Book Chapter on the FB-Connections
The FB-Connections have been described in detail by a member in a book chapter co-edited by Philippe Lane of the Institut Francais, and Maurice Fraser of LSE. This book contains a broad overview of Franco-British Academic partnerships, and can be purchased from the Liverpool University Press.
Franco-British Student Conference 2011
The annual edition of the Franco-British Student Conference was organised on 18-20 March 2011 at Imperial College London. Last year’s edition had been organised at UCL and focused on promoting cooperation between France and the UK. This year, the students at Imperial College decided to centre the Conference around Innovation, from the initial idea to…
Square Debate au Collège Franco-Britannique
Dans le cadre du Collège Franco Britannique de la Cité Universitaire de Paris, 12 étudiants et jeunes professionnels, répartis en équipes de 3, étaient réunis, le 30 avril dernier, devant un publique d’une cinquantaine de personnes, pour débattre sur la motion « This House believes that European nations should merge their armed forces so as…
Cordial Debate 2010-2011
The prize aims to foster mutual understanding between France and Great Britain by competing short essays taking a view “for or against” an annually given statement . This award recognizes outstanding arguments – presented individually or as a Team. The assessment criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the arguments. After submission…
Professor John Rogister
How did your life acquire a Franco-British dimension? My parents arranged a holiday around historical sites, so I visited Versailles, the châteaux of the Loire, and Paris obviously. That was in 1954-55 and that holiday had a determining influence on me. From then on I was sure I wanted to become a historian of France.…
Professor Declan Mc Cavana
How did your life acquire a Franco-British dimension? I was born in West Belfast in 1963. The onset of the Troubles was one reason to go abroad. Both Gaelic and English were spoken around the house. My older brother was a fanatic about languages and went on to take a PhD in French Literature at…
Franco-British Connections and the 2010 SMCC
The delegates of the 2010 Strategy & Management Consulting Conference (SMCC) will be invited by the French Embassy in London to meet alumni from their respective schools in the spirit of strengthening cross-Channel professional links. This conference is the largest student-run conference on consulting in Europe. Under the sponsorship of the BCG (headline sponsor), OC&C…
Sir Howard Davies
Your education and career? I was in Sixth Form at Manchester Grammar School and then at Oxford, I took a course on History and French, and it was possible to spend a year in France. So, I was made a teaching assistant in English – or, as they said back then, in the English system…
Launch of the FB Comparative Project Prize
We are pleased to be working with the Franco-British Comparative Project for the launch of their prize, which will aim to stimulate debate around the innovation systems of France and Great Britain. The launch event will be held in Paris on the 30th of September 2010, and will include a brief presentation of the prize…