Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Launches Its Campus for Elected Officials
With the new local officials having just been elected, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University has received accreditation from the Ministry of Local Government to provide training for local elected officials. This accreditation paves the way for the launch of the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Campus for Elected Officials, a program designed to support local elected officials in the performance of their duties.
In the face of today’s major challenges, the responsibilities of local elected officials are becoming more complex, and their training needs are evolving. To address these needs, the university offers them access to scientific expertise and makes its faculty members available to support local communities, their public policies, and their citizens.
A training program rooted in local realities
The granting of ministerial approval for the training of local elected officials is the result of a collective effort aimed at offering training that closely reflects the realities on the ground. “Driven by an interdisciplinary approach, the Campus for Elected Officials brings together faculty members and researchers from a variety of disciplines: law, political science, economics, history, and geography. “The goal is to develop a training program based on knowledge sharing and collaborative development, aimed at fostering concrete actions that benefit society,” explains Cécile Faliès, Vice President for Research.
The training programs offered by the Campus des élus will begin in September 2026. They were developed by a team comprising university faculty members and external professionals. They cover, as broadly as possible, the training needs of local elected officials in various areas related to the exercise of their mandate:
- fundamentals of the mandate;
- public policy and local initiatives;
- development, urban planning, and ecological transition;
- communication;
- finance, taxation, and budgeting;
- management and human resources.
Through the Campus des élus, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne reaffirms its commitment to placing academic excellence at the service of local communities and to supporting, through knowledge and research, the transformation of local public policy.
The Campus for Elected Officials: A Bridge Between Universities and Local Governments
Developed as part of the “Excellence in All Its Forms” project (ANR’s France 2030 program), the Campus des élus aims to create a new environment for training and research in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) in order to amplify their societal impact through transdisciplinarity. The Campus des élus at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is part of this initiative, as explained by Christine Neau-Leduc, president of the university: “The partnership between local governments and the university is at the heart of this new training program. It is part of the university’s strategy to promote the dissemination of knowledge and dialogue between researchers and society.”
It includes a research component that can be implemented through various initiatives at the request of local governments: field studies, evaluation of public policies, production of policy briefs, etc.
“The Campus for Elected Officials is a flagship project that embodies our ambition: to combine academic rigor and research excellence in the service of society. We are confident that it will lead to numerous high-quality collaborations and partnerships with local governments,” concludes Christine Neau-Leduc.
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