University and Campus of Engagement
Summer

From 26 June to 1 July 2025 in Poitiers

The workshops

Friday 27 June

10.45 a.m. - 12.15 p.m.

Exploring our Perceptions of the World

Virginie PHILIPPE, Freelance Consultant

Discover how our perceptions influence our view of the world and learn to identify invisible filters, such as culture, emotions and experiences. By broadening your perspectives, you can enrich your exchanges and strengthen your day-to-day relationships.

Detox operation: muting your limiting beliefs

Hélène DA COSTA, Coach CoachingMove

Become aware of your internal chatter that's bothering you and mute it.

Boost self-confidence

After clarifying what self-confidence is and the impacts of its absence, this workshop offers concrete advice and courses of action to initiate a genuine personal development journey.

Boost your communication with improv!

Nathan MATHIEU, Education and Youth Advisor, Ministry of Youth and Sports

A dynamic workshop to develop spontaneity and oral fluency through improvisation exercises. An opportunity to strengthen active listening, cooperative ability, stress management, and to dare more creative and authentic communication.

Let's talk about your job search: knowing how to highlight your skills

Serge EISENHUTH, Skills Expert

From your experiences and needs, we will explore how to best identify and value your skills, in a comprehensive workshop blending theory and practice.

CV and cover letters: make a striking impression on your future employer at first glance

Delphine SPITERI, Educational Department Manager, Association Laïque Le Prado

Looking to land more interviews? This workshop will help you transform your CV and cover letter into real attention-grabbing tools. Learn how to highlight your experiences, tailor your message to recruiters, and avoid common pitfalls. Leave with practical advice, inspiring examples, and a fresh perspective on your applications! ⚠️ Remember to print your CV and cover letter before the workshop!

Starting a business: from idea to action!

Lou CRISTOFARI, Support Manager, Institut de l’Engagement

Do you have a project taking shape in your mind? Come and clarify your vision and organise your ideas in a dynamic and practical collaborative workshop!

Building an impactful project without losing focus

Guillaume PULYK, POP Project Officer, ATIS

How does undertaking a social and/or environmental utility project differ from a traditional economic project? How can such a project be approached and built over time without being misappropriated? Come and discuss initial responses during this workshop.

Let's fight ageism!

Anne BERBUTO, Regional Manager, SC2S

What if we deconstructed our preconceived notions about generations? Young people, seniors, boomers, Gen Z, or millennials… This workshop offers you the chance to identify and question age-related stereotypes to foster better understanding between generations.

Data: understanding and questioning data

Vincent BOUTIN, Network Animator for Youth Information, CRIJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Info Jeunes Poitiers

A workshop to discover what data is, visible or invisible, and to collectively reflect upon the data we produce, share, or consume on a daily basis. An invitation to take a step back and consider our relationship with digital technology.

2.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Non-Violent Communication (NVC): transform your way of communicating

Virginie PHILIPPE, Freelance Consultant

Learn to express your feelings without aggression and to listen to others without judgment. Through practical and fun exercises, this workshop will give you the keys to more authentic, kind, and constructive exchanges.

Appreciative self-exploration

Hélène DA COSTA, Coach CoachingMove

Explore the highlights of your civic journey and identify your achievements to consolidate your strengths and build your future.

Foiling time thieves

Anne Dominique LEGRAND, Coach Vievox

A workshop to better manage your time... and your energy! Learn to distinguish the urgent from the important, to spot what distracts you from your priorities, to combat procrastination, and to set boundaries by saying no without feeling guilty.

To know oneself better in order to communicate better

Philippe SAUNIER, Mentor

Effective communication stems from a better understanding of oneself and others. Through practical tools drawn from various psychological approaches, this workshop invites you to identify the keys of language, personality, and sensitivity to create common ground.

The ABCs of getting started with your apprenticeship search

Lucie GOY and Delphine BILLY, Employment Advisor, France Travail

A practical workshop to lay the foundations for effective job searching: a powerful CV, the right digital tools, and an organisational method to maximise your chances of securing an apprenticeship contract. ⚠️ Remember to print your CV and cover letter before the workshop!

Job interview coaching: preparing and practising

Solène MARAND, Youth Information Officer, CRIJ Nouvelle Aquitaine

A workshop to discover the keys to a successful interview, gain confidence and refine your posture. You will put your skills into practice through mock interviews between young people and professionals.

