University of Nantes, an open university
Knowledge as a public good
4 axes for 4 main challenges
Open Education
What is this ? Contribute to expanding access to higher education and facilitating the success of students in all their diversity, while contributing to the global dynamism of knowledge exchange.
Our ambition is to meet this challenge
Our ideas to meet this challenge
Open innovation
What is this ? Open innovation is a style of innovation based on participation and collaboration. The results obtained become assets that can be freely accessed and exploited by everyone.
Our ambition is to meet this challenge
Our ideas to meet this challenge
Scientific mediations
What is this ? It is the meeting and dialogue between science and citizens. The University of Nantes offers a renewed approach that goes beyond scientific generalization.
Our ambition is to meet this challenge
Contributing to renewed dialogue between science and society by mobilizing science, arts, insight and imagination to engage with citizens.
Our ideas to meet this challenge
Creating a science exhibition that questions the mobility and territorialization of science, structuring a network of places, meeting new audiences around societal and environmental issues, and structuring relationships between researchers and public actors.
democracy
What is this ? Transparency, participation and collaboration: The University of Nantes leverages the principles of open government to spread it widely.
Our ambition is to meet this challenge
Strengthening university democracy and contributing to regional thinking on practices and tools for participation and dialogue with citizens, with the support of the University Democracy Mission of the University of Nantes.
Our ideas to meet this challenge
A5H Axis: Open Science
A vision supported by ANR
In August 2023, the University of Nantes received a contribution from National Agency for Research (ANR)A total of €23 million to support the financing of activities planned for the four Grand Challenges by 2027.
Our partners to address the four main challenges
Other structuring projects in our founding strategy
Updated February 5, 2024 – Simon Andre.
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