Joint Documentation Service
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Director: Sandrine Gropp
Deputy Director: Sophie Courcoul
Responsibilities:
The Joint Documentation Service defines and implements the documentation component of the University’s strategy. As a support function for Academic Programs and Research, it contributes to the fulfillment of the University’s missions, its influence, and its appeal. Among the initiatives carried out by the SCD:
Developing a range of library services for the university community, both on-campus and remotely
Providing the necessary library resources (both physical and digital) to students Professors, researchers, and staff
Support for education: library tutoring, training students in information literacy, supporting pedagogical innovation, managing digital resources produced by the University (theses, past exam papers, etc.), and more
Research al support: management of scientific publications (notably the HAL portal), bibliometrics, management of the University’s digital output (dissertations, specialized collections such as the national acupuncture database, Acubase)
Organization and coordination of library services, management of university libraries
Management and promotion of the University’s documentary heritage
Support for the University’s missions: cultural initiatives, campus life, management of the “Fontaine Numérique,” services for students with disabilities, etc.
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Joint Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
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Interim Director: Pascal DEMOLY
Administrative Manager: Emmanuelle HASLER
Mission:
The Preventive Medicine Service is tasked with providing health prevention, promotion, and education to all students and staff at the University. The department works to maintain the individual and collective working conditions necessary for their well-being, success, and fulfillment. Through a comprehensive approach that considers personal and environmental factors, the department draws on its welcoming and attentive nature, as well as its diagnostic and assessment skills, to better advise and guide students and staff.
Student Preventive Medicine Unit
This unit provides all students with access to:
medical checkups to assess their health status and conduct preventive screenings
medical consultations for the diagnosis and evaluation of a disability, which—depending on their field of study and assessment methods—allow for recommendations regarding accommodations for coursework, exams, and entrance exams
vaccination tracking (mandatory for students in healthcare programs or those in high-risk fields)
the provision of emergency contraception
Preventive Medicine Center for Staff
This center provides all staff members with:
medical examinations to assess their health status and provide occupational health monitoring
site, job, workplace conditions, and occupational risk assessments, along with recommendations for any necessary accommodations
vaccination monitoring
Specialized Consultations and Preventive Measures Unit
This unit provides all students and staff with access to:
clinical psychology consultations and psychological care
specialized preventive health consultations (addiction treatment, smoking cessation, nutrition)
In collaboration with the Student Life Offices and located as close as possible to students’ learning and living spaces, this division also organizes group initiatives and workshops on health education, risk prevention, and health promotion.
It also coordinates a team of 8 Student Health Liaisons (ERS), whose mission is to convey health messages to their peers through on-site activities.
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University Department of Physical Activity and Sports
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Director: Jean-Yves CASSAN
Administrative Manager: Mathilde MANDELBAUM
Responsibilities:
Managing the department, the schedules of SUAPS faculty, and part-time instructors.
Managing the staff assigned to the department.
Managing the budget.
Welcoming, providing information to, and registering students and staff.
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University Health Center
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Administrative Manager: Jérémy Esteves
The Montpellier University Health Center (CSU) offers students in Montpellier “the best care and a healthcare pathway tailored to their needs.” The University Health Center is an inter-institutional service that allows all students to:
access general medicine, gynecology, and psychological counseling appointments;
to schedule appointments with general practitioners, specialists (gynecologists, etc.), and healthcare professionals (psychologists, etc.);
to receive 100% coverage (no upfront costs upon presentation of a student ID, health insurance card, and proof of supplemental health insurance);
to be supported by a physician (whose role is to respond to students’ requests, refer them to the services best suited to their situation, and work closely with social workers, particularly to monitor their healthcare journey);
to have access to a care pathway tailored to their specific needs.
The University Health Center operates on a full third-party payment basis. To receive care without having to pay for the consultation, you must present: your student ID + your Carte Vitale (or, depending on your situation, the provisional AMELI certificate or the CEAM) + proof of French supplemental health insurance.
Appointments for consultations at the health center can be made by phone at 04 11 28 19 79. When leaving a message, please include your last name, first name, student ID number, home institution, and phone number.
We are currently experiencing temporary difficulties in accommodating all requests for appointments for general medicine and gynecology consultations. If your condition requires an appointment as soon as possible, we encourage you to schedule one via Doctolib. In case of an emergency, please dial 15. We are doing everything we can to meet your needs.
