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UM2030 – IDEAS: Integration and Development of IDEX and ISITE

The France 2030 UM2030-IDéES program, titled “Integration and Development of IdEx and ISITE,” aims to strengthen the central role played by the University of Montpellier by bringing together all partners of the I-SITE consortium in a shared initiative.

Funded by the National Research Agency, IDéES—led by François Pierrot, Vice President of International Relations—aims to develop large-scale initiatives addressing the three major challenges of “Feeding, Healing, and Protecting” through three components:

Strategic International Partnerships
Data Science for All Sciences
Innovation Campus

Program components

International and Strategic Partnerships

The Strategic International Partnerships component aims to increase the site’s international visibility through international initiatives that address the priorities of the UM and its partners, as well as the Feed-Care-Protect challenges.

Its goal is to strengthen the Montpellier site’s capacity to serve as a gateway to and from other countries, with a focus on the Global South, and to foster synergy among the members of the I-SITE consortium and the complementary nature of their tools and platforms on the international stage.

Founding Principles

Strengthen international relations by leveraging the strengths of the Montpellier site.
Build alliances and develop action plans.

Three key international thematic initiatives (Key World Initiatives) are being developed to foster exchanges and collaborations within the framework of open science:

Data Science for All Sciences

Subprogram Coordinator: Anne Laurent, Vice President for Open Science and Research Data

The“Data Science for All Sciences”initiative aims to transform practices and will guide all stakeholders toward data science by building an effective and sustainable environment.

The activities of this project are led bythe Montpellier Institute of Data Science (ISDM) and are organized into sub-areas aimed at promoting best practices in data management and utilization: Support – Training – Data Services. A cross-cutting initiative focused onoutreach andevents is being carried out as part of the Halles de l’IA

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Innovation Campus

Program Director: Philippe Combette, Vice President for Partnerships and Innovation

The "Innovation Campus" initiative, which is part of the Montpellier University Innovation Hub (PUI de Montpellier), provides a comprehensive innovation pipeline and strengthens the University's ability to raise funds from the private sector.

The overall framework of the Innovation Campus initiative is part of the site’s innovation strategy led by the Montpellier PUI, a flagship project spearheaded by the University of Montpellier and implemented in close collaboration with 13 institutional partners.

This project was conceived in early 2022 as part of the MUSE Excellence Initiative, which has since been made permanent, and was one of five pilot sites selected by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) at the national level. This strategy thus serves as a platform for integrating several key areas, particularly those related to startup creation.

The Innovation Campus component of the UM2030 project is specifically designed to strengthen the entrepreneurshipsupport system through the creation of a dedicated team within the INITIUM Incubatorand the establishment of a “PEPITE DeepTech incubation program” at the PUI level. It also provides funding for innovative projects selected through the Montpellier Innovation Booster (BIM) program.