Societal engagement

Faced with the scale of the socio-environmental challenges of the 21st century, engineering professions and higher education institutions alike are called upon to adapt their practices, methods and objectives. The transformations required are far-reaching and challenge the way we think and act in a world characterised by increasing complexity.

Driven by this conviction, the School has adopted a mission statement that serves as the guiding principle for its strategy and gives meaning to an approach that aims to combine scientific excellence, regional transformation and a response to major socio-environmental challenges.

We develop, integrate, transform and pass on the sciences and techniques of engineering, the social, environmental and digital sciences, so that, together, we can envision, build and transform regions and their communities, enabling current and future generations to participate in economic and civic life, to find housing, to receive an education, to enrich their lives and to empower themselves, whilst remaining healthy, supportive and inclusive, and respecting planetary boundaries.