The Normandy Region Nurtures Entrepreneurs and Innovation
Is the Normandy region a land of entrepreneurs? The co-founders of Yousign, the European leader in e-signatures for SMEs/VSBs, certainly thinks so. The start-up was founded in 2013, moved to the Caen peninsula in September 2022 and is pushing forwards with a new CEO, new markets and new recruits. Let's meet Luc Pallavidino, co-founder and…
LEIZUP: improve your social life
Moving to a new place is hard, even if it is Normandy! It may be a lovely place to live but moving to a new region can mean big changes: no family close by, new routines etc. Yoann Poher and Samuel Guillot launched Leizup to help people settle in and combat loneliness. It's a 100%…
Normandy is building a world horse library
The digital world horse library went live in 2018 and provides all the information you could wish for about publications related to Normandy's iconic animal! Let's find out more about how this one-of-a-kind service came to be. Marie-Laure Peretti, Project Manager, Digital Document Unit, MRSH The Origin of Normandy’s World Horse Library Just as the…
Normandy Industries: Future energy, digital and manufacturing leading the way
Normandy, a land for the future? Yes, for several reasons. Let's take a sneak peek at a few of the industries that are hiring and hear what employees have to say! https://youtu.be/bkhkeO4e9A4 French content Normandy industries embrace decarbonisation and innovation to shape the future of manufacturing. Manufacturing has moved into the modern age over the…
Showcasing IT talent in Normandy: get ready for WorldSkills 2024 with Thomas and Zakina
After winning gold at the national competition, 21 year old Thomas will showcase his skills on the international stage at WorldSkills with the French team in September 2024. What does he do? He designs business software solutions. He is learning his trade from Zakina, his application development HND teacher Lycée Jean Rostand in Caen, who…
Virtual Reality (VR) at the service of research
CIREVE (the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Réalité Virtuelle, or Centre for Interdisciplinary Virtual Reality) is at the heart of the University of Caen Normandy’s technology centre, created in 2006 and, since 2012, part of the training and research unit for humanities and the social sciences (the Unité de Formation et de Recherche, or UFR Humanités et…