Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique (APTE)

Discover our program

Through our Mastère Spécialisé® (MS®), you will develop the necessary skills for designing and implementing solutions that reconcile the challenges of ecological transition, social justice, and economic performance.

Three academic institutions from the Nantes metropolitan area are coming together to offer a program that draws on the recognized expertise of their international professors and researchers in the fields of engineering, urban planning, and management.

The pedagogy is organized around innovative and cross-disciplinary projects carried out with companies, civil society actors, and public authorities. In this way, you learn to master and put into practice technical knowledge while uniting various stakeholders for the benefit of responsible economic development.

The APTE program (Acteur Pour la Transition Énergétique) has been modified to APTE (Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique) to expand its scope to ecological and social transition across all sectors. In addition to energy, it now includes the circular economy and strengthens courses on eco-design and resource management. This evolution reflects a more comprehensive vision of sustainability, encompassing both environmental and social impacts.

Summary
  • Rhythm:
    Full time
  • Entry level:
    5 ans d'expérience, BAC +4, BAC +5
  • Total duration:
    1 year
  • Degree:
    Mastère spécialisé® - Labellisé BAC+6
  • Language(s):
    English, French
  • Format:
    Face-to-face
  • Duration of internship / Work experience:
    6 months
  • Campus:
    City Campus - Nantes
  • Start Date:
    2025-09-29
  • Training schedule:
    6 months
  • Number of places:
    25
Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique (APTE)

Target Skills

The skills developed during the program are focused on business strategy, global management, applied expertise, foresight, and innovation.

  • Detect and seize opportunities in the ecological transition
  • Anticipate and track sectoral developments
  • Understand the challenges of technical evolution
  • Master the financing of renewable energy projects
  • Define and implement responsible business models
  • Engage various public and private stakeholders


The APTE program (Acteur Pour la Transition Énergétique) has been modified to APTE (Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique) to expand its scope to ecological and social transition across all sectors. In addition to energy, it now includes circular economy and strengthens courses on eco-design and resource management. This evolution reflects a broader vision of sustainability, encompassing both environmental and social impacts.

Assessment Terms

Continuous monitoring, Examens sur table, Thesis, Group work

Academic partners

Ecole Centrale Nantes

Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique (APTE)

Admission criteria

The Mastère Spécialisé® is a Graduate level program accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Candidates must hold or be in the process of obtaining a Master's degree (Bac+5) or an equivalent qualification:

  • A degree from an engineering school accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI)
  • A degree from a management school accredited by the Commission d’Évaluation des Formations et Diplômes de Gestion (CEFDG) to award the Master's degree (Master 2)
  • A 3rd-cycle university degree (DEA, DESS, etc.), the list of which is determined by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles
  • A foreign degree equivalent to the French diplomas required above (Master 1, Bac+4, or equivalent level, 240 ECTS) and at least 3 years of professional experience

By exception, for up to 30% of the Mastère Spécialisé cohort: Master 1, Bac+4 or equivalent level (240 ECTS) OR a Bachelor's degree (L3) with at least three years of professional experience

Any other application presenting an original academic background or a high-quality track record will be carefully considered. This application may be subject to a Validation of Professional and Personal Acquired Skills (VAPP).

Admission period

The admission period between the submission of your application and the admission response (in case of eligibility and completion of the motivational interview) is a maximum of 1 month.

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Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique (APTE)

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The Audencia Careers consulting team, made up of human resources professionals, psychologists and coaches, accompanies you as a student or graduate to better develop your skills and build your professional project in France and internationally.

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Débouchés métier

L'économie de la transition énergétique et écologique représente un enjeu grandissant et connaît une croissance dynamique. Le nombre d'entreprises engagées dans la transition énergétique est en pleine expansion, ce qui favorise grandement l'insertion de nos diplômés.

