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"Launched in 2010 as part of France’s Investments for the Future Program, the IDEX/I-SITE framework is intended to establish a limited number of Research Universities in France at sites benefiting from outstanding scientific potential, capable of creating synergy between universities, schools, research organizations and, where appropriate, healthcare facilities and companies. Led by the University of Montpellier, nineteen institutions in Montpellier defined a joint project that fully integrates scientific institutions and communities, while offering a unique identity. The project focuses

As part of his visit to Montpellier, Gary S. May, Chancellor of the University of California Davis (California, USA) signed a specific agreement with Philippe Augé, President of University of Montpellier on soft-landing for transnational start-ups in California (USA) and in Occitanie (France). This specific agreement is the first application of the framework agreement signed between the two universities last September. It seeks greater collaboration in supporting soft-landing of startup companies on campus. As such, it perfectly illustrates the

During the MAK’IT launch event, the day after the MUSE International Advisory Board, Louise Fresco (President, Wageningen University and Research) and Philippe Augé (President, University of Montpellier) planted a Tatarian maple tree in the heart of the Montpellier Botanical Garden, in the presence of Frédérique Vidal (Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, France) and Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Guinea). The tree is a strong symbol of the ties between the

As researchers, research-professors, and  staff, you are at the heart of innovative actions, bringing about ideas that open new opportunities for business, technology, and society... for new uses! To honor your commitment, MUSE is launching its first Montpellier University of Excellence Innovation Prize with support from two of our founding members: Banque Populaire du Sud and InVivo. Following a selective process of submitted files, 5 laureates from MUSE research clusters will receive a personal prize of 3,000 €.  Applications

On January 29, 2019, University of Montpellier and its partners in the University of Montpellier Doctoral College awarded PhD degrees to its 200 most recent graduating doctoral students. This unprecedented ceremony was held in the prestigious Opéra Comédie in downtown Montpellier. The facility was made available for the occasion by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. One after the other, in front of their thesis directors and family members, nearly 200 young PhDs dressed with their traditional togas received the highest university

On January 25, 2019, Philippe Augé (President, University of Montpellier), Jean-Patrick Respaut (Vice-President in charge of Curricula and University Life), and David Cassagne (Vice-President in charge of Digital Technologies in Education), inaugurated IDEON, the new MUSE pedagogical innovation space, in the presence of a panel of key decision-makers for education from the university schools and MUSE consortium schools. https://vimeo.com/315604977 Open to all the consortium’s pedagogical teams, IDEON is located at the Botanical Institute in Montpellier, providing a space dedicated