FORUM USA and MBAs in FRANCE

[Janet Fischer]

FORUM USA at MIT

&

MBA PROGRAMS in FRANCE

FORUM USA 2006
April 8 and 9 at MIT (Stata Center)
www.forumusa.org

Registration is now open for Forum USA 2006, "The International 
Networking Event in Science and Technology."

Forum USA is an opportunity for students, postdocs and professionals 
in all disciplines to meet leading French and international companies 
and major research agencies.

To participate, register and upload your resume at www.forumusa.org 
by March 15.

Interested candidates may also submit a synopsis of their work in 
North America for evaluation by a panel of scientific experts at the 
French Embassy.  If your work is selected, you will be invited to 
give a presentation during a daily conference or poster session.  To 
qualify, you must register by March 1, 2006.  Winners will receive a 
stipend of $200-$400. Please visit the website for details on this 
program.

Exhibitors registered to date include:
Companies: Altran, Areva, EADS, Airbus, EDF, L'Oreal, Renault, Total, 
Saint Gobain, ST Microelectonics, Sanofi Aventis, Genfit and 
Masterfoods
Partners/Research Agencies/Technopoles/Universities: Apec, 
Oseo-Anvar, CNRS, Inserm, INRIA, INRA, CNES, Genopole, ABG, 
Edufrance, Groupement des Ecoles Telecom and Supelec

In addition, numerous regional development agencies and incubators, 
including Region Ile de France and Provence Promotion, will be 
present at the Company Creation Zone to be launched at this year's 
Forum.


MBA PROGRAMS in FRANCE

College des Ingenieurs - All-expenses-paid management program in 
France and Germany
Info Meeting: February 22 at 5pm, E38-714 (292 Main Street, 7th floor)
http://www.cdi.fr

Refreshments will be served.

The CDI is a 10-month program, divided into 16 weeks of classes and 
25 weeks of a junior consultancy work, and has locations in Paris, 
Stuttgart and Montreal. Throughout the program, students alternate 
between taking a series of MBA-level classes/seminars and 
participating in a business-consulting project at an international 
company.  Professors come from leading business schools (Harvard 
Business School, INSEAD, St-Gallen, and HEC) and well known companies 
(Air Liquide, Arcelor, TNT, etc).  Upon admission, students receive a 
fellowship that includes tuition and a stipend that covers living 
costs.

The CDI will be recruiting this month at MIT with representatives in 
Boston from February 23 to 25. For an interview, submit your resume 
to Anne Motte: amotte at cdi.fr (or online: http://www.monstertrak.com), 
and don't miss the info meeting on February 22.

ESSEC Business School Paris
Info Meeting: February 27 at 5:30pm, E38-714 (292 Main Street, 7th floor)
http://www.essec.edu

Refreshments will be served.

Founded in 1907, ESSEC is a major player in international management 
education, ranking among the top business schools in Europe and 
number one in France.

Teaching is ensured by faculty of international reputed and well 
known business managers. Together they perpetuate a tradition of 
academic excellence, encourage individual creativity and the 
development of personalities as well as the spirit of openness that 
characterizes ESSEC Business School. ESSEC's 18-month MBA program is 
taught entirely in English. For more information, come to the info 
meeting on February 27.

April Julich Perez
MIT-France Program Coordinator
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)
Center for International Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
292 Main Street, E38-736
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel. (617) 253-8095 / fax (617) 258-7432
http://web.mit.edu/mit-france
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