National Observatory Days (NOD)

• 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – J-B Say Lecture Hall: Welcome reception for participants
• 2:00–2:30 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – J-B Say Lecture Hall: Opening remarks
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – J-B Say Lecture Hall: Round Table
  Reform of Master's program admission, student plan, Parcours Sup', ORE Law:
  What impact do these changes have on Observatories?
  Focus on Success
  Speakers: representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Montpellier, and the High Council for Evaluation of Research Higher Education.
• 3:45–5:15 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – J-B Say Lecture Hall: Conference
  Success in higher education: potential, indicators, realities
  Speakers: Professors doctoral students in Social Psychology.
• 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Outing to Les Pieds dans l’Eau
  . Bring your towels and swimsuits! (Round trip by bus)
• 8:30 p.m. – Free evening

• 8:45–9:00 a.m. – MDE – Lobby: Welcome coffee and pastries
• 9:00-10:30 a.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: Plenary session
  Anticipating changes in professions and regions
  Speakers: representatives of local authorities, CEREQ, Pôle Emploi, CARIF-OREF, DERBI, Aqua-valley, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.
• 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – Rooms C315 and C316 + MDE Lecture Hall: Cross-functional workshops
  Meaning and uses of the Observatories' work
  • Workshop 1, objectives:
    • Sharing your organization's practices (SCUIO-IP/DFE/Steering/Other).
      The aim of this workshop is to promote discussion on the practices of observatories in relation to their institutional positioning. (Split workshop)
  • Workshop 2, objectives:
    • Evaluation of teaching and quality.
      The aim of this workshop is to promote discussion on the practices of observatories on this topic.
      Facilitators from the following universities: Lorraine, Versailles, and Aix-Marseille
• 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – MDE – Hall – Lunch – Complimentary buffet
• 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Faculty of Economics – Toolbox Workshops
  8 workshops running concurrently
  1. ANALYSIS (Faculty of Economics, Room C14): I would like to learn about Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Correspondence Analysis (CA).
  2. AUTOMATION (Faculty of Economics, Room C15): I would like to learn about R software to automate my work.
  3. WEB REPORTING (Faculty of Economics, Room C1118): I would like to learn about WebReporting with SphinxOnline or Lime Survey.
  4. SUCCESS RATE (Faculty of Economics, Room C215): I would like to implement data analysis on success rates.
  5. DATA VISUALIZATION (Faculty of Economics, Room C315): I would like to use public databases/OpenData.
  6. EVALUATION (Faculty of Economics, Room C316): I would like to develop my tools on the topic of evaluating training and teaching.
  7. HCÉRES (MDE Lecture Hall): I would like to talk to universities that were evaluated by HCERES (High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education) one or two years ago.
  8. COMMUNICATION (Faculty of Economics, Room C318): I would like to implement communication tools specific to observatories (video clips, animated PowerPoint presentations, flyers, social media profiles, etc.).

Speakers from various observatories.

• 3:50–4:30 p.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: Methodological review of the Toolbox workshops
• 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Discover the heritage of the University of Montpellier
  Meeting points:
  , Boulevard Henri IV > Botanical Garden
  , Rue St Pierre > St Pierre Cathedral
  , 2 Rue École de Médecine > Anatomy Conservatory of the Faculty of Medicine
• 8:15 p.m. – Gala dinner hosted by
  Meeting place: 6 Boulevard Vieussens

• 8:30–8:45 a.m. – MDE – Lobby: Welcome coffee and pastries
• 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: RESOSUP working groups – Current situation and outlook: "Student evaluation of internship quality" – Presentation of the work carried out by the Resosup working group in collaboration with the BAIPs: "Living conditions and health of students in Rennes: first application of the vulnerability indicator developed by the RESOSUP 'living conditions' working group."

  Presentation; discussion with the audience

  Facilitators from the following universities: Saint Étienne and Rennes.

• 9:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: RÉSOSUP General Meeting
• 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. – MDE – Hall: Lunch – Complimentary buffet
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: Investigations and CNIL – European developments
  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What impact will this have on the activities of the Observatories?

  Exchanges with the audience.

  Speakers: CNIL RESOSUP, DPO University of Montpellier, and ESUP Consortium.

• 3:30–3:45 p.m. – MDE – Lecture hall: Closing ceremony for JNO 2018

By car

Montpellier is served by the A9 (A709) and A750 highways.

By train

Montpellier Saint Roch SNCF train station is located in the heart of Montpellier and is served by the city's four tram lines.

By plane

FromMontpellier-Méditerranée Airport, an Hérault Transport shuttle (line 120) will take you to the city center.
Approximate journey time: 15 minutes – single fare: €1.60

Faculty of Economics & Student Union – Aimé Schoenig
Rue Vendémiaire
34000 Montpellier

Blue tram line 1 with swallows, heading towards Odysseum
Blacktram line 3 with colorful designs, heading towards Pérols-Étang de l’Or
Trams 1 and 3 serve the Port Marianne stop > then walk along Rue Vendémiaire to the Richter site.

Tram line 4 doré Direction Garcia Lorca – Sens B
Tram 4 serves the Rives du Lez stop > walk along Boulevard des Consuls de Mer to reach the pedestrian bridge at Place des Barons de Caravètes and continue to the Richter site.

• List of hotels for the 14th edition of the JNO