Emilie Coutant: sociologist of the imaginary and company director
The latest addition to the FEDE’s Panel of Experts, Emilie Coutant is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Angers and the University of Montpellier (IRSA-CRI research lab) and writer-editor for Cahiers Européens de l’Imaginaire (CNRS Editions). Find out more below! Can you tell us about your studies and your current job role? I […]
Breakfast information sessions
This month the FEDE will be holding breakfast information sessions next date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Reserved for FEDE members, these informal sessions aim to provide institutions with information on how to extend or supplement their course catalogues. They are also an excellent opportunity to talk with FEDE staff and fellow members. The following presentations […]
Tribute to Professor Ardelean
The FEDE wishes to pay tribute to Professor Ardelean, Vice-President of the FEDE, who passed away in Arad, Romania, on 26 December. A pioneer in the field of education, a man of vision and of profound humanity, over a period of more than fifteen years Professor Ardelean was frequently elected a member of the FEDE’s […]
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE FEDE LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE
The FEDE Language Certificate has been officially recognised by the Institut de la Francophonie pour l’Education et la Formation (IFEF)! In a convention signed on 13 November 2018, the IFEF gave its stamp of approval to the Certificate, confirming its quality and utility for learners. The IFEF’s official recognition of the FEDE’s Language Certificate is […]
NEW FEDE EXPERT
The Panel of Experts is pleased to welcome new member Jean-Jacques Urvoy. Designer, manager and psychoanalyst, Jean-Jacques Urvoy is a multitalented professional, firmly grounded in the contemporary business world. Having initially studied engineering at the Ecole d’ingénierie et d’innovation textile, then management and finance at the l’Ecole des Dirigeants et des Créateurs d’Entreprise, Jean-Jacques Urvoy […]
The FEDE, officially accredited by La Francophonie
On 3 July 2018, the FEDE was officially accredited by La Francophonie and now holds consultative status with the organisation. Reputed for their experience and expertise, INGOs accredited by La Francophonie play an important role in promoting French-speaking culture across the world. The FEDE has already been awarded the Swiss government’s Eduqua label and is […]
Meeting with IFA Paris
IFA Paris was founded in 1982. Where did the initial idea come from? 1982 is the official date, but the school was truly born in 1997, the fruit of a meeting between fashion specialist Olivia Chai and entrepreneur Patrick Kouzmine-Karavaieff. Together they relaunched the Paris school (300 students) and set up the Shanghai campus (700 […]
Clarisse Angelier: ‘Cooperation between the public and private sectors invigorates French research and innovation’.
Clarisse Angelier, who has a PhD in material sciences, is Delegate-General of the Association Nationale de Recherche Technologie (ANRT: the National Association of Research and Technology). In the following interview she talks about her unwavering belief in the value of exchanges between private business and public institutions. Tell us about your education. After obtaining a […]
Jérémie Aboiron: ‘Psychology and management go hand in hand’
Jérémie Aboiron is the founder and director of Neofaculty, a FEDE-member training institution specialising in management and the humanities. In the interview below he tells us about the ethos of his institution and its recent developments. You are the director of Neofaculty, founded in 1998. Can you tell us a little more about the origins […]
The FEDE attending the EPALE conference
On 26 April 2018 the European Commission’s EPALE (Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe) held its seventh thematic conference on the theme ‘Action culturelle: quelles démarches pédagogiques pour l’éducation des adultes?’ [Cultural action: different pedagogical approaches to adult education]. Held in Paris, the event brought together various European educational and cultural actors, resulting in […]