Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, London campus's governance includes the Academic Board, the Student Life Committee and the Board of Directors. Find out more about our Boards and our team in the specified below sections.
The Academic Board ensures the highest standards of academic provision across the London campus programmes. It will maintain oversight of academic policies, establish and promote innovative quality enhancement initiatives in teaching and learning, and ensure a robust and rigorous quality assurance framework to support academic excellence across Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, London campus.
The Academic Board will consider the following key areas:
- Teaching and learning updates and developments
- Academic Lead updates: each Academic Lead will be asked to provide a report on their Subject Area.
- Quality Assurance:
a. The Academic Board has responsibility to approve the cammpus’s academic policies, procedures and protocols. Their design and implementation will be overseen by the Academic Board.
b. The Academic Board will ensure that all internal quality assurance procedures meet institutional standards, including those required by the Course Boards.
c. The Academic Board will receive a regular report on course evaluation data and will discuss and review updates on any developments in the evaluation process, such as approving the new design of a course evaluation form. - Student experience: The Academic Board will discuss all aspects related to the student education experience within the campus. The student representative(s) will be asked to provide a report.
- New courses and modules:
a. The Academic Board will discuss and oversee the development of new courses and modules.
b. It will issue recommendations and reports for the consideration of the Course Boards and the Board of Directors. - If the Chair is notified of any student misconduct, they can decide to bring the issue to the attention of the Academic Board. The Academic Board will hold a disciplinary section to decide on the sanction. A hearing by the student may be organised in that case.
Chair of the Academic Board
PR. ALICE MESNARD
Chair of the Academic Board, Reader in Economics
Alice Mesnard is also a Reader in Economics at City University of London and is Programme Director of the MSc Development Economics. Her main research interests are in the fields of Development Economics, Migration, Policy Evaluations and Applied Microeconomics. Prior to joining City, she was a Senior Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies where she worked at the Center for the Evaluation of Development Policies (EdePo).
Consult Alice Mesnard's publications here.
DR. MAXIMILIAN HOELL
Undegraduate Programmes Director
Academic Lead, Social Sciences
DR. HUSSEIN HASSAN
Academic Lead, Economics
DR. SAMUEL HINDS
Academic Lead, Management
DR. NAZIA MANSOOR
Academic Lead, Economics
MRS. CECILE SANSALONE
Managing Director
MR. MATI KAIM, SFHEA
Head of Teaching & Learning Development, Academic Lead, Language & Communication
MRS. MAITHILI PARANJAPE
Academic Lead, Quantitative Disciplines
MRS. MARIE DARGELOS
Programme Lead, London Executive MBA, Lecturer in Marketing
MR. KEVIN COYNE
Dean of Student Life, Undergraduate Education Coach
MS. JULIJA JEREMIC
Quality and Programmes Manager
MS. VERONIQUE MENDY
Quality and Programmes Administrator
5 Student Representatives
Elected for 2021/22
The Student Life Committee monitors the activities of the Student Union and its Societies and represents the wider student body in order to influence social, cultural and recreational activities supported by the Union. It discussed all campus extracurricular activities and student life in general.
Co-chairs of the Committee
MR KEVIN COYNE
Dean of Student Life, Undergraduate Education Coach
MR HIPPOLYTE DURAND SEIDL
President of the Dauphine London Student Union (DLSU)
Staff Members of the Committee
MRS CLOTILDE DE CACQUERAY
Education Coach
MR. SANDOR BALOGH
Student Life and Facilities Officer
MS RACHEL MCKINNEY
Finance and Student Visas Manager
MS JULIJA JEREMIC
Quality and Programmes Manager
DLSU Officers
MR MICHAEL KATRIB
Vice President
MS SIXTINE GRANOUX
Student Welfare and Wellbeing Officer
MS CAPUCINE VALTON
Student Welfare and Well-being Officer
MS. MARIE BONIN
Entertainment, Student Societies and Clubs Officer
MR PAUL MICHOT
Entertainment, Student Societies and Clubs Officer
MS. ANYA TIMSIT
Higher Education Officer
MR. NIC SHAILESH THAKKAR
Ecology Officer
Our world-class institution draws its excellence and innovation from the diverse and dynamic community of academics and faculty members.
