Overview

• The Ministry of Higher Education provisionally suspended director general Jean-Pierre Ferré on July 28 after the IGESR inquiry identified inappropriate behavior toward female staff.
• The inspection found most allegations of sexual violence in the anonymous alert to be inaccurate but upheld unprofessional conduct by Ferré at the Bordeaux campus.
• Four employees in Bordeaux reported sexual assaults and a forced relationship while three others alleged misconduct from his previous posting in Grenoble.
• Authorities transmitted the IGESR findings to the Bordeaux prosecutor, triggering a possible preliminary criminal investigation under article 40 of the penal code.
• Dominique Froment, head of Crous de Toulouse, has been appointed interim director general to ensure continuity of student services during the disciplinary and legal processes.