OrbiMob' Académie: "Transforming Our Mobility: Why and How? Challenges & Opportunities / Come and Join Us!"

The necessary ecological transition and the other priorities of sustainable development (health, education, economic dynamism, territorial equity, etc.) imply a profound global transformation of mobility (logistics and personal travel). A huge number of players are involved.

OrbiMob’ Académie is an interdisciplinary / hybrid academy (classroom and distance learning) dedicated to transition (technological, social, legal, economic, environmental, etc.) and making mobility sustainable and attractive: individual or collective travel, transport of goods (logistics) in a multimodal approach. OrbiMob’ Académie takes a systemic approach, involving a wide range of academic, economic, and political partners at a local, national, and international level. The multidisciplinary content proposed as part of this academy will help to understand the complex issues involved in the transition to sustainable mobility and facilitate the widespread implementation of solutions that work…

The OrbiMob’ Academy project has been awarded €7 million in funding from the French government as part of the “Skills and professions of the future” call for expressions of interest (AMI CMA), an umbrella scheme dedicated to training issues.

The announcement was made by Carole Grandjean, Minister for Vocational Education and Training, during the “Let’s Build France 2030 with the Trade and Qualification Campus” event.

The Clermont Auvergne site, which is leading the project, has chosen Clermont Auvergne INP, which groups together 3 of Clermont’s engineering schools (ISIMA, SIGMA Clermont, Polytech Clermont), to lead the OrbiMob’ Académie project on behalf of the multi-disciplinary consortium of several establishments including ; ESC Clermont Business School, the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand, Hall 32, CMQ Auto’Mobilités and the OrbiMob’ Association, among others. The project is also backed by companies such as GCK, Hympulsion, Ingerop, Renault, BNP Paribas Personnal Finance and several SMEs whose experts offer courses to develop new skills and prepare students for the professions of the future. Finally, the academy project is also financed by the local authorities, Clermont Auvergne Métropole and the Auvergne Rhône Alpes Region.