic World, Master of Ceremonies
6:20 p.m.Allocution by Alison Devaux, Departmental Councilor, Delegate for Youth (or her representative),
6:30 p.m. Presentation of PÉPITE Provence and its actions / Presentation of the Student-Entrepreneur Diploma
. 6:45pm : Presentation of the D2E to the students of the Class of 2019-2020
19:15: Presentation of D2E to the students of the Class of 2020-2021
19:45 : Presentation of the Alumni platform and presentation of exchanges between the two shores of the Mediterranean
19:55: Concluding remarks by Eric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille University.