Interview with Patrick Lopez-Diot, Director of Cours Bufflier in Tahiti

Founded 51 years ago, Cours Bufflier is the only private higher educational institution in French Polynesia. How did you become a FEDE member? I first heard of the FEDE in 2012 from someone who occasionally taught at Cours Bufflier and who had their own FEDE member institution in Toulon. I then heard of it again from one of my former students, who continued her studies at a FEDE institution in Strasbourg. Having heard the name twice from two different people, and around the same time, I wanted to find out more. Thanks to our FEDE membership, we really stand out from public education institutions in French Polynesia. For example, we now offer an innovative bachelor’s level programme. French Polynesia is isolated from the rest of the world: we are in [lire plus]