Three major French engineering schools are teaming up to build a research and development capacity and to train engineers in the field of ELS, Embedded Lighting Systems. The three schools are
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Institut d’Optique’s graduate school, a major educator in optical science; ESTACA, a major European educator in the field of transport and mobility; and STRATE, a design school. The new program will be centred on the Paris-Saclay Campus, where the
ELS chair will develop expertise at the highest international level, to increase the competitiveness of our industry in lighting and signaling. The industrial partners will contribute a €2m budget over the next three years to build an effective capacity for R&D in collaboration with the best research laboratories, to educate high potential engineers and provide continuous education for personnel from industry.
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Industrial partners in the venture include Renault, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Valeo, and Automotive Lighting . They will direct graduate studies, continuing education, and research with the three academic partners. Professional associations such as Driving Vision News have also been very active in supporting this project.
By contributing € 15,000 per year for three years, any member of the lighting industry may become an associate industrial member and benefit from d irect access to the international students on the graduate program, preferred access to continuing-education programs for employees, R&D programs for improved competitiveness, d evelopment of synergies between industry and universities, and enhanced visibility in the business world.