Journees du Patrimoine

School has formerly begun with tutorials, lectures and readings. The courses are composed of either lectures and tutorials or just simply tutorials. The list of courses I have chosen includes:

International Organisations and Global Governance is a course on NGOs as well as IGOs and is taught by a Canadian French who has previously served in the artillery corps in the Canadian Army and was also a 'casque bleu' in Lebanon.

Globalisation, States and Financial Markets is a course taught in French by 2 professors; a director general of a French policy think-tank and a director from Aviva, a insurance company.

The Current Finacial and Economic Crisis is a course taught in French by a professor who was advisor and consultant to the government and several large French MNCs (eg. Total) in addition to previous being the vice president of an advisory board for a ministry.

Social Studies of Finance is a course taught by 2 professors alternately; a professor who was a compliance officer on the trading floor of one of the French banks and a professor who is also teaching sociology in eonomics and business in another school and has served in a Commission under the EU.

Economic Theories of the Firm is taught by a professor who also teaches at HEC Paris.

Economics of Transition is taught in French by a professor who specialises in agricultural economics and transitional economies (eg. former Soviet republics).

The professors in Sciences Po are people who have experience with whatever they teach as opposed to the rather formalised theoretical approach that Tilburg University uses in its curriculum. Hence, a brief course overview suggests that the professors here are more inclined to the practical and real life applications of a certain field of knowledge. Since I have studied in UvT in the last two years, the theoretical training which I have received gives me a strong background knowledge of the theories. For now, I just need to work on applying those theories.

The last weekend was also 'Les journees du Patrimoine' in Paris, and to end my post, I hereby attach some photos taken of the interior of the National Assembly, The Senate and the Presidential Palace respectively.