On Thursday, October 16, 2025, JUNIA presented its new strategy for 2035 during a press conference led by Alexandre Rigal, the school’s president. Titled JUNIA2035 – Transformation(s), this roadmap marks a new phase in the engineering school’s development.
A History, a Legacy, and a Vision for the Future
“JUNIA is a history, a legacy, but also a vision for the future,” Alexandre Rigal noted in his opening remarks. Born from the merger of three prestigious engineering schools, JUNIA today embodies an engineering model rooted in tradition yet focused on innovation and the transitions ahead. This strategy is part of a ten-year plan: ten years to grow alongside our partners, support the systemic transitions our world is undergoing, and prepare for the school’s 150th anniversary. A single guiding principle drives this approach: “How do we want to be of service?”
Three Key Areas for Sustainable Transformation
The result of a collaborative effort involving more than 270 contributors, JUNIA2035 is structured around three main areas:
- To train a new generation of engineers who are active agents, capable of combining technical excellence with societal impact
- Bringing science and society together by making research accessible, visible, and useful to everyone
- Strengthen JUNIA’s role as an economic and social actor serving local communities and the public interest
« L’ingénieur de demain ne sera pas seulement un expert technique, mais un passeur d’innovation capable de relier sciences et société, et de donner ainsi du sens à son métier. »
A school that is changing because the world is changing
For JUNIA, a modern engineering school is one that is rooted in technology and proud to embrace it. It is also a school that is evolving, because the world is changing—and its role is to understand these changes in order to better support them. This vision is already taking shape today through several key initiatives:
- a three-year educational reform to reinvent engineering programs;
- the launch of an educational network focused on artificial intelligence;
- the opening of an educational innovation center on the Bordeaux campus.
Supporting businesses, regions, and major transitions
JUNIA aims to be a key player in the energy, digital, and environmental transitions. Working alongside businesses, regions, and citizens, the school seeks to train engineers who are active agents of change and catalysts for innovation, capable of bringing about sustainable transformation in society. Through JUNIA2035 – Transformation(s), the school reaffirms its ambition: to train engineers who are active agents, serving businesses, regions, and the major transitions.
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