In the heart of Aix-en-Provence's southern district, on the Pauliane site, we officially inaugurated the start of construction work on our new Faculty of Economics and Management at Aix-Marseille University.
Cyril DUPUY, Managing Director VINCI Construction for TRAVAUX DU MIDI, our President Eric BERTON, Eric Chevalier, Deputy Mayor of Aix-en-Provence, Fabienne Blaise, Rectrice déléguée pour l'Enseignement supérieur, la recherche et l'innovation de la région académique PACA, performed the inaugural gestures of watering the tree, installing the nesting box and unveiling the inaugural plaque. In attendance were Bruno Decreuse, Dean of the FEG, Durand Segolene, Bertrand Mallet, Director of the Pôle des Opérations Campus AMU, Sophie Hutier, Vice Doyenne déléguée au Patrimoine et à la sécurité, Fabrice PRADES Dir. d'agence Vinci Construction - Travaux du Midi pour le chantier de la Pauliane, Régis DANIEL architecte associé du Cabinet CCD architecture(Xavier Chabrol) du projet Pauliane.
💚 In September 2025, our future faculty will be spread out over a site covering almost 3 hectares. Not only is this a very, very fine architectural project, which blends in perfectly with the surrounding neighborhood, it's also an innovative project that is part of a certified environmental approach. Our partners in this Pauliane project are the environmental engineering firm (OASIIS), the landscape architect (Stoa) and the building maintainer (Bouygues Energies & Services), all of whom are committed to sustainable energy consumption.
The assets of our future faculty:
☘ 1 Gold-level Bâtiment Durable Méditerranéen (BDM) label
🍃 1 E3C1 label (sustainable construction)
☘1 HQE landscape environment label for the campus
🌳+ 80 trees planted on the Campus
☘ Bioclimatic design : photovoltaic panels on the roof, timber frame on the top floor of the building, bio-sourced materials
♻ Circular economy approach: recovery of deconstruction waste
✅ On-site manufacture of low-carbon concrete (Buildings with Reduced Carbon Impact)
💚 All-pedestrian campus core
♻ Implementation of on-site selective sorting and composting.
✅ Consideration of soft mobility and safety on the outside of the campus with the city of Aix-en-Provence, in particular to validate all developments and accesses on the viaduct road, giving priority to the safety of the various flows: pedestrians, cyclists, motorized two-wheelers, cab drop-off area, entrance for delivery vehicles and trucks, BHNS.
100% of the funding is provided by the French government through the Plan Campus program. 🌲 🌳 🍀 🦗 See you soon on our campus!
