Samuel Pousson holds a Bachelor's degree in English and German applied to Economics from Paris IV Sorbonne University. After experiences in fields such as distribution and client files management, he joined IAU in June 2004 to work on reference publications issued by the Association's Information Centre, and more particularly on the updating and development of the World Higher Education Database (WHED) and the International Handbook of Universities (IHU). He also helps with translation works from English into French - the Association's second official language - on various IAU documents as required. He is a French national and speaks English.