Post: | Minister of Higher Education and Research |
Body: | the French Republic |
Native Name: | |
Incumbent: | Sylvie Retailleau |
Incumbentsince: | 20 May 2022 |
Member Of: | Cabinet |
Department: | Ministry of Higher Education and Research |
Reports To: | President of the Republic Prime Minister |
Seat: | Paris 5e, France |
Nominator: | Prime Minister |
Appointer: | President of the Republic |
Termlength: | No fixed term |
Formation: | 8 June 1974 |
The Minister of Higher Education and Research (formerly Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation or French: Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation) is a cabinet position in the French Government overseeing university-level education and research. The ministry is headquartered in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The current Minister of Higher Education is Sylvie Retailleau.[1]
The Ministry is one of the sponsors of the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize, which is awarded to women scientists who have distinguished themselves by the quality of their research.
In October2021, the ministry released an official translation of its second plan for open science.[2]