Who Are We?
What is a Junior Enterprise?
Junior Enterprises (J.E.) are non-profit economic and educational associations under French law, with over 50 years of experience.
Based within schools and universities, they allow students to put their theoretical and practical education to good use. More specifically, junior entrepreneurs conduct studies corresponding to their school’s fields of expertise. They also support a wide variety of clients: large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, local authorities, etc.
Following the consulting model, they provide their managers with early-stage training in business management and team leadership. They also offer their consultants concrete professional experience at an early stage of their careers.
Clients benefit from the innovation capacity and dynamism of students, themselves supported by the school’s faculty and researchers. They are also assured of receiving quality studies. Indeed, each year, associations are audited by the National Confederation of Junior Enterprises (CNJE).
The Junior Enterprise movement in France represents:
- 200 Junior Enterprises in 72 cities across France,
- 2,600 student “managers”,
- over 25,000 student “consultants”,
- €12 million in cumulative revenue.
PCA, ESPCI’s Junior Enterprise
Physique-Chimie Avenir is a team of 21 first-year engineering students at ESPCI Paris – PSL, selected through competitive examination after two or three years of post-secondary studies.
Beyond the scientific foundation provided by the school and its multidisciplinary curriculum, we have been recruited and trained by the previous team in all aspects of managing a Junior Enterprise to best execute your studies. Thanks to this quality training and advice from former members, Physique-Chimie Avenir was part of France’s top 30 Junior Enterprises for 4 years and rejoined this exclusive circle in 2024.
ESPCI - Paris PSL
Ranked as France’s leading engineering school in academic excellence in the Figaro Étudiant 2023 ranking (in French).
ESPCI is a member of Paris Sciences & Lettres University. With 17,000 students and 2,900 teaching researchers, 140 laboratories, and 18 graduate programs, PSL is comparable to the world’s largest universities.
It is France’s top university in the THE 2020 ranking.
- 6Nobel Prizes
- 530Researchers & Doctoral Students
- 50%Of teaching is practical lab work
- 70%Pursue Doctoral Studies
- 4thIn the 2026 l’Étudiant ranking
PCA - Organizational Structure
Team composition
Physique-Chimie Avenir is a team of 21 first-year engineering students at ESPCI Paris – PSL, selected through competitive examination after two or three years of post-secondary studies.
Beyond the scientific foundation provided by the school and its multidisciplinary curriculum, we have been recruited and trained by the previous team in all aspects of managing a Junior Enterprise to best execute your studies. Thanks to this quality training and advice from former members, Physique-Chimie Avenir was part of France’s top 30 Junior Enterprises for 4 years and rejoined this exclusive circle in 2024.
The team is composed of:
- The Board, consisting of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary General, is responsible for coordinating the Junior Enterprise’s work and ensuring its smooth operation on relational, legal, and financial grounds. It is PCA’s decision-making hub.
- Project Management Team members interact directly with both companies and the engineering students conducting studies. They ensure proper project execution by regularly communicating progress to clients and remaining constantly attentive to their needs.
- Quality Assurance Team members oversee correct study execution through careful verification of the work completed by the study followers.
- The Commercial Development and Communications Team aims to raise Physique-Chimie Avenir’s profile both within companies and with the general public. It conducts daily prospecting campaigns and manages PCA’s multimedia platforms.
Our Partner Junior Enterprises
Dauphine Junior ConsultingParis Dauphine University - PSL
- Marketing
- Communications
- Finance
- Management
Chimie PerspectivesChimie ParisTech - PSL
- Organic synthesis
- Chemical analysis & modeling
JuMPMines Paris - PSL
- Strategy
- Engineering
- Computer science
Ready to bring your scientific project to life?
Trust our ESPCI engineering students to support you.