Universities

The EHESS (School for High studies in social sciences) is a public scientific, cultural and professional institution, chaired by a President elected by the Professors ‘assembly. The school is based in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse. It has both a mission of research and research training in all areas of social sciences. As part of its mission of teaching, EHESS trains doctors in all disciplines of humanities and social sciences, two thousand doctoral students, half of which comes from the five continents and are divided in their labs. It delivers a master's degree in Social Sciences, with 1,000 students enrolled in this cycle. Finally, the degree of the EHESS represents a specific and unique way for students who lack academic background to conduct thorough research in the perspective of a thesis.

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Ecole hôtelière d'Avignon

Since 1968, the Hotel School of Avignon welcomes young and older students of all levels training them for careers in Hospitality with a key objective: meeting the needs of professionals.
The EHA proposes a choice of 18 vocational programs combining theory and practice, initial training and apprenticeship, from vocational qualifications to professional license. Our Education department also offers a wide range of courses for amateurs as well as experienced professionals who wish to update or enhance their knowledge by taking advantage of our facilities at the cutting edge of technology.
The Hotel School of Avignon has more than 1,000 students, apprentices and students, 70% choosing to be trainees.

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EJCM

Founded in 1982, the School of Journalism and Communication of Marseille, located in the heart of Marseille, is since 1989 an autonomous component of the University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II. Recognized by the National Committee for the Employment of journalists through its specialty Journalism, the School trains in all areas of Communications and Information Technology and delivers Master level University degrees. Its research center contributes to educational innovation and enables the pursuit of doctoral studies. The EJCM aims to meet the needs of the information and knowledge society. The formation offer, initial and ongoing, covers a wide range of skills matching the needs and evolutions of journalism, new media, and communication, related to the development of information technology.

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ESA Avignon

The art college of Avignon is a higher education artistic institution whose mission is original in comparison with other art schools in France: it combines the teaching of creation with that of preservation of cultural goods and heritage.
This structural originality allowed the highlighting of the direct relationship between these two orientations underlined by the deep anchoring of the school in a well identified town, both in terms of creation and heritage - especially around its Festival.
The ESAA is currently one of four curriculum recognized by the French Direction of Museums on the national territory for the training in the field of works’ conservation-restoration.

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ESSEC

The ESSEC Media & Entertainment Chair is a research and teaching chair established from a partnership between ESSEC and Société Générale, Orange group and Les Echos daily newspapers. It brings together ESSEC  professors and sector professionals, whose combined skills form a bridge between the world of research and management education and the media and cultural sectors. Its missions are to train high-potential managers of the future in the sector specificities and the businesses it encompasses, develop research for analyzing sector fundamentals, reflecting on problematic areas and anticipating trends and develop monitoring and observation activities.

Visit the website of the Media Chair of the ESSEC

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INSEAD

As one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and transform organisations. This worldly perspective and cultural diversity are reflected in all aspects of our research and teaching. In the course of a year, across the school’s three campuses in Asia (Singapore), Europe (France) and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi), 145 renowned faculty members from 36 countries inspire more than 1,000 degree participants – MBA, Executive MBA and PhD – and more than 9,500 executives from the world’s leading companies. Across this comprehensive range of programmes, our participants are drawn from more than 100 countries and represent all continents. Today’s organisations need leaders with the knowledge and sensitivity to operate anywhere in the world. This is why business turns to INSEAD – to develop the next generation of transcultural leaders.

Article CULTURE IS FUTURE on the conclusion of the Forum d'Avignon 2010

Always Further - Construction of an Internet Community: what strategies?

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Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP) – Ecole de la communication

The digital revolution is perceived as a chance for the communication sector, as it affects the cultural, political, economic and social functioning of our societies. With revolution also comes opportunity. This new era in communication offers an exceptional opportunity for Sciences Po. A reference in the social sciences and communication worlds, Sciences Po is poised as a leading authority on the areas of communication that are particularly affected by these changes. It is from the desire to restructure the way communication is taught (i.e. a new approach that balances academics and professionalism), that the School of Communication was born. It is a program rooted in social sciences, yet it also fuses imagination, creativity and digital skills, in order to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving sector. It is the School of Communication’s unique approach to education and its international make up that ensure its students a successful future in all fields of communication.

Participation to the 2011 working groups

In the framework of the partnership between Sciences-Po Paris and le Forum d’Avignon, the students particpated in the different working groups of the laboratory of ideas.   

Article CULTURE IS FUTURE 

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The Kaospilots

The Kaospilots is an international school situated in Aarhus Denmark. It provides a three years education programme, equivalent to a bachelor, for students from all over the world. The students are educated in four disciplines: Creative Business Design; Creative Leadership Design; Creative Project Design; Creative Process Design. The students learn how to build a viable business according to their and clients visions and values, they learn how to be leaders, and how to initiate and execute creative and sustainable projects, as well as design and conduct change processes for different clients. The ambitious vision for the Kaospilots is to be the best school for the world by always considering what the world needs and has potential for at any given time, and balancing this with the needs and potential of the individual. The purpose of the KaosPilot School is to create positive societal change through personal growth and enterprise. In short: The education aims at creating the frames where young, creative minds become leaders.

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Université d'Avignon

A partner of the Forum d’Avignon since its launching in 2008, the University of Avignon and Vaucluse is an autonomous French University. A ‘scientific, cultural and professional’ Public Institution, it welcomes more than 7000 students, from Bachelor to Phd, and counts around 15 research centers.

The research activities of the University of Avignon lean on two major scientific axis, constituting its identity fundamentally linked to its history and environment: Agrosciences / Sciences and Culture / Heritage.

The University of Avignon also gathers four training and research units (UFR-ip), an institute of technology (IUT) and a center of computer research and studies (CERI).

Visit the website of the University of Avignon.

The articles CULTURE IS FUTURE

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Université of Bologna

The University of Bologna has a long tradition of research and teaching in many fields. The department of Management is active in teaching business administration, from undergraduate to the PhD level, and doing research. Within the department, a group of scholars share a strong interest in the management of arts organization. The Department collaborates with the School of Economics in offering the GIOCA - Graduate degree in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts.

Visit the website of the University of Bologna