Board of Administrators

President: Ms Blandine RIPERT

Statutory members

Representing the state:

  • Ms Anne-Sophie BARTHEZ, Director General of Higher Education and Professional Integration, represented by Mr Pascal GOSSELIN, office DGSIP A1-3 or Ms Marina GOVOROFF
  • Mr Michel MIRAILLET, Director General for Globalisation, Culture, Education and International Development, represented by Ms Francine D'ORGEVAL, Expertd within the Human and Social Sciences, Archaeology and Heritage Department (Higher Education and Research Sub-Directorate)

 

Representing the Institut de France:

  • Ms Marianne BASTID-BRUGUIERE, member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, representative of the Perpetual Secretary
  • Mr Henri-Paul FRANCFORT, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
  • Mr Jean-Noël ROBERT, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
  • Mr Alain THOTE, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, representative of the Perpetual Secretary

 

Representing the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS):

  • Mr Antoire PETIT, president of the CNRS, represented by Ms Sabine EFFOSSE, deputy scientific director "Europe and international" of the Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, or Mr Fabrice BOUDJAABA, Deputy Scientific Director of InSHS or Ms Solène MARIE, Head of International Cooperation of InSHS

 

A former head of a public higher education and research institution:

  • Mr Alain SCHNAPP, former Director of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art; archaeologist and historian

 

Professional members:

  • Mr Paolo CALVETTI, Professor of the University Ca' Foscari - Venise
  • Mr Jean-françois HUCHET, Professor and President of the Inalco
  • Ms Blandine RIPERT, CNRS Research Director
  • Ms Mercedes VOLAIT, CNRS Research Director

 

Representing the faculty of EFEO professors:

  • Mr François LACHAUD; sustitute: Ms Michela BUSSOTTI

 

Representing the faculty of EFEO lecturers:

  • Ms Fabienne JAGOU; substitute: Ms Catherine SCHEER
  • Mr Christophe POTTIER; substitute: Mr Dominique SOUTIF

 

Representing EFEO administrative staff:

  • Ms Lauriane LECAT-BACLE; substitute: Mr Dat-Wei LAU
  • Mr Didier MARIETTE; substitute: Ms Zohra SOLTANI

 

Consultative members (EFEO)

  • The director, Nicolas FIÉVÉ
  • The director of studies, Valérie GILLET
  • The director general of administration, Cécilia MENDES
  • The chief financial officer, Smail ZAGHMOURI
EFEO News
Call for applications
Paris, France, 22 October 2025
As part of PSL University's Grand Programme de Recherche (GPR) "Faire collection", the EFEO is inviting applications for a temporary position in documentary research on the constitution of collections at the EFEO library.

Application deadline: 22 October 2025

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Welcoming delegations to the EFEO 2026-2027
Paris, France, 14 October 2025
The recruitment campaign for delegates to the EFEO for the year 2026-2027 is now open. Applications must be submitted no later than 14 October 2025.

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Library
Paris, France, 10 October 2025
The EFEO library in Paris is open at its usual times, from Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
Please make your book reservation requests via the catalogue, and your archive consultation requests via the form on https://archives.efeo.fr/ (bottom left of the home page).

Consult the catalogs and digital tools:
Books and periodicals catalog
- Archives and manuscripts catalog
- Digital heritage library

Please check the EFEO's Facebook page and Twitter account regularly for any updates to the conditions of public access.
EFEO Field Scholarships - 1st Semester 2026
Paris, France, 10 October 2025

Call for applications for the EFEO Field Scholarships - 1st Semester 2026:

The deadline for submitting an application to an EFEO Field Scholarships for Master and PhD students enabling a field study in Asia at one of the EFEO centers is set to the 10th of Ocotber 2026.
New Publication
Pondicherry,

A Manual on the Practice of Haṭhayoga
An Edition and Translation of the Pune Manuscript of the Haṭhābhyās

By Jason BIRCH, Mark SINGLETON and James MALLINSON 

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