Maison Suger: 35 Years Supporting International Research
A strategic infrastructure at the heart of the Paris academic ecosystem
Conceived as early as 1985 by Fernand Braudel and Clemens Heller and inaugurated in 1990, Maison Suger is an international research residence dedicated to the humanities and social sciences.
Managed by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, it serves as a shared resource for higher education and research institutions, primarily based in the Paris region. Located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, it provides both residential and academic environments designed to foster international mobility, support the development of research projects, and enable the rapid integration of scholars into French academic networks.
Over the past 35 years, Maison Suger has established itself as a key driver of scientific attractiveness for French research.
Since its opening, Maison Suger has welcomed residents without quotas or geographical preference, in a spirit of openness and free circulation of knowledge. Scholars from over one hundred countries have been hosted since 1990.
This diversity reflects its role as an international infrastructure embedded in contemporary dynamics of academic mobility and scientific cooperation.
Each year, the residence hosts an average of 190 researchers, selected from around 450 applications, representing approximately 45 countries.
« Thank you for having this wonderful place for scholars from around the world ! The team, the location and the work you do is amazing »
Sanaa Al Sarghali, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Democracy and Peace at An-Najah National University, Palestine.
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I would like to highlight the significant role played by Maison Suger in hosting international researchers invited by our institution. For many years, this remarkable residence has discreetly yet effectively contributed to the quality of our international colleagues’ research stays. […] At a time when the conditions for hosting international researchers are more crucial than ever to the scientific influence of our country, the Collège de France is pleased to be able to rely on Maison Suger.
In our increasingly fractured world, Maison Suger is a small jewel – indeed, an oasis. Bringing together scholars from many countries, Maison Suger immerses its residents in a wonderful atmosphere of scholarship, creativity and serious purpose, always friendly and cooperative.
Maison Suger owes much of its success to a combination of four complementary strengths:
- its central location in the Latin Quarter, close to major academic institutions and resources;
- a calm and carefully designed environment combining private and shared spaces;
- the quality of its welcome and personalised support, enabling researchers to focus fully on their work;
- the comfort of its accommodation and the richness of its communal areas, fostering interaction and collaboration.
Together, these features make it not just a place to stay, but a shared living and working environment conducive to scientific exchange.
You have told me that the emphyteutic lease held by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme for Maison Suger is coming to an end. I cannot imagine that it will not be renewed. At a time of rising identity-based closures and a widespread assault on the humanities, Maison Suger is more indispensable than ever.
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