Goals
The goals of the Foundation are to promote scientific research, publication of results, as well as up-and-coming academics, and especially to:
- Grant individual support for research
- Promote the attendance of young academics at conventions
- Facilitate the organization of large-scale scientific colloquia
- Promote national and international exchanges through financial support, especially for:
- Scholars to travel and for research-oriented stays abroad
- Foreign scholars to conduct research and teaching at UNIL
- Support University of Lausanne publications
- Award one or more prizes
- Support projects that bridge the academy and civil society
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Foundation Council
The Foundation for the University of Lausanne is managed by a team of academics combined with several individuals involved both the public and private sector.
The Foundation Council is composed of nine members. Each member assumes his or her council functions on a volunteer basis.
Presidency
Ms Catherine Labouchère
Members
Mr. Sébastien Bettschart
Mr. Michel Chapuisat
Mr. Frédéric Herman
Ms Catherine Hirsch
Ms Rébecca Michelot
Mr. Boris Nikolov
Mr. Francesco Panese
Ms Frédérique Reeb-Landry
Mr. Franco Taroni
Ms Irene Weber Henking
Administrator
Ms Géraldine Gimmi
The council meets three times a year.
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Documents and reports (en français)