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2026
WCTR

Toulouse is hosting 1,500 international experts to rethink the future of transportation

June 11, 2026 - From July 6 to 10, Toulouse School of Economics and Toulouse Capitole University are honored to host the 17th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), a key forum for the exchange of ideas among scientists, industry leaders, policymakers, and educators from around the world. Every three years, the World Council on Transport Research organizes this conference, where leading professionals from the transportation sector, representing all countries and fields, come together to learn from one another.

2025
Anna Sanktjohanser

Anna Sanktjohanser recipient of ANR grant

December 11, 2025 - Anna Sanktjohanser, assistant Professor at Toulouse School of Economics, received a 294,692€ ANR grant from the French National Research Agency, in the category Jeunes chercheuses et jeunes chercheurs (JCJC).  

Toulouse School of Economics, part of the Toulouse Capitole University, ranked 1st French university and 15th worldwide in the Shanghai Ranking in Economics

November 20, 2025 - TSE and Toulouse Capitole University have risen to 15th place in the Shanghai International Economics Ranking.

Victoria Barham and Karine Van Der Straeten

Two new directors at the helm of TSE

November 3, 2025 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) announces the arrival of two new directors at the helm of the institution, effective November 1, 2025. Victoria Barham becomes Director of the Grand Établissement TSE and Karine Van Der Straeten becomes Executive Director of the TSE Foundation.  

Penny Goldberg

Yale Professor, Penny Goldberg, laureate of the 2025 Jean-Jacques Laffont Award

October 23, 2025 - This year’s Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize is awarded to Yale Professor Penny Goldberg for her work on policy-relevant questions in trade and development.