Launch of the Interdisciplinarity Mission of Aix-Marseille University

Eric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille University, and Maryline Crivello, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Aix-Marseille University, are pleased to invite you to the online broadcast of the launch of the Interdisciplinarity Mission which will take place at the Mucem on June 25, 2021, in the presence of Antoine Petit, President - Director General of the CNRS, and Valérie Verdier, President - Director General of the IRD.

PROGRAM OF THE DAY :

MORNING

8:30 - 9:00 Welcome - Salon bleu Mucem

9:00 Welcome by the Mucem
Jean-François Chougnet, President and Emilie Girard, Scientific Director of Collections

9:05 - 9:30 am Opening speech
Eric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille University
Antoine Petit, President and CEO of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Valérie Verdier, President and CEO of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

9:30 - 10:00 Presentation of the Missions of Aix-Marseille University and CNRS - Crossed stakes
Maryline Crivello, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Aix-Marseille University, in charge of the interdisciplinary strategy of the University, Head of the Interdisciplinarity Mission of Aix-Marseille University
Martina Knoop, Director of the MITI - Mission for transversal and interdisciplinary initiatives of the CNRS

10:00 am - 10:30 am Interdisciplinarity at the heart of the Institutes of the Aix-Marseille University site
Introduction by Denis Bertin (A*Midex Foundation)
Round table filmed in the presence of Nathalie Bonnardel (Institute of Creativity and Innovation); Jean-Paul Borg (Cancer and Immunology Institute); Pascale Durbec (NeuroMarseille Institute); Stefan Enoch (Marseille Imaging Institute)

10:30 - 10:50 Between societal issues and Open labs: CIVIS, an interdisciplinary European university
Presented by Jean-Marc Pons, Advisor to the President and in charge of the CIVIS project at Aix-Marseille University and Giovanna Chimini, Vice-President of International Relations at Aix-Marseille University

11:00 am - 12:15 pm
THE COSQUER CAVE IN MARSEILLES - An interdisciplinary project
Heritage to be safeguarded - The Cosquer cave. Dialogue between prehistoric sciences, cave art, environmental sciences, architecture and heritage conservation  
In the presence of Jean-Pierre Bracco, Professor of prehistory, Mediterranean Laboratory of Prehistory Europe Africa (LAMPEA - Aix-Marseille University - CNRS - Ministry of Culture); Bruno Arfib, Senior Lecturer, Hydrogeologist, European Center for Research and Education in Environmental Geosciences (CEREGE - Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Collège de France); Corinne Vezzoni, architect; Kléber Rossillon, Founder of the Société Kléber-Rossillon (Management of cultural and tourist sites).
Scientific direction of the research team on the Cosquer cave - Cyril Montoya, Chief Curator of Heritage, Mediterranean Laboratory of Prehistory Europe Africa (LAMPEA - Aix-Marseille University - CNRS - Ministry of Culture) - Project supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Institute of Mediterranean Archaeology (ARKAIA) of Aix-Marseille University
Replica of the Cosquer cave at the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille: company Kleber Rossillon, architect Corinne Vezzoni. Project supported by the Region SUD - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

12h30 - 13h45 Break

AFTERNOON

14h00 - 16h30
 THE CIRCULATION OF KNOWLEDGE
REFLECTIONS ON INTER AND TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
Workshop 1 - Presentation and moderation - Flore Nonchez, Project Manager, Interdisciplinarity Mission of Aix-Marseille University

2:00 - 2:20 pm From discourse to practice: challenges of the interdisciplinary approach
Videoconference by Frédéric Darbellay Associate Professor at the University of Geneva (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences), head of the Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Unit at the Interfaculty Center for the Rights of the Child (CIDE), and Deputy Director of CIDE

14:20 - 14:50 Feedback from the Centre for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Studies at the University of Tübingen
Videoconference of Niels Weidtmann, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Studies, University of Tübingen

2:50 - 3:10 pm Discussion

3:10 - 3:30 pm Arts, Cultures and Sciences: around the work of Nicolas Floc'h
Sylvia Girel, Head of the Arts, Cultures and Sciences Mission, Interdisciplinary Mission of the Aix-Marseille University site

Workshop 2 - Presentation and moderation - Mariane Domeizel, Vice President of Sustainable Development of Aix-Marseille University and Nicolas Roche, Head of Mission ODD, Interdisciplinarity Mission of Aix-Marseille University

15h30 - 15h50 Sustainability sciences and transdisciplinarity at IRD
Conference by Olivier Dangles, Director of Science at IRD, in charge of sustainability science

15:50 - 16:10 The Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs], a frame of reference for public policy analysis (title to be confirmed)
Videoconference of Gérard Payen, International Expert, Advisor to the UN Secretary General on water issues

16:10 - 16:30 Discussion and conclusions of the day

The objectives of the Interdisciplinary Mission
1) To share a global approach to interdisciplinarity adapted to AMU, by creating synergies between transformative projects and interdisciplinary strategy,
2) To remove structural obstacles to interdisciplinarity by implementing specific proactive actions and an integrated approach, by experimenting with facilitating and encouraging practices,
3) To provide concrete support for the implementation of interdisciplinary projects, in particular by exploring specific axes linking science and society, and by defining milestones and tools for evaluating and measuring the impact of interdisciplinary integration,
4) Capitalize, model, enhance and disseminate good practices within AMU and among our partners.