Rendez-vous en France

On 14 May 2025, Donatienne Hissard, Acting Director General of Campus France, and Sophie Sidos, President of the French Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France (CCEF, Foreign Trade Advisors), met at the CCEF headquarters for a productive working session.

The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research has released a new edition of its biennial reference report, “L’état de l’emploi scientifique” (State of Scientific Employment). This biennial comprehensive statistical publication provides an in-depth overview of employment across various sectors of scientific work—both public and private—in France. The first key finding that appears is that in 2022, scientific employment in France grew by 0.8% compared to the previous year. France now ranks 6th worldwide in terms of researcher density and 7th in overall research capacity, with a total of 333,800 researchers.

As part of the SAFE programme - an initiative dedicated to supporting researchers at risk - the consortium formed by DAAD, Campus France, PAUSE, and UNIMED has announced the 56 selected fellows from a pool of 359 applicants. These researchers, representing 15 countries, will have the opportunity to continue their work in 13 EU member states.