The Région Île-de-France and the Rectorat de Paris have converted the cité scolaire Paul-Valéry in the 12th arrondissement into the region’s first Campus de l’Intelligence Artificielle. The campus runs three strands: AI awareness and acculturation for pupils, teachers and residents of the region; training in and through AI delivered with edtech partners; and dissemination of AI tools into Île-de-France businesses through training and support. The region also inaugurated a regional AI Academy in early April 2026 within its digital transformation department, initially training cohorts of managers and agents on basic AI use cases and preparing a fuller training plan for phase two. Both initiatives are regional funded programmes rather than binding curricular mandates. They complement but do not replace the national Pix AI learning pathway for secondary pupils rolling out from January 2026. The campus and academy together strengthen regional teacher support and public access to AI training, but there is no statutory requirement on Île-de-France schools or employers that extends beyond the national EU AI Act Article 4 obligations.
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