It has been some time since Anu Mathew and Prof. Axel Sikora attended the Icam International Research Days in Strasbourg in June 2025 . The Institut catholique d'arts et métiers (Icam) is a French engineering school with six locations in France and 14 worldwide. In the past, several students from the Strasbourg campus have already completed internships at ivESK at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences.

Now, Prof. Grégoire Chabrol and Prof. Rabih Amhaz visited the ivESK on February 11, 2026. Based on the many ideas and common interests, the opportunities for more intensive cooperation are now being pursued.