Research impact
IPP Note No. 130, co-authored with Julien Combe, examines the interaction of scholarship and geographic quotas in Parcoursup and proposes a dynamic alternative. Its publication on 15 October 2026 generated nationwide media coverage.
Selected coverage
A fact-checking article on the government’s Parcoursup figures that cites the note’s finding that scholarship targets remain unmet and its projected 11% increase in scholarship admissions.
A youth-information explainer on why fixed call orders can miss scholarship targets and how the proposed dynamic mechanism would improve target fulfillment.
Coverage of the note’s findings on unmet scholarship targets and its proposed redesign of the quota mechanism.
A wider examination of transparency, fairness, and reform of Parcoursup, featuring the newly published IPP note.
A major national placement explaining why fixed call orders can miss final scholarship targets and reporting the projected increase from 68% to 88% target fulfillment.
National television-news coverage of excessive priorities under the current mechanism and the proposal to adjust quotas dynamically during admissions.
National news coverage of the finding that the current procedure does not guarantee scholarship targets across programs.
Coverage of unmet scholarship quotas and excessive priority for some applicants under the current procedure.
Regional coverage of the study’s diagnosis and the dynamic mechanism proposed to improve scholarship-quota fulfillment.
An education-focused discussion of the note’s diagnosis and its proposal for improving social diversity in French higher-education admissions.
An accessible account of how the current quota mechanism can miss diversity targets and create unnecessary priority reversals.
A student-facing account of the scale of unnecessary priority reversals and the projected gains from applying quotas dynamically during admissions.
Regional editorial coverage of the national simulation results and the proposal to adjust priorities as candidates accept or decline offers.