- On November 22, 2023, Adam Smith Tercentenary Celebration

More information on IAST webpage

- On September 16-17, 2023, European Heritage Days

Themes of the 40th edition "Living heritage" and "Sport heritage". More information on TSE website

- IAST-TSE Debate: How will Artificial Intelligence change society?

To help us envision such a vast topic, we have gathered 3 AI experts to enlighten possibilities that this technology can offer.

Jean-François Bonnefon have discussed how AI will raise new ethical questions and issues. César Hidalgo have shared insights on how humans perceive machines and how Machine Learning can improve democracy, economics and our understanding of complexity. Dana Pizarro have shared her views on how AI works for pricing, how consumers can adapt and what the rise of AI will mean for economics.

Watch the video

- European Researchers Night

On Friday September 24th, 100% digital. National theme of the year: Travel

The goals of the European Researchers Night are

•     Attract a public that is not familiar with science by means of our offer of an exciting event
•     Ensure that the public spends a long time at the event (more than two and a half hours) to truly interact with the researchers
•     Sharing "science in the making" : what are the questions, the procedures, the alliances, the successes and the difficulties ?
•     Involve members of the public and awaken the desire to develop and maintain a connection with research before and after the event

More details about this event on their website

- Heritage Open Night:

During the 2021 "National Heritage Days", the IAST/TSE building has been in the spotlight as part of the "Lights on the Canal" evening, on September 18, 2021, opened to the general public.

IAST/TSE building program:

- 8pm: "The canal seen from above": weightless on the brick walls of the contemporary building inspired by Toulouse's heritage, the vertical dancers of the company 9.81 have dominated the landscape.

- 9pm to midnight: "Geniuses vs. geniuses": lights and projected shadows have played on the façade of the prestigious building.

- 7.45pm, 8.45pm and 9.45pm: "Heritage Flash": observe and decipher - from the outside - the remarkable building designed by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (Grafton Architects) and awarded two prizes: the 2020 Pritzker prize and the 2020 Equerre d'argent prize.

Another university building, the Manufacture des Tabacs ancient tobacco factory

- 7:30 pm, 9:15 pm: "Au temps des cigarières": Choreographic creation by a group of young dancers. Inspired by the main industrial site of Toulouse at the end of the 19th century where many Toulouse women worked.

- 7pm to 7.30pm and 8pm to 9.15pm: "The children of the canal: water, trees, nature...": With a few playful suggestions (seed-bombs, colouring, leaf trees), children are introduced to the perception of the Canal du Midi.

- 8pm to 10.30pm: "Draw me the canal...": Magali draws the canal as you see it. A frieze made of her creations from the evening will illustrate your comments.

- 7.15pm, 9pm, 10.15pm, "Heritage Flash": the historic buildings, their architecture, the organisation of spaces: the factory was designed to produce tobacco in an efficent manner. The building is also well-preserved and rather beautiful. 

- 7pm to 11pm: "Exhibition on the history of the Manufacture des Tabacs".

This event is organised by the municipality of Toulouse.