Endowed Chairs: A Driving Force for Progress
To establish itself as the European leader in groundbreaking chemistry, Strasbourg must attract the most ambitious minds in the scientific community: researchers—both men and women—capable of blazing trails that no one has yet ventured down.
A Bet on a Person
A chair is, first and foremost, a bet on a person—an expert recruited from around the world for their ability to explore uncharted territory. A pioneer entrusted with a vision and the resources to see it through to the end.
Around him, an ecosystem naturally takes shape: doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and engineers who benefit from his teaching and influence. A chair is, above all, a hub of scientific activity.
And because major discoveries can't be planned, each chair is funded for life.
Great discoveries are made when exceptional researchers have the freedom, time, and resources to explore
The Financial Model
Capital isn't spent—it works
Each chair is supported by an endowment that is invested and managed. The principal is preserved; only the returns on the investment fund research, year after year, for generations of researchers.
Chairs to be supported:
3 missions, 10 themes, to turn science into solutions
Chairs dedicated to health, the environment, and innovation, focusing on 10 priority areas where Strasbourg can make a difference: at the intersections where the campus’s scientific history, its laboratories, and its ecosystem offer a decisive advantage in transforming research into innovation.
