Christian Castelli is Chairman, Director-General and Founder of C2 Consulting Group, part of which is specialised in education. He talks to us about his career and explains why he joined the FEDE. What did you study? I have a master’s in economics (Aix-en-Provence University, 1983) and a diploma in neurolinguistic programming (1993). I have also completed a course at the HEC: ‘Managing a Company Branch, Profit Centre or SME ’ (HEC Paris, 2005). What have been the highlights of your career? At the beginning of my career I was lucky enough to be hired to manage various profit centres for a multinational company (Total). I did that for over 10 years and gained an enormous amount of professional rigour – as you would expect from such a company; it was [lire plus]

Philippe Fort is a managing director in the ESMOD (Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode) group. A skilled negotiator and man of taste, he is passionate about history of art and the ancient world. In this interview he tells us why ESMOD joined the FEDE. What did you study? I’m a graduate of the Institut d‘études politiques de Grenoble (1990). I also have a master’s and a DEA in political science from Paris II Assas University. In 2018 I completed a course at the Ecole nationale de la magistrature to become a labour court judge. What have been the highlights of your career? After working as policy officer at the Palais Galliera (fundraising negotiations, marketing of exhibitions) I was employed at the Paris City Hall. I was [lire plus]

The École Enaco is a business school and FEDE-network institution. In many ways it can be compared to a French grande école – an elite higher educational institution. Except that at Enaco everyone studies remotely! Hélène Lejeune, Founder (2006) and President/Director-General of Enaco, introduces herself and tells us more about her e-learning and innovation hub. What did you study? I have a master’s in philosophy (Lille-3 University, 1997), a master’s in educational engineering (Lille-3 University, 2002) and an executive MBA. In recent years I’ve also been taking management courses at the University of Stanford. What is the aim of Enaco? Enaco is France’s first distance-learning business school. It offers courses in sales, marketing and management at affordable prices. Studying remotely allows students to achieve a balance between their personal lives [lire plus]

‘Turning talent into expertise’ – that is the credo of ITIC in Paris. We met the institution’s Director of Education Marie-Thérèse Camus, who told us more about what makes her institution so special. What did you study? I’m what we call in France an ‘educational engineer’. In the mid-1980s I completed a master’s in computer science (Paris VI University). I then followed a nine-month course in education as I’d realised that a person needs training in order to teach well. What have been the highlights of your career? For about 10 years I headed IT consultancies; my partners and I had up to six employees. I then began working as a teacher at ITIC, where I later took on an educational management role. I’m currently ITIC’s Director of Education. Can [lire plus]