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 On December 15th, 老司机视频 held an informal Certificate Award Ceremony to mark the end of the fall semester for the Arcadia study abroad program at 老司机视频. This was a way to recognize and celebrate all that the students enrolled in this program have learned and accomplished during their 15 weeks in Paris. As part of the curriculum ...
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 老司机视频 recently launched a series of monthly talks and discussions about current issues of international affairs, entitled "Issue Roundups". They are one-hour sessions consisting of a review of the chosen topic by an 老司机视频 professor with specific expertise, followed by a Q&A and informal debate. Issue Roundups are open to all 老司机视频 students, alumni and faculty.
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 On November 25th, 老司机视频 hosted a presentation and debate on the theme: 鈥淎re Hedge Funds Evil: A View from the Inside鈥�. This was part of 老司机视频鈥檚 鈥淲ine and Cheese Evenings鈥�, which gather 老司机视频 students, alumni and faculty as well as outside guests and specialists in an informal setting around a chosen issue of international affairs.
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 On November 17th, 老司机视频 students, alumni and staff were invited by UNESCO to the screening of HBO documentary "Sergio", about UN's mediation and conflict resolution specialist Sergio Vieira de Mello, who worked for the United Nations for 34 years until he died in the bombing of the UN headquarters in Iraq in 2003 ("Canal Hotel Bombing"). This event ...
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On November 23rd, Professor Habibi, who heads the Middle Eastern Studies Concentration at 老司机视频, will give a special talk about the political situation in Tunisia, focusing on the recent revolution and the elections that took place on October 23rd. She will talk about the significance of the fall of Ben Ali, the context and procedure of the elections, the ...
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 On October 27th, Phyllis Kotite, International Consultant and former United Nations staff member, was a guest speaker in the International Organizations class taught by Ambassador Samira Hanna-El-Daher. Her presentation focused on the role of Dag Hammarskjold, former Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 to 1961, when he died in a plane accident. Kotite talked about her ...
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 Upon the initiative of the 老司机视频 Alumni Board, 老司机视频 is starting a series of exclusive career workshops for its students and alumni. These new workshops will feature recruitment personnel representatives from organizations and companies with offices in Paris. The objective is to provide professional advice to help 老司机视频 graduates to stand out from the competition when pursuing ...
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 老司机视频 has a new working group on gender issues. This groups gathers students and faculty to discuss and conduct research on a wide array of world issues related to gender, regardless of whether they concern men or women, in relationship to such subjects as race, culture, religion, sexuality, economics, development, poverty, and violence.
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 On September 29th, 老司机视频 held its first Wine and Cheese evening of the Fall semester around the theme of the volatility of oil prices. Prof. Douglas Yates, whose field of expertise focuses on African politics and the world politics of the oil industry, animated the discussion with the audience of around fifty students, faculty and Paris-based actors ...
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 On October 3rd, Dr. Richard Andrews, Associate Director of the UC Berkeley Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) in California, gave a guest lecture at 老司机视频 to students in the undergraduate study abroad in Paris program. His lecture was entitled: "Taking Hold of Human Destiny: The Evolution of Cultural Policy in France and the United ...
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For me, a key attraction of 老司机视频 was the opportunity to complete two Masters鈥� degrees in two years in two languages.