THE FEDE DOCTORAL SCHOOL

Each FEDE doctoral student is affiliated with the FEDE Doctoral School, which is composed of three research and publication divisions:

– the Trends Division (luxury, design, culture and tourism), headed by Professor Jean-Louis Bischoff;

– the Innovation Division (sustainable health, digital technology, technology), headed by Jean-Noël Vallée;

– the Governance Division (management, finance, banking, marketing and human resources), headed by Alain Tobelem.

The Director of the FEDE Doctoral School is Professor Jean-Louis Bischoff, who also heads the Trends Division. He is assisted by two fellow Division Directors and eight further world-renowned experts with extensive academic and professional networks.

Find out more about the FEDE DBA here

Meet the FEDE Doctoral School’s Division Directors

Jean-Louis Bischoff
Research Director

Jean-Louis Bischoff has a PhD in philosophy (École Pratique des Hautes Études) and is a French state-accredited research director (Université d’Artois).

A graduate of the Institut de Formation pour l’Etude et l’enseignement des Religions (IFER), he is affiliated with the Texts and Cultures Lab (Youth and Children’s Literature Team/Centre Robinson) at the Université d’Artois.

An expert on trends, Jean-Louis Bischoff has a long career in the music, communications and entertainment industries. He has been involved in a range of projects from musicals (Élysée Montmartre), cinematographic productions (Max Linder), and communications initiatives (Carte Jeunes, Ministry for Youth and Sport, Lille City Administration, Française des Jeux).

Professor Bischoff teaches philosophy at French universities and lectures on creativity and contemporary trends at the Institut Supérieur de Pédagogie (ISP), Paris, as well as at numerous art and luxury fashion institutions. His research focuses on the philosophy of religion, religion and the sacred in contemporary pop culture, the perception of trends, the philosophy of education, and aesthetics.

Jean-Louis Bischoff is the FEDE’s Director of Research. He is also Director of the FEDE Doctoral School and Director of the Doctoral School’s Trends Division.

Alain Tobelem
Research Director

Alain Tobelem has a PhD in development economics (Sorbonne, Paris) and is a French State-accredited research director for research projects in management (Université de Nice). He is also a graduate of Sciences Po, the Institut de Hautes Etudes pour Amérique Latine, CELSA and the Sorbonne (Hispanic and Lusitanian languages and civilisations).

Fluent in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Portuguese), Alain Tobelem has worked in over 75 countries for a number of international organisations:

  • the Centre International du Développement (CID) in Paris, where he worked alongside Josué de Castro (author of Geopolitics of Hunger);
  • UNESCO, as an expert on functional adult education and later on the economics and financing of education;
  • the World Bank, as an education financing expert and as lead expert on institutional development;
  • at the International Labour Office (ILO) as Project Manager for the Ministry of Labour of Brazil, where he worked on a national labour training system.

Alain Tobelem teaches management, project management and economic intelligence at the CERAM (Sophia Antipolis), the Ecole Nationale d’Administration du Portugal, the Institut International d’Administration Publique (IIAP, ENA France programme), and at the ENA campuses in Tunisia and Rabat. He also teaches research methodology in international universities in Nice, Shanghai and Hanoi.

Alain Tobelem is Director of the Governance Division of the FEDE Doctoral School.

Jean-Noël Vallée
Research Director

Jean-Noël Vallée is a medical doctor with a PhD in medicine (Université Paris-5) and a French state-accredited research director (neurosciences). He also has a PhD in physical sciences (Université Paris-13), a master’s-level degree from the Faculty of Letters of Lyon-3 University, a bachelor’s-level degree from the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (Lyon-3 University), an engineering degree from INSA Lyon, and the international ‘4D Road Map’ qualification (4D work on the cellular structure of the human brain).

A qualified practitioner of radiology and medical imagery as well as radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy, Jean-Noël Vallée is a specialist in diagnostic and surgical neuroradiology. He conducts endovascular operations to treat brain aneurysms and spine and vascular disorders. He is a former registrar and assistant consultant for the Paris hospital network.

Jean-Noël Vallée is Director of the Innovation Division of the FEDE Doctoral School

What is a FEDE DBA?

The DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) is a three-year (on average) doctoral programme aimed at managers, consultants, experienced teachers and decision-makers who wish to draw on their career experience to complete a research project.

The programme is designed to provide such professionals with an opportunity for reflection, analysis and academic stocktaking. Our students boost their managerial efficacy, limit their decision-making risks and learn to devise innovative, high-impact and responsible strategies.

The DBA imbues learners with a new rigour, forcing them to reflect differently and to better structure their managerial models. Action on the basis of evidence rather than trends requires detachment and poise. It leads to the acquisition of a new authority amongst one’s peers and makes our DBA graduates truly resourceful colleagues, capable of taking on and solving a business’s problems.

Given the busy schedules of our students, who are typically working professionals, the DBA is a part-time research/action programme, fully compatible with learners’ business activity.

Interview of Omar Hamzi

Omar Hamzi: “I want to explore the challenges of digital transformation in companies.” Omar Hamzi has a clear goal for his DBA: to understand the meaning and challenges of digital transformation. We find out more. [lire plus]

Interview of Maroua Bahaddiss

Maroua Bahaddiss: “I’m determined and I love learning.” Maroua Bahaddiss is a FEDE doctoral student. She answers our questions below. What did you study before the DBA? I have a bachelor’s in social sciences and [lire plus]

Interview of Armand Cakpo

Armand Cakpo, finance director for a company in Côte d'Ivoire, is also a talented researcher. We meet this FEDE doctoral student who has thrown himself into applied research. What did you study? Following a master’s [lire plus]

Interview de Nordine Saadallah

N Nordine Saadallah: ‘A DBA to explore the connection between human resources and artificial intelligence' What did you study and what have been the highlights of your career? In 2000 obtained a French DESS degree [lire plus]

Interview of Jean Fossiez

Jean Fossiez : ‘The FEDE DBA vehicles my ongoing desire for personal growth’ Can you tell us about your previous studies? I have an engineering degree in agriculture from the Institut Supérieur en Agriculture, Lille; [lire plus]

Interviews with Rémi Victorin

Rémi Victorin: ‘This DBA is one of the most important landmarks in my career’ What has been your experience during your two years at the Doctoral School? My two years at the Doctoral School have [lire plus]

Interview of Benoit RICO

Benoit RICO ‘I was convinced by the FEDE’s international reputation’ Can you tell us about your previous studies? I have a FEDE European Master’s in Management and Business Strategy (ENACO) as well as a FEDE [lire plus]

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