The Cnam is a very unique French institution of long-standing and deep scientific tradition. It is supervised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
The Cnam has been entrusted with 3 closely interconnected missions:
The Cnam has been entrusted with 3 closely interconnected missions:
Nearly 100,000 people enrol each year in our professional and management development programmes. 11,000 students are currently studying for undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. Among the 2,000 people employed by the Cnam 500 are full-time professors or researchers. 7,000 associate professors or professionals teach at the Cnam.
Each year we hold on average 350 national and international conferences and register more than 100 research contracts with industrial companies.
Each year we hold on average 350 national and international conferences and register more than 100 research contracts with industrial companies.
The future and the past
Christian Forestier was appointed administrateur général in September 2008.
"The production of genius and the means to be educated are public goods; they should be scattered across France like echoes in a city."Abbé Henri Grégoire
(founder of the Cnam)
(founder of the Cnam)
Public conferences on Globalisation and the EU
- Forum Europe ♦ Le réveil des démons européens February 16, 2012
Translating architecture (XVIIth-XIXth centuries)A conference organised by the Centre for the History of Techniques and the Environment (CDHTE, CNAM) and the National Institute of Art History (INHA)
Transmedia International Masterclass Marseille- TIMMTransmedia International Masterclass Marseille- TIMM - will offer a unique opportunity in Europe to benefit from one week of intense training with the best Transmedia specialists in the world.
Award Ceremony ♦ Professor Vukan R. Vuchic, Docteur Honoris CausaThe Cnam will present Professor Vukan R. Vuchic with the title of Honorary Doctorate and will discuss of public urban transportation and high speed rail lines. This will be an important event for Franco-American cooperation in the rail industry.
600 Haitian students will follow for free the teaching of the CnamThe Cnam is the first French University to mobilize on site in Haiti.
