ESTIA

ESTIA (École Supérieure Des Technologies Industrielles Avancées, Advanced Industrial Technologies Superior School) is a private and non profit entity, subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bayonne Pays Basque, Basque Country. ESTIA has been providing education and training for 20 years, in the areas of industrial technologies. (www.estia.fr )

The ESTIA campus is composed of four entities:

ESTIA, Engineering school, with almost 900 students.

ESTIA ENTREPRENDRE, dedicated to welcoming and supporting entrepreneurs and new technology-based business. ESTIA holds in their facilities a Business and a Project Incubator with a technological vocation. This structure allows the support of new start-ups, providing premises, training and services adapted to their specific needs.

ESTIA RECHERCHE, research Group composed of approximately 80 persons (researchers, Ph.D students, post-doctorates).

ESTIATECH, is the entity in charge of value-added research and technology transfer, fosters relationships between ESTIA and businesses looking for technological solutions, skills and training for their innovative projects, and stimulates partner-oriented research.

ESTIATECH is a partner of the various ESTIA platforms; PEPSS (HMI and usage), ENERGEA (renewable energy), SIMECOMP (simulation and modelling). COMPOSITADOUR (Technological platform specialized in advanced processes: Composites and Robotics) and ADDIMADOUR (Technological platform specialized in advanced processes: Additive Manufacturing and Robotics).)

ESTIA has strong partnerships with other European schools: University of Bordeaux I, University of Mondragon, University of the Basque Country _(UPV-EHU), University of Madrid (UPM) in Spain and the University of Cranfield, Wolverhampton, & Salford-Manchester in the United Kingdom. It also maintains collaborations with several other universities, worldwide and professional networks (Aerospace Valley, Digital Aquitaine, Avenia…). Among its most relevant customers, it is possible to find the following: Total, Airbus, Ariane Group, Naval Group, Arkema, Airbus DS, Stelia…

The specific interest in the project stands for improving the quality of education provided to our students and to share educational experience in other segments.