Telecom Foundation supports Telecom Business School and the other schools of Telecom Institute. Placed under the authority of the Fondation de France, Telecom Foundation groups together major companies in the sector of Telecommunications and Information Technologies: Accenture, Alcatel-Lucent, BNP Paribas, Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR.

Telecom Foundation Achievements

It supports and manages projects promoting the schools’ internationalization, research and business creation. It carries out a bold plan aiming at the growth of its activities. It offers its partners, whether present or to-be, the participation in new action programs and in the financing of major projects relating to facilities and school research. The new actions managed by the Foundation and aiming at the Telecom Institute development comprise among others:

• The implementation of the “First” Program, which rewards the best students;
• Joint funding plans for theses and projects on breakdown themes;
• The creation of a Think Tank;
• Scientific watch;
• The creation of chairs, like the Chair in Social Networks;
• Financial aid for international students… 

Services to the Donors

These programs, which contribute to the development of Telecom Institute, offer the donors new services and access to the schools’ and laboratories’ competencies, in a context of exchanges and expertise transfer, to address together the new challenges of the knowledge society.

Donations and Tax Deduction

Donations to Telecom Foundation allow companies to have a tax deduction amounting to 60 % of the corporation tax, limited to 5‰ of the turnover. For individual donors - alumni, students’ parents, etc. - , donations are deductible up to a limit of 66 % of the income tax, limited to a maximum of 20 % of the revenue and to 75 % of the wealth tax (limited to a maximum of 50 K€).

Developing your Collaborations

Strengthening the partnerships between your company and Mines-Telecom Institute and its schools will allow you to have a privileged access to its research potential.