Co-development workshop: helping each other to create a business

Nicolas TAUZIN, User Relations Officer, City of Bordeaux

A collaborative space where each successful entrepreneur can share their challenges, benefit from group advice, and co-create solutions. This workshop encourages the exchange of experiences to advance together on the challenges of starting a business.

Together, let's build the fashion of tomorrow

Guillaume PHILIPPE, President, The Responsible Fashion Counter

Explore the current challenges of responsible consumption in the fashion industry and discover how everyone can contribute to a more sustainable and ethical future.

Youth plea for the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): come and contribute!

Isabelle POGU, Director of Territorial Action, Institut de l’Engagement

In October 2025, Bordeaux will host the GSEF, Global Social Economy Forum. Come and contribute to youth advocacy for the SSE, which will be broadcast on this occasion!

Let's rethink mental health

Delphine SPITERI, Educational Department Manager, Association Laïque Le Prado

Honorine DUSSERRE, Mentoring Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

What if we were to deconstruct our preconceived ideas about mental health? Through an interactive presentation and group discussions, explore your representations and take part in a collective reflection to better understand this essential issue.

Saturday 28 June

10.45 a.m. - 12.15 p.m.

Boost self-confidence

Philippe SAUNIER, Mentor

After clarifying what self-confidence is and the impacts of its absence, this workshop offers concrete advice and courses of action to initiate a genuine personal development journey.

The Tree of Life: Reconnecting with Yourself to Move Forward Better

Honorine DUSSERRE, Mentoring Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

The Tree of Life is a metaphorical tool for self-knowledge and guiding change, stemming from Narrative Practices. By drawing our Tree of Life, we better understand what drives us: by reconnecting with our resources, by reflecting on our roots, our projects, our hopes, and what makes sense to us.

Choosing your projects and sticking to them: saying no to better say yes

Anne Dominique LEGRAND, Coach Vievox

Learn to identify the projects that truly motivate you and make a concrete space for them in your daily life. A workshop to better manage your time, avoid procrastination, set your boundaries... and move forward calmly towards what nourishes you.

Nonviolent Communication: keeping control of your communication

Nicolas TAUZIN, User Relations Officer, City of Bordeaux

A workshop to discover simple and effective techniques for better managing emotions and communicating calmly and clearly, even in difficult situations.

Let's talk about your job search: boosting your job search

Serge EISENHUTH, Skills Expert

During this workshop, we'll start by drawing on your concrete experiences and needs to assess how to effectively structure your job search. It's a participatory workshop, combining theoretical elements with good practices!

The network approach

Isabelle POGU, Director of Territorial Action, Institute of Commitment

The aim of this workshop is to jointly define what a professional network is, discover what networking can bring to the realisation of your project, and share best practices for developing and maintaining your network. A workshop for everyone!

Understanding legal statuses: choosing the right framework for your project

Corentin SOLEIHAC, Business Creation Advisor, BGE

A workshop to demystify the different legal structures and help you identify the one that best suits your business and needs.

Building an impactful project without losing focus

Guillaume PULYK, POP Project Officer, ATIS

Discovering the cultural sector: careers, paths and specificities

Marie-Pierre MITAINE, HR Manager, TAP, Grand Poitiers National Theatre

A workshop to explore the diversity of cultural professions, understand the different access routes, and grasp the peculiarities of this dynamic and exciting sector.

Children at risk: what do we do now?

Delphine SPITERI, Educational Department Manager, Association Laïque Le Prado

Is a child in danger necessarily removed from their family? Where are they placed? By whom? This interactive workshop invites you to collectively consider possible solutions when a child is in danger. Based on real-life situations, you will explore types of placement, the parties involved, and your own perceptions of this sensitive subject. A time for discussion and awareness, for better understanding.

2.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Developing one's ability to act

Nicolas TAUZIN, User Relations Officer, City of Bordeaux

A workshop to identify your personal resources and mobilise your strengths in the face of difficulties. Together, discover how to regain confidence and take concrete action to move towards your goals.

Imposter Syndrome

Isabelle MARRET, Programme Manager "winners», Institute of Commitment

The aim of this workshop is to define impostor syndrome, to understand the underlying causes and the mechanisms at work, and to identify ways of better detecting it and freeing ourselves from it.

What my engagement says about me

Laure LAVILLONNIERE, Support Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

Everyone gets involved for different reasons: a desire to act, an opportunity, or a stepping stone. Whatever your journey, your commitment has brought you skills, values, and strengths, sometimes unsuspected.
This workshop invites you to put into words what you have experienced and learned, to recognise your commitment and give it even more meaning in your future.

