Women’s Day: Challenges for 2024 – Meeting with Blerina Zoto

To mark the 61st anniversary of the FEDE and International Women’s Day on March 2024, we had the privilege of meeting Blerina Zoto, member of the FEDE Executive Board. An Albanian-Swiss diplomat, human rights expert and activist for women's rights, Blerina has built up her career through various international missions, notably at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Albania, the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the United Nations as a human rights expert. Now living in Geneva, she is Chairwoman of the Centre de Liaison des Associations Féminines-Genevoises (CLAFG), a leading center for women's initiatives bringing together around a hundred member associations and individual members. Question: International Women’s Day was established in 1977 by the UN. What is your opinion on the persistence of [lire plus]

Women’s Day: Challenges for 2024 – Meeting with Blerina Zoto2024-03-07T12:00:17+01:00

Meeting with Mohamed El Sarrag, graduated from Geneva Business School

Meeting with Mohamed El Sarrag, graduated from Geneva Business School who launched his own startup called ‘Hotdesk’. He tells us about this adventure and explains us how his FEDE degree has helped him in his professional life.   Can you tell us about your educational and professional career path? I graduated from Geneva Business School in 2018 with a bachelor of international finance. After graduating I worked in managing and operating our family business in Cairo. We own a chain of furniture stores that is specialized in selling high-end furniture products as well as a Real estate development company. After a while of operating and managing the family business, I decided to make a shift and launch my own startup company, so I co-founded 'Hotdesk' which is a tech startup company [lire plus]

Meeting with Mohamed El Sarrag, graduated from Geneva Business School2023-02-23T15:26:32+01:00

We talk to Marylin Camarda, who graduated in human resources from the ESTC

We talk to Marylin Camarda, who graduated in human resources from the ESTC. Energetic, versatile and always eager to learn, her unique career path has given her a wide range of skills. Can you tell us about your studies and your career so far? I never set foot in a high school! At age 15 ½ I went to study at a CFA (apprenticeship training centre). In two years I had obtained a CAP and a BEP in sales. At age 32 I obtained a BTS in Business Unit Management via the French validation of professional experience procedure. I then obtained a number of diplomas in security (C.Q.P.A.D.S /S.S.I.A.P 1/C.Q.P A.S.A) and worked, amongst other things, as a security agent at Marseille airport. At the same time, I was also [lire plus]

We talk to Marylin Camarda, who graduated in human resources from the ESTC2023-02-23T15:26:33+01:00

Meeting with Loïse Dherbecourt, former student at ENACO

Meeting with Loïse Dherbecourt , former student at ENACO, who, thanks to his Master’s in Business Management and Strategy will access managerial posts within her company more easily. Can you tell us about your studies and your career so far? I graduated from high school in France with a literary baccalaureate. I then travelled across Europe and continued studying via distance learning. I was bored at school and wanted to discover the world. Thanks to the languages I learnt and my ongoing study, I was able to work in big companies like Apple, Basf, and so on. In October 2020 I obtained the FEDE Master’s in Business Management and Strategy, graduating from the online business school ENACO. What is your current situation? I’ve worked in Luxembourg for four years now. [lire plus]

Meeting with Loïse Dherbecourt, former student at ENACO2023-02-23T15:26:33+01:00

Meeting with Johan Trapani, former student at ESTC

Meeting with Johan Trapani, former student at ESTC, who remembers fond memories of this school : the nice atmosphere but also and especially, the quality of his training. Can you tell us about your studies and your career so far? Following a BTS in commerce at the Lycée Périer, I did a DEESMA at the ESTC via a sandwich-training contract at Décathlon (Aubagne). I then did the first year of the Master’s in Business Management and Strategy at the ESTC via a sandwich-training contract at La Bureautique, a company specialised in the sale of printing systems; I worked there as a technical and commercial agent. I continued the second year of the Master’s at the ESTC, also via sandwich training, this time as logistics officer at POLI, a company specialised in [lire plus]

