IMT announces the launch of the MACMIA project, winner of the “Skills and Jobs of the Future” call for projects. With €5.9 million in funding, MACMIA aims to diversify and expand the range of training courses in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science.
This large-scale project is led by the IMT Technological Universities: IMT Mines Alès, IMT Atlantique, IMT Nord Europe, Mines Saint-Étienne, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School in association with: ESIGELEC, the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT) and several Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications d’Excellence (CMQE).
- The project is supported by a network of academic and economic partners (12) in eight French regions.
- MACMIA offers AI training courses to train AI specialists and professionals with dual expertise in AI and the industry of the future. MACMIA organizes awareness programs starting in high school, initial training courses from two to eight years of higher education, as well as continuing education courses.
- MACMIA trains business experts, project managers, AI specialists, and specialists with dual expertise in AI and the industry of the future or other fields.
An original and strategic positioning
MACMIA project proposes the establishment of a comprehensive training program for technicians, engineers, and managers with dual expertise in AI and Industry of the Future. It stands out for its innovative and transdisciplinary approach. It covers several areas of dual expertise training, including embedded AI and smart mobility, AI and health, and AI and distribution. It also places people at the heart of digital transformation and automation through the training of cognitive engineers.
A regional network and public-private partnerships
MACMIA relies on a vast regional network covering eight French regions: Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, and Grand Est. The project mobilizes local academic and economic stakeholders to facilitate its deployment and maximize its regional impact.
Awareness-raising initiatives and innovative teaching methods
In order to make careers in AI and data science more attractive, MACMIA is rolling out awareness-raising initiatives in secondary schools. These initiatives include programs to encourage gender diversity, such as the Institut Mines-Télécom’s “Ambassadrices” program and the CMQ’s (Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications d’Excellence) “Les Filles de l’IA” program, in cooperation with various associations.
Continuing education
MACMIA provides a continuum of training, ranging from awareness-raising in secondary school to higher education programmes at levels equivalent to two to eight years of university study. The training courses cover a broad spectrum, including bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes specialising in AI and data science.
A continuing professional development programme is offered to enable working professionals to acquire or strengthen their AI skills.
Targeted professions and skills
MACMIA project aims to train industry experts, project managers, AI specialists (machine learning, computer vision, generative AI, large language models – LLM) and dual-skilled specialists.
The project aims to contribute to the sovereignty of the French data and AI sector from the training stage onwards.
An innovative national web portal and LMS
MACMIA plans to create a national web portal consolidating initial, apprenticeship and continuing training programmes. This portal will integrate an LMS for monitoring learning modules and an AI recommendation engine for personalising training pathways.
Partners involved in MACMIA
- Academic partners: Institut Mines-Télécom, leader (Technological Universities involved: IMT Mines Alès, IMT Atlantique, IMT Nord Europe, Mines Saint-Étienne, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School), ESIGELEC, Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT), Campus des Métiers et Qualification d’Excellence Industrie du Futur, Campus des Métiers et Qualification Design et Industrie du Futur, Campus des Métiers et Qualification d’Excellence Aéronautique – Pays-de-la-Loire.
- Economic partners : Cap Digital, pôle de compétitivité CIMES, Cité de l’IA / MEDEF Lille Métropole.
- Large enterprises: Festo, Valeo, Assystem, Cisco Systems, Capgemini engineering, Carrefour.
- Skills operators: OPCO Atlas
