Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France. Christopher Cripps was recently appointed the vice president for Europe and international affairs at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. He joins the institution from the Sorbonne Université. For over 30 years, Christopher has held leadership positions in the field of international higher education, combining strategy and international development, transnational education and mobility, executive education and corporate relations, branding and marketing. The mission entrusted to him is commensurate with IP Paris’ ambition to become a global reference for French scientific excellence. He said: “I am delighted to be joining the Institut Polytechnique de Paris to contribute to making it a more integrated institution, recognised among the world’s leading scientific and technological institutions. Its five member schools are all renowned engineering schools, and it is a privilege to put my experience at the service of a such an emblematic French institute.”