News : MINATEC

The 450 sq. m Maison MINATEC extension—now open for business—brings the event facility’s total surface area to 1,350 sq. m. and boosts its capacity from 600 to 1,200 people. In 2015 the facility hosted 120 events and received nearly 40,000 visitors, figures that are expected to rise in the short term. With modular event spaces […] >>

MINATEC’s website has been completely overhauled. The responsive web design displays correctly on all devices. The look and feel is lighter and more modern. The new homepage uses eye-catching photography to make finding the right information easy in just one click: from the latest news and events, to PhD, post-doc, and internship opportunities, to the […] >>

The EXPERIMENTA art, science, and technology fair, to be held on October 6–8, will feature around 20 installations combining art and technology in truly novel ways. Visitors will get a chance to discover new experiences and performances, from going “inside” a drawing or seeing the pages of a book “grow” to using bacteria to generate […] >>

The 2016 Parvis des Sciences, which coincides with France’s 25th annual national Science Week, is expanding considerably this year, with twice as much event space and more than 40 activities, up from 27 in 2015. October 6 and 7 will be open to school groups only; the general public is welcome to attend the event […] >>

Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school cut the ribbon on two new buildings—an auditorium and an extension—in June. Used from the start of the new academic year, at Sustainable Mobility Days, and at the Parvis des Sciences science fair, it is safe to say that the new facilities are now an integral part of […] >>