Message from the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Colleagues,

The Faculty of Sciences Council, meeting on Friday, October 26, 2018, voted to approve a new organizational chart for the Administration of the Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier. Through this vote, the Council members expressed their need for greater collaboration among the various stakeholders in our community regarding upcoming institutional milestones—notably, the new 2021–2025 accreditation.

Therefore, to develop and facilitate an effective communication system, two levels of responsibility have been established within the new political team: Deputy Directors and Educational Coordinators.

The role of the Associate Directors is to serve as a liaison with our University’s governing bodies and councils; the role of the Academic Coordinators is to establish an effective relationship with our “Education and Research” community.

The newly defined structure is designed to facilitate the flow of information and communication, thanks to the commitment of the new managers (LMD5 – Bachelor’s – Master’s – Apprenticeship/Continuing Education), facilitate the flow of information and communication, and address all questions related to pedagogy and the day-to-day management of our academic programs—whether this involves pedagogical management by faculty members and faculty-researchers or administrative and technical management by staff in the Faculty of Sciences, whether they are assigned to academic departments or central administrative services.

Once relieved of their duties related to the various committees and councils within our institution, they will also be able to facilitate the implementation of our future LMD5 degree program and ensure the desired level of engagement with all faculty, staff, and students in the School of Sciences.

As before, the various responsibilities related to our representation in the University’s political life and the representativeness of our Department at the local, national, and international levels will be distributed among the leadership: representation on various councils—the Board of Trustees, the Academic Council, the Technical Committee, the Joint Institutional Committee, the Health, Safety, and Working Conditions Committee, etc. — the “Montpellier University of Excellence” initiative, the Montpellier Campus Initiative, etc.

Thanks to the significant work carried out in recent years by successive administrative teams—whom we should rightly thank for their invaluable and outstanding dedication—we have no cause for regret: our Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier is firmly established within the academic community, and our current situation allows us to move forward without setbacks and to look to the future with confidence.

“We must have no regrets about the past, no remorse for the present, and unshakable confidence in the future.” Jean Jaurès 1859–1914

Sincerely,

Alain Hoffmann and the FdS Management Team

University of Montpellier