President
Volunteer PhD candidates
The 2026 board
A team that knows the challenges of a PhD because it lives them. Our goal: a community where mutual support, understanding and shared experience make the road to a doctorate richer.
Vice-president
Saijal Vats
PhD candidate in management science, ED DESPEG
LinkedInGeneral secretary
Bruno Habran
Treasurer
Vincent Foriel
PhD candidate in astrophysics, ED SFA
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It is elected every year at the general assembly. No experience needed: just the wish to liven up PhD life.
Past boards
2025
- President
- Gwenaëlle Prigent
- Vice-president
- Saijal Vats
- Secretary
- Benjamin Vignau
- Deputy secretary
- Yacine Ait-Seguer
- Treasurer
- Vincent Foriel
- Deputy treasurer
- Tina Rajabikhamesi
2024
- President
- Gwenaëlle Prigent
- Vice-presidents
- Alexandre Ruiz, Kenza Benmoussa, Arnaud Persenda, Yassine Maalaoui
- Secretary
- Saijal Vats
- Treasurer
- Sylvain Juanes
2023
- President
- Orëa Garde-Le Bretton
- Vice-presidents
- Lucie Monticelli, Julie Lagouarde, Elisa Redman, Alexandre Ruiz, Timothé Gaucher, Kenza Benmoussa
- Secretary
- Lisa Guzzi
- Treasurer
- Sylvain Juanes
2022
- President
- Alexandre Ruiz
- Vice-presidents
- Antoine Pasquier, Elisa Redman, Ilona Diele
- Secretary
- Arnaud Persenda
- Treasurer
- Laïla Giordano
2021
- President
- Antoine Pasquier
- Vice-presidents
- Mélina Cointe, Salomé Soulé, Melchisedek Joslem Ngambou Djatche
- Secretary
- Arnaud Persenda
- Treasurer
- Laïla Giordano
2020
- President
- Antoine Pasquier
- Vice-presidents
- Charlotte Menager, Claire Lasserre, Melchisedek Joslem Ngambou Djatche
- Secretaries
- Nezli Doumandji, Arnaud Persenda
- Treasurer
- Laïla Giordano
2019
- President
- Auréa Cophignon
- Vice-presidents
- Claire Lasserre, Sothearath Seang
- Secretary
- Sarah Toparslan
- Treasurer
- Adrien Russo
2018
- President
- Auréa Cophignon
- Secretary
- Kenza Benmoussa
- Treasurer
- Racha Fayad
2017
- President
- Tania Ocana
- Secretaries
- Laura Cassard, Clément Tulloue
- Treasurer
- Léa Drieu