Bernard Belloc is the advisor on Higher Education and Research to President Nicolas Sarkozy and was President of the Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales from 1998-2003.
In recent years, he has led a variety of international missions on behalf of the University of Toulouse and French higher education organizations, including acting as the Science and Technology advisor for the French embassy in China for two years prior to his engagement as advisor to President Sarkozy.
His activities in higher education administration include terms as President of the French Council of University Presidents (2000-2002) and participation on the Executive Committee of the European University Association (2001-2002). Dr. Belloc is currently a member of the French National Universities Council, the French Council for International Cooperation, and the Eiffel Committee, which advises the French government on the recruitment of foreign students.
Dr. Belloc holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Université Toulouse, where he is currently a Professor of Economics.
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