Polytech Marseille, the engineering school of Aix Marseille Université (AMU), has launched a new type of campus that does not have physical walls but instead focuses on strengthening its presence in the surrounding region. The Industrial Transitions Campus, which opened on October 1st at the Polytech site in Technopôle de Château-Gombert, is described as "a method, without walls or counters, to work together what already exists," according to Romain Laffont, the director of Polytech and vice-president in charge of partnerships with the economic world. This initiative is part of a larger effort to support the transformation of the region, particularly in the Fos-Berre area, where projects like gigafactories and the shift away from fossil fuels are shaping a new industrial era. Romain Laffont has spent nearly two years convincing various stakeholders to join this initiative. The campus has three main goals: to raise awareness for a fairer industry, to train for a stronger industry, and to support for a more resilient industry. Eric Berton, president of AMU, noted that the campus builds on what the university already has—eighty-four thousand students, one hundred twenty-three research structures, and seventeen components—working toward a challenge that goes beyond the scope of any single entity. According to Romain Laffont, the campus "has no members but participants," and it has already attracted several partners, including the Suez group and the Marseille Water Society. The campus will introduce interdisciplinary programs, new modules that can be integrated into existing training programs, support for CIFRE theses co-sponsored by industry and university laboratories, training for trainers, and awareness tools on industrial decarbonization for young people in grades 3 to bac +2, developed in collaboration with industry professionals. Charlie Barla, director of the Cisam PUI Provence, mentioned that industrial chairs will be launched starting in 2027. AMU and the partners of the Amidex Foundation will invest one million euros per year alongside companies in areas such as decarbonization, health technologies, sustainable development, and cultural and creative industries. A network of business development officers within the Cisam will assist companies and laboratories in preparing applications to be submitted between January and March 2027. The Industrial Transitions Campus, which originated from the Janus project, is supported by a 2.5 million euro grant from a France2030 initiative managed by the National Research Agency (ANR). The campus has ambitious numerical goals: training 4,000 engineering students annually in the challenges of decarbonization, issuing 250 micro-certifications to meet the needs of companies, and sensitizing 60,000 middle and high school students to the jobs of sustainable engineering. The campus already includes major actors such as the Grand Port of Marseille Fos, the CCIAMP, the Excellence Campus Industry of the Future - South, the CFAI Provence, Suez, the Marseille Water Society, the Top 20 Club, EDF, and STMicroelectronics. Economist and entrepreneur Jean-Baptiste Jaussaud emphasized the reason for the campus’s creation and its "cluster" organization, while Romain Laffont announced future meetings, stating, "the cluster is you."