Innovation for all

The aim is to stimulate creativity and individual initiative, while at the same time developing a collective culture of innovation. All stakeholders are involved in this process. For researchers, this means pushing the boundaries of knowledge while taking account of society’s priority needs, and potentially getting involved in the transfer stages which lead from research results to innovation.

For students, the challenge is to be able to adapt to future societal challenges through teaching methods that promote group projects and problem solving, and to support people who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial project in tandem with their studies. Finally, innovation and intrapreneurship initiatives are encouraged within administrative departments to drive change in the organisation, processes, or even governance methods.

In order to work better together, share knowledge, and experiment with new ideas, the campuses of the University of Bordeaux must align with best international practices. One of these is the provision of inspirational supplementary physical or digital spaces which are open to socio-economic actors and the general public. These mean that the end-user can be involved and contacted at every stage of the innovation development process, in order to guarantee that innovations are not only technically advanced, but also, and above all, socially relevant.

The University of Bordeaux is a place of learning, innovation, and personal development that offers students a stimulating environment.

A pioneer in numerous areas of research, it aims to continuously improve the transfer of its results to society, thereby enriching the economic and social fabric of the region, in particular by creating new businesses. It is committed to assessing the potential for each result and discovery to be transformed into new products or applications, and to supporting all those who wish to get involved in this transfer phase.

Thanks to the excellence of its research, the open-mindedness of its staff and student community, its ability to disseminate knowledge, and the efficiency of its organisation, the University of Bordeaux plays a key role at the heart of the socio-economic ecosystem. Its presence represents a major asset for businesses choosing to establish themselves in the region.

Its multidisciplinary expertise allows it to face societal, environmental, and energy challenges from all angles, and thus to inform decision-makers on the impact of possible solutions.

With its rich network of academic partners and other actors, such as its subsidiaries and foundation, the University of Bordeaux positions itself as an “ extended university ” which is open, connected, and committed beyond its physical, organisational, and disciplinary boundaries.

The University Innovation Hub (PUI), of which it is the leader, aims to accelerate innovation momentum in the region by revealing the full potential for innovation of the actors present there. It thus works to bring academic and socio-economic ecosystems closer together by developing partnership-based research and the creation of start-ups. At the same time as optimising the complementarity and coordination of resources allocated to innovation activity, this diversity becomes an asset for serving and accelerating projects by staff, students, and socio-economic partners.