Academic Council
President: Ms Cécile SAKAI
Statutory members
Representing the state:
- Ms Claire GIRY, Director General for Research and Innovation at the MESR, represented by Ms Alexa PIQUEUX, Research and Innovation Strategy Department, SHS Project Manager - History and Digital Humanities
- Mr Laurent TOULOUSE, Deputy Director of Higher Education and Research at the Directorate General for Globalisation at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented by Ms Francine D'ORGEVAL, Expert in the Human and Social Sciences, Archaeology and Heritage Department
Representing the directorate of the EFEO:
- The director, Mr Nicolas FIÉVÉ
- The director of studies, Ms Valérie GILLET
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 academic community:
- Ms Claire BRISSET, ordinary professor at the University of Geneva
- Mr Eric LEFEBVRE, Director of the Cernuschi Museum
- Ms Cécile SAKAI, Professor Emeritus, Université Paris Cité
- Mr Ingo STRAUCH, Professor at the University of Lausanne
Representing partner institutions:
- Ms Sophie MAKARIOU, curator, President of the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet
- Ms Dana RAPPOPORT, research director at the CNRS, codirector of the Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CASE - UMR 8170)
- Mr Olivier Venture, Director of Studies at the École pratique des Hautes Études
Qualified person (documentation, dissemination...)
- Mr Jérôme PETIT, Head of Collections, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Representing the EFEO faculty:
- Ms Michela BUSSOTTI, professor/ substitute: Mr François LACHAUD, professor
- Ms Elisabeth CHABANOL, lecturer / substitute: Ms Véronique DEGROOT, lecturer
- Mr Guillaume DUTOURNIER, lecturer / substitute: Mr Vladyslav, contract researcher
Consultative membres
- Ms Katia JUHEL, Curator of the Library
- Ms Cécilia MENDES, Director general of administration
- Mr Martin NOGUEIRA RAMOS, Head of Publications
- Ms Isabelle POUJOL, Head of Communications and the EFEO Photo Library
EFEO News

New Publication
Paris, France,
Le descendant de Raghu et les fils de Pāṇḍu
Poème épique à double sens de Kavirāja
Sylvain Brocquet
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Le descendant de Raghu et les fils de Pāṇḍu
Poème épique à double sens de Kavirāja
Sylvain Brocquet
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New Publication
Paris, France,
Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient 109 (2023), École française d'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 2024, 400 pages
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Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient 109 (2023), École française d'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 2024, 400 pages
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New Publication
Pondicherry,
- Āsanas of the Yogacintāmaṇi
- The Tamil Veda And Tangled Tales
- Naṭarājapaddhati of Rāmanāthaśiva
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- Āsanas of the Yogacintāmaṇi
- The Tamil Veda And Tangled Tales
- Naṭarājapaddhati of Rāmanāthaśiva
Read more
Exceptional summer closure
Paris, France, 24 July 2024
Due to the organisation of the Olympic Games in Paris, the EFEO will be close exceptionally closed from Friday July to Monday 19 August at 8 a.m.We thank you for your understanding and wish you a pleasant summer break.
The Direction
Digital pass
Paris, France, 05 July 2024
Because of the Olympic Games, from 18 July to 25 July inclusive you will only be able to access the EFEO with a digital pass.Available from the official website.
To obtain this pass you will need to provide a "proof of visit" issued by the EFEO library.
The request for this receipt should be sent to bibliotheque@efeo.net, who will reply within 48 working hours. Once you have your receipt, you can download the pass from the dedicated website.
The EFEO and the library will close on the evening of Thursday 25 July and reopen on Monday 19 August at 9am.
There are no restrictions on access during the Paralympic Games in September, so no passes will be required.