17/03/2016 (Agence Europe) -Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur Regional Representation plays host to University of Aix-Marseille. On Wednesday 16 March, the University of Aix-Marseille (AMU) informed the European press that it would be opening its representation at the offices of the Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur (PACA) Region, which has been up and running since 1 January. The university's representation explained that it was therefore the first French university to have a representation in Brussels. Julian Blanc, the head of the representation, explained to EUROPE that its primary aim is to increase the university's profile among the European institutions and other university networks, such as the European Universities Association (EUA). The second objective it has set itself is to increase the success rate for European calls for tender, particularly in the context of the Horizon 2020 programme. (PH)