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Logistics Department
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Director: Alain Iberti
Responsibilities:
The Logistics Department provides services to users and staff at the Governance Campus, the Triolet and St. Priest campuses, the “ IEM-MSE” site, and the Institute of Botany. Upon request, it also provides support and expertise to units located at other sites.
It is primarily organized around a directorate (director and deputy director), administrative and financial support, and three departments.
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Real Estate Assets Division
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Director: Maxime POUGET
Deputy Director: Jean-Marc Perrin
Responsibilities:
Advise and assist elected officials and the Director General of Services on matters related to real estate assets
Define and budget for real estate projects
Manage all resources allocated to the DPI for the maintenance of real estate assets
Provide advice, assistance, and technical support regarding real estate assets to academic departments, laboratories, educational units, administrative divisions, and services
Prepare, analyze, and monitor purchase order contracts for maintenance, construction, and equipment supplies serving the entire university
Participate in defining the strategic direction and objectives of the institution’s real estate policy
Implement policy decisions defined by the management team regarding real estate assets
Prepare and update the SPSI, the multi-year investment program, and the annual real estate survey conducted by the MENESR
Manage real estate data (land, plans, premises database, building condition assessments, utility consumption and expenses, costs, etc.)
Monitor and update usage agreements with France Domaine, in collaboration with the relevant departments
Oversee, either as project owner or project manager, the administrative, financial, and technical aspects of real estate operations involving construction, rehabilitation, restructuring, renovation, major maintenance and renewal (GER), safety, accessibility, outdoor improvements, and roads and utilities (VRD)
Participate in university-related projects carried out under external project ownership
Prepare and execute the DPI budget in collaboration with the Finance Department and the management team
At the Triolet, Saint-Priest, Downtown Central Services, Institute of Botany, and SMEL sites, ensure the day-to-day operation and maintenance (regulatory, corrective, and preventive) of buildings, their technical systems, and outdoor areas (excluding green spaces); organize and monitor regulatory inspections; and manage utility consumption and expenses
At the Richter, Law and Medicine (downtown), Pharmacy, Medicine North, STAPS, Dentistry, Medicine Nîmes, and Saint-Chély d’Apcher sites:
Advise site operations managers, technical liaisons, and administrative managers on operations, maintenance, and utilities
Organize and monitor non-regulatory and preventive maintenance in collaboration with site operations managers
Organize and monitor regulatory inspections
Provide advice, assistance, and technical support regarding real estate assets to scientific departments, laboratories, academic units, administrative offices, and services
Prepare, analyze, and monitor purchase order contracts for maintenance, construction, and equipment supplies serving the entire university
Coordinate activities between the directorate’s departments and other directorates
Manage relationships with external partners, particularly in the context of grants
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Apprentice Training Center
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Director: Jean-François DUBÉ
Assistant Director: Delphine LIEGARD
Responsibilities:
Support apprentices in their search for an employer and throughout their work-study program.
Support employers in their efforts to recruit apprentices.
Support the teaching staff of programs that offer work-study options or wish to introduce them.
Manage the administrative aspects of apprenticeship contracts in partnership with the various stakeholders: apprentices, employers, teaching staff, OPCO/DREETS.
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Joint University Service for Information, Career Guidance, and Professional Integration (SCUIO-IP)
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Director: François Mirabel
Administrative Manager: Frédéric Faucher
Mission:
The SCUIO-IP is a shared service available to students at the University of Montpellier, students from other higher education institutions in France or abroad, high school students, and adults interested in the University’s academic programs. The main objective of this service is to assist these groups with information, career guidance, and career placement.
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Joint Continuing Education Department
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Director: Laurence Weil
Assistant Director: Céline Ritterszki
Missions:
Continuing education is one of the missions entrusted to universities, alongside undergraduate education, research, and career preparation. Continuing education is intended for people who have interrupted their studies at some point in their lives and who wish to find or return to a job, advance in their careers, enhance their skills, or acquire new knowledge.
