As part of their program, final-year students in the Finance professional field at ISEN Ouest had the opportunity to take part in a hands-on and immersive experience: a visit to the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa trading room.
This deep dive into market finance perfectly reflects the school’s educational approach: learning through direct contact with the professional world.
Understanding finance in a real-world environment
Market finance is often seen as abstract or out of reach, but it becomes much more meaningful when observed in a real-life setting.
Inside the trading room, students discovered a dynamic environment structured around several specialized desks, where different professional profiles work side by side:
- Traders and market operators
- Engineers specialized in finance
- Information systems experts
- Economists
This diversity shows that careers in finance are not limited to one specific academic background. Engineering profiles play an essential role, especially in technology, data, and modeling.
A key experience for shaping career plans
Beyond discovering different professions, this visit gave students the opportunity to picture their future careers more concretely. Speaking with professionals in the field and learning about their day-to-day work, responsibilities, and career paths provided a realistic view of the sector’s expectations. For some students, this immersive experience even confirmed their interest in market finance, leading to plans for further specialization or a work-study pathway.
The Finance professional field at ISEN Ouest
At ISEN Ouest, the Finance specialization is part of a 5-year engineering program built around a gradual development of skills.
After a three-year post-secondary cycle designed to provide strong foundations in science and digital technologies, students choose their professional field in the fourth and fifth years.
The Finance professional field is based on a dual skill set that is particularly sought after:
- scientific and technical expertise in data, digital technologies, and engineering
- specialization in finance, especially market finance
The program progressively covers:
- economic and financial fundamentals
- the specific features of the banking and regulatory environment
- market finance techniques
- financial data processing and analysis
Students also apply their skills in big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) through practical projects, often connected to real business challenges.
Training for the finance careers of tomorrow
In a sector undergoing major transformation, driven by digitalization, data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), hybrid profiles are increasingly in demand. ISEN Ouest engineers, who are trained to master both digital tools and financial challenges, fully meet these needs.
This immersion in a trading room is therefore part of a broader ambition: to train engineers who are able to understand, analyze, and innovate in complex environments.
