The Minister of Higher Education and Research (formerly Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation or ) is a
cabinet position in the
French Government
The Government of France (French: ''Gouvernement français''), officially the Government of the French Republic (''Gouvernement de la République française'' ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister, who i ...
overseeing university-level education and research. The ministry is headquartered in the
5th arrondissement of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. The current Minister of Higher Education is
Frédérique Vidal
Frédérique Vidal (born 9 May 1964) is a Monegasque-born French-based biochemist, academic administrator, and politician who served as Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in the government of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe ...
.
" Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (in French). 17 May 2017. Retrieved on 18 May 2017.
The Ministry is one of the sponsors of the
Irène Joliot-Curie Prize
The Irène Joliot-Curie Prize is a French prize for women in science and technology, founded in 2001. It is awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Airbus Group corporate foundation, the French Academy of Scien ...
, which is awarded to women scientists who have distinguished themselves by the quality of their research.
In October2021, the ministry released an official translation of its second plan for
open science.
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Publication date refers to French language version.
]
See also
*
Ministry of National Education for all levels of public education, including universities.
References
External links
Ministry of Higher Education and Research
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Higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...
France
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Education in France