Meeting with Johan Trapani, former student at ESTC2023-02-23T15:26:34+01:00

Meeting with Farid Boutouba, former student at ESTC

Graduated from ESTC, Farid Boutouba explains us why he wanted to add the FEDE degree in human resources to his previous studies and  how the key skills he developed through the programme enabled him to deeply understand the central role of the HR manager in a company. Can you tell us what you studied and a little about your career so far? In 2003 I obtained a BTS in Business Unit Management via sandwich training at the Carrefour Marseille Grand Littoral supermarket.  For eight years I worked as a product and services vendor. In 2013 I became intern manager for multimedia sales on the same site. I managed 10 people and a dashboard covering €8 million of turnover. From 2015 to 2020 I was transferred to Carrefour Beaucaire and became [lire plus]

Meeting with Farid Boutouba, former student at ESTC2023-02-23T15:26:34+01:00

Meeting with Bastien Liebgott, former student at the Ecole Grand Jean

Meet Bastien Liebgott, former student at the Ecole Grand Jean who graduated from the FEDE European Master’s in Business Management and Strategy. Constantly drawn to new challenges, he wanted to broaden his field of expertise. His technical IT skills together with his marketing profile enabled him to set up his own company, WEBAST, which combines the two sectors. Can you tell us about your studies and career so far?     When I enrolled at the Ecole Grandjean, where I got my FEDE degree, I already had a BTS in IT (network management). At the time I didn’t have a lot of knowledge of areas over than IT and I wanted to add a commercial/marketing/sales dimension to my profile. So I enrolled at the Ecole Grandjean to do a European Master’s in [lire plus]

Meeting with Bastien Liebgott, former student at the Ecole Grand Jean2023-02-23T15:26:35+01:00

We meet Johnny Walter, Director of the Académie des Métiers d’Art

The Académie des Métiers d’Art offers a panoply of programmes relating to jewellery and watchmaking. Come and discover this wonderful universe through our interview with its Director, Mr Johnny Walter. ‘Skills’ and ‘know-how’ – two words describing the approach at the Académie des Métiers d’Art… Yes, at the AMA we strive to develop the potential of each of our students. The creation of objects using high-level skills requires two key abilities: the ability to analyse a project and the ability to ask yourself the right questions so as to act as needed. All of our programmes aim to provide learners with the skills needed to quickly find a job after graduation. You are specialised in jewellery and watchmaking. And you have a special master’s programme focusing on innovation, luxury and [lire plus]

We meet Johnny Walter, Director of the Académie des Métiers d’Art2023-02-23T15:26:35+01:00

A stopover in Luxembourg with Ms Frédérique Urbany, Founder and DIrector of MSLux

We meet Ms Frédérique Urbany, Founder and Director of MSLux, an institution specialised in finance, human resources and marketing MSLux Institute is a private higher educational institution located in the heart of Luxembourg. It is built on three key concepts: commitment, integrity and humility. Can you tell us more? Commitment: we are committed to the success of our students. That means providing excellent lessons with professional, reputable instructors; having Ms Courmarcel, our director of education, supervise our students during their internships; and assisting with research. MSlux Institute is also MSLux – a recruitment firm. Thanks to our partnerships in the sector, at the end of each academic year we organise a recruitment fair. We are committed to ensuring that a degree = a job. That is our goal. We also [lire plus]

A stopover in Luxembourg with Ms Frédérique Urbany, Founder and DIrector of MSLux2023-02-23T15:26:36+01:00

Let’s meet Gilbert Kiner, President and co-founder of ArtFX

Game artist, 3D animator, Lead 3D, rigging artist...new names for jobs related to the world of animation, video games or even New Cinema Technologies. Let's meet Gilbert Kiner, President and co-founder of ArtFX, with whom we will discover this dynamic and reactive structure to the world of tomorrow.   Artfx was founded in 2004 in Montpelier. How did the idea to create this school come about? I noticed that most of the schools were turned towards animation cinema and not towards visual effects. After talking to several studio executives, it was obvious to me that there was a need to develop training around the specific needs of visual effects. I also felt that the method of making special effects was going to evolve rapidly in the years to come, so [lire plus]

Let’s meet Gilbert Kiner, President and co-founder of ArtFX2023-02-23T15:26:36+01:00
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