A few words from Jean-Paul Mizzi, Vice-President of “Campus Policy Coordination” and Director of the Université Gustave Eiffel Méditerranée Campus
My role is to ensure the setting in motion, synergy and coherence of actions between the campuses of Université Gustave Eiffel: Lille, Lyon, Marne-la-Vallée, Nantes, Paris, Versailles and Méditerranée. The aim is to enhance the visibility and attractiveness of the establishment on a national and international scale, to establish shared strategy and positioning, and to promote our academic and scientific potential along with our abilities for regional action. We also ensure the principle of equal treatment is upheld, regardless of the student’s campus, the support staff, the researcher or teacher-researcher.
“Multiple footholds nationwide: a specificity and an asset”
The University’s presence in various geographical regions serves as both a specificity and an asset in asserting the national ambition of the establishment in the field of research, higher education and innovation. Each campus integrates a regional ecosystem and fosters the creation of partnerships with State representatives (President-delegates at ESRI and DRARI), regional councils and reference healthcare institutions (ESR), etc. The University’s campuses and branches lie at the heart of the AMI project (“Belonging - Pooling – Integration”). The project has been selected in the framework of the IDéES call for projects (Integration and Development of IdEX and ISITEs), and its aim is to create a genuine sense of belonging and implement integrated, joint steering on the scale of the establishment.
The University’s regional footholds throughout France provide a broader view and contribute to an enhanced approach to a variety of regions, themes and ecosystems, etc. Our various campuses and branches serve as playing fields for a scaling-up and transversality of actions. As an example, following Storm Alex, which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in October 2020, a technical feedback operation called on experts from the Méditerranée, Nantes and Marne-la-Vallée campuses, CEREMA and Côte d'Azur University. This pooling of skills represents an added value at the service of regions and public policies.
2020 also saw the operational launch of the college of campus directorates. During the health crisis, this college enabled us to coordinate and implement actions such as the regulations to follow on the various campuses, and to share local actions in aid of medical workers or students (e.g., protective gear produced with our 3D printers). The upcoming actions of the college will be aimed in particular at consolidating the brand image of campuses under the Gustave Eiffel name, founded on innovation and leadership.
