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‘Saint-GobainUniversity Network’

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Objectives

Principles

Present stage and perspectives

Objectives

Principles

Present stage and perspectives

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To enlarge and strengthen our interactions with the best research teams in our domains

To plan hiring students from top universities

To amplify our presence in countries of strategic importance for Saint-Gobain

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To engage long-term cooperation with a few top-level research departments

To keep-up a reservoir of hirable PhDs and post-docs

To familiarize students with our technologies and our culture

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Present stage and perspectives

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France: cultural cradle

Brazil, India and Russia: fast-growing countries

USA and Japan: technological leaders

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Two or three PhDs or post-docs

In a few locations, one or two SG research scientists

Following in-house PhDs and post-docs

Following PhDs and post-docs in other universities in the country