IFA Paris was founded in 1982. Where did the initial idea come from? 1982 is the official date, but the school was truly born in 1997, the fruit of a meeting between fashion specialist Olivia Chai and entrepreneur Patrick Kouzmine-Karavaieff. Together they relaunched the Paris school (300 students) and set up the Shanghai campus (700 students). What are the reasons behind the success of IFA Paris? First, we are truly international, with campuses in Paris, Shanghai and Istanbul. Second, we have consistently high academic standards. Third, there is a real ethos of creativity permeating all our programmes and courses. How does IFA Paris compare to other fashion schools?      IFA Paris has an innovative approach that sets it apart from the other Parisian fashion schools: - IFA is different in that [lire plus]

Jérémie Aboiron is the founder and director of Neofaculty, a FEDE-member training institution specialising in management and the humanities. In the interview below he tells us about the ethos of his institution and its recent developments.  You are the director of Neofaculty, founded in 1998. Can you tell us a little more about the origins and nature of your institution? The original idea behind Neofaculty in 1998 was to create a Learning Management System (e-learning) for the Université de Médecine in Créteil. News of the success of this initial project spread throughout the higher education sector and attracted a large number of educational actors. In 2000 we signed a major contract with Sciences Po in Paris. This enabled us to break into academic activity: we began developing teaching projects using [lire plus]

The Sup de Co La Rochelle Group is a major player in continuing education, offering tailor-made training programmes. We speak to Thierry Andrieu, the Group’s programme manager. What have been the milestones in your career? I have more than twenty years’ experience in the banking and insurance sector. This gave me the opportunity to work in a range of professions within commerce (both wholesale and retail markets). As branch head I also managed teams of people. What exactly do you do within the Sup de Co la Rochelle Group? As Director of Continuing Education I play a dual role: offering professionals the opportunity to evolve and ensuring that the professions we train for are perfectly aligned with the needs of businesses. What are the special features of the training courses you [lire plus]

Farhang Gassemi is a member of the FEDE Committee and is also president of the Federation’s Human Rights Commission. He also heads a private higher education group (Cogefi) and somehow find the time to write books as well. We meet him below. Can you tell us how your career started? In the 1980s I wrote a PhD thesis in political science at Panthéon-Assas University and at the same time studied for a degree in management at Paris Dauphine University. In 1988 I set up my own higher education teaching group: the Cogefi Group. Tell us about the Group. In the past the Group has contained as many as three schools – so 700 students; since then I’ve scaled things back. We now have 200 students, 20 or so teachers and [lire plus]

Europe in Your Pocket is a game that promotes European values. Designed and created by four students from Ludus Académie, the game, which is at the same time fun and serious, has attracted the attention of the FEDE – and in the best possible way: the Federation awarded it its 2017 human rights prize. In the interview below, Jérôme Hatton, director and founder of Ludus Académie, tells us about the origins and workings of this original game. How did ‘Europe in Your Pocket’ start? The FEDE is playing an active role in creating a vast, shared European space for higher education. It is also promoting European educational developments and improving the transparency and international recognition of educational qualifications. As part of its work, the Federation encourages mobility and international exchanges, [lire plus]