To know how to convince

Philippe SAUNIER, Mentor

Being able to introduce yourself and persuade in a few minutes is the art of the pitch. Whether in front of a jury, a recruiter or a funder, this workshop offers simple and effective techniques to capture attention, make a lasting impression and maximise your chances of success.

Let's talk about your job search: positively managing an interview

Serge EISENHUTH, Skills Expert

This participatory workshop will allow you to practise and succeed in your interviews through practical simulations. We will draw on your experiences and needs to prepare for this exercise collectively.

How to (re)boost my job search?

Mélanie DE LALEU, Support Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

Here, you're invited to come and discuss your job search, share your experiences, and leave with new ideas, contacts, and good energy to get back to your search with renewed vigour!

From idea to action: key steps to starting your business

Zahra ABADA, President, ACTIV-H SAS

From my experience as an entrepreneur stemming from academic research, I am offering you a workshop to discover the key steps in starting a business: from the initial idea to the first client, including choosing a model, structuring the project, and mobilising the right support. A practical workshop to learn the important steps to dare to launch, even without a network or starting capital.

Define your offering: clarify your products and services

Corentin SOLEIHAC, Business Creation Advisor, BGE

A workshop to learn how to clearly articulate the offering of your organisation, whether a company or an association, using a simple method and practical examples.

Discovering the cultural ecosystem

Camille TRICHET, Rézo Coordinator, MUSA

Among the many players in the artistic and cultural sector (public institutions, labelled venues, companies, patrons, etc.), a true ecosystem is forming.
This participatory workshop offers an immersion into this world to understand its dynamics, relationships, and challenges.

Rethinking mental health together

Delphine SPITERI, Educational Department Manager, Association Laïque Le Prado

Honorine DUSSERRE, Mentoring Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

Monday 30 June

14:15 – 15:45

Game #Aventure Entrepreneur

Stéphanie COLLARD, Financial Analyst, Bank of France

The #Aventure Entrepreneur game is a board game in which each player takes on the role of a company director. During each round of the game, they have to make decisions, pay their expenses, recruit, sell, collect money from their customers and deal with some of the hazards inherent in the life of a company director. At the end of each round, they have to make adjustments and check that their accounts are balanced (they have a mini income statement and a simplified balance sheet). This workshop is a fun way of understanding the basic ratios of financial analysis and how they interact.

Acting in the general interest: joining the state civil service

Florian SZYNAL, CEPJ – Regional Delegate for Associative Life, DRAJES Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Clara BERNARD, winner of the Institut de l’Engagement and DRAJES Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Drawing on your engagement experience, come and discover how careers in Youth, Popular Education, and Sports (JES) enable convictions to be transformed into concrete actions. A workshop to better understand the specificities and levers of the state public service… with the inspiring testimony of a former Institute laureate, now a field agent!

Succeeding with your applications: build your CV and your pitch (1/2)

Juliette PONS, Recruitment Manager, Colombus Consulting

Mamady TALON, Talent Acquisition, Colombus Consulting

In this workshop, we will offer you the chance to:
– Guessing what the ideal CV is for the position
– Determine what the essential elements of a good CV are
– Work on your own CV, receiving personalised advice
– Knowing the structure of an effective pitch to retrace your journey
– Test your own pitch in a small group

3-hour workshop: participants remain in the workshop for the second session as well

For this workshop, please bring your CV in paper format.

Défi Solidarités game: defend your social protection?

Inès D’ERCEVILLE, Head of Militant University, Groupe VYV

Come and discover a board game with specific case studies to understand the concrete impact of government actions on citizens, info-intox cards and quizzes. Debate cards emphasise the importance of citizen participation in democratic decision-making.

«Beauty for Everyone: Co-creation and Inclusive Innovation»

Sandrine JAQUENS, Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, L'Oréal

In an increasingly digital world and facing an ageing population, the beauty industry must adapt and offer inclusive solutions that meet the needs of everyone, regardless of their abilities.

New perspectives on the Musée d'Orsay: experimenting with young people

Misty MONTEVILLE, CSR Officer, Musée d’Orsay

Louisa RUDOWSKI, RSO Project Assistant, Musée d’Orsay

The Musée d’Orsay wishes to develop new initiatives aimed at young adults to increase its appeal to these audiences.
This participatory workshop will aim to engage in collective reflection on museums' positioning with young people and on projects that can be imagined to better connect with this audience, particularly in relation to contemporary societal issues: ecological crises, women's and minorities' rights, social concerns...

