I completed my final internship at the City Hall of Paris, working on their Agenda 21 project. My collective project was already for the City Hall of Paris: a study on the economic and commercial impact of the south Maréchaux tramway.
After graduating from STU, I pursued the administrative competitive exam preparation at Sciences Po. Having succeeded and joined the INET (National Institute of Territorial Studies) as a territorial administrator, I underwent 18 months of training, with some courses shared with the ENA. In our cohort, there were roughly equal numbers of external and internal candidates. The distinction between an administrator and a territorial attaché lies both in the difficulty of the exam (more tests, fewer places for the administrator exam) and in the position one secures afterwards: the role of a territorial attaché is also a high-responsibility position but typically focuses on a more specific subject. However, it is possible to advance internally afterwards...
Are we well prepared for "economic development" in STU? I would say yes, but perhaps more in the sense of "territorial strategy." Because when discussing the development of territories, or even when conducting a diagnosis, this aspect is certainly taken into account as well.
Today, my mission with the DGS involves overseeing a very broad range of themes and requires significant commitment. I indeed work very closely with him, so I need to take advantage of his availability slots, either early in the morning or... late in the evening. But it is very interesting. For my upcoming missions, I would like to steer more towards cities or intermunicipalities, in order to reconnect with my more "urban" training, and certain areas of interest, such as the policies that some cities may adopt regarding education...
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