Doctoral School Council

Responsibilities

The ED STEP Council is briefed on enrollment figures for the current year and the recruitment campaign for the following year, and is consulted on all matters relating to the ED’s operations, particularly regarding the organization of the competitive selection process for doctoral contracts at UGA and USMB. It deliberates on proposals made by the doctoral school’s administration regarding all aspects of regulations, organization, and the implementation of new procedures. It also serves as a channel for communicating the doctoral school’s policies to laboratory directors. Furthermore, it actively contributes proposals on all these matters.

Composition

The STEP Doctoral School Council, in accordance with the provisions of the May 25, 2016, decree on doctoral education, consists of 26 members.

  •     Members of the Doctoral School Administration
  •     The Doctoral School Administrator
  •     Expert members of the executive committee (including one representative from USMB)
  •     1 member from each of the laboratories affiliated with the doctoral school.
  •     Members elected from among doctoral students (up to 20%).
  •     2 representatives from the engineering, administrative, or technical staff.
  •     The chair of the HDR Committee
  •     2 to 3 external members from the industrial and socio-economic sectors.
Executive Committee Members
Maria-Eletta NEGRETTI
Nathalie PHILIPPON
Sandra ROME
David MARSAN (USMB)
Fabien GILLET-CHAULET 
External Members
Olivier Bertrand (ARTELIA)
Published on  January 8, 2021
Updated on October 27, 2026