Eco Fair-1

This course unit begins during the orientation seminar.

During this course unit, students will participate in the planning and implementation of two major annual events in the field of ecology: the Biodiversity Festival (Festi’Versité) and the National Biodiversity Fair (SNB). Since 2008, these events have served to bring together, connect with, and raise awareness of all stakeholders in the professional ecology sector in France.

Working in collaboration with partner organizations (OFB, F-CEN, UPGE, F-CPIE, UM, CNRS, local governments, etc.) and the professional organizing body, students serve as project management assistants for the two events, filling various roles based on their motivations, interests, and abilities (experience, skills, and available training programs) alongside volunteers from other programs (BTS): recruiting and welcoming attendees and speakers, media relations, communications, safety (fire safety, first aid), logistics, fundraising, environmental sustainability… Positions are advertised through job descriptions, and students apply for them during the master’s program orientation seminar.

Organized by an ad hoc structure (currently being established) and under the direction of a steering committee comprising their key stakeholders, these two events involve the participation of students in the Environmental Management master’s program at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Montpellier as part of their coursework and through their student organizations.

- Festi’Versité, the biodiversity festival. It aims to raise awareness and educate the general public about environmental issues through activities, performances, games, lectures, film screenings, and photography exhibitions. It takes place over a weekend in late October or early November at the Montpellier Zoo.

- The National Biodiversity Fair. Serving as a career and training forum, a scientific and technical conference, and a professional networking event, it features lectures and roundtable discussions, scientific and technical presentations, as well as recruitment opportunities and professional exchanges. The fair takes place over two days in January at the Montpellier Exhibition Center.

Experience in project management and/or completion of the “Project Management” course.

This course unit focuses on applying the skills acquired in the “Project Management” course unit.

*For everyone:

- understand and meet a sponsor’s or client’s expectations based on a set of specifications;

- comply with a job description;

- work as a team and collaborate through a project that involves the entire second-year cohort (70 to 80 students) of the GE master’s program;

- mobilize a network of professionals;

- evaluate one's own work and that of one's teammates;

- to advocate for a professional cause by participating in a collective effort in a professional manner

* and depending on the positions held:

- communicate about and promote events to a variety of audiences;

- prevent and manage risks

- implement an environmentally responsible approach

- seek resources (financial, material, and human) and establish partnerships (enter into contracts with partners and service providers);

- welcoming and managing visitors and speakers;

- evaluate and present an activity report and a management and financial report to the sponsors;

- monitor information, embrace an innovative approach, and engage in forward-thinking;