Support for students


Would you like to report a situation?

If you witness or are the victim of inappropriate behavioura malfunction or a material breach within Avignon University?

This page guides you through report a situation as simple, secure and confidentialaccording to the appropriate device.

to report situations of violence, harassment or discrimination


👉 Go to https://signalement.univ-avignon.fr

On this platform, you can describe the facts (including anonymousif you wish):

  • sexual and gender-based violence,
  • physical or psychological violence,
  • harassment,
  • discrimination.

Once you have submitted your alert, you will be directed to the most appropriate resource persons to your situation.

You're not alone: Avignon Université is here to listen, inform and support you.

       Stage 1 

  1. Alert
    The victim or witness enters a testimonial on the platform
  2. First contact
    The testimony is read by the VSS advisors. They suggest an interview with the reporting unit, which consists of two trained listeners from the university community.
  3. Listening to and guiding the victim or witness
    The listening duo welcomes, collects testimonies and directs the person towards appropriate support structures.
  4. Report
    The listening duo then writes a report which is submitted to the victim or witness for approval. With their consent, the reporting unit can refer the matter to the teaching staff or university management to consider the appropriate follow-up action. Depending on the seriousness of the situation, the reporting unit may also be required to draw up a report.

    Step 2 

    Decision on administrative follow-up
    Depending on the situation, a task force will meet and may propose further action:

    Disciplinary measures
    – Reminder of the internal rules
    – Reminder of the law
    – Notice of meeting
    – Temporary eviction
    – Disciplinary committee

    Protective measures
    – Timetable planning
    – External support from France Victime 84 (legal information, etc.)
    – One-off CSR allocation

    The university management may decide to conduct an administrative investigation on the basis of the report.

It is made up of staff members and teachers who are volunteers and trained in listening skills.

  • Myriam Dougados (Administrative staff)
  • Alexandra Piaumier (Administrative staff)
  • Sandra Poitevin (Administrative Staff)
  • Lilian Rondin (Teacher)
  • Benoît Rossignol (Teacher)
  • Jérémie Fontaine (Administrative staff)
  • Louis Basco (Retired teacher at Avignon University)

The unit plays an active role in listening to victims and referring them to psychological, medical and legal support.

It receives and listens to the initial testimony and helps to formalise the details in writing, with a view to an investigation or disciplinary and/or criminal proceedings. The unit is not responsible for conducting investigations or follow-up itself. It therefore does not conduct adversarial proceedings (no confrontation with the accused).

The listening duo writes a report following the meeting, which it sends to the processing unit so that, with the victim's or witness's consent, it can refer the matter to the university's governing body for administrative follow-up.

Confidentiality, neutrality and kindness. Members undergo mandatory training and commit to respecting anonymity within the limits of the’Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

TO REPORT other types of situations

  • The Ethics Committee

For situations involving breaches of professional ethics, violations of secularism, issues of scientific integrity, or requests for mediation.

>>> Link to ethics college page

  • The mediator

Its role is to help resolve situations that may undermine fairness or respect for rights and freedoms within the institution, whether these situations concern students, teaching and research staff, teachers, staff, or the institution itself.

It may be referred to directly by any member of the university community. The following are excluded from its jurisdiction: private disputes unrelated to the institution, situations relating to the individual assessment of a user by a teacher or research fellow or by the examination board.

The ombudsman for Avignon University is Jean-Yves Borel. He can be contacted at the following email address: mediateur@univ-avignon.fr

  • The Student Health Service (SSE)

The Avignon University Student Health Service offers preventive medicine consultations to support students in their everyday health.
Free psychological consultations are available for students at Avignon University on both campuses: consultations with a psychologist.

  • The Disability Relay

The Relais Handicap is a reception and resource centre designed to assist you with your study plans and professional future.

Updated on 19 December 2025