The Faculty of Science is honored to welcome over 90 participants from science faculties all over France to the Marseille site for the 30th edition of the CDUS Colloquium on March 25, 26 and 27, 2026, on the theme: Steering scientific UFRs in a constrained context: sharing best practices.
Program
Tuesday March 24th
- Arrival at the hotel from 2:00 pm.
- 5:30pm: Guided tour of the historic Panier district (departure in front of the Town Hall)
- 8:00 pm: Dinner at the Maison Yellow
Wednesday March 25 - Aix Marseille Université headquarters (Pharo) :
- 9:30am-10am: Welcome (Salle des voûtes)
- 10h-11h30: CDUS General Meeting (Amphi Gastaut).
- 10h-11h30: Meeting of Administrative Managers (Salle du conseil)
- 11:30am-12:00pm: Meeting of deans and administrative managers (Amphi Gastaut)
- 12:15pm - 1:30pm: Lunch (Salle des voûtes)
- 1:45pm - 2pm: Introduction to the symposium (Amphi Gastaut)
- 14h - 17h : Steering a component (Amphi Gastaut) :
- Testimony of Éric BERTON, President of amU
- Finance, HR, training/research workshops
- 2:45pm-3pm: Presentation and organization of workshops
- 3pm-3.25pm: 1st workshop
- 15h25-15h40: Break (Salle des voûtes) & group photo
- 3.40pm-4.05pm: 2nd workshop
- 4:05pm-4:30pm: 3rd workshop
- 4:30 pm - 5 pm: discussion
- Testimony of Éric BERTON, President of amU
Activities
- 5:30pm: Little train ride - departure from Palais du Pharo
- 7:30pm: Dinner at the Rowing Club
Thursday March 26 - Faculté des Sciences Campus St Charles :
- 8h30-9h00: Welcome (Amphi Sciences Naturelles)
- 9:00-12:30: Continuous improvement of training (Amphi Sciences Naturelles) :
- Testimony of Christophe PELLEGRINO, Vice President Training amU
- Work environment and campus life: FNEB & AFNEUS student presentations
- 10:30-10:45: Break (Natural Sciences Amphitheatre)
- 12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch (Espace Pouillon)
- 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Process management of administrative services and quality approach (Amphis Sciences Naturelles & Charve, Rooms 9-050, 9-051, 7-050,7-051)
- 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Break (Natural Sciences & Charve Amphitheatre)
Activities
- 6:00 pm: Discovery of the Bay of Marseille (nautical tour)
- 8:00 pm: Dinner at 1860 Le Palais
Friday March 27 - Faculté des Sciences Campus St Charles :
- 8:00-8:30: Welcome & Luggage check-in (Espace Pouillon)
- 8:30-10:30: Management discussions (budget, employment campaign, assets, etc.)
- the role of university components - Erwan Paitel IGESR
- COM-COMP, example of Lille - Bertrand Decaudin - former VP Lille - 10h45-11h00: Break (Amphi Sciences Naturelles)
- 11:00-12:00: Symposium wrap-up (Amphi Sciences Naturelles)
- 12:00-13:30: Closing cocktail (Espace Pouillon) - Packed lunches available on request from the organizing team.
Activities
- 3:30 pm: Guided tour of the historic Panier district (departure from in front of the Town Hall)
We would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the majority of travel during the symposium will be on foot and by public transport. We therefore recommend that you bring suitable, comfortable footwear.
Addresses of key conference venues:
Hotel ibis Marseille Centre Euromed: 25 Boulevard De Dunkerque, Rue des Docks 13002 Marseille
Panier tour - Departure from Hôtel de Ville: 66 Quai Du Port 13002 Marseille
Restaurant Maison Yellow: Les Docks Village 10 Place de la Joliette 13002 Marseille
amU Campus Pharo: Jardin du Pharo, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon 13007 Marseille
Restaurant Rowing Club: 34 Boulevard Charles Livon 13007 Marseille
Faculté des Sciences amU Campus Saint Charles: 3 place victor hugo 13003 Marseille
Restaurant 1860 Le Palais : Palais de la Bourse 9 La Canebière 13001 Marseille
Recommended routes (Google Maps) :
- Marseille Saint Charles train station - Hotel ibis Marseille Centre Euromed
- Marseille Saint Charles train station - Hôtel de Ville (Departure to visit Le Panier)
- Hotel - Departure from Panier tour
- Hotel - Restaurant Maison Yellow
- Hotel Route - amU Campus Pharo
- Hotel - Faculté des Sciences amU Campus Saint Charles
- Hotel - Restaurant 1860 Le Palais
Registration for the symposium is now closed.
However, should participants wish to extend their stay in Marseille, the hotel offers the following preferential rates(please contact the hotel directly):
- 120 € single room, breakfast buffet included
- 132 € double room buffet breakfast included
- 2.16€ tourist tax per night per person
