2026 Elections to the Board of Directors, Scientific Council and Departmental Councils

Elections for representatives to the CA and CS

First round: from 2 to 4 December 2026 

Possible second round: from 9 to 11 December 2026

These elections will be held online (e-voting). 

The Board of Directors and the Scientific Council are the central bodies responsible for determining the institute’s general policy and establishing its rules of procedure. Students, teaching staff and administrative staff play an important role within these bodies, and only a high turnout will ensure that their representatives have legitimate standing during debates.

The electoral rolls will be displayed on the noticeboards on the 4th-floor walkway of the Centre for Languages and Civilisations from 2 November 2026 and can also be viewed at the elections office (4.41) and at the reception desk on the ground floor of the Centre for Languages and Civilisations.

Nomination forms (to be submitted from 9 to 16 November 2026) are available from the elections office (4.41).

Who can vote?

On the Board of Governors, the following are eligible to vote and stand for election:

• students duly enrolled at Inalco to study for a first-year undergraduate degree, whether they are studying for a national degree or an institutional degree (‘first-year undergraduate students’ college)
• other students 
• students duly enrolled at Inalco to prepare for a PhD (“PhD students” college)
• teaching teaching and research staff of College A : the staff referred to in Article D. 719-4 of the Education Code 
• teaching and research staff at College B  : senior lecturers, assistant lecturers, supplementary lecturers and assistant professors referred to in Article 10 of the Decree of 8 June 1914, as well as research assistants and researchers at major research organisations who hold a doctorate or the agrégation for secondary education 
• teaching and research staff of College C : assistants and researchers not belonging to College B, foreign language tutors and foreign language teachers covered by the aforementioned decree of 14 September 1987, and lecturers, provided they have been in post for at least one year. It also includes lecturers delivering at least ninety hours of teaching during the current academic year.
• administrative, technical, manual and service staff, including: two representatives from administrative staff and one representative of other staff, elected by separate electoral colleges

On the Scientific Council, the following are eligible to vote and stand for election :

• students duly enrolled at INALCO to pursue a PhD (‘PhD students’ electoral college) 
• teaching and research staff from Colleges A and B ("College A and B teaching staff" college))

Key dates and number of seats available:

STAFF: 
All the information for staff

STUDENTS:
General election information for students
Information on CA and CS elections for students
Standing for election as a student

Elections for representatives to the Departmental Councils:

Each department at INALCO has a council. Issues specific to the running of each department are discussed there with the student representatives. Tenured or trainee lecturers from Colleges A and B are automatically assigned to the departmental councils. Lecturers from College C (contract staff) and students are elected to these councils.

With the aim of increasing participation in all elections, these have been scheduled to take place simultaneously.
Elections to the departmental councils will therefore take place at the same time as the first round of elections to the central councils (the Governing Board and the Scientific Council).
A single ballot (single round): from 2 to 4 December 2026

Nomination forms (to be submitted from 9 to 16 November 2026) are available from the elections office (4.41).

Who can vote?

All students enrolled in a degree programme offered by this department are eligible to vote and stand for election to the student representatives’ college of the Departmental Council .

There are no elections for College C in the 2026 election (elections in 2025).

Voting takes place online (e-voting).
Students will receive an email containing a username, a link to create a password and the link to the website where voting will take place. All of this information will be sent to the email address provided at the time of enrolment.

The electoral rolls will be displayed on the noticeboards on the 4th-floor walkway and will also be available for consultation at the elections office (4.41).

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USEFUL INFORMATION FOR STANDING AS A CANDIDATE OR VOTING:
 

• Timetable for the departmental council elections 

• Number of seats to be filled in the departments and electoral groups

• Voting methods

• Nomination forms (available from the elections office (4.41) and for download)

INFORMATION for staff
INFORMATION for students