Prof. Silvia SerranoVice-Chancellor Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi

Prof. Silvia Serrano is Vice Chancellor of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Professor Silvia Serrano is a political scientist and a specialist in soviet and post-soviet studies. She holds a doctoral degree from the INALCO (National Institute of Oriental Studies, Paris) and a habilitation to supervise research, defended at the EHESS (Ecole des Hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris). She has been a Professor at Sorbonne University since 2017, and the Vice Chancellor of Sorbonne Abu Dhabi since 2020.

Her research focuses on political, societal and religious dynamics in contemporary Russia and the post-soviet states. She is the author of several monographs and collective books, of multiple articles and chapters in international publications and peer-reviewed journals.