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“What is understood completely can be expressed clearly, and the words to express it come easily.”* Easier said than done! INAC organized a public speaking workshop on May 19 that was attended by ten PhD candidates. Trainer Ludovic Lecordier gave the participants the skills they need to express themselves clearly and to feel more comfortable […] >>

The 20th annual Grenoble Institute of Technology Adventure Race will take place from May 8–10, offering up three days of outdoor thrills instead of the usual two. A total of 30 mixed-gender teams (150 participants) will hit the trails in Savoie and Chartreuse for a grueling 160 km route with an elevation gain of 5,500 […] >>

Building 41’s 5,000 sq. m of roofing was totally replaced over the course of last year. The rainy summer didn’t delay the huge job and, for B41’s cleanrooms just below, it was business as usual. The former 25-year-old rockwool and asphalt roofing is now just a memory. The new roof boasts a new-generation material similar […] >>

CEA Tech startup cafés, which launched last spring, are now held the first Thursday of every month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the auditorium across from the showroom (Building 51, room D122). January’s meeting focused on support programs for entrepreneurs; the February 5 meeting will give participants an opportunity to explore way to […] >>

On December 4, 2014, four budding entrepreneurs presented their projects to the Challenge First Step selection committee, tasked with assessing the projects’ maturity and determining whether or not to grant them additional resources to fund their development plans over the next six months. The LINC project (development software for connected objects) was deemed ready for […] >>