Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe

HUMANE Study Visit Europe

The Paris-Saclay Initiative: Vision, Strategy and Achievements

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

16:30

Registration and welcome coffee

17:00

Welcome and Introduction

17:15

The Paris-Saclay initiative: the academic project  

18:00

The Paris-Saclay initiative: the French government spatial and land policy project

19:00

Dinner

Thursday, 10 April, 2025

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

The vision and the strategy for Paris-Saclay

10:00

Coffee Break

10:30

Paris-Saclay: A major change management project: organisational cultural transformation in participating universities and schools?

11:30

Clustering public/private research excellence: challenges, opportunities and successes

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Three successful examples: Joint doctoral schools, interdisciplinary initiatives, Graduate school

15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

Visit Paris-Saclay Plateau

19:00

Dinner

Friday, 11 April, 2025

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

The ambitions and the implementation: a balancing act between centralisation and decentralisation (participation by faculties/schools)

10:00

Coffee Break

10:30

Addressing together crucial issues: achievements and limitations

12:00

Student life (housing, medical centre, sport facilities, language centre, learning centre, etc.)

12:45

Final words/close of the Study Visit

13:00

Closing Lunch

Please note that this programme may be subject to marginal change.

Important information:.

Neither HUMANE nor the Paris-Saclay University are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the HUMANE Study Visit. Participants attending the HUMANE Study Visit do so at their own risk and responsibility.