Loire Economic Development Agency - ADEL - Universities & Research
Higher Education
Loire is home to the multidisciplinary Jean-Monnet University in Saint-Etienne, founded in 1969 and with a current total of 14,000 students.
Other higher education institutes in Loire: 8 engineering schools, 1 architecture school, 1 art and design school, 1 business school.
Research
There are around 1200 researchers, professors and PhD students working in 40 laboratories in Loire, and a hundred companies have a research and development team (total of 900 researchers).
- Viameca (head office in Loire): engineering, technology and resources cluster.
- Sporaltec (head office in Loire): sport and leisure cluster.
- Techtera: technical and functional textiles cluster.
- Minalogic: innovations and skills centre specialising in creation, finalisation and production of goods and services based on intelligent miniaturised industrial solutions.
- Lyon Urban Truck & Bus: cluster involved in research for the improvement of the public transport systems.
In partnership with:
- Tennerdis: cluster for development of new energy technologies.
- Axelera: international chemicals/environment cluster
- Meat and Meat Products cluster: providing solutions in response to research, development, innovation and training for the needs of meat and meat product companies.
Transfer technology centres:
The Mechanics Industries Technical Centre (CETIM), the Textiles Institute of France (IFTH), the Hydromechanics and Friction Group, Regional Development and Innovation Agency, Departmental Veterinary Laboratory, the Easydis Logistics Methods and Organisation Reasearch Centre, the Advanced Manufacturing Processes Centre (CPAF).
