14 January 2026

Discover the University and Campus of Engagement Winter 2026 Conferences

From Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 January 2026, The winners of the Autumn 2025 cohort of the Institut de l’Engagement will benefit from a packed programme of workshops, conferences and group sessions to advance their projects, promote them and raise awareness of the major issues of the contemporary world. 

The University and Campus of Engagement conferences will be available to rewatch on our YouTube channel after the event.

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Thursday 15 January 2026

15:00 – 16:30

Public finances, a civic issue: the journey of a civil servant in France and Europe

Pierre Moscovici, Member of the European Court of Auditors

 

5.30 pm - 7 pm

Cybercrime: what can the justice system do in the digital age?

Johanna Brousse, Deputy prosecutor in charge of cybercrime

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Friday, 16 January

9.00am - 10.15am

A hundred years of quantum physics

Etienne Klein, Research Director at the CEA

 

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM 

New Year's Greetings from the Institute of Engagement

Martin HirschChairman of the Institut de l'Engagement

 

2.30 pm - 4 pm 

Equality of opportunity in higher education: how to change the game?

  • Winner testimonials from the Institut de l'Engagement:

Christiane Fagbemi, Autumn promotion 2021

Walid Messoussa, Summer promotion 2020

  • Round table:

Philippe Baptiste, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space

Pierre-Paul Zalio, President of Campus Condorcet

Delphine Manceau, Managing Director of NEOMA Business School, President of the Conference of Grandes Écoles

Virginie Laval, President of the University of Poitiers

 

4.30 pm - 6 pm 

Changing the world by changing your pants: testimony of a committed entrepreneur

Guillaume Gibault, Founder and Chairman of «Le Slip Français»

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Saturday 17 January

9.00am - 10.30am

For a justice with 1000 faces: pathways, meritocracy and equality of opportunity

Youssef Badr, First Deputy Vice-President and President of the 14th Criminal Chamber