Meet Frédéric Beigbeder – Tuesday 24 November

October 29, 2009

Sciences po Alumni UK and the French Institute in London present:

Un Roman français, Frédéric Beigbeder

in conversation with Agnès Catherine Poirier

Tuesday 24 November,

at the French Institute in London

jpg_unromanfrancais500-48d86Un Roman français (Grasset, 2009) is a book about memory and childhood revisited, but also about the transition towards manhood, the metamorphosis of an immature boy into a pacified adult.

Born in Neuilly sur Seine, columnist for Lire magazine, and presenter of Cercle on Canal Plus, Frédéric Beigbeder is the author of Vacances dans le coma, L’Amour dure trois ans, (Holiday in a coma and Love lasts three years), 99 francs (£9.99), Windows on the world (Windows on the world), L’Egoïste romantique and Au Secours pardon.

French born Agnès Catherine Poirier moved to London in 1995. She is an independent journalist. As an author she published Les Nouveaux Anglais, Touché! A French woman’s take on the English and Le Modèle anglais: une illusion française.

6.30pm | £5, conc £3 | 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT | Map

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Londres Calling – Financial Times

October 4, 2009

The Financial Times published an article on the 2009 Sciences Po Alumni UK Gala:

Londres Calling

By Emiliya Mychasuk and Emiko Terazono

Published: September 26 2009 03:00 | Last updated: September 26 2009 03:00

The French invaded the House of Commons this week, as Baron David de Rothschild led the London-based alumni of Sciences Po, the Paris grande école, into the members’ dining room.

To read more, click here.

From Charity Gala 2009 Sciences Po Alumni UK

Baron David de Rothschild – Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala - 23 September 2009 – House of Commons – London


Sciences-Po Alumni UK Gala in Chic Londres

October 4, 2009

A report by the new online magazine Chic Londres on the 2009 Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala dinner:

Sciences-Po Alumni flock to Westminster!
For its second charity gala, the Sciences-Po Alumni UK Trust organised a dinner at the British Parliament, hosted by MP and former Europe minister Denis MacShane, under the patronage of French ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne and with baron David de Rothschild as guest speaker.

… To read more, click here.


Sciences Po Alumni Charity Gala 2009

October 4, 2009

The second Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala – on 23 September 2009 – was once again a great success. The evening, under the patronage of the French Ambassador His Exellency Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, was attended by 160 guests at The House of Commons in Westminster – thanks to MP Dennis McShane.

The Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Trust awarded scholarships to outstanding Sciences-Po students completing their studies at the London School of Economics. This year awards were attributed to Zimbabwean Simiso Velempini (26) and German Viktor Siebert (24).

From Charity Gala 2009 Sciences Po Alumni UK

We would like to thank once more our two sponsors which highly contributed to make this event a successful evening.

International SOS, world leading medical assistance provider, founded and chaired by Sciences Po Alumn Arnaud Vaissié, also Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain.

Media-Tree, leading financial Communication and Roadshow agency, founded by Sciences Po Alumn Laurence Borde.

To download the 2009  Gala brochure, please, click here. To download the Gift Aid, please click here.


Call for Internship Offers

September 6, 2009

In these challenging times, the Sciences Po Alumni UK thought that they could try to help Sciences Po students or fresh graduates to get access to quality internship offers sourced from Sciences Po’s Alumni UK network.

We thought that this year’ Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala would be a fantastic opportunity to raise quality Internship Offers for Sciences Po.

If you are a Sciences Po Alumni and would like to contribute to this effort of supporting the development of Sciences Po students and fresh graduates’ professional experience, please get in touch with us (srambosson@venipartners.com or julien.artero@gmail.com).

If you are ready to commit to offer an internship, please complete the commitment form and send it before the 23rd of September 2009.

You can also leave your comments on our Linkedin discussion board.

Thank you in advance for your support.


Sciences Po Graduation Ceremony 2009 – Stéphane Rambosson

September 6, 2009

Stéphane Rambosson, President of the Sciences Po Alumni Uk, delivered an inspiring speech to the Sciences Po 2009 graduates:

Stéphane Rambosson, Cérémonie du diplôme promo 09 from Web Sciences Po on Vimeo.


