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August 2011

So You Want A French Degree? (Oui, Oui)
Forbes 04 Aug 2011
It’s that time of year, when parents will soon be dropping freshmen off at college dorms all across the country – and world.

May 2011

France Reinvesting in Universities, Education Minister Says
The New York Times 22 May 2011
Valérie Pécresse, the minister for higher education and research of France, describes herself as “a prototype of the grande école.”

France, Germany & Canada: New overseas education destinations for Indians
The Economic Times 01 May 2011
Volumes of essays, English tests with formidable acronyms like TOEFL and IELTS and endless sessions with bank managers.

April 2011

Grandes écoles, grand designs: France told to think global
Times Higher Education 28 Apr 2011
Pierre Tapie's proposal sounds like a call to arms. The president of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles has urged France's universities to embrace globalisation and tap into the rapidly growing and increasingly mobile student populations of India and China.

French Universities Form Foundations
The New York Times 18 Apr 2011
French universities, long entirely dependent on the state for their finances, have set up 39 private foundations to receive donations, the country’s higher education minister, Valérie Pécresse, announced Wednesday.

 
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