CECILE SANSALONE
Managing Director
Dr Maximiliam Hoell
Undergraduate Programmes Director; Academic Lead, Social Sciences
Valerie Yvone Bernard-Allan
Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Samuel Hinds
Academic Lead, Management
Dr Hussein Hassan
Academic Lead, Economics
Dr Nazia Mansoor
Academic Lead, Economics
Michael Abeyta
Lecturer in Management
Umair Ahsan
Lecturer in English and Communication
Vincent Assamoi
Lecturer in Linear Algebra
Patricia Glass
Lecturer in Employment Law
Mati Kaim
Academic Lead, Languages and Communication and Senior Lecturer
Anne Boisier-Fouché
Lecturer in Marketing
Samantha Benedetto
Marketing and Communications Officer
Kevin Coyne
Dean of Student Life - Education Coach
Marie Dargelos-Lepage
Lecturer in Marketing
Clotilde de Cacqueray
Education Coach
Dr Maria Dymova
Lecturer in Optimization
Medhi El-Azhari
Entrepreneur in Residence - Incubator
Sandor Balogh
Student Life and Facilities Officer
Sophie Guerin
Lecturer in Statistics
Jason Lermyte
Lecturer in Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Dr Ian Stewart
Lecturer in Strategy
Van Huynh
Lecturer in Financial Accounting
Wiyah Ishak
Lecturer in English and Communication
Jason Harper
Programmes Administrative Assistant
Julija Jeremic
Quality and Programmes Manager
Anna Jones
Lecturer in English and Communication
Jean-François Le Gal
Lecturer in Contract Law
Lawrence Lemoine
Lecturer in Tax Law
Aude Grasset
Lecturer in Ecologic Challenges of 21st Century
Aletha Holborough
Lecturer in Human Resources Management
Claire Marzo
Lecturer in Law
Charles Marquand
Lecturer in Business Law
Gemma Mc Grath
Lecturer in Human resources
Rachel McKinney
Finance and Student Visas Manager
Véronique Mendy
Quality and Programmes Administrator
Lilit Nagapetyan
Lecturer in Public Law
Handy Tan
Lecturer in Finance and Economics
The role of the Board is to oversee the stewardship, accountability and leadership of Paris Dauphine International (Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, London campus) providing clear sighted counsel on its strategic direction and alignment to its Vision, Values and Purpose.
The Board of Directors will consider the following key areas:
- Strategy and Development
- Academic and Programmes Quality
- Student Experience Quality
- Risks Management
- Financial Sustainability
- Organisation and Human Resources
- Partnerships
Academic quality and academic freedom are core values of Paris Dauphine International (London campus). The Board of Directors delegates the responsibility to ensure the highest standards of academic provision across the London campus programmes to the Academic Board.
Mr. Yannick Naud, MsC
Heavily involved in European affairs, Yannick has over 25 years’ experience in the financial industry working in France, Japan, Switzerland and the UK. He is also a leading media commentator with regular appearances on BBC, Bloomberg TV, CNBC and in publications such as Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. Yannick holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Dauphine – PSL and a post graduate degree from Ecole Nationale d’Administation.
Mrs, Mélanie Broyé-Engelkes, MsC
After a 10-year international corporate career at LVMH in Marketing and Business Development roles, Melanie joined the start-up world in 2012.
She is the CEO of Ananas Anam, the manufacturer and distributor of Piñatex, a sustainable and vegan material made from pineapple leaf fibres.
Trilingual, Mélanie holds a Master’s degree in Management from Paris Dauphine – PSL University and a post graduate degree in Marketing from Sciences Po Paris.
Pr. Sébastien Damart
Sébastien Damart is Professor in management at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL. He works on management innovation and the history of management ideas and practices.
He has been vice president in charge of studies and student university life of Université Paris Dauphine - PSL since the end of 2020.
He has also co-founded the Observatory of Management Innovation and has been in charge of several programs including the master in management design since 2019.
Pr. Dorothée Gallois-Cochet
Dorothée Gallois-Cochet is Professor in Law at Université Paris Dauphine and works on Business and Corporate Law issues.
She has been the Director of the Université Paris Dauphine undergraduate department in Organisation Sciences (Licence Sciences des Organisations) since May 2020. She has also been the Head of the UPD Bachelor in Law since September 2013.
She is also a member of the French public authority, the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes.
Mr. Fabrice Georget, MsC
Fabrice has been active in Private Equity for 20 years, currently at Charterhouse since 2005. He previously held management positions at CDC Equity Capital and Andersen, specialising in Transaction Services and Turnaround Situations.
Fabrice holds various board member positions in companies active in Healthcare, TMT and Insurance sectors.
Fabrice has a degree in Finance from Paris Dauphine – PSL University and a degree in Business Law from Paris Panthéon Assas University.
Guests Members
The President of the Université Paris Dauphine - PSL usually attends our Board meetings, along with other Parisian faculty members. The Managing Director of the London campus and the Chair of the Academic Board of the London campus attend the Board of Directors meetings. Moreover, the President of the Dauphine London Student Union (DLSU) is invited to the first part of all the Board meetings.