In October 2017, Arts et Métiers EDF signed a three-year partnership framework agreement through which they committed to creating an ecosystem dedicated to creation and innovation for the industries of tomorrow: providing digital solutions for energy and new services made possible by the emergence of smart electrical systems.
Concrete actions
On July 19, 2019, the EDF regional management for the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region formalized this partnership with the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers by signing a financial sponsorship agreement worth €40,000, which describes in concrete terms the actions to be implemented in the field, confirming EDF's desire to be at the heart of research and innovation.
This collaboration allows the campus to receive a donation that will be allocated in its entirety to the implementation of the campus partnership space.
This space is intended to generate synergies with the industrial world for the benefit of local economic development.
He allowwill students to benefit from EDF's expertise by working together on innovative projects innovation and this to enrich their training.
EDF's involvement also extends to the partnership space, where it provides a EDF employee EDF employee for a period of five years, in the form of skills sponsorship. His mission will consist developing training courses in smart energy and supporting engineering students in their entrepreneurial and innovation initiatives.
A win-win partnership
This partnership is part ofArts et Métiers strategyArts et Métiers France's leading technological institution serving the industry of the future, thanks in particular to the participation of manufacturers in the institution's research and development and training programs.
For EDF, as as a key player in the implementation of the energy transition, making a long-term commitment toArts et Métiers means promoting its image and model to talented students whose career paths are in line with the EDF Group's expectations in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship. In this context, as expressed by Mr. Jacques-Thierry Monti, Regional Director for Mediterranean Trade and Regional Delegate for EDF-PACA "We have decided to form a partnership on the mediastiAM project and to support it with a Smart Energy component, which does not currently exist within the project."
