Tripartite agreement between ENS Paris-Saclay, ENS Alumni and the French Air and Space Force
Ms Nathalie CARRASCO, President of the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, Major General Stéphane DUPONT, Director of the Centre d'études stratégiques aérospatiales and Mr Nicolas TROSINO, President of ENS Alumni, the association of students and alumni of the ENS Paris-Saclay and the ENS de Rennes, signed a one-year partnership agreement, renewable for a further five years, at the headquarters of this institution of excellence in Gif-sur-Yvette.
The signing took place in the presence of:
- Sabine Sépari, Director of ENS Alumni,
- Anne Peyroche, Vice-President Strategy and Resources,
- Philippe Maître, Vice-President Research,
- Olivier Hubert, Vice-President of Education,
- Véronique Raoult Sévérac, Director of Partnerships and Patronage
- Lieutenant-Colonel Jérôme Clech, Head of the Networks and Partnerships Division for the Air and Space Force
- Jean-Luc Charron, President of the Fédération Française Aéronautique.
As part of this partnership, ENS Paris-Saclay, a grande école providing training in higher education and a multidisciplinary research centre for the University of Paris-Saclay, the ENS Alumni Association, an ambassador for students and former students, is in charge of promoting the ENS, the pilot of the intergenerational network and the link with the economic, civil and military world, and the CESA, gateway to the university and academic world within the Air Force and Space, have decided to combine their skills to develop joint actions in aerospace research and culture.
The main axes
- The organisation of joint events (colloquia, seminars, study days) highlighting aerospace research and involving the interaction of teacher-researchers, doctoral students and PhDs;
- The production of joint articles and publications on Air and Space-related themes;
- Hosting and supervising Air Force and Space Force officers who are doing a doctoral thesis, and possibly attaching them to one of the ENS Paris-Saclay laboratories;
- Hosting, supervising and supporting Air Force and Space Force doctoral students as they prepare their habilitation to direct research, by attaching them to ENS Paris-Saclay;
- Promotion of the 'René Mouchotte' (master's thesis) and 'Clément Ader' (doctoral thesis) Air Force and Space prizes to all three parties;
- Proposals for research collaboration in the fields of Air and Space and promotion of doctoral theses in conjunction with CESA;
- Providing information on the various schemes available to young people, as well as internship and employment opportunities in the Air Force and Space Agency;
- Promoting the partnership on all websites.
The Centre for Strategic Aerospace Studies (CESA)
Responsible for ensuring the internal and external influence of the Air and Space Force (AAE), the Centre for Strategic Aerospace Studies promotes the AAE's openness to civil society through studies and publications, youth initiatives, partnerships and, lastly, aeronautical heritage and traditions. Its levers for action to strengthen the link
link between the armed forces and the nation are its publications on aerospace power strategy and history (https://www.calameo.com/cesa) and the conferences it organises. It contributes to the air youth policy, with the setting up of Escadrilles Air Jeunesse (young people aged
15 to 25 years old) and Defence Classes.
It develops and leads partnerships and networks of influence in the academic, research and reserve communities. It works closely with the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace and the Aéro-Club de France to promote aviation heritage. It leads two units that are ambassadors for the Air Force and Space: the Air Force painters and the musical groups (the Air Force Band and the Air Force Band).
Photo caption, from left to right: Nicolas TROSINO, President of ENS Alumni, Nathalie CARRASCO, President of École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay and Major General Stéphane Dupont, Director of the Centre for Strategic Aerospace Studies.