Back to School 2025!

On the student side, the start of the academic year is staggered throughout September:

• 2 September: start of the 1st year Preparatory Engineering Cycle at Villa Pia
• 3 September: 2nd year preparatory engineering cycle (morning at Villa Pia) and International at ESTIA
• 8 September: Cycle Ingénieur 3A, Cycle Ingénieur 2A apprentices, Bachelor 1A and 2A
• 9 September: 2A Engineering Cycle
• 15 September: 1st Year Engineering Cycle and Master IP
• 22 September: Bachelor 3A
• 29 September: Master of Science Bihar
• 6 October: Specialised Master PFR

📚 A s far as academic and scientific projects are concerned, September and October will be rich in End-of-Study Missions (MFE) defences.

🌍 Events, innovation and opening up to the region:

• 12 September: Back to School for our alumni 🎉
• 29 September - 3 October: SEME (Student Entrepreneurship Week)
• 1 October: International Robotics Networking Day at Compositadour (Aquitaine Robotics)
• 13-17 October: Space Week
• 15-16 October: Biarritz Good Fashion
• 17-19 October: RTAA (Rencontres Transfrontalières d'Astronomes Amateurs - cross-border meeting of amateur astronomers)
• 18 October: Demo Day
• 20-21 October: SAMPE France 2025 at Compositadour
• 27 October: WEJE (Workshop for Students and Young Entrepreneurs)
• 2-3 November: Tera Nova - Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture Forum
• 4-5 November: 24h of Innovation for the Planet
• 14 November: Forum des Métiers d'Avenir (Future Professions Forum)
• 29 November: Graduation ceremony 🎓
• 11 December: Mon Innovation Mon Territoire (secondary school students' day)
• 13 December: Mon Innovation Mon Territoire (general public)

It's going to be a busy, fast-paced autumn, full of opportunities to get together, learn, create and share.
👉 To our students: welcome to a new year of learning.
👉 To our employees: thank you for carrying this energy every day.
👉 To our partners and businesses: let's continue to build the future together.

We hope to see you all soon on our campuses and at our events!