Dr. Baptiste Le Bihan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Baptiste Le Bihan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Geneva, focusing on theoretical philosophy encompassing philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, and metaphysics. His research primarily explores concepts related to space, time, modality, mereology, and material objects. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Rennes and has completed a habilitation in Philosophy of Science from the University of Bern. Le Bihan supervises a Swiss National Science Foundation Starting Grant from 2023 to 2028, which investigates the role of causation in understanding the emergence of spacetime within approaches to quantum gravity. His previous work includes a PhD dissertation on the metaphysics of time at the University of Rennes, and he has served as a postdoctoral researcher on the project 'Space and Time after Quantum Gravity' at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Geneva. He has also been involved as a research associate with the project 'Fro: Scientific Metaphysics Physics’s Frontiers Geneva' and supervised an Ambizione project at the University of Geneva, focusing on the metaphysics of quantum gravity, particularly in relation to mereology. Le Bihan is a member of the Geneva Symmetry Group, contributing to the philosophical discourse in contemporary physics and metaphysics.

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Master Program
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Bachelor degree from a recognized university Minimum 60 ECTS in management or related field for direct admission
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Includes Department of Management, Finance, Economics, and Statistics programs. GMAT is strongly encouraged but not mandatory for most GSEM masters.