This includes:
employees
job seekers, recipients of the RSA
individuals with special types of employment contracts (employees on work-study contracts or subsidized employment contracts)
self-employed professionals
artisans
young people under 26 who wish to pursue a work-study program
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Office of Training and Education
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Director: Chrystèle Laly
Deputy Director: Valérie Portier
Responsibilities:
Implement the training policy
Ensure the operational effectiveness of management tools for training and academic affairs in collaboration with the Information Systems and Digital Technology Department
Generate data to support decision-making and management
Oversee the organization and administration of academic programs: monitor and track enrollment-related administrative processes (from application to degree conferral)
Establish and promote student success initiatives
Assist and advise the university’s constituent units
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Office of Scientific Culture and Historical Heritage
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Director: Caroline Ducourau
Responsibilities:
Preserve and promote the collections
Restore the collections of objects
Design and develop scientific outreach initiatives
Promote and disseminate scientific and technical culture
Oversee and support the scientific cultural projects of the university’s departments and museums (collections)
Develop and implement a sponsorship policy
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Office of International Relations
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Director: Céline Delacourt-Gollain
Deputy Director: Nadia Lagarde
MISSION:
The Office of International Relations implements and coordinates the University’s international policy on education and research.
It supports the academic and research community in the areas of student and faculty mobility, international cooperation, and the University’s internal internationalization efforts.
It contributes to the University’s international influence and visibility as a center of international excellence.
The DRI consists of three departments (Cooperation, Mobility, and Project Management) and a Financial Affairs Office.
It works in coordination with the international relations offices of the University’s constituent units.
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Office of Innovation and Partnerships
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Director: Emilie DOMANICO
The Office of Innovation and Partnerships serves as a key interface between the University and the socio-economic and institutional sectors. As such, its mission is to promote partnerships and manage all of the University’s industrial and commercial activities.
Responsibilities:
assist in the creation and development of the University’s partnerships with the academic, industrial, and institutional sectors;
negotiate contracts, draft them, and provide technical and legal oversight of contracts between the University and its national and international partners;
promote innovations in collaboration with the SATT AxLR and raise awareness of issues related to technology transfer and business creation;
assist researchers in responding to national, European, and international calls for proposals regarding training, research, and commercialization;
monitor and disseminate calls for proposals as well as partnership opportunities;
support laboratories in the implementation of multilateral research projects.
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Research , and Doctoral Studies Division
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Director: Delphine Dolques
Deputy Director: Bénédicte LABAT
Responsibilities:
The DRED is responsible for implementing theUM ’s policy on research and doctoral education, which is politically led by the Vice President for Research. This involves the following responsibilities:
Overseeing research and doctoral studies to ensure the consistency of scientific policy
Overseeing the HCERES evaluation campaign: research and doctoral components
Overseeing and managing the Academic Council’s “ Research ” Commission, its executive committee, and its subcommittees: scientific integrity and conflict of interest resolution
Coordinate research structures and resources
Support managers in coordinating research resources
Oversee doctoral training
Coordinate and oversee the operation of doctoral studies and the HDR (Habilitation to Supervise Doctoral Research)
Ensure compliance with the ISO 9001 standard for doctoral programs
Monitor scientific output and participate in the implementation of the open science plan
Provide support to the HR Department in managing research human resources
Support the implementation of the charter on scientific integrity
Design and implement initiatives to modernize research management
Co-manage the institution’s “ Research ” information system in partnership with the DSIN
Address major societal challenges
Ensure the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol within the university’s APA unit
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Common Departments and Services
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At the University of Montpellier, the administrative departments are organized around five major themes.
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Research
Research , and Doctoral Studies Department
Innovation and Partnerships Department
International Relations Department
Directorate of Scientific Culture and Historical Heritage
Education
Directorate of Education and Teaching
Joint Continuing Education Service
Joint University Service for Information, Career Guidance, and Professional Integration
Joint Service for Support of Pedagogical Innovation (SCSIP)
Apprentice Training Center
Heritage
Real Estate Heritage Division
Logistics Division
Campus Life
Montpellier University Health Center (CSU)
Campus Life Department
University Department of Physical Activity and Sports
Joint Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
Joint Documentation Department
Cross-Functional Departments
Accounting Office
Financial Affairs Division
General and Institutional Affairs Division
Communications Division
Human Resources Division
Management Division
Structural Programs Division
Information Systems and Digital Technology Division
Risk Advisory and Prevention Service
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