Franco-swiss CITEE Chair

→ Objectives

  • Develop, share knowledge and raise awareness the energy, environmental and digital transitions
  • Propose evolutions for public politic and the development of new economic models
  • Create value through innovation and training

 

→ Missions

Cross-border innovations in energy efficiency

Creating a resilient model of substainable urban energy metabolism

  • One of Europe’s most dynamic cross-border territories
  • The ambition to become a pilot and experimental territory for multi-carrier energy networks (low temperature, hydrogen, solar electricity)
  • An organization as an energy hub: research and training – incubator – fablab/living lab

Research & Development

Conducting research and field test city planner future sustainability

Create value from of federative projects and structuring to support the strategy of a territory single cross-border, for scientific communities and encourage the emergence of Start Up. Based on the expertise and scientific expertise of laboratories of USMB/INES and the HES-SO Geneva.

Training & Dissemination

Create and develop tools and initial training and continuous innovation

For creative training courses of value and jobs. By relying on a graduate school « solar academy » and the trades and occupations campus cross-border » qualifications, sustainable construction and innovative ».

Promotion & Coordination

Develop a culture of cross-field cooperation disciplinary, actors and territorial citizens

To ensure results of transferable research and value-added training. By relying on innovative methodologies and participatory.

→ Chair Partners

Held by the USMB FOUNDATION and supported by the Pôle Métropolitain Genevois Français

Research and training:

  • Haute École spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale Genève (HES-SO)
  • Haute École du Paysage, d’Ingénierie et d’Architecture de Genève (HEPIA)
  • Université de Genève (UNIGE)
  • Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB)