At a Glance

Student Engagement at the Heart of the Clermont SB Experience

At Clermont School of Business, student engagement is an integral part of the learning experience. Whether through leadership roles within student associations, representative functions, civic initiatives, sporting, artistic, entrepreneurial, or professional projects, engagement enables students to develop valuable competencies that support their academic, personal, and professional development.

The ENGAGE Programme serves as the reference framework for Clermont School of Business’s student engagement policy. Its objective is to better structure, support, and recognise the various forms of student involvement throughout the student journey.

Launched in the 2024–2025 academic year, the programme has notably enabled the academic recognition of certain forms of student engagement through the allocation of ECTS credits and strengthened support for student association life through dedicated training, tools, and spaces such as Living’Up.

The ENGAGE Programme

A Programme Embedded in the School’s Strategy

ENGAGE is fully aligned with the REVEAL 22–27 strategic plan, which places the student experience, societal impact, and skills development at the heart of Clermont School of Business’s ambitions.

The School firmly believes that student engagement is a powerful learning lever in its own right. It helps develop individuals capable of taking responsibility, working collaboratively, leading projects, and operating effectively in complex environments.

The programme is built on a simple principle:

• The School provides a supportive, structured, and recognised framework;
• Students engage, develop competencies, and contribute to campus life and the wider community.

The Five Pillars of ENGAGE

1. Recognising Forms of Engagement

ENGAGE identifies and recognises a wide range of student commitments, providing greater visibility and value to students’ involvement.

Examples include:

• class representatives, student delegates, and ambassadors;
• association leaders, including presidents, treasurers, and project managers;
• active members of student associations;
• student-athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, reservists, and civic service volunteers;
• students pursuing paid employment alongside their studies (excluding work-study programmes).

This recognition highlights the responsibilities undertaken, the competencies developed, and students’ contributions to the School community.

2. Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Engagement

Long-term engagement requires a framework that remains compatible with academic commitments.

To support this objective, ENGAGE provides:

• dedicated time slots for engagement activities, including Thursday afternoons for certain cohorts;
• specific consideration for the constraints faced by work-study students;
• a shared calendar to improve coordination between associations, events, and School services;
• dedicated workspaces for student associations and engagement initiatives;
• shared tools to facilitate project management, communication, and activity monitoring.

The Trudaine XL campus, inaugurated in 2024, fully supports this ambition by offering new spaces dedicated to learning, collaboration, and student life.

3. Developing the Skills of Engaged Students

Student engagement provides an opportunity to develop highly valued transferable skills, including:

• leadership;
• team management;
• project management;
• communication;
• budget management;
• risk prevention;
• responsibility and ethics.

ENGAGE offers training programmes tailored to students’ roles and levels of responsibility.

Specific mandatory training sessions have been introduced for association leaders, covering topics such as well-being, responsibilities, risk prevention, gender-based and sexual violence, disability awareness, and inclusion.

4. Supporting and Monitoring Engagement Pathways

The purpose of monitoring engaged students is not to control, but to support.

This approach helps to:

• clarify expectations associated with each role;
• support students in taking on responsibilities;
• secure and strengthen student-led projects;
• encourage individual development;
• facilitate knowledge transfer between student cohorts.

This support framework relies on ongoing dialogue between students, associations, academic teams, School services, and senior leadership.

5. Recognising and Valuing Engagement

Recognition represents the culmination of the ENGAGE Programme.

Its objective is to acknowledge students’ commitment, make acquired competencies visible, and integrate engagement into the academic journey.

In certain cases, this recognition may take the form of ECTS credits, with students eligible to earn up to three ECTS credits per degree programme according to the scheme’s eligibility criteria.

An Engagement Experience That Drives Growth

Through ENGAGE, Clermont School of Business provides a clear framework for student engagement.

The programme recognises the diversity of student pathways, supports students as they take on responsibilities, and values competencies developed beyond the classroom.

It reflects a strong ambition: to make engagement a defining component of the student experience, contributing to personal fulfilment, academic success, and the development of responsible, open-minded individuals capable of making a positive impact.