Partner Institutions

Established in 2008, Agrocampus Ouest focuses on life and environmental sciences and technologies. It aims to tackle comtemporary issues in agricultural research: enhancement of global food supplies and sustainable management of resources and territories.

Focusing on key transitions in digital technology, industry, energy, environment and education, IMT is France’s largest engineering higher education and research institute.

Inria is the French national research institute for digital science and technology. Established in Brittany since 1980, it also plays a key role in the innovation ecosystem and with local authorities.

Established in 1971, the Université de Bretagne Occidentale is a multidisciplinary university based in the northwestern coast of Brittany. Its labs are among others internationally recognized in Oceanography and Atmospheric Science.

Established in 1995, the Université de Bretagne-Sud is one of the youngest universities in France. Research at UBS focuses on cyber and data intelligence, industry of the future, sea & coast, health, environment, handicap.

The Université de Rennes 1 is the largest university in Brittany. Its researchers are internationally recognized in water resources mathematics, telecommunication engineering, earth sciences and medical technology.

The Université Rennes 2 is the leading Human and Social Sciences (HSS) university in western France. Besides thematical research areas, UR2 focuses on transversal themes such as body, gender and violence; culture of books; reflection on the value and impact of HSS and digital humanities.

Founded in 1872, the Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR) is a centre for research and higher education in marine biology and ecology, jointly run by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Sorbonne University.