Saranne Comel

She is the European and International Operations Director for IdEx, Université Côte d’Azur. She oversees deploying the International and influence Strategy of the initiative of Excellence. To that end, she works towards positioning the University as a solution provider through the development of social and technological innovations embedded in regional ecosystems as well as the training of young generation. She also contributes actively to the deployment of the European University Ulysseus and to major networks such as U7+, the EUA and FOREU. In parallel, Saranne supports the academic community (University, CNRS, OCA, etc.) in the development of their projects under Horizon Europe, Erasmus + and the Cohesion Policy, etc., as well as the Institution through structing projects and privileged partnerships at an International level (Université de Laval, University of Utah, etc.). Prior to this, she worked as a Academic and Scientific Officer (acting Attachée) and Campus France Director for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a Senior Consultant specialised in Higher Education and Research. She Holds a master’s in international Affairs from Sciences Po Paris.