The Presidency of the Université Grenoble Alpes

The Université Grenoble Alpes is headed by the President, who is assisted in their duties by vice-presidents and project managers.

The President

Yassine Lakhnech

Yassine Lakhnech

A graduate of the University of Kiel in Germany, specializing in program verification and provable safety, as well as the connections between logic and computational models, Yassine Lakhnech is a professor at the Université Grenoble Alpes. He has been involved in the development of several key projects for the institution, including the Persyval-lab Labex, the PILSI campus operation (IMAG), and the Université Grenoble Alpes initiative of excellence. He has held numerous responsibilities in education, serving as Deputy Vice-President for Research at the Joseph Fourier University (UJF), Vice-President for Research at the UJF, and Executive Director of the research and technology transfer branch of the initiative of excellence.

General Affairs

Anne-Catherine Favre

Anne-Catherine Favre

Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Christine Verdier

Christine Verdier

Vice President of Human Resources
Sylvie Martin-Mercier

Sylvie Martin-Mercier

Vice President of Simplification and Transparency of Human Resources Procedures
Sophie Louargant

Sophie Louargant

Vice President for Equality, Gender Parity, and Non-Discrimination
Hervé Courtois

Hervé Courtois

Vice President of Management, Project, and Asset Support

Cross-Functional Roles

Sabine Lavorel

Sabine Lavorel

Vice President of Ecological Transformation
Sébastien Geindre

Sébastien Geindre

Vice President Valence , Drôme-Ardèche
Damien Jouvenot

Damien Jouvenot

Vice President of Culture and Scientific Culture
Mircea Polosan

Mircea Polosan

Vice President for University Hospital Policy and Regional Health Relations

Academic Affairs

Philippe Roux

Philippe Roux

Vice President of Research
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Florent Brenguier

Vice President of Innovation
Julie Sorba

Julie Sorba

Vice President for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
David Dechenaud

David Dechenaud

Vice President of Training
Henri Benoit

Henri Benoit

Vice President of Undergraduate Education
Marc Oddon

Marc Oddon

Vice President for Lifelong Learning and Apprenticeship
Caroline Bertonèche

Caroline Bertonèche

Vice President of International Relations
Amélie Nuq

Amélie Nuq

Vice President for Student Life
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Malo Warin

Vice President for Student Affairs

Chair of the CAC

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Serge Slama

Chairman of the Board
Published on October 13, 2025
Updated on June 8, 2026