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With this ambitious collaboration, the two universities aim to advance research in the fields of energy and climate; quantum computing and artificial intelligence; global health and medicine; and urban futures.

Rice and ������̳ share a multidisciplinary approach in the field of the humanities, arts and sciences; the excellence of their undergraduate education; and, with the Rice Global Paris Center, proximity to the center of Paris and other international hubs.

It is their common research priorities that led to the coming together of these two institutions and their researchers, the universities' presidents said. The partnership will spur conferences on the four research priorities, the first of which will take place May 14 at the Rice Global Paris Center.

Subsequently, a biannual call for projects will select joint research projects that will be financially supported by the two institutions. The engagement between these two major universities will allow new research and education topics to emerge to meet the needs of the future.

“We are honored and excited to partner with Université Paris Sciences and Lettres and join forces to advance bold innovation and find solutions to the biggest global challenges of our time,” Rice President Reginald DesRoches said. “The unique strengths and ambitions of our faculty, students, scholarship and research are what brings us together, and our passion and hope to build a better future for all is what will drive our partnership agenda. Representing two distinct geographic, economic and cultural regions known for ingenuity and excellence, Rice and PSL’s efforts will know no bounds.”

“This is a global and cross-disciplinary partnership that will benefit from both a bottom-up, research-driven dynamic and a top-down commitment at the highest level,” PSL President Alain Fuchs said. “The quality and complementarity of the researchers from PSL and Rice who mobilized for this event give us reason to believe that this partnership will get off to a rapid and productive start. It will offer a strong framework to all the PSL schools for developing collaborations within their areas of strength and their natural partners at Rice.”