Students' Space

1. How did we define this persona?

This space is exclusively for higher education students (universities, university colleges, technical institutes) based in Liège province. Faced with the fast-changing professional world, academic success no longer depends solely on textbooks but on unrestricted access to technological infrastructure. We reach out to young people in training, under 25, determined to excel in their studies but held back by the exorbitant cost of the subscriptions and digital tools essential to their field of learning.

2. What challenges and objectives are at stake?

The digital divide is today the main source of inequality during higher education. From access to major artificial intelligence models to specialised graphic design software, via office productivity tools or secure PDF editing, the cumulative cost of software subscriptions often exceeds students' budgets. Our goal is to permanently remove this economic barrier. We allow students to work with the same software toolkit as industry professionals, providing cutting-edge methodological support and eliminating the stress linked to outdated or missing digital tools.

3. What concrete actions have been put in place?

Cœur Historique deploys a support and study-grant scheme entirely focused on digital tools. We cover and provide, free of charge, all the digital licences and subscriptions needed for academic success (Microsoft Office productivity tools, advanced PDF solutions, access to leading AI tools at reduced or no cost, design and graphics suites). This coverage is guaranteed throughout the entire course of study, up to the age of 25. On top of that, we open the doors to the corporate world: thanks to a major strategic partnership with the network of connected companies of Groupe Selion, we offer exclusive thematic internship opportunities within companies to concretely integrate our grant recipients into the local ICT and technical ecosystem.