The members of the Council of Higher Education and Scientific Research (CESRS) were sworn into office on Wednesday, September 14, at Villa d’Accueil, in the presence of members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), including its coordinator Laurent Saint-Cyr, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the Minister of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), Augustin Antoine.

The CESRS is composed of Emmanuel, known as Hérold Toussaint, president; Jean Fenol Metellus, representative of the Conference of Rectors and Presidents of Haitian Universities (CORPUHA), vice-president; Jacques Abraham, designated by the Minister of National Education and Vocational Training and appointed High Commissioner for Higher Education and Scientific Research; and Jean Judson Joseph, secretary general; Evens Emmanuel, representative of associations of Haitian scientists and researchers; Ketty Balthazard-Accou, representative of employers’ associations; and Serge Philippe Pierre.