 

  • Responsable des projets de transition énergétique et écologique
  • Consultant en transition écologique & RSE
  • Ingénieur d’affaires secteur énergétique
  • Chef de développement ENR
  • Responsable environnement et énergie
  • Entrepreneur

Our Graduates

Graduates strongly integrated into major institutions

 

Our graduates are mostly placed in organizations dedicated to the environmental and energy transition, such as companies specialized in renewable energies, government agencies, environmental NGOs, clean technology companies, communication agencies specialized in ecology, and print, audiovisual or digital media dedicated to sustainable development.

  • Alexis BAYACK, Energy and Sustainable Development Officer, CROIX ROUGE FRANCAISE
  • Jérôme CHESSON, Solar Production Developer Solar Photovoltaic Production, ENERCOOP
  • Ronan LA SIERRA, Climate - Energy Consultant, EKODEV
  • Elsa RONDELEUX, Offshore Wind Project Manager, VALEMO
  • Rémi STAUB, Alternative Fuels Project Manager, ZEPHYR & BOREE
  • Hajar SFENDLA, Energy and Digital Transition Project Manager, MINISTÈRE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR, DE LA RECHERCHE ET DE L'INNOVATION
  • Claire MERCIER, CIndustrial Decarbonization Project Manager, ADEME
  • Charles SALMON, Sustainability and Circular Economy Consultant, DELOITTE  
  • Manon CHAPPARD, CSR Project Manager, GROUPE PIERRE & VACANCES
  • Cécile GUEGUEN, ETRE School Development and Support Manager, LES ÉCOLES DE LA TRANSITION ÉCOLOGIQUE  

 

Poursuites d'étude

Des passerelles sont possibles vers l'université et vers d'autres écoles de commerce (rare mais possibles). Les équivalences sont étudiées par les établissements qui reçoivent la demande d'admission.

Débouchés métier

L'économie de la transition énergétique et écologique représente un enjeu grandissant et connaît une croissance dynamique. Le nombre d'entreprises engagées dans la transition énergétique est en pleine expansion, ce qui favorise grandement l'insertion de nos diplômés.

  • Responsable des projets de transition énergétique et écologique
  • Consultant en transition écologique & RSE
  • Ingénieur d’affaires secteur énergétique
  • Chef de développement ENR
  • Responsable environnement et énergie
  • Entrepreneur


Le programme APTE (Acteur Pour la Transition Energétique) a été modifié en APTE (Acteur Pour la Transition Écologique) afin d'élargir son champ d'action à la transition écologique et sociale dans tous les secteurs d'activité. En plus de l'énergie, il intègre désormais l'économie circulaire et renforce les cours sur l'éco-conception et la gestion des ressources. Cette évolution reflète une vision plus globale de la durabilité, incluant les impacts environnementaux et sociaux. 

Actor for Ecological Transition (MS APTE)

Pooling Resources

Audencia and Centrale Nantes have created a synergy that allows them to pool their material and learning resources. Students have access to all the schools' campuses in France and abroad, media libraries, laboratories, corporate and alumni networks...

The Audencia Atlantic Campus and Centrale Nantes sites are located in the heart of one of the city's main university campuses, close to each other and less than a quarter of an hour from downtown Nantes.

Audencia offers 18,000 m2 of diverse, modular classrooms. Each classroom is equipped to adapt to the teaching mode and group work (video projector, audio speaker). The school also has mobile audiovisual and IT resources (digital camcorders, TVs, DVD players, tablets).

Centrale Nantes has nearly 40,000 m2 present on a 16-hectare campus and comprises 17 buildings. In addition to the standard facilities of a university campus (classrooms, media library, computer rooms...), it boasts technological platforms unique in France, modern and varied sports facilities, the incubator shared by the 3 Alliance schools (Centrale- Audencia- Ensa) and an extremely rich student life.

Unique Resources

Accessibility for the Disabled

In line with its three founding values - Innovation, Collaboration and Responsibility - Audencia's social policy places the fight against all forms of discrimination related to age, gender, origin, disability or any other personal characteristic at the heart of its policy and encourages the integration of learners regardless of these attributes.

In particular, Audencia is committed to meeting accessibility standards for people with disabilities in all our locations and to offering specially adapted training courses. For more information, please see our Disability Policy.

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