🔬 IMT Mines Albi Hosts Partners of the UNESCO IDBio Chair for Scientific Training Programs

As part of the UNESCO IDBio Chair, IMT Mines Albi is hosting faculty members, researchers, and doctoral students from partner institutions in Africa and France for a week of scientific training. This highlight demonstrates the school’s commitment to international cooperation, the transfer of knowledge, and the development of scientific skills.

Research and innovation

29/06/2026

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Science Programs at the Heart of IMT Mines Albi’s Technology Platforms

Cette semaine, IMT Mines Albi ouvre les portes de ses laboratoires aux partenaires de la Chaire UNESCO IDBio – Ingénierie Durable des Produits Biosourcés. Les participants bénéficient de formations scientifiques dispensées par les enseignants-chercheurs du centre RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302, alliant enseignements théoriques et mises en pratique sur les plateformes technologiques VALTHERA et GALA®, véritables outils d'excellence dédiés à la recherche et à l'innovation.

This week, IMT Mines Albi is opening the doors of its laboratories to partners of the UNESCO IDBio Chair—Sustainable Engineering of Bio-based Products. Participants will benefit from scientific training provided by faculty members and researchers from the RAPSODEE UMR CNRS 5302 center, combining theoretical instruction with hands-on practice on the VALTHERA and GALA® technology platforms—state-of-the-art tools dedicated to research and innovation.

These training programs enable participants to deepen their knowledge of processes for valorizing biomass, waste, and renewable resources, while learning about the scientific equipment and methodologies developed at IMT Mines Albi.

Among the partners in attendance:

    •    Lomé University, Togo
    •    National Centre for Scientific and Technological Research, Burkina Faso
    •    Gaston Berger University, Senegal
    •    Abomey-Calavi University, Benin
    •    Félix Houphouët Boigny National polytechnic Institute, Ivory Coast

A UNESCO Chair Promoting International Scientific Cooperation

Established to strengthen scientific cooperation between France and several African countries, the UNESCO IDBio Chair now brings together a network of universities, institutions of higher education, and research organizations focused on the challenges of sustainable bio-based product engineering.

Its goal is to develop high-quality educational programs, promote student and researcher mobility, support the development of collaborative projects, and strengthen the scientific capabilities of partner institutions in the fields of the bioeconomy, the circular economy, and sustainable development.

By organizing training sessions, IMT Mines Albi reaffirms its role as a major player in international scientific cooperation. Drawing on the expertise of its faculty members and its technological platforms, the school contributes to the dissemination of knowledge, the development of skills, and the strengthening of sustainable scientific collaborations among the partners of the UNESCO IDBio Chair.