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La Plateforme is a digital and new technology school based in Marseille, offering a wide range of work-study courses for IT developers, cybersecurity experts, Artificial Intelligence specialists and innovation project managers at levels up to 5 years’ higher education. Tuition is free and open to all, with no age or diploma requirements. The school is open to everyone, regardless of their background or resources, and in particular to young people from priority neighbourhoods in the Marseilles area, where unemployment rates are high.
Founded in 2019 by Cyril Zimmermann, in partnership with the “Club Top 20” grouping the region’s major companies, the Platform has grown rapidly and now has 600 students. To support the Plateforme’s growth and ambitious development plan, and in conjunction with all the project’s public and private partners, such as the Agence Nationale pour la Rénovation Urbaine and Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence, Meridiam has decided to invest in the development of the Plateforme’s new higher education campus on the Euroméditerranée site in Marseille’s 15th arrondissement.
Located at the heart of the Euromed 2 development zone, this 18,000 m² campus will be able to accommodate and train more than 3,000 students by 2026. More than just a school, the new campus will be a real place to live, involving the renovation of 4 existing buildings and the construction of 2 new ones. It will also include a number of services for the benefit of the local community (cinema, auditorium, community grocery shop, etc.).
Through this investment, supported by the TURF (The Urban Resilience Fund) dedicated to urban resilience and designed in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, Meridiam aims to support a project that is exemplary in terms of its impact:
The first works on the site are scheduled for the start of the 2023 academic year.