End of the 2025–2026 session of the IDIL Summer School
Thank you to all participants for their involvement in last week’s Summer School, which featured highlights such as:
🌐 Multidisciplinary Lectures
Throughout the summer school, eight evening lectures gave our students the opportunity to broaden their horizons beyond their primary field of study.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the speakers for the quality of their contributions:
, Dr. Marc Smyrl (CEPEL), Dr. Stephanie Nougaret (INSERM), Dr. John Palmeri (CNRS), Dr. Patrick Lemaire (CNRS), Dr. Cristina Valhondo (IDAE-CSIC, Universitat de Barcelona), Prof. Benoît Bardy (CNRS), Dr. Sonia Kefi (CNRS), Prof. Raphael Lugan.
🎤 Opening remarks by President Prof. Philippe Augé:
We were pleased to welcome the President of the University of Montpellier, Prof. Augé, as well as the program coordinators, Prof. Agnès Fichard-Carroll and Prof. Mathieu Sicard, to mark the start of the new academic year.
🤝 Mentor-Mentee Meeting:
One of the highlights was the informal outdoor gathering between mentors and mentees, which allowed students to build relationships with their #researchers #mentors early on and discover the wide range of research topics at the University of Montpellier.
🎉 IDIL Student Gala
To wrap up the week, students enjoyed a festive and friendly gathering at the gala held at the Orangerie in Montpellier’s Jardin des Plantes. We wish everyone a wonderful 2025–2026 academic year!
📊 Key Figures:
The IDIL graduate program continues to grow. For the 2025–2026 academic year, we are seeing a 30% increase in enrollment, the official launch of two new master’s programs, and the milestone of 50% of our students coming from four different continents.
The two new Master's programs for 2025–2026 🔎:
- Digital and Movement Sciences for Health (DigiMove), UFR STAPS Montpellier: An interdisciplinary program focusing on experimental research, human movement sciences, and data analysis.
- Quantitative Biology: Molecular Mechanisms of Life (QBio), Faculty of Sciences – University of Montpellier: Advanced courses in molecular biology, cutting-edge experimental techniques, and quantitative life sciences.