Professor Marthe Nyssens received an honorary doctorate from Aix-Marseille University

On 7 April 2026, Prof. Marthe Nyssens was awarded an honorary doctorate by Aix-Marseille University. Congratulations to her for this recognition!

This honour recognises her outstanding contribution to research on social enterprises, which has enabled us to gain a better understanding of democracy within organisations, social enterprise models, and the role of the social economy in societal transformation. At UCLouvain, Prof. Nyssens established the CIRTES, a research centre specialising in the social economy. On an international level, Prof. Nyssens co-founded the EMES network, which focuses on research into social enterprises and the social economy.

She has developed and led several large-scale international research projects, and is currently coordinating the WISESHIFT project. Through her work with the European Commission and other international institutions, she has helped to establish the influence and legitimacy of research into the social economy.