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
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
Kyoto,
Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 34 (2025)
Catastrophe and Prophecy in Tibetan Religious Contexts
Catastrophe et prophétie dans les contextes religieux tibétains
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Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 34 (2025)
Catastrophe and Prophecy in Tibetan Religious Contexts
Catastrophe et prophétie dans les contextes religieux tibétains
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Call for applications
Paris, France, 03 October 2025
As part of the ANR AltLife-SSEA collaborative research project (Project-ANR- 25-CE55-0805), the EFEO is inviting applications for a postdoctoral/contract researcher position in anthropology.Application deadline : 3 October 2025
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New Publication
Maritime Exchange and Localization across the South China Sea
500 BC-AD 500
Frank Muyard & Liu Yi-chang
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Call for applications
Paris, France, 30 September 2025
As part of its support for international mobility, the CNRS Sciences humaines & sociales and the EFEO are offering researchers, teacher-researchers and research engineers from research units supervised or co-supervised by the CNRS, assistance in carrying out research activities in 2026.Application deadline : 30 September 2025
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