Luminaire Institute for Engineering and Science [LI.ES]

The Luminaire Institute for Engineering and Science, originally located on the continent of Dubergne on Luminaire VI (Gallente Prime), dates back centuries to when the Gallente people first rediscovered space travel technology after the collapse of the EVE gate. In the time since, we have become the leading university in New Eden for those wishing to enter all sorts of technical fields in our modern society, whether to improve life across the galaxy or to help people blow things up.

Our alumni have gone on to perfect warp drive technology, reach a 100% oxygen recycling rate aboard spacecraft, optimize zero-G growing of vegetation, and improve capsule technology. Some of the more combat-oriented of our alumni have developed the "Inferno"-class standard warhead for missile systems, adapted all variants of hybrid ammunition to Federation Navy standards, worked on ship designs for all Gallente Federation official ships (including the Sin-class Black Ops Battleship and Talos-class Attack Battlecruiser, birthed in secrecy), and helped construct the Federation Navy's elite fleet of capital ships. Of course, many have also worked on classified government and CONCORD operations that have not come to light, but some that have are the investigations into Rogue Drones leading to the development of "Integrated" and "Augmented" drone types, and the discovery of Conquerable Stations in the depths of Immensea.

Today, we are headquartered at the bustling trade hub at Jita IV - Moon 4 - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant, with several campuses across the galaxy, none more prestigious than our original. In recent years, we have partnered with several groups, including several capsuleer groups, to investigate encroachments into Empire space by groups such as the Sansha's Nation and Triglavian Collective.