Iter Business Forum 2011
Manosque December 7 & 8, 2011
Var Accueil Investisseurs participates to the next Iter Business Forum 2001 in Manosque, in collaboration with the WOIC Iter and renewable energy. This event will include: an industrial conference with a plenary session and thematic workshops, Business to Business Meetings (“One on One”) scheduled on line by companies themselves, a dinner on December 7 for networking purpose, a visit of the ITER Site at Cadarache. for further details
A remarkable pool of human resources!
The Var benefits from a large, highly-qualified working-age population, armed with expertise in sync with the local economy.
Training
- The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region features a comprehensive choice of higher education structures
- The Var’s broad panel of training and research centers includes:
- Toulon-Var University (USTV).
- Paris Institute of Mechanics (SUPMECA Toulon).
- School of Business and Technology (ESCT).
- Institute of Electronics and Digital Technology (ISEN).
- Toulon and Var Institute of Engineering Sciences (ISITV).
- European Design Institute (EID).
- Mediterranean Quality Institute (IMQ).
- Institute of Maritime Trades (IPFM).
- Teacher Training School (IUFM). The School of Business and Technology (ESCT) and European Design Institute (EID) are part of Euromed Toulon.
Research
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The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region is a major R&D hub
- Marine science and technology (STM),
- Biomedical engineering,
- Environmental technologies,
- Optics,
- Biotechnologies,
- Telecommunications and IT,
- Materials,
- Aeronautics,
- Microelectronics, etc. (*) AFSSA, BRGM, CEA, CEMAGREF, CEREQ, CNRS, FTRD, IFREMER, INRA, INRETS, INRIA, INSERM, IRD, ONERA…
It is home to numerous large public research(*) organizations specializing in:
Key figures:
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Training in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- 157,000 students including 14,000 overseas students.
- 14 engineering schools.
- 8 business schools.
- 6 universities.
- 16 international schools (from infant age upwards).
- 1 international school scheduled to open in Manosque in 2009 in framework of Iter project. Training in the Var
- 6 higher training and/or engineering schools.
- Toulon-Var University (USTV):
- 100 multidisciplinary courses,
- over 10,300 students,
- 14 research labs,
- 264 professors / researchers,
- Over 4,000 vocational trainees per year. R&D in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- France’s 3rd leading region for R&D.
- Europe’s 16th leading region for R&D (out of 254).
- Over 15,000 researchers 50% in public research centers.