Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the top German technological universities and a key strategic partner for the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA).

The partnership is based on close scientific cooperation and on the establishment of high-quality programs that facilitate researchers' visits.

Over a hundred French and German students benefit from this partnership each year, and several theses and post-docs have been funded in joint laboratories. This partnership is part of UGA's actions within the Université Franco-Allemande (UFA), which supports several integrated programs between the two universities.

General framework

A joint action plan has been agreed upon between KIT and UGA to support the activities of 4 working groups on two topics:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Energy: Batteries, Hydrogen, Energy system design.

A strategic committee has also been established to oversee the strategic partnership and define its priorities and means.

Key figures

• 155 co-published scientific articles since 2019
• 134 outgoing mobilities and 164 incoming mobilities since 2016
• 4 joint supervision theses established since 2018, with one defended in December 2021.

In the academic field

4 dual degrees, accredited and financially supported by the Université Franco-Allemande, exist:

• in Physics with PhITEM, UGA
• in Computer Science with Grenoble INP - Ensimag, UGA
• in Industrial Engineering and Economics with Grenoble INP - UGA
• in Electrical Engineering with Grenoble INP – Phelma, UGA.

In the research field

A highly active scientific cooperation involves numerous UGA’s laboratories:

• the Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Physical-Chemistry of Materials and Interfaces (LEPMI)
• the Institut Neel (Laboratory of Fundamental Research in Condensed Matter Physics)
• the National Laboratory for Intense Magnetic Fields (LNCMI)
• the Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology (LPSC)
• the Laboratory of Spintronics and Technology of Components (SPINTEC)
• the Laboratory of Physics and Modeling of Condensed Matter (LPMMC)
• the Laboratory of Grenoble Electrical Engineering (G2ELab).

Collaborations are strengthened and developed within the framework of the UGA-KIT-CEA working groups.

Projects with national research organizations:

• the international research laboratory Dark Matter Lab (DMLab - astroparticle physics) involving the National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (IN2P3, CNRS) and the Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology (LPSC, UGA)
• the international research project “Superconductivity: from materials to device applications” (SupraDevMat) involving the LPMMC, the LNCMI and the G2ELab.
• the international research network Neutrino involving the IN2P3, the CNRS and the CEA.

Current areas of cooperation

• Industry 4.0
• Materials
• Artificial Intelligence
• Architecture
• Chemistry
• Energy
• Hydrogen
• Batteries
• Physics

Targeted themes within the IRGA 2024 call for projects

• Energy: Batteries, Hydrogen, Fuel cells, Energy system design
• Artificial Intelligence