Investments for the future

The Investments for the Future Program (PIA) endowed with 57 billion euros and steered by the French General Secretariat for Investment (SGPI), was set up by the government to finance innovative and promising investments all over the country, and ultimately increase France's growth potential and create jobs.

The status of Université Côte d'Azur as a top-tier research-intensive university with an international outreach has been confirmed by the successive grants awarded since 2016 as part of the Investment for the Future Program. Beyond the IDEX award, which is the most prestigious recognition in French academia, Université Côte d'Azur benefits from the many different initiatives implemented with funds obtained through the Investments for the Future program: 3IA Côte d'Azur, LABEX, L@UCA, Invent@UCA, PREPITE, ECRI+, etc.