The Rendez-vous

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Decryption of issues and links between major conflicts in the Middle East (from Israel to Palestine, including Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and Saudi Arabia).​

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Meeting with a former French ambassador who will explain the daily life of the diplomatic profession.