Join us on LinkedIn!

July 18, 2009

Did you know that we have a group on LinkedIn for Sciences Po Alumni in the UK?

Please, feel free to join us!


Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala – 23 Sept 2009

July 4, 2009

The 2009 Sciences Po Alumni UK Charity Gala will be held on 23 September 2009, at The House of Commons, thanks to MP Dennis McShane, and under the patronage of the French Ambassador His Exellency Maurice Gourdault-Montagne. We are delighted to annonce that Baron David de Rothschild has accepted to attend the evening as the Guest Speaker.

International SOS, world leading medical assistance provider, founded and chaired by Sciences Po Alumn Arnaud Vaissié, also Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, have agreed to sponsor our Charity Gala for the second year in a row.

Media-Tree, leading financial Communication and Roadshow agency, founded by Sciences Po Alumn Laurence Borde will once again sponsor our Charity Gala.

To download our new 2009  Gala brochure, please, click here. To download the Gift Aid, please click here.


French Kissing

June 23, 2009

The Sciences Po Alumni UK organised a dinner in London last week with Morgan Stanley banker Michael Zaoui, Goldman Sachs’s commodities boss Isabelle Ealet , ex-Lehman banker and now at boutique Ondra Partners’ Benoit d’AngelinSchlumberger family member Bertrand Coste, fomer French Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine, Sciences Po director Richard Descoings , French Ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Goldman’s Charles de Croisset and the headhunter Veni’s Stéphane Rambosson.

This dinner was reported by the Financial Times in the following article: French Kissing.


Dinner-Debate with Leading Economists – 22 June – London

June 10, 2009

 

SciencesPo Alumni UK is pleased to invite you to a dinner-debate on Monday 22 June.
 
At the Forefront of Regulation and Discrimination studies in France : perspectives from two leading French economists.
 
Sciences Po Professors Yann Algan and Etienne Wasmer are holders of the “Le Monde – Prix du meilleur jeune économiste” prize, Yann Algan in 2009 and Etienne Wasmer in 2006.
 
Etienne Wasmer graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and completed his PhD at the London School of Economics. He is a one of the most impressive contemporary economist working in the field of Labour Studies. He is director of the PhD studies in Economics at Sciences Po.
 
Yann Algan completed his PhD at Paris 1-Panthéon Sorbonne. In 2007 he wrote La Société de Défiance with Pierre Cahuc and got the LIRE prize for the best French Essay. His research is known to inform public debate in France.
 
Both of them teach the main Economics course at the Undergraduate level at Sciences Po which was taught by Professor Dominique Strauss-Kahn before his appointment at the IMF.
 
Yann Algan: http://www.cepremap.cnrs.fr/algan/
Etienne Wasmer: http://ew-econ.typepad.fr/ Prix du meilleur jeune économiste: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_du_meilleur_jeune_économiste_de_France
 
If you are interested in participating please let me know and we will send the subscription link.

SciencesPo Alumni UK is pleased to invite you to a dinner-debate on Monday 22 June.

At the Forefront of Regulation and Discrimination studies in France : perspectives from two leading French economists.

Sciences Po Professors Yann Algan and Etienne Wasmer are holders of the “Le Monde – Prix du meilleur jeune économiste” prize, Yann Algan in 2009 and Etienne Wasmer in 2006.

Etienne Wasmer graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and completed his PhD at the London School of Economics. He is a one of the most impressive contemporary economist working in the field of Labour Studies. He is director of the PhD studies in Economics at Sciences Po.

Yann Algan completed his PhD at Paris 1-Panthéon Sorbonne. In 2007 he wrote La Société de Défiance with Pierre Cahuc and got the LIRE prize for the best French Essay. His research is known to inform public debate in France.

Both of them teach the main Economics course at the Undergraduate level at Sciences Po which was taught by Professor Dominique Strauss-Kahn before his appointment at the IMF.

If you are interested in participating please email SRambosson@venipartners.com for details.