The Polytechnique engineering school, via a vote of its board of directors, has accepted the sale to the LVMH group of land in Saclay (Essonne).
The plot belongs to the public development establishment of Paris-Saclay (EPAPS) and to the higher establishment.
Its sale may, however, be subject to a veto by Polytechnique until 2025. The project is displeasing among students and former students.
These opponents founded the collective "Polytechnique is not for sale!"
".
They claim that the positive impact for the school will be minimal but that the company will be able to benefit from its access to students.
In a column published in
Le Monde
in September, 73 Polytechnique alumni spoke of the group's "factitious respectability on the environmental issue" and denounced a "harmful project".
LVMH wants to build its 22,500 m2 research center on "sustainable and digital luxury" on this land, in which the group plans to invest 100 million euros and host 300 researchers, according to France 3 Paris Ile-de-France. .
The company has promised to devote 2 million euros per year for five years to partnerships with Polytechnique.
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