FEDE AND EUROPE The Federation for EDucation in Europe (FEDE) is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) enjoying participatory status with the Council of Europe (CoE), an INGO that includes 46 Member States representing more than 660 million citizens. As the leading human rights organisation in Europe, the CoE promotes the rule of law and political stability, while also encouraging the development of Europe’s cultural identity and diversity. The FEDE is a member of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe, which develops participatory democracy on a pan-European basis. Participatory status within the Conference of INGOs (CINGO) is granted to organisations that are representative of their field and whose mission and work bring about a more unified Europe. As a member of the CINGO, the FEDE is [lire plus]

What’s new? I’ve become a member of the Optimisation Council at Neoma Business School, where I teach courses on creativity and psychology for design on the final year of the master’s in communications. I’ve now been a psychoanalyst for several years, having previously founded and managed several design and communications agencies. What do your two activities have in common? The search for meaning in a world that is losing much of its meaning. The meaning of brands, images or objects created in communications and design, and the meaning that a patient finds deep inside him or herself during a psychoanalysis, have the same driving force. We need to know where an agency or company is going with a project, and, in the case of a psychoanalysis, a person needs [lire plus]

What did you study? I have a master’s in IT management for companies. Before that I obtained two bachelor’s degrees: one in economic and social sciences and the other in company law and management. Can you tell us about your professional experience? I have 10 years of professional experience. I first worked as a technical and financial assistant, then as a management controller, and finally as a human resources administrator – all in Tetouan, Morocco. Why did you choose the FEDE for your DBA? I was won over by the prestige and reputation of your doctoral school. Also, I’m a big fan of France, and so I wanted to gain a better knowledge of French culture. What is the goal of your doctoral research? ‘Knowledge management and social entrepreneurship’: [lire plus]

What did you study? I’ve always had a strong international focus. I have a Master’s in International Affairs (Université du Littoral), an MBA from Westford Grenoble and a BTS in International Trade. What have been the highlights of your career? I’ve been fortunate enough to acquire a great deal of professional experience over the past 20 years. In particular, I’ve worked in the finance and administration services of a number of international companies, including Hewlett Packard, Caterpillar and Schneider Electric. Why did you decide to enrol in the FEDE DBA? It’s not easy for women to build a career in international relations, and I wish to demonstrate that the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to iron out certain inequalities. I’m referring to the wage gap, of course, [lire plus]

Mohamed Zarki is a new DBA student at the FEDE Doctoral School and a bold entrepreneur. His research will focus on an emerging form of investment: socially responsible investment. What did you study?     I have a Bachelor’s in Management Science (Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, 2012) and a Master’s in the same subject and from the same institution. Thanks to the mark I obtained for my master’s dissertation, I came top in entrepreneurship and finance. What’s your current job role?   After working in financial communications and founding several businesses (hairdressing and insurance sectors), I now head an insurance company and a company that helps people wishing to study abroad. The latter, which is based in Tetouan, Morocco, offers language lessons, interview preparation and assistance with writing CVs. What is [lire plus]

Invited by the OHTE to speak on 12 May 2022 as a panellist on the topic ‘The end of peace in Europe?’, Xavier Paroutaud answered questions posed by former minister and MEP Alain Lamassoure concerning the challenges facing democracy and the role of the Council of Europe and the Observatory in promoting balanced and dispassionate history teaching. How can we define Europe and describe its history? That depends on which Europe we are talking about, on our perspective and our field; but it is essential to use history to describe Europe. In this sense, we would probably have to start with a geographical description, then think about constructing a history of the continent (to the extent that there is such a history or that it is possible to do [lire plus]

We speak to Jack Gervis, chairman of Astralios Group, and Natalia Gervis. A new member of the Federation for EDucation in Europe, Astralios Group has two FEDE member institutions: Envoll in Aix-en-Provence and AS Formation in Strasbourg. We wanted to find out more about these two institutions and their educational vision. You are a new member of the Federation for EDucation in Europe. Astralios Group has two educational institutions: AS Formation and Envoll. Can you tell us how the institutions merged? Following the adoption, in 2018, of a French law overhauling professional education, it has become important to group together skills-acquisition actors, like AS Formation and Envoll, that are committed to innovation, synergies and collective intelligence. By merging the two institutions, we are now able to meet the needs of [lire plus]