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Online enrolment system launches for 2024/25 school year in Monaco

by: Niki Borisova
09/01/2024
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An online enrolment service has been launched in Monaco just in time to facilitate early bird registrations for the 2024/25 school year, which will officially begin on Monday 9th September. 

The user-friendly system, which should make the enrolment process easier and more efficient for parents and administrators alike, is available for students at the Principality’s state primary and secondary education establishments.  

The introduction of an online registration system is a part of Monaco’s ongoing efforts to simplify its administrative procedures. As such, parents and guardians can now register their children for various schools and courses from the comfort of their homes and using any device connected to the internet. 

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The service is accessible around the clock through the MonGuichet.mc portal, a hub for all online services currently offered by the Monegasque government and also the Mairie de Monaco.  

Important deadlines 

The deadline for primary school enrolments, i.e. children attending an école maternelle through to those at an école élémentaire, has been set for 22nd March 2024.  

For those due to start at the Collège Charles III, as well as those who will be continuing their studies there in the next school year, the registration window spans from 6th May to 14th June 2024. 

Regarding enrolment in the Lycée Albert Ier and Lycée Rainier III, the online service will be open until 21st June 2024.  

Furthermore, the government has also announced that an online application process has been launched for a number of post-baccalaureate courses, including various BTS programmes and the DCG. There will be two registration phases for these courses: from 17th January to 3rd April and from 30th May to 15th June 2024. Details on the courses concerned can be found here.

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Fight Aids Cup 2024: a gala of goals and giving back

by: Niki Borisova
09/01/2024

Monaco is set to host the fourth Fight Aids Cup, blending football with philanthropy. The event features football stars all playing for a cause much bigger than the game itself at the Louis II stadium, in an exciting face-off between the Barbagiuans and Cirque FC.

The Fight Aids Cup has evolved into more than just a sporting event under the guidance of Louis Ducruet, nephew of Prince Albert II and President of the ‘Barbagiuans of Monaco’, a Monegasque philanthropic fundraising association. It has become an important fundraising initiative for HIV/AIDS initiatives, transcending traditional sports boundaries.

“With pride, we’ve seen the event grow, touching hearts and changing lives,” said Louis Ducruet.

A stage for legends and leaders

Aligning with the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival’s 50th anniversary, the event is set to be an entertaining night, combining sports and spectacle, where football greats and the Princely Family come together in a battle on the field.

“We want this edition to be unforgettable, marking several milestones, and intensifying our fight against HIV,” said Ducruet.

Princess Stéphanie, the heart and soul behind Fight Aids Monaco, echoed this sentiment, saying. “For 20 years, we’ve worked tirelessly against HIV. This Cup isn’t just a game, it’s a spotlight on our ongoing battle, a call to keep pushing forward.”

An evening of fun and spectacle

The event is meticulously planned, from the players’ entrance alongside ‘crazy clowns’ to the mock kick-off this year by Princess Charlene and Princess Stéphanie.

Renowned players like Robert Pires have also joined in past matches. “Being part of this team, supporting Fight Aids Monaco, aligned perfectly with my values,” said Pires.

The gala and the goal

After the game, a gala at the Fairmont will keep the charitable atmosphere alive. All event earnings, including ticket sales, benefit Fight Aids Monaco.

The event will begin at 5:30pm with the match starting at 6:30pm at Stade Louis II on 22nd January. Tickets for the match cost €10. Tickets will be available soon at Home | AS Monaco or directly at the Stadium.

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Basketball | Roca Team confirms the temporary suspension of Élie Okobo

by: Elsa Carpenter
08/01/2024

AS Monaco Basket has confirmed that one of its leading talents, the 26-year-old shooting guard Élie Okobo, has been temporarily suspended from the team.

According to representatives for the league-topping Roca Team, Bordeaux native Okobo, who is a key player for the Monaco side, has been temporarily suspended following a “violation of the Club’s internal rules”. 

“As a result, Élie Okobo is currently away from all activities linking him to the AS Monaco Basket entity,” reads the communiqué, which was released by AS Monaco Basket on Saturday 6th January.

No reason or further details were provided in the press release, however, the French website bebasket.fr has suggested that an altercation with another AS Monaco Basket player following the game against Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday 4th January may be the cause. 

That away game in the Greek city of Piraeus saw the Roca Team lose by just two points: 75-73. The defeat puts AS Monaco Basket eighth in the EuroLeague standings.  

The news is better in the domestic French league, the Betclic Elite, which is currently being led by the Monegasque side thanks to the team’s impressive 94.1% success rate. Of the 17 matches played this season, the Roca Team has lost just one.  

AS Monaco Basket next face Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the EuroLeague on Tuesday 9th January. It will be played at home in the Salle Gaston Médecin.  

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Opéra de Monte-Carlo to revive Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem

by: Stephanie Horsman
08/01/2024

After Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Verdi’s Requiem, it is the turn of Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem to take centre stage at a special one-night-only choral concert orchestrated by the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.  

On 29th January, a choral concert “designed to enhance the repertoire of the Opéra’s choir and reveal to the public the full scope of its abilities” will take place at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. The highlight of the night is to be a performance of Johannes Brahms’ 1869 breakthrough masterpiece, Ein Deutsches Requiem. 

Created after experiencing two great losses, that of his mother and of his mentor, Robert Schumann, Brahms’ touching tribute was the composer’s first venture into the symphonic realm and is recognised today as his “passport to glory”.  

The piece is considered a blend of Baroque funeral cantata and Romantic oratorio, the genre that the composer, himself a virtuoso pianist, is most often associated with.  

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For the one-off rendition in Monaco, the Musiciens du Prince will join the Chœur de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, soprano Regula Mühlemann and baritone Simon Keenlyside. Gianluca Capuano will conduct alongside choirmaster Stefano Visconti. 

The show will begin at 8pm and tickets are already selling fast. To reserve your seat or for more information about the concert, click here. 

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Concerns over €24 million TV Monaco budget raised by National Council

by: Stephanie Horsman
08/01/2024

Just four months after its launch, concerns are being raised about the millions in State funding being used to back Monaco’s first public television station, TV Monaco.

The price tag for Monaco’s new public television channel came up for discussion in the National Council’s budget talks last month. At €24 million, a €9 million increase on the initial forecast, it was enough for elected officials to ask what exactly the money is to be used for.

The ambitious new station, which was launched on 1st September 2023 