Integrating sustainability challenges into investment processes

Mario MITRI, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tikehau Capital

Camille DU BOIS, ESG Associate, Tikehau Capital

The workshop will be structured around 3 parts:
– a first phase of explanation of asset and investment fund management and sustainability
– a second round table to gather laureates' ideas for integrating biodiversity sustainability into the investment process
– a third or we will present our actions

Define a CSR and Engagement Strategy

Nolwenn LOPEZ, BNPP

The workshop will help you understand how to define a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategy and a concrete Engagement plan. You will discover why and how companies are integrating social and environmental issues into their operations.

Getting involved in local politics: why, how, with what impact?

Frédéric WATTEBLED, Local and Community Councillor

Through practical exchanges, this workshop explores the different forms of local political engagement, their impacts on territories, and how to reconcile them with professional life. A time to ask your questions, share experiences, and consider paths for action.

Approaching Remuneration for a First Job: Dare, Understand, Negotiate!

Stéphanie BUREL, Professional Development Consultant, APEC

Learn to approach the question of remuneration with confidence even from your first interviews. This workshop gives you the keys to:

– understand market benchmarks and position your value,
– have the essential arguments to propose a fair salary to the recruiter, using common remuneration language,
– enter into negotiations confidently, simply and effectively.

Because a good start also means knowing how to talk about your salary!

4:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Game #Aventure Entrepreneur

Stéphanie COLLARD, Financial Analyst, Bank of France

Artificial Intelligence: Revolution or Evolution of Professions?

Frédéric LEZY, Head of the Operational Transformation & Internal Digitalisation Division, Caisse des Dépôts Group

Célia MAHDIOUI, Operational Transformation Officer, Caisse des Dépôts Group

During this workshop, you will:
– Understand the basic concepts of AI and its evolution.
– Explore how AI is transforming various sectors and professions.
– Identify future skills needed to succeed in an AI-influenced world.
– Discuss the ethical and social implications of AI on employment.

New perspectives on the Musée d'Orsay: experimenting with young people

Misty MONTEVILLE, CSR Officer, Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie

Louisa RUDOWSKI, Assistant RSO Officer, Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie

European Parliament role play

Cécile TORRENT, Partnerships and Communications Officer, Institut de l’Engagement

Camille FOURNIER-REAL, Project Manager for Partnerships and Corporate Engagement, Institut de l’Engagement

This role-playing game invites you to take your place in the European Parliament, as an MEP, to debate, negotiate and find compromises on a specific issue, before voting on a legislative proposal that will improve the lives of citizens throughout the European Union.
Discover how European democracy works in an immersive and interactive way, working together and improving your diplomatic skills and public speaking!

From commitment to public service: building bridges, making choices

Monique BIBAUD, Deputy Manager of the Vienne committee, Passerelles et Compétences

A workshop to better understand public service careers, its three branches (state, hospital, territorial), its values, obligations, and opportunities.
Drawing from shared experiences, this often misunderstood sector is demystified: diverse career paths, opportunities for progression, ongoing modernisation...
A time to ask all your questions, clarify your professional choices, and consider how to transform civic engagement into professional engagement.

Making Generative Artificial Intelligence an ally in your job search

Cécile PIERRE, Consultant, APEC

A workshop to demystify generative artificial intelligence and discover how to give your job search a real boost:
– Write a striking CV,
– Prepare tailored cover letters,
– Improve your professional pitch,
– Implement strategic monitoring.

You will leave with the keys to use these tools autonomously, ethically and effectively.

Integrating sustainability challenges into investment processes

Mario MITRI, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tikehau Capital

Camille DU BOIS, ESG Associate, Tikehau Capital

Health-Environment Fresco

Inès D’ERCEVILLE, Head of Militant University, Groupe VYV

Ready to tackle a fresco exercise! Using cards and in stages, debate and understand the impacts of climate change on our health and how we can take action.

Tuesday 1st July

9.00am - 10.30am

Initiative workshops

Workshops BY the winners, FOR the winners. Would you like to share your knowledge, pass on your know-how or help other winners with their projects? Suggest your own workshop on the theme of Commitment or any other subject of interest to your class! Come along to the info point to discuss it (subject to room availability).

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