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Administrative responsible(s):

Prof. B. BAKHSHIDEH ZAD

Prof. O. DEBLECKER

Scientific responsible(s):

Prof. B. BAKHSHIDEH ZAD

Prof. O. DEBLECKER

PILIER 2

Budget:

220K€

Duration:

Coordinator: 

2024-2026

UMONS

Project summary:

This project aims at promoting international activity and visibility of the CONTRIBUTE innovation platform (presented below) and the Chair in Energy Electronics at UMONS. The project is financed in the context of the S3 (Smart Specialisation Strategy), which is the major strategic framework for innovation in Wallonia with 75% of the Walloon annual budget for research and innovation being dedicated to the priority sectors defined by the S3.

The funding enables the Chair in Energy Electronics at UMONS to organize international visits, establish new collaborations and associations, invite guest keynote speakers, and importantly, organize a major international conference in the field of Power Electronics for E-Mobility and Energy Transition at UMONS in a direct link with the activities of the industrial partners of the CONTRIBUTE platform.

This new project is closely linked to the activities and ambitions of the CONTRIBUTE innovation platform. The latter aims to address a series of technical, economic and societal challenges in the fields of mobility, transport, energy, security, and system control. It brings together several ecosystems that have rarely collaborated before, despite their proximity and complementarity of some of their interests and skills, namely rail, automotive, aeronautic, energy, drone, space, and security ecosystems.

The main ambition of the CONTRIBUTE platform is to cover the entire value chain from the research, development and manufacturing to the implementation and operation of products and services. CONTRIBUTE aims above all to ensure the sustainability and excellence of the Walloon transport and energy industry.

More info about the S3 Wallonia: https://www.linkedin.com/company/s3-wallonne-strat-gie-de-sp-cialisation-intelligente/about/ More info

about CONTRIBUTE innovation platform: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contribute-for-wallonia/about

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