Presentation
Urbaponts brings together former students of the urban planning workshop at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
In all, some sixty students have graduated from the Certificat d'Etudes Supérieures, which became the Mastère Spécialisé en Aménagement et Maîtrise d'Ouvrage Urbaine (AMUR) in 1986, then the Mastere AMURDiplôme d'établissement between 2024 and 2026 and finally, from 2026-2027, AMUR Diplôme Nationalde Master(DNM) to be awarded by IPP Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
The association has a fourfold ambition:
- To lead a network of urban planning professionals, including former students.
- Adapt and promote training.
- Participate in discussions on the evolution of professional practices.
- Participate in debates on the city and urban issues.
The main actions of Urbaponts are:
- Participation in current debates on the city and urban planning.
- The organization of debate evenings, the aim of which is to regularly bring together urban planning and development professionals around specialized speakers.
- Publication of a directory and management of an alumni file.
- The organization of information and exchange meetings on planning professions for Mastère students ("Apéro des métiers").
- Running a website:www.urbaponts.org
- Job hunting for Mastère students, based on active use of the alumni network and the creation of a network of personalized contacts.
- Operation of a job exchange.
- Visits to sites with benchmark development projects.
- Reflection on the evolution of training, trades and professional qualifications.
