Versailles: On the occasion of the Choose France Summit held in Versailles, Bpifrance, the French national investment bank, and MGX, the UAE investment fund focused on artificial intelligence and advanced technology, together with Mistral AI, and NVIDIA, announced the formation of a joint venture to establish Europe's largest AI Campus, which will be located in the Paris region and is expected to ultimately reach a capacity of 1.4 GW.
According to Emirates News Agency, this strategic initiative builds on broader AI cooperation agreements supported by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and French President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Action Summit in February 2025. Located in Europe's leading economic zone, the AI Campus marks a major step toward establishing sovereign, sustainable, and globally competitive AI infrastructure across the continent.
The joint venture signing ceremony was witnessed by Eric Lombard, French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority and member of the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council. Together, the partners will develop Europe's first purpose-built intelligence hub supporting the full AI lifecycle, from model training and inference to deployment of generative and applied AI systems. Strategically located to integrate with France's research and innovation ecosystems, the Campus will feature advanced compute infrastructure, facilities for experimentation, and real-world development environments.
The open platform will include exascale-class computing, sovereign cloud integration, and low-carbon hyperscale data centres optimised for AI. It will support large-scale AI adoption in fields such as healthcare, mobility, energy, finance, and manufacturing, while advancing Europe's digital and climate sovereignty.
Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of Bpifrance, expressed pride in co-founding the transformative European AI Campus with MGX, highlighting France's scientific excellence and capacity to deliver cutting-edge infrastructure. Ahmed Yahia, Managing Director and CEO of MGX, emphasized France's ambition and capability to lead in the new AI era, seeing the France AI Campus as a catalyst for breakthroughs across various sectors.
Arthur Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO of Mistral AI, emphasized the initiative's role in fostering sustainable AI ecosystems and creating tangible benefits for companies, public institutions, and academic players. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, noted that the AI Campus will revolutionize science, education, and industry in France.
Laura Chaubard, Director-General of ‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬°cole Polytechnique, highlighted the institution's commitment to advancing cutting-edge research and training future AI leaders. The Campus will be supported by a strong ecosystem of public and private partners including Bouygues, EDF Group, Ecole Polytechnique, RTE, and Sipartech, contributing to the academic and infrastructural components of the project.
Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2026, with operations launching by 2028.