The French Teach: a podcast by Campus France

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The term is on everyone's lips. From music to sport, from finance to the legal system, on our personal computers and our mobile phones, AI is everywhere. We can even say unerringly that it is one of the issues of the century. How can we keep control over this technical goldsmithery, that is advancing at a pace that is beyond our understanding? And what does the world have to learn from the French approach to AI, the land of enlightenment, humanism and critical thinking? We put the question directly to those who have their hands in the algorithms.

INSTITUTIONS

• ENS Paris-Saclay
• Université de Grenoble Alpes 
• Grenoble INP Ensimag
• Centrale Supélec 

SPEAKERS

• Oussama Boussif, second-year doctoral student at the Montreal Institute of AI “Mila”
• Tina Nikoukhah, mathematician and researcher at the Centre Borelli at ENS Paris-Saclay
• Stuart Russell, one of the world's leading specialists in artificial intelligence, professor at UC Berkeley, holder of the Blaise Pascal Chair and a Chair of Excellence at ANR

How can we train students to meet the environmental challenges that lie ahead? A number of French schools are beginning to lay the foundations for new courses, focusing on interdisciplinarity. New synergies between different scientific programmes, training in climate issues for students who have not been trained for this purpose... there is no longer any question of being ‘just a journalist’ or ‘just a businessman’, you need to be able to specialize in your area of defense. In this episode, we take a look at the schools that take a different approach to ecology, using one of France's most cutting-edge areas of research as an example: oceanography.

INSTITUTIONS

• Mines Paris - PSL
• ISBlue 
• Université de Bretagne Occidentale et Université Bretagne Sud
• CNRS 
• IFREMER 
• Université de Montpellier

SPEAKERS

• Nadia Maizi, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Mines Paris - PSL
• Anne-Marie Treguier, Director of Research at the CNRS and Director of the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer in Brest
• Ana Carolina Pires, M2 Water Science student at the University of Montpellier

France is home to almost half of the world's top 10 business schools. It's also home to Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Cartier and Jean-Paul Gaultier. Do you see what we're getting at? If you're interested in fashion, gastronomy, jewelry or even the hotel business, there's a good chance that the training of your dreams can be found here. We went to meet some of the teachers and students who told us all about French training in the luxury goods industry, with its blend of expertise, exacting standards and immersion in some of the world's finest houses. Elegance has a future! 
 

INSTITUTIONS

• EM Normandie Business School
• ESCP Business School 
• emlyon Business School 

SPEAKERS

• Élodie de Boissieu,  Academic Director of the Digital and Luxury Marketing Masters at EM Normandie
• Isabella Maggioni, Academic Director of the Master in Luxury Management at ESCP Business School in Turin
• Joya Harmouche, Luxury Management student at emlyon Business School
• Donald Kim, Customer Relationship Management Specialist at Vacheron Constantin in Switzerland

French art schools have a long tradition of welcoming artists in exile. In recent years, they have been no exception to this rule. All over France, teachers and universities are mobilizing their networks to welcome artists from all parts of the world, so that they can continue their artistic reflection despite the upheavals in their countries of origin. What are the experiences of refugee students at French art schools? And what is the impact on their art and the art of those who meet them? 

INSTITUTIONS

• Atelier des artistes en exil 
• Andéa, Association nationale des écoles d'art
• Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin
• Programme PAUSE - Collège de France
• EESAB, l’École européenne supérieure d'art de Bretagne

SPEAKERS

• Sara Farid, Pakistani artist-photographer and journalist > EESAB, l’École européenne supérieure d'art de Bretagne 
• Judith Depaule, director and co-founder of L’Atelier des artistes en exil
• Stéphane Sauzedde, Vice-President of the Association nationale des écoles supérieures d'art (Andea) and Alice Brunot, Head of International Development and Partnerships at Andea
• Oleksandra Dementieva, Ukrainian artist

Faster, higher, stronger. And suddenly, the podium. Heroes of a nation, they win their medals with sweat and tears and make the crowds dream. Then silence. What happens to our athletes at the end of their careers? For a long time, it was difficult for top sportsmen and women to change careers, apart from a few happy endings in the world of coaching or sports journalism, but the rules are changing. Former players are proving to have all the soft skills that companies are looking for. How are French schools preparing the new generation of medallists for ambitious dual careers in sport and academia? What new arrangements are possible and how are they being experienced on the ground?

INSTITUTIONS

• Fondation Ippon
• Association La passe D
• emlyon Business School
• Sciences Po
• Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis
• Université d'Artois

SPEAKERS

• Émilie Andéol, gold medallist in judo at the 2016 Olympic Games and director of the Ippon Foundation

• Sarah Boudaoud, footballer and co-founder of the association La Passe D

• Astrid Boudet, former coordinator of the Grande Ecole programme for high-performance athletes at emlyon Business School

• Maxim Boltushskin, hockey player and high-level sports student at Paris 8 University

• Hugues-Fabrice Zango, triple jump world champion and doctor of electrical engineering at Université d'Artois