The Rendez-vous
An essential, innovative and ultra-efficient complement to the traditional education system.
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Throughout the year, around eminent personalities and in the intimacy of the most prestigious tables of the world, small circles of young teenagers gather for moments of exchange and dialogue at the crossroads of the political and institutional world, the economic sphere and the ideas in order to fertilize debates on strategic issues.
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The Rendez-vous of the Maison Montaigne allow decisive and meaningful meetings in the lives of young adults to enable their intellectual development. These unique experiences and meetings are based on a varied program aimed at training future generations in the challenges of tomorrow, developing their creativity and open-mindedness.
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For all the Rendez-vous that are presented below, the registration form is accessible by clicking on the picture corresponding to the Rendez-vous.
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If you have any questions about registering for a Rendez-vous of the Maison Montaigne, you can contact the administration of the Maison Montaigne group via the following email address:
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Introduction to ecology, environment and sustainable development (history and currents of thought, biodiversity, demography, human impact on the environment, resources, greenhouse effect, global warming, energy sources, energy/climate constraint, pollution, waste management, urban planning, environmental policies, green economy, potential options).
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Meeting with a consultant engineer energy/climate expert in sustainable development, former member of the cabinet of a French Minister of Ecology.
Reference : 364917
Monetary Policy
8:30 p.m. Full
Understanding the functioning of monetary policy and the role of central banks and international financial institutions (concepts and mechanisms of the economy, finance and money, the different types of monetary policies, objectives, tools, instruments, indicators, strategies, the Eurosystem, central banks, interest rate policy, refinancing of banks by central banks, interbank settlement system, crises).
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Meeting with a central banker, a member of the European Central Bank and a member of the International Monetary Fund.
Reference : 364914
Friday, December 6, 2019
Literature
8:00 p.m. Full
The Age of Enlightenment through literature (historical and cultural context, The Lumières movement, precursors, representatives of the Lumières' philosophy, French-speaking Enlightenment philosophers, Enlightenment diffusion, influence of the Enlightenment Philosophy).
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Meeting with an historian and professor at the Collège de France and a successful writer who will explain his approach to writing his books.
Paris 6th arrondissement
Reference : 364911
Saturday, September 28, 2019
International affairs
8:00 p.m. Full
Understanding contemporary global issues in international relations (international affairs, strategy, contemporary international issues, general culture on the role of states, societies, cultures and non-state actors in the production of world politics, European Union, globalization, geopolitics, international economic relations, economic intelligence, international trade).
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Meeting with a former member of the cabinet of a French Minister of Foreign Affairs and a former French ambassador who will explain the day-to-day work of a diplomat.
Paris 1st arrondissement
Reference : 364908
Saturday, July 27, 2019
This dinner-debate aims to make an inventory of the issues related to entrepreneurship (market study, choice of legal status, financing, support, regulation, international openness, concrete examples, etc.).​
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Meeting with a great entrepreneur who will share his different experiences (failures and successes).
Paris 8th arrondissement
Reference : 364905
Friday, October 15, 2021
History
8:30 p.m. Full
The economic history of France: from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day (economy of France in the Middle Ages, industrial revolution of the 11th and 12th centuries, merchant and financial revolution of the 13th century, crisis of feudalism, from the Renaissance to the First Empire, from the Revolution to the Empire, industrialization, the post war boom, the contemporary crisis, mutations of the French economy).
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Meeting with a historian and professor at the College de France.
Paris 6th arrondissement
Reference : 364916
Friday, February 7, 2020
Astronomy
8:00 p.m. Full
Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics (history of astronomy, chronology and disciplines of astrophysics, solar system, the Milky Way, galaxies, universe, Big Bang theory, planets and life , feedbacks from missions in space, history and future of the space conquest, astronomy and space professions).
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Meeting with an astrophysicist and former research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research and a former astronaut.
Paris 8th arrondissement
Reference : 364913
Saturday, November 9, 2019
High performance sport
7:30 p.m. Full
Presentation of the world of top-level sport (life course, daily life, anecdotes, requirements, performance, motivation, excelling oneself, quest for performance, capacity to bounce back from failure and frustration, achieving one's goals, stress management, preparation of the deadline, management of training, strategic and tactical choices, psychology in the field of high performance sport, career management, confidences).
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Meet a professional football player, a professional tennis player as well as a leading football team coach.
