RéCLasSIF (Network of Labeled Campuses – Solutions for the Industry of the Future), a €15 million initiative over five years funded by France 2030 through the French National Research Agency (ANR), aims to spark a national momentum for industrial transformation. Officially launched on July 7 in Bercy under the auspices of the Strategic Committee for the “Industry of the Future Solutions” Sector, this initiative brings together 15 campuses of excellence to support companies through ecological, digital, and societal transitions.
€15 million to launch a national academic network with Arts et Métiers
Jointly led by Arts et Métiers ParisTech and IMT, RéCLasSIF embodies a shared ambition: to meet major industrial challenges and support reindustrialization in a sustainable, sovereign, and innovative way. The initiative will establish a nationwide academic network dedicated to industry, under the coordination of the Strategic Committee for the “Industry of the Future Solutions” Sector (S-I-F).
With a €15 million budget over five years funded by France 2030, RéCLasSIF aims to deploy a connected offering of 15 academic and technology transfer campuses of excellence, dedicated to shaping the industry of the future across the French territory.
Participating campuses :
- IMT’s Technological Universities :
IMT Atlantique, IMT Mines Albi, IMT Mines Alès, IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Mines Saint-Étienne, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis, EURECOM, and InSIC. - Arts et Métiers campuses :
Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux-Talence, Châlons-en-Champagne, Cluny, Lille, Metz, and Paris.
A collective mobilization for the industry of the future
RéCLasSIF was officially launched on Monday, July 7 at the Pierre Mendès France Conference Center at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. The event took place under the high patronage of Marc Ferracci, Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy.
The launch featured contributions from representatives of the industrial, academic, and institutional sectors, and the official signing of the consortium agreement by Cécile Dubarry, Executive President of IMT, and Laurent Champaney, President of Arts et Métiers. The session concluded with a roundtable on reindustrialization and strategic sovereignty.
In the afternoon, project leaders from the 32 selected scientific initiatives gathered in workshops to lay the groundwork for a transformed industrial future.
Together, let’s imagine and build an industry of the future that is more resilient, more resource-efficient, and fully aligned with tomorrow’s challenges.
