Monique Dagnaud: ‘My research no longer focuses on the elites but on Generation Z’. What do the elites, communication and young people have in common? Monique Dagnaud, Emeritus Director of Research at the Marcel Mauss Institute (CNRS), explains. In the following interview, Monique Dagnaud, former lecturer at Sciences Po Paris (1977 to 2008) and former member of the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel [French audiovisual regulatory council] (1991 to 1999) and the Supervisory Board of the Le Monde group (2005 to 2010), looks back over her academic career and discusses her research. How and why did you switch from researching the elites to studying communication? The transition was natural. Communication is so important for the elites that it would be contradictory to study these groups without also thinking about communication. Little [lire plus]

Claude Vivier Le Got, Chairwoman of the FEDE and Lahcen Zelmat, Chairman of the FNIH, signed a cooperation agreement in Marrakesh to certify acknowledgement by the FNIH (National Federation of the Hospitality Industry) in Morocco of the following FEDE degrees: Foundation Degree in Tourism and Hospitality; European Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hospitality; European Bachelor’s Degree in Spa Business Management; European Master’s Degree in Tourism Management and Strategies. Through this agreement, the FNIH recognises the relevance and quality of FEDE programmes in terms of acquiring professional skills based on the needs of the hospitality and tourism sector, a particularly thriving sector in Morocco (2nd leading sector for job creation and contribution to the GDP). This acknowledgement of the FEDE degrees by Moroccan professionals is fully in line with the FEDE’s [lire plus]

In November, the Council of Europe has worked strongly on education provision for refugees. The Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee adopted a Recommendation on Recognition of Qualifications held by Refugees, Displaced Persons and Persons in a Refugee-like Situation, established in conjunction with UNESCO. The document is available in English, French, Russian and Spanish, through  https://www.coe.int/fr/web/education/-/new-recommendation-on-recognition-of-qualifications-held-by-refugees  The presentation video of the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees (EQPR) has been launched: https://www.coe.int/fr/web/education/-/launch-of-docentary-on-the-project-european-qualifications-passport-for-refugees- The Council of Europe launched a Toolkit designed to assist organisations that provide language support for refugees, and especially the volunteers working for them. The toolkit is available in 7 languages and can be consulted on the LIAM website: https://www.coe.int/en/web/lang-migrants.

Received by the French Institute of Marrakesh (Maison Denise Masson), Claude Vivier Le Got (Chairwoman), Olivier Perotto (Deputy Director) and a delegation from FEDE Morocco (François Guyomar and Nisrine Zdak) were in Marrakesh for the launch of the annual cycle of regional seminars in Morocco. This first seminar was designed as a working day dedicated to FEDE pedagogical innovations and developments. It also served as an occasion to further strengthen ties between the FEDE teams and member schools of the Federation based in Marrakesh and Ouarzazate. “It is my desire that these regional seminars serve as a time for discussions, sharing experiences and presenting the successes of FEDE schools all over the Moroccan territory,” explained Claude Vivier Le Got when introducing the seminar. An ideal opportunity for the key higher education [lire plus]

On Tuesday 7 November, between 9.00-5.00pm, the FEDE organized a study day in the prestigious Colbert hall of the 9th arrondissement of Paris, entitled "Education, religion and business". Sponsored by Professor Maffesoli, CNRS administrator and professor emeritus at the Sorbonne and Delphine Bürkli, mayor of the 9th district and regional councillor of the Ile-de-France region, this day, hallmarked by four round table discussions gathered together nearly 200 people. Among them were Marie-José Lowe's German students (Merz-Schule Stuttgart), Jocelyne Chelin (Training City Manager), Farhang Ghassemi (CEO of the Cogefi Training Group) and Jean-Luc Collet (Director of ICOGES). These students, like the other students present - those of Ludus Academy and the European Higher Institute of Caen - had the opportunity to meet with representatives of business foundations (French games for example) [lire plus]