CentraleSupélec and ESTACA join IngéBlue, an institute for maritime innovation
ESTACA and CentraleSupélec have signed up to the interdisciplinary maritime engineering institute IngéBlue, created in 2022 to federate its members’ maritime engineering research, innovation and training capabilities at national level. Now comprising 13 institutions, IngéBlue is strengthening its ability to lead ambitious interdisciplinary collaborative projects.
An institute created to help develop the blue economy
Over the last few years, oceanic issues have become increasingly important in the public debate, be it in terms of the resources they contain (food, energy, etc.), maritime transport, safety or the environment. This is a strategic issue for France, which has the world’s 2nd largest maritime area and must rise to the technological challenges of maritime engineering in a context of increased competition. IngéBlue aims to do just that, by creating synergies in the fields of research, innovation and training to promote the sustainable development of the blue economy.
13 establishments from all over France pool their capabilities in research, innovation and training in maritime engineering
By signing the IngéBlue charter, CentraleSupelec and ESTACA have joined the 11 founding members – 7 grandes écoles (ENSTA Bretagne, ENSTA Paris, ENIB, Centrale Marseille, ENSM, IMT Atlantique, Ecole navale), 3 universities (UBS, UBO, Toulon) and the Shom (national hydrographic service).
The aim is to encourage the emergence of larger-scale national and international interdisciplinary programmes by responding better to the need for new knowledge and skills and their rapid transfer to companies and public bodies. It also means gaining in multidisciplinarity, efficiency and visibility by means of close, agile and responsive coordination of all the players involved in maritime engineering training and research (companies, public bodies, associations, etc.).
The IngéBlue institute plans to respond to various calls for projects to develop collaborative proposals that pool the strengths and capabilities of its members.
IngéBlue also aims to identify new skills and training needs and encourage their integration into the programmes.
To request IngéBlue’s expertise, please contact contact@ingeblue.fr.
IngéBlue operates on a collegial basis. It is managed by ENSTA Bretagne.
ESTACA in IngéBlue
ESTACA’s admission to IngéBlue will allow the school to develop new naval engineering projects with IngéBlue members. Initially, the plan is to focus on research collaboration, particularly in relation to air quality and energy.
