Workshop 08A29Workshop 08A29University and Industry at University and Industry at

workworkAn Educational Electronic Payment Platform

at ENSICAEN

Guillaume BoitierHead of the Department of Industrial Cooperation

ENSICAEN

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ENSICAEN: Graduate school of ENSICAEN: Graduate school of engineering & research centreengineering & research centre

• Key figures: 720 students / 510 teachers/researchers

• 3 academic majors: Computer Sciences / Electronics / Chemistry

• A unique academic minor in France (since 1993):– Electronic payment and ISS– Standard and apprenticeship education programmes– Postgraduate education programme

• 7 research laboratories• A Department of Industrial Cooperation

Education

Research Industry

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsEducational Electronic Payment Educational Electronic Payment

PlatformPlatformA project based on a 15 year experience & A project based on a 15 year experience & partnership in the electronic payment fieldpartnership in the electronic payment field

• Why ?– Industrial needs:

• qualified staff• R&D• Interoperability

– To develop R&D cooperation at real scale– Support to the apprenticeship training

• What ?– A complete electronic payment chain (2 banks) for educational purpose– Unique in Europe

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsEducational Electronic Payment Educational Electronic Payment

PlatformPlatform

• How ?– Financial support: university, industrial partners, institutional partners (2 M€)

• European Social Fund: 15%• State funds: 15%• Regional funds: 18%• University: 12%• Industrial partners: 40%

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsEducational Electronic Payment Educational Electronic Payment

PlatformPlatform• How ?

– Technical support from industrial partners– Transfer of skills– Internal expertise

• What for ?– Educational use:

• Educational tool for the Electronic Payment trainings (theorical and practical work sessions)

– R&D use:• Proof of concept, experimentation field for research projects

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsEducational Electronic Payment Educational Electronic Payment

PlatformPlatform

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsPerspectivesPerspectives

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsBack on experienceBack on experience

• A unique experience in Europe

• The core of a strong and sustainable partners club

• Gives us the experience of a 2M€ project management with industrial partners

• Illustration of a public-private partnership

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University-Industry interactionsUniversity-Industry interactionsConclusionConclusion

• Model that can be easily transposed to other disciplines– A federative tool– A sustainable partners club– Financial and technical support– Industrial equipments brought to a class room and connected together– Internal maintenance by experts

• Soon applied in …– Electronics– Chemistry

• … under the guidance of the Department of Indutrial Cooperation