Press release
In this context, RAID and ESEO have set up a partnership under which this agreement provides a framework for the study of technological solutions by engineering students in the fields of cyber security, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, electronics and connected objects and, where appropriate, the prototyping of electronic equipment.
The Ministry of the Interior wishes to strengthen its cooperation with ESEO Campus Paris-Vélizy by encouraging young people’s learning through contact with a unit at the cutting edge of technology. To meet the new needs of the Ministry of the Interior, ESEO Campus Paris-Vélizy is offering training tailored to current market challenges, while giving its students the benefit of RAID’s unique experience and expertise.
Students will be able to meet RAID’s operational requirements and propose technical solutions.
Under the responsibility of Sonia Wanner, Director General of ESEO, and Jean-Baptiste Dulion, Comptroller General, Head of RAID, this partnership aims to bring new projects to the training programme.
What is the RAID?
The RAID is the national police force’s elite unit that fights all forms of crime, terrorism and organised crime. Created in 1985 by Interior Minister Pierre Joxe, the RAID (Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion) is a unit under the hierarchical authority of the Director General of the National Police (DGPN) that intervenes in the field in all crisis situations that may arise with very dangerous individuals: threatening, armed and entrenched individuals, terrorist actions on the territory, hostage-taking, etc.
The RAID is headquartered in Bièvres, in the Essonne region of France, and has 14 branches across the country, with an average of 500 specialised officers. On average, the RAID carries out 1,100 missions in the field every year. RAID police officers can also take part in close personal protection missions, providing back-up for the SDLP (Protection Service). They also prepare for major events on national territory and sometimes form special units for other countries.
In order to maintain its outstanding intervention capabilities, the RAID trains continuously and works on the design of specific equipment to help it carry out its missions. As such, it is a formidable research and development laboratory for the entire Ministry of the Interior, and a crucible for manufacturers looking to put their equipment to the test.
