Sir Peter Ricketts has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to France since February 2012. Can you first please say a few words about your education and your career? I grew up in the West midlands of England and attended a Grammar school near Birmingham. I then studied English Literature at Oxford University. I joined the Foreign…
Recently elected as Senator in charge of the French abroad, Olivier Cadic is a French businessman who is completely in favour of the British economic system. The young senator is a self-made man: he started by creating a company in the electronic industry in 1982 and is now an editor and author of comic books.…
Le Professeur Philippe Marlière est un Français installé à Londres depuis plus de vingt ans. Il enseigne la politique française et européenne à UCL. Spécialiste de la gauche française, il publie également des recherches sur la politique européenne et les idées politiques. Pouvez-vous nous présenter votre parcours? Quelle en est la dimension franco-britannique? J’ai effectué…
The Cordial Debate Prize pays homage to the Entente Cordiale which symbolises the close relationship between France and Great Britain. This year, the prize will reward the best essay on the following subject: This house believes that Europe benefits from Britain and France having different legal systems The Cordial Debate Prize was created by the…
(D)écrire le monde (Podcast) Trois écrivains, un même lieu, une pluralité de voyages. Le jeudi 7 Novembre 2014, Sir Michael Edwards, Yann Moix et Dominique Fernandez s’étaient donné rendez-vous en Sorbonne pour raconter comment leurs rapports respectifs au monde se reflètent dans leurs Å“uvres. L’événement était réalisé par Débattre en Sorbonne en partenariat avec la…
Pierre-Alain Coffinier is the French Consul General in Edinburgh & Glasgow What is your academic background? After the baccalauréat, I was admitted to Prépa HEC, then to ESSEC (French Grande École) from which I graduated 3 years later. I then had two series of work experiences; the first one in the banking industry, then in…
For the 2013 edition, see Révolte-Toi – A revolution in debating! A year later, on the 20th of March, young tribunes from all over London gathered at the “Institut Francais de Londres” to decide the fate of Europe. The question for this 18th century style francophone debate was if a revolution was necessary to save…
Merci au Général Gratien Maire et au Préfet Philippe de Lagune, deux des intervenants du sommet franco-britannique sur la défense, d’avoir partagé leur interventions du 14 mars à la Sorbonne.
To register, go to http://s.buypacker.com/fmp. The FB-Connections are pleased to annouce we will soon be opening registrations for the upcoming summit on politics and defence, organised by students of Paris I Sorbonne and Sciences Po on the 14-15-16 March 2014. Activities will include keynote speeches by General Maire – Deputy Chief of Staff in the…
On the 15-16th of March 2013, the Franco-British Connections organised a joint French-UK event comparing the financial sectors of both countries. This event was organised by students of ESSEC (one of the top business schools in France) and many of the other top universities in France and Great-Britain. For this weekend, over 80 students came…