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Our partner schools

Schools that are “dear” to us

Leading engineering schools at the heart of innovation

The partner schools are deeply involved in the missions of the Urban Mines Chair. They contribute their scientific and technical expertise to research and to the development of innovative solutions for the management of electronic waste and resource recycling

Arts et Métiers

It stands out in education and research in industrial and mechanical engineering. Arts et Métiers will support the Chair on the following topics:

Improving the sorting and recycling of plastics from WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Recovering functional components to create efficient value chains

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Chimie PartisTech – PSL

Specialized in chemistry and materials science, this school is part of Université PSL. Chimie ParisTech – PSL will support the Chair on the following topics:

Extraction and recycling of strategic and critical metals contained in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Chemical recycling solutions for plastics
Analysis and characterization of batteries

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Mines Paris – PSL

Dedicated to scientific research and innovation across a wide range of fields, including the circular economy, materials, and energy. Mines Paris – PSL will support the Chair on the following topics:

Understanding the levers of action that enable companies to shift toward circularity strategies
Studying equipment durability strategies and design-stage sobriety approaches (repairability/repair, refurbishment, use- and sharing-based economy)