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]

On 18 July 2017, Claude Vivier Le Got, Chairwoman of the FEDE, and Dominique Amirault, President of the FEEF, signed an agreement demonstrating the official recognition of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business management by the Federation of Companies and Entrepreneurs in France. By conferring its acknowledgement, the FEEF (Federation of Companies and Entrepreneurs in France), a highly prominent professional federation endowed with over 800 member companies, thus confirms the professional quality of FEDE diplomas. The FEEF and the FEDE highlight their commitment to the education of the youth and boost links between companies and the international network of FEDE graduates, all of whom are endowed with solid professional skills, are open to changes in the work place and are particularly keen on the international issues of the job [lire plus]

Olivier Perotto, Director of Marketing and Communications of the FEDE, is currently in Shanghai (China) to participate in the launch of the DCM (Doctorate in Cultural Management) offered by CPMC, a member institution of the FEDE, before an audience made up of Chinese companies and stakeholders operating in the cultural sector. Developed and offered by the FEDE, this doctoral program of excellence enables Chinese professionals, managers and students to benefit from the expertise of the FEDE and to conduct academic and professional research in the sectors of art, culture and heritage. During the ceremony, Olivier Perotto highlighted the close links that the FEDE wishes to establish with Chinese higher education stakeholders in order to facilitate mobility, to share a model of progress for Education and to exemplify a project that [lire plus]

Gérard Laizé: A theoretician and practitioner, at one and the same time Gérard Laizé is a member of the panel of experts of the FEDE ; Here he introduces himself both as a theoretician and as a practitioner specializing in cultural and artistic practices. Gérard Laizé is currently the founding President of Designer’s election, advising in prospective and innovation strategy. He was the Managing Director of VIA (Valorisation of Innovation and Creation in the arrangement of, and furnishing, of living spaces) from November 1994 to July 2015. He also served as Marketing Director in industry and distribution, in France and abroad for more than twenty years. His work in forward thinking is the subject of publications and conferences in various schools of commerce and creation, universities, conventions and professional meetings, [lire plus]