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Under the authority of the President, the Director General of Services manages the institution's day-to-day operations. She leads the administrative and technical staff and organizes all departments. She also participates in the development of the university's strategy and ensures its implementation. 

Chief Operating Officer : Bénédicte Corvaisier.

Management and Affiliated Staff :

• Communications Department.
• Office of Legal and Institutional Affairs.
• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - "Security and Defense" Project Manager.
• Prevention Advisor.
• Occupational health physicians.
• Accounting Officer.
• Data Protection Officer.

Deputy Director General for Research, Innovation, and Commercialization

The Research, Innovation and Valorisation Delegated General Directorate is the university department that manages and supports all scientific activity. Its role revolves around four essential missions: protecting inventions (patents, software) and transferring them to the socio-economic world; seeking funding and helping researchers set up major subsidized projects; managing and optimizing research budgets; and finally, coordinating administrative support for laboratories while providing the necessary indicators to effectively guide the research strategy of Université Grenoble Alpes.

Executive Vice President : Jérémy Pretet.

Affiliated Departments and Service Units :

• Management, Steering Support, and Research Assistance Division.
• Intellectual Property and Commercialization Division.
• Research and Innovation Project Development Division.
• Financial Strategy and Research Division.
• Innovation & Transfer Office Service Unit.
• Project Engineering Service Unit.

UGA Publishing

UGA Éditions is the multidisciplinary publishing house of Université Grenoble Alpes. Its primary mission is the dissemination and promotion of research and scientific culture. It offers books and journals that meet high standards of scientific quality and innovation within a multilingual international context, across all disciplinary fields of the university.

Scientific Director : Julie Sorba.
Editorial and Administrative Director : Stéphanie Trine.

Deputy Director General for Training

The Education Delegated General Directorate manages and oversees the educational offerings of Université Grenoble Alpes. It encompasses all strategic and operational functions related to education, notably: the management of career guidance and professional integration; the organization of continuing education and apprenticeships; the management of initial studies; support through transversal resources and project management; and the development of pedagogy and innovation within university curricula. It ensures that the educational offerings align with the institution's strategic objectives.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer : Maud Vallenari.

Affiliated Departments :

• Office of Career Guidance and Employment Placement.
• Department of Continuing Education and Apprenticeship.
• Department of Educational Support and Innovation.
• Office of Academic Affairs and Initial Training.
• Cross-Functional Resources and Projects Division.

Deputy Director General for International Relations

The International Relations Department is the central body responsible for defining, implementing, and monitoring the international policy of Université Grenoble Alpes. It relies on a network of administrative and pedagogical correspondents within the various components (faculties, schools, institutes).

Deputy Chief Executive Officer : Caroline Van Der Heijde.

Departments and Affiliated Services:

• Office of International Partnerships and Mobility.
• Office of International Student Services and Outreach.
• Resource Department.

Médiat Rhône-Alpes

Média Rhône-Alpes is the regional training center for library careers affiliated with Université Grenoble Alpes. Operating on the Grenoble and Lyon campuses, this center's core mission is to develop the skills of library and documentation professionals. Its activities include continuing education courses for staff in territorial and university networks. The center also supports candidates in preparing for civil service examinations while actively participating in discussions on the evolving challenges of the book and documentation sector.

Director : Marie-Madeleine Saby.

Student Life Office

Director : Arielle Granon.

Departments and associated divisions:

• Campus Information and Services Center.
• Student Organizations and Projects Division.
• Disability Services Department.

Student Health Services

The student health service provides healthcare and prevention support for students at Université Grenoble Alpes. It offers consultations with no upfront costs, alongside health promotion and support activities.

Director : Marie-Hélène Schmidt.

University Department of Physical Education and Sports

The University Department of Physical and Sports Activities offers the student community a diverse program of nearly fifty physical, athletic, and artistic activities. This department, led by a team of nearly 90 professionals, contributes to students’ well-being, health, and social and civic development.

Director : Yves Riazanoff.

Department of Culture and Scientific Culture

The Culture and Scientific Culture Department is tasked with implementing an ambitious artistic and scientific policy that serves the entire university community. It offers a diverse cultural program, complemented by high-quality cultural initiatives, including artistic workshops. To enrich its offerings, it develops strategic partnerships with major cultural institutions in the region (theaters, museums, conservatories). Finally, it plays an active support role by providing technical, financial, and logistical resources to assist those leading cultural and scientific projects.

Director : Jonathan Bazin.

UGA Campus Shared Services Department Valence , Drôme-Ardèche

This department is specifically dedicated to the administration and development of the Valence university campus and the Drôme and Ardèche departments. Its primary role is to ensure the efficient and consistent management of services on the local Valence campus, while serving as a key anchor point for Université Grenoble Alpes in the region.

Director : Marie-Laure Attal-Fougier

Deputy Director General for Libraries and Open Science Support

The Deputy Directorate General for Libraries and Open Science Support is the entity that oversees and coordinates the entire network of university libraries and documentation services. It also plays a strategic role in implementing the institution’s open science policy.

Executive Vice President : Frédéric Saby.

Related directions:

• Resources and Logistics Division.
• Office of Research and Open Science Support.
• Public Services Division.
• Documentation Resources Division.
• Document Information System Management.
• Department of Regional Affairs and Campus Libraries.

Ecological Transformation Division

The Ecological Transformation Division is responsible for driving the university’s ecological transformation by working on both the overall strategy and its practical implementation. It supports all university units in adopting more sustainable practices by providing guidance and training on climate and environmental challenges. It measures the university’s environmental impact (for example, through the GHG Inventory) to identify priority areas for action. It leads collaborative projects to reduce the institution’s environmental footprint and works with external partners to accelerate the transition.

Director : Jean-François Redon
 

Management, Coordination, and Cross-Functional Projects; Quality Improvement

The management for governance support, cross-functional projects, and quality improvement is the central department supporting the leadership of Université Grenoble Alpes. Its primary mission is to provide essential data for the institution's strategic planning and decision-making. It coordinates all business steering departments and supplies the tools necessary to optimize the university's economic model. This department is also responsible for shaping the university's overall quality policy, supporting cross-functional projects, and modernizing institutional archives, thereby contributing to change management and digital initiatives.

Director : currently hiring.

Deputy Chief Information Officer

The Deputy Directorate General for Information Systems is the central department responsible for the university’s entire technological infrastructure. Its primary missions include managing and upgrading networks, servers, and IT and audiovisual equipment, while ensuring the security of the information system and its compliance with regulations such as the GDPR. It oversees the development of the information system by creating and integrating the applications needed to digitize administrative processes. Finally, it provides support and training services to assist all staff and students on a daily basis in using the university’s digital environment.

Executive Vice President : Simon Nieuviarts.

Related directions:

• Digital Support Division for the Administration.
• Digital Support Division for the Workplace.

Shared Information Systems Division

The Shared Information Systems Department is responsible for ensuring the consistency and performance of digital tools supporting higher education in the Grenoble and Savoie regions. This department oversees the operation and development of shared IT applications (software and software packages) and ensures the secure management of shared servers for multiple institutions. It coordinates inter-university IT initiatives and manages the core network infrastructure (telecommunications and IT), thereby playing an essential role in the smooth day-to-day operation of campus information systems.

Director: Simon Nieuviarts.

Related services:

• Logistics, Administrative, and Finance Department.
• Telephony, Network, and System Operations Department.
• Cross-Institution Business Applications Service.
• Inter-school Digital Services Department.

Deputy Director General for Energy Resources and Energy Transition

The Deputy Directorate for Estates and Energy Transition is the department responsible for the overall management of buildings and infrastructure at Université Grenoble Alpes. It directs the institution's multi-year real estate strategy and oversees project management for new construction and major renovation work. This department also ensures the daily operation and technical maintenance of all facilities, strictly adhering to health and safety regulations. Finally, it coordinates central logistical resources (mail services, reprographics, cleaning, furniture management) and handles legal matters related to the university's responsibilities as a property owner and occupant.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer : Sophie Vaillant.

Related directions:

• Legal Division of Administration and Finance.
• Logistics and Security Department.
• Department of Planning and Real Estate Projects.
• Operations and Maintenance Department.
• Planning Department.
• Valence , Maintenance, and Logistics Department.

Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer

The Human Resources Directorate is the central department that designs and implements the staff management policy at Université Grenoble Alpes. Its responsibilities include career administration and payroll, as well as workforce planning and skills development for the institution's future. It plays a major role in social dialogue, organizing consultations with staff representatives, and deploying initiatives focused on occupational health, risk prevention, and employer social responsibility (disability, gender equality, anti-discrimination). Finally, it develops personalized career support policies and assists managers in their leadership roles.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer : Marion Laforêt.

Related directions:

• HR Management and Quality Support Division.
• Social Environment Division.
• Career Management and Payroll Department.
• Skills Development Division.

Occupational Medicine

The role of occupational medicine is to safeguard the physical and mental health of the institution’s staff. Unlike curative medicine, its focus is exclusively on prevention. The department’s primary objective is to prevent any work-related health problems among employees and to advise management and the employees themselves on health, safety, and working conditions.

Risk Prevention Division

The Risk Prevention Department is responsible for ensuring strict compliance with health and safety regulations within the institution. Its mission is to advise the President’s Office and inform the entire university community on health and safety issues. In particular, this department conducts regular assessments of risks and working conditions on campus, offers specialized training, and works closely with technical departments on construction and renovation projects, as well as with employee representative bodies.

Director : Christelle Buon.

Finance Department

The Finance Department designs and implements the budgetary and financial strategy of the Université Grenoble Alpes. It is responsible for preparing the institution’s budget and ensuring its compliance with regulations (management of expenditures and revenues). This department is organized to foster a culture of financial management and analysis, particularly by conducting budget monitoring, internal controls, and providing support to departments in financial management. It also plays a coordinating and supportive role for the university’s entire network of administrators.

Director : Raphaël Dintre.

Related services:

• Budget and Management Control Department.
• Project Management Department.
• Travel Management Department.
• Budget Implementation and Quality Division.
• SIFAC Department.

Purchasing Department

The Procurement Department defines and implements the procurement policy of the Université Grenoble Alpes. Its primary responsibilities are to ensure the cost-effectiveness of acquisitions and to guarantee the legal soundness of all the institution’s public contracts. It assists and advises departments, units, and laboratories in defining their needs, oversees the awarding of contracts in accordance with the Public Procurement Code, and incorporates environmental and social clauses into its procedures. This department also conducts ongoing legal monitoring and rigorously tracks the execution of all contracts.

Director : Magalie Bouexel.

Related services:

• Purchasing Department.
• Public Procurement Department.

Accounting Firm

The accounting office is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the institution’s financial statements. It is responsible for all financial and accounting transactions and ensures the separation of duties between the authorizing officer (who commits, settles, and authorizes expenditures or revenues) and the accountant (who makes payments or collects revenues).

Accounting Officer : Carole Tenot.

Related directions:

• Accounting Department.
• Expenditures Division.
• To the Revenue Department.