Dates for the Start of the 2026–2027 Academic Year at EJCAM

Start dates by graduating class

• Start of the Academic Year at Aix/INSPE - Master's 1 (august 31) and Master's 2 (september 1) in Communication Strategies and Media Relations

  At INSPE: 2 Av. Jules Isaac, 13626 Aix-en-Provence

  The classrooms will be specified at a later date.

   

  Start of the M1 program in Communication Strategies and Media Relations (work-study program) 
  Alexandre Joux 
  August 31, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

   

  FORMASUP Information Session – M1 Communication Strategies and Media Relations (Work-Study program) 
  Alexandre Joux and Kassim Ibrahim
  August 31, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. 

   

  Start of the M2 Program in Communication Strategies and Media Relations (Work-Study program) 
  Alexandre Joux 
  September 1, 2026, 

• Start of the Academic Year in Marseille - Master's 1 and 2 in Journalism and Master's 1 and 2 in Digital Communication Project Management - September 1, 2026

  Start-of-year meeting – September 1, 2026 – Marseille campus, 21 rue Virgile Marron, 13005 Marseille
  11:30 AM – 12:30 PM - Amphi A
  Presentation of EJCAM by the EJCAM management team
  M1 and M2 Journalism (work-study and initial tracks)
  M1 and M2 Digital Communication Project Management

  1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
  Presentation on apprenticeship programs with FORMASUP
  M1 et M2 Journalism work-study students 
  M1 et M2  Digital Communication Project Management

   

  Welcome for M1 Journalism initial program students 
  2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
  Room 004 A
  Stéphane Cabrolié
   

  Orientation for M2 Journalism initial program students 
  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  Room 004 A
  Stéphane Cabrolié

  
  Welcome Session for M1 Journalism work-study students
  2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
  Room 004 B
  Pauline Amiel & Pierre Dharréville

  
  Welcome Session for M2 Journalism work-study students
  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  Room 004 B
  Pauline Amiel & Pierre Dharréville

   

  Welcome session for M2 students – Master’s in Digital Communication Project Management
  3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
  Room 013
  Nina Barbaroux-Pagonis

  
   

• Start of the Academic Year at Aix/INSPE - Master’s 1 in Information Professions, with tracks in “Communication for Influence and Advocacy” and “Journalism and International Issues” - September 2, 2026

  >>>> M1 Information Professions : “Communication for Influence and Advocacy (CI) ” Track& “Journalism and International Issues” Track (MJEI) - September 2, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. -  INSPE site: 2 Av. Jules Isaac, 13626 Aix-en-Provence

  
  Alexandre Joux, Claire Tomasella, and Magali Nonjon

  Classroom E006

• Start of the Academic Year in Marseille - Master’s 1 and Master’s 2 Programs: Event Management, Brand Communication, Public Interest Communication, International Studies, and Data and Digital Information Systems - September 3, 2026

  Back-to-School Lecture - September 3, 2026 - Marseille Campus, 21 rue Virgile Marron, 13005 Marseille

  
  >>>>Master’s 1 and 2 in Organisational Communication, Information, Media, and Digital Technology (Specialisations: Event Communication, Brand Communication, Public Interest Communication, International Communication, and Data and Digital Information Systems).
  9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  Lecture Hall A
  • Presentation of EJCAM by Pauline Amiel, Director of EJCAM
  • Introduction to the faculty and staff
  • Guest speakers from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
   

  Welcome for M1 Event Communication students
  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Room 004 B 
   

   

  Orientation for M2 Event Communication Students
  3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
  Room 004 B 
   

  
  Orientation for M1 Brand Communication Students
  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Room 004 A
  Marie-Pierre Fourquet-Courbet

   

  Orientation for M2 Brand Communication Students
  3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
  Room 004 A
  Marie Pierre Fourquet-Courbet

  
  Orientation for M1 Public Interest Communication Students
  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Room 013
  Brigitte Juanals

   

  Orientation for M2 Public Interest Communication Students
  3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
  Room 013
  Brigitte Juanals 

   

  Orientation for M1 students in Data and Digital Information Systems
  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Room 305
  Fidelia Ibekwe

  
  Orientation for M2 students in Data and Digital Information Systems
  3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
  Room 305
  Fidelia Ibekwe

  
  Welcome Session for International M1 Students
  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  Room 306 David Goldie

   

  Welcome Session for International M2 Students
  3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
  Room 306, David Goldie 

   

• Start of the Academic Year at Aix/INSPE - Bachelor's (L3), Master's 1, and Master's 2 in Ecological Transitions, Information, and Media - September 4, 2026

  Back-to-school conference, 4 September 2026, at the INSPE: 2 Av. Jules Isaac, 13626 Aix-en-Provence
  >>>> (L3, M1 & M2 in Ecological Transitions, Information & Media) / Boardroom
  9.00 am – 10.00 am: Presentation by Pauline Amiel
  10.00 am – 10.45 am: Presentation by Hugo FOURNIER (Aix Town Hall) and representatives from civil society organisations / Boardroom
   

  11.00 am – 12.30 pm: Welcome session for third-year Bachelor’s students
  E104 – Philippe Hert

   

  11.00 am – 11.45 am: Welcome session for first-year Master’s students in Information & Media
  Room E109 – Marina Alcaraz

   

  11.45 am – 12.30 pm: Welcome session for second-year Master’s students in Information & Media
  Room E103 – Marina Alcaraz

   

  11.00 – 11.45: Welcome session for Year 1 Master’s students in Ecological Transitions
  Room A122 – Céline Pascual Espuny

   

  11.45 – 12.30: Welcome session for Year 2 Master’s students in Ecological Transitions
  Room A122 – Céline Pascual Espuny

  
  12.30 pm – 1.30 pm: L3 language placement test
  Room E104 / Stéphanie Goldie

  
  1.30 pm – 4.30 pm: Climate mural for Master’s 1 & 2 in Ecological Transitions
  Room E104 – Céline Pascual Espuny

   

• Start of the Academic Year at Aix/INSPE - Master's 2 Information Professions (with a concentration in Information Professions, Influential Communication, and Advocacy, and a concentration in Journalism and International Issues) - September 7, 2026

  M2 Information Professions: Influential Communication and Advocacy (CI) & Journalism and International Issues (MJEI) – WORK-STUDY PROGRAMME – 7 September 2026 – INSPE Campus – 2 Av. Jules Isaac, 13626 Aix-en-Provence

  The room will be confirmed at a later date.

  9.30 am - 10.30 am at the INSPE for M2 Influence and Advocacy Communication students

  10.45 am - 12.30 pm at the INSPE for M2 Journalism and International Issues students

  Magali Nonjon, Alexandre Joux and Claire Tomasella