Bénédicte Durand

Bénédicte Durand

President of the French National Centre for Student Affairs (Cnous)

A senior lecturer and holder of a PhD in geography, Inspector General for Education, Sport and Research, Bénédicte DURAND has always placed students at the heart of her professional commitment and has a thorough understanding of public policy in higher education, thanks to the various roles she has held within the Ministry, followed by positions as Director of Training, Provisional Administrator of an major higher education institution and, more recently, Deputy Rector for Higher Education, Research and Innovation in Île-de-France (Paris Region).