Rencontres Campus France 2023: a complete programme with high level speakers

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On 14 and 15 November 2023, Campus France held the 4th Rencontres de la Recherche et de l’Innovation (Research and Innovation Meetings) at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP). Sylvie Retailleau, Minister for Higher Education and Research, opened the Rencontres before 700 participants. The event focused on the subject: “Scientific Attractiveness, Springboard of International Mobility”.

On 14 and 15 November 2023, representatives of embassies of France and Campus France Offices, and representatives of higher education and research institutions participated in the rich and complete programmes of the Rencontres de la Recherche et de l’Innovation, which focused on the subject of “Scientific Attractiveness, Springboard of International Mobility”.

Ouverture des Rencontres Campus France 2023

This critical event of university cooperation was held this year with the participation of Sylvie Retailleau, Minister for Higher Education and Research. She gave an opening speech reminding the actions of the French government to create an environment appropriate to the reception of foreign researchers and doctorate students through the use of investments in research infrastructures and programmes, and the improvement of working conditions of research thanks to the Loi de Programmation de la Recherche (LPR, research programming law).

Over the two days, more than 700 participants built and improved new university and scientific cooperation agreements:

110 representatives from 57 diplomatic posts
310 representatives of 102 French higher education institutions
37 representatives of 7 research entities member of the Campus France Forum: CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, INRIA, INSERM, IRD and Institut Pasteur.
200 invited guests (external speakers, representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs).

Faced with the current challenges of French research (attractiveness of doctorates, international competition to attract the best researchers, etc.), 40 themed conferences and workshops were organised to take stock of the cutting-edge sectors of French research, the levers for bringing more value to France’s scientific excellence and good practice in welcoming doctoral students and researchers. Specific sessions focused on tomorrow’s challenges, gender equality, sustainable development and the major events of 2024 such as the Olympic Games and the Francophonie Summit.

The programme featured a cohort of top-quality speakers from the member institutions of the Campus France Forum, research centres, groups of institutions, networks, organisations and companies working to fund, recruit and host international doctoral students and researchers, including ONERA, CNES, CEA, the Marine Universities, UDICE, Campus Condorcet, the European Commission, Euraxess, the L'Oréal Foundation, Orange and ANRT.

Alongside these conferences and workshops, more than 1,000 face-to-face meetings led representatives of higher education establishments and research posts to meet and examine development opportunities of scientific and technologic cooperation projects.

Rencontres Campus France 2023 : les rendez-vous

The Campus France Objectives and Performance Contract was signed.

Christine Neau-Leduc, Chair of the Campus France Board of Directors, and representatives of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research signed the Campus France Contrat d’Objectifs et de Performance (COP, Objectives and Performance Contract).

This document constitutes the strategic compass for Campus France’s actions for the 2023-2025 period.

Live highlights on social networks

Throughout the two days, highlights of the Rencontres were published live on Campus France’s social networks:

Opening sequence
Interviews of Frédéric Petit, representative of the French working out of France, Benjamin Leperchey, deputy to the Director to higher education (ministry of higher education and research), and Emmanuelle Garnier, President of the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès president of the Campus France Forum
Debrief of conferences and workshops
Conclusions of the Rencontres and programme for 2024

Rencontres Campus France 2023 live : conférences

Replays are available on Youtube

Rencontres de la recherche et de l’Innovation: replay

Publications and Resource Center

To support talks and discussions about the scientific appeal of France and improve bridges with international mobility, Campus France published and updated a set of resources.