Speaker: Diane Duboue
Title: Efficient project management vs administrative complexity
Date: 2025-11-13
Time: 11:00-12:00 (EEST)
Location: Orphanoudakis Room - FORTH, Main Building, 1st floor
Host: George Tzagkarakis, FORTH
Abstract:
In 1253, Robert de Sorbon created the first university in Paris. During Middle age, Paris was the greatest cultural and scientific center in Europe, attracting 20 000 students. Nowadays, among 16 universities in Paris Region, Université Paris Cité assembles 63 000 students, including 3 000 PhDs, and 7500 professors and support staff. How to be an efficient European project Manager in such a big house ? How to comply to European rules when administrative complexity is a rationale in itself ? How to navigate in this maze to become an efficient support to researchers ?
Short bio:
After a Baccalauréat in Math & Science, Diane studied Business and Management in a European Business School (ESCP Business School). She started her career in the private sector, working as a business developer, a consulting team manager, a recruitment manager and a transformation project manager. After COVID, she shifted to European project set-up and management. She first worked at INRAE doing RIA, Infrastructure, ERC and MSCA Cofung set-up. She ultimately joined Université Paris Cité to support European funded projects within the Science faculty.