6th Future IoT Summer School “IoT meets Secure Supply Chain”, Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2024 in Paris


Save the date for the 6th edition of the Future IoT Summer School “IoT meets Secure Supply Chain” on Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2024 in Paris!

On July 22-26, 2024: 4th Edition of the Summer School on AI Technologies for Trust, Interoperability, Autonomy and Resilience in Industry of the Future (ai4industry)


The ai4industry summer school is back with their 4th edition this year on July 22-26!

The GFA Startup Learning Expedition 2023 – A Recap


The GFA Startup Learning Expedition 2023 was a resounding success, providing startups with unparalleled opportunities for expansion, networking, and knowledge enhancement. Read the recap!

A Recap: GFA FLAG ATTACK – The French-German CTF 2023


The GFA Flag Attack 2023 – The French-German Capture the Flag (CTF) event, held on December 5-6 at Campus Cyber in La Défense, Paris, proved to be a resounding success. Read the full recap!

A look back at the Summer School “ai4industry” on July 24-28, 2023


A recap of the 3rd edition of the Summer School on Trustful AI “ai4industry” that took place in Sao Paolo and Saint-Étienne on July 24-28, 2023!

Webinar on Nov 23rd: “Research on Sustainable Manufacturing within International Projects”

“Research on Sustainable Manufacturing within International Project”
Join us for an online workshop on sustainability-focused manufacturing research organised by the project DARWEEN funded by the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA).

This hands-on workshop provides an opportunity to connect and collaborate with individuals and organizations committed to advancing international research in sustainable manufacturing, aiming to create a more sustainable world.

After insights from research and industry experts introducing their sustainability projects you are welcome to collaborate in a discussion about further collaboration possibilities in this cutting-edge topic.

November, 23rd from 9 to 12 am, online
Please register here: https://portail.emse.fr/limesurvey2021/index.php/152263?lang=en

We are looking to welcome you virtually!

Your team from

École des Mines de Saint-Étienne & iwb, TU München

Flyer for the webinar here!

Here. We. Go – The Future Industry Forum


That was our Here.We.Go – The Future Industry Forum 2023! See photos and program highlights here!

French-German Tech Lab @ VivaTechnology 2023


We are happy to be co-organizers of the French-German Tech Lab on this year’s edition of the biggest Startup Event in Europe “VivaTechnology 2023”. See you there!

Workshop on Human-centered AI: “How to enable a bilateral communication between Human and Machine?” June 27, 2023


Like & Share! Join our Future Industry Workshop with @AKKODIS on June 27 in the Factory Berlin! We are talking about #humancentered #AI ! Check the link for more info & registration

[#WisdomWednesday] Keynote “Strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty – the Fraunhofer perspective” from Alexander Malaer & Reimund Neugebauer (Fraunhofer Gesellschaft) at GFA conference: Smart World! Smart Europe? 2022

You are cordially invited to watch the keynote by Alexander Malaer and Reimund Neugebauer from the Fraunhofer Geselschaft on Youtube. Follow this link!

The conference Smart World! Smart Europe? – Conference on European Digital Sovereignty took part in Munich on May 11-12, 2022.

The conference focussed on ideas that seek to advance Digital European Sovereignty. For this purpose we brought together relevant experts from society, academia and industry. Overall the conference seeks to raise awareness on the topic of European Digital Sovereignty, and generate concrete solutions on future education, research, governance.

On the first day, we showed ideas for solutions to advance European Digital Sovereignty. On the second day, we integrated politics’, academia’s and industry’s challenges with these ideas.

Moderation: Barbara Kostolnik (Former correspondent for German Public Radio ARD in France, Political Correspondent for Bayerischer Rundfunk in Berlin)

About Alexander Malaer

Alexander Malaer is Scientific Advisor in the Presidential Staff at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

About the GFA Video Series and the #WisdomWednesday

Education is one of the core missions of the GFA. Therefore we have wonderful education projects in the field of industry 4.0, such as summer schools, hackathons and online courses that we organise together with leading universities in Europe. To present our education efforts to a bigger audience and share it with people all over the world, we created the GFA Video Series. Under the hashtag #WisdomWednesday we present interesting talks and keynotes every Wednesday on our website and in our social media. Stay tuned and check also our YouTube Channel.

About the German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA)

The German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future is a strategic vehicle to promote close collaboration between leading European research institutions and industrial companies. It was founded by the French Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) and the German Technical University of Munich (TUM). Focused on joint research, education and innovation, the Academy’s mission is to master the challenges accompanying the increasing digitalization of industry processes. Read more…