Philippe Augé Re-elected President of the University of Montpellier
The Board of Trustees of the University of Montpellier, which has become an experimental public institution*, met on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Philippe Augé, a professor of public law, was reelected President of the University of Montpellier for a four-year term.
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As the sole candidate for the presidency, Philippe Augé received 31 votes out of the 36 members of the Board of Directors. Last November, the slates supporting him won 11 of the 14 seats in the Professors, Instructors, and Researchers colleges.
Philippe Augé, 54, is a professor of public law specializing in tax law and public finance. Elected president of the University of Montpellier in 2015 and re-elected in 2019, he had previously served as president of the University of Montpellier 1 since 2009.
After spearheading the merger of two universities in 2015 to create the University of Montpellier, he worked to secure I-SITE accreditation for the University of Montpellier through the “Montpellier University of Excellence” project, which involves 15 local partners. Recently, it was designated a University Innovation Hub and was selected as a winner in the call for proposals for the “ExcellenceS” Investments for the Future Program.
At the same meeting, Bruno Fabre, Professor of Management Sciences, was re-elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors (31 votes out of 36), a position he had held during the two previous terms since the 2015 merger. The other vice-chairs will be elected, upon the Chair’s recommendation, during the first half of January 2022.
About the University of Montpellier
Withits16 faculties, schools, and institutes, and its 72 research centers,the University of Montpellier brings together a vast community of knowledge spanning the fields of science, technology, physical education and sports, medicine, pharmacy, law, political science, economics, and business administration. With over 50,000 students and 5,100 staff members, the University of Montpellier is now one of the largest universities in France.
UM is internationally recognized for the excellence of its education, research, and capacity for innovation across a wide range of scientific fields related to major societal challenges, foremost among which are food security, environmental protection, and human health… It holds a leading position in international rankings, placing on the global podium in ecology in the Shanghai subject-specific rankings, in the top 200 of the Shanghai general rankings, and asthe top French university among the most innovative universities in the Reuters Ranking.
As a socially responsible university, UM is particularly committed to issues of gender equality and the fight against all forms of discrimination, as well as environmental issues, scientific integrity, and the relationship between science and society.
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