Advanced Master's in Project Management in Circular Economy
Lyon, France
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
11 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The application deadline is mid-July.
Introduction
Imagine turning waste into resources, creating a cycle that fuels both sustainability and profitability. This Advanced Master’s in Innovation Project Management in Circular Economy guides you to become a visionary in the circular economy, mastering every step—from pinpointing viable eco-processes to steering entire industrial projects towards maximum efficiency. With skills in environmental analysis, recycled product marketing, and strategic project management, graduates emerge ready to lead companies toward a more sustainable future.
What is an Advanced Master's?
An Advanced Master's degree or Mastère Spécialisé has a bac +6 level in France and it's the next level after a master's degree. It is a degree highly appreciated by French companies. In order to apply, students must have done at least 5 years of higher education (a master's degree), but exemptions are possible for people with several years of professional experience.
This Advanced Master's will allow you to acquire specialized and cross-disciplinary skills in one year by alternating between school/projects or assignments in companies.
Curriculum
Organization of studies
The training can be done under student status or under a professionalization contract*. It takes place from October to September with:
- A seven-month teaching period alternating 2 weeks at the school and 2 weeks in a company
- A five-month phase of full-time activity in the company, which leads to the completion of a professional thesis
*The professionalization contract is accessible to non-European foreigners who have completed one year of studies in France and hold a "student" residence permit. The student should be maximum 25 years old when signing the contract.
Curriculum
The academic program, completely taught in French, takes place over one year, with an overall time volume of 500 hours organized in 4 parts:
- Introduction to circular economy
- Circular economy: structure and context
- Choosing and determining the circular economy project
- Strategy and business models in circular economy
- Environmental assessments and balances
- Technological availability and feasibility
- Regulations and standards, taxation and industrial property in the circular economy
- Engineering and steering of a circular economy project
- Project management
- Conception, ecodesign and design
- Transformation process engineering
- Industrial management and logistics in circular economy
- Marketing and supply chain in circular economy
- Cost and profitability management in circular economy
- Knowledge capitalization and know-how development
- Conferences, company cases and industrial visits
- Workshops
- Case studies in circular economy
Career Opportunities
The academic program prepares applicants for positions such as:
- Recycling Project Manager
- Project Manager of Engineering or Industrial Reengineering in Circular Economy
- Innovation Manager in Industrial Systems in Circular Economy
- Consultant in Circular Economy SYstems Engineering
- Project Manager in Industrial Support Organizations
- Officer in charge of Monitoring, Intelligence and Prospective in the field of Circular Economy