London, Covent Garden
Reference : 364910
Friday, September 6, 2019
Ecology
8:00 p.m. Full
Introduction to ecology, environment and sustainable development (history and currents of thought, biodiversity, demography, human impact on the environment, resources, greenhouse effect, global warming, energy sources, energy/climate constraint, pollution, waste management, urban planning, environmental policies, green economy, potential options).
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Meeting with a consultant engineer energy/climate expert in sustainable development, former member of the cabinet of a French Minister of Ecology.
Paris 8th arrondissement
Reference : 364907
Friday, July 19, 2019
Economy
9:00 p.m. Full
Overview of the history of the economy in the world: the great theoreticians and their models, crises, globalization, the question of resources, the debt, the impact of wars etc.
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Meeting with a former French Minister of Economy.
Paris 8th arrondissement
Reference : 364904
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Entrepreneurship
8:30 p.m. Full
This dinner-debate aims to make an inventory of the issues related to entrepreneurship (market study, starting a business, choice of legal status, financing, support, regulation, taxation, international openness, concrete examples, etc.).​
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Meeting with a great entrepreneur who will share his different experiences (failures and successes).
Bordeaux center
Reference : 364915
Monday, January 6, 2020
Haute couture
7:00 p.m. Full
Presentation of the world of haute couture (history and culture of haute couture, pioneers, big luxury houses in the field of fashion, big names, fashion and trend, dynamics of creativity, impacts and influences, culture of the biggest brands, the different jobs, production process, the fashion and luxury market, communication and advertising, luxury marketing, the new luxury territories, the digital era, influencers).
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Meeting with a French stylist and haute couture fashion designer.
New-York, Manhattan, Midtown
Reference : 364912
Friday, October 18, 2019
History
8:30 p.m. Full
France under the Fifth Republic: from the Algerian war until today (Michel Debré, the Constitution, powers, organization, parliament, governments, other organs, evolution of institutions, French policy, de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d'Estaing, Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy, Holland, Macron).
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Meeting with an historian and professor at the College de France.
Paris 1st arrondissement
Reference : 364909
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Cinema and Theater
7:30 p.m. Full
Presentation of the world of cinema and theater (film industry, movements and schools of thought, economy and financing, production, distribution, exploitation, festivals, production, staging, the various professions, the Comédie-Française, courses, anecdotes, management of career, confidences, the future of cinema and theater).
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Meeting with a film actor, a theater actress of the Comédie-Française and a film director.
Paris 3rd arrondissement
Reference : 364906
Thursday, July 4, 2019
This dinner-debate aims to make an inventory of the issues related to entrepreneurship (market study, choice of legal status, financing, support, regulation, international openness, concrete examples, etc.).​
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Meeting with a great entrepreneur who will share his different experiences (failures and successes).
Paris 1st arrondissement
Reference : 364903
French literature of the nineteenth century (historical context, different literary movements, great writers, poetry, novels, theater).
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Meeting with a successful writer who will explain his approach to writing his books.
Reference : 364902
Presentation of basic financial assets (equities, bonds, interest rates and foreign exchange, bank credits), major vanilla and exotic derivatives (options, futures, swaps, credit derivatives), theory and practice of the portfolio management and risk management.
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Meeting with a trader and an actuary working in New York who will present their job as well as the main jobs in the field of finance.
New-York, Manhattan, Midtown
Reference : 364901
Introduction to French law (history and primary sources of law, basic concepts, typology of legal systems, French jurisdictional organization, domains, branches, private law, public law, professions, etc.) and comparison with the functioning of the law within foreign countries.
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Meeting with a judge and a lawyer.
Reference : 364900
Initiation to the study and the knowledge of the wines (keys of the tasting, nose and aromas, terroirs, grape varieties, regions, types of wines, agreements and associations, great wines and mythical bottles). No alcohol consumption will be offered to the participants (visual and olfactory presentation of the different wines).
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Meeting with an oenologist and a renowned sommelier.
Reference : 364899
The Long Nineteenth Century: from 1789 to 1914 (French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon the First, results of the Revolution and Empire, scientific and technical revolution, transport revolution, industrial revolution, 1848 revolution, the Commune, the beginnings of the Third Republic, labor movement and socialism, school in France, colonization, the origins of the Great War).
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Meeting with an historian and professor at the College de France.
Reference : 364898
Introduction to ecology, environment and sustainable development (history and schools of thought, biodiversity, demography, human impact on the environment, resources, global warming, energy sources, pollution, waste management, urban planning, environmental policies, possible options).
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Meeting with a consultant engineer energy/climate expert in sustainable development, former member of the cabinet of a French Minister of Ecology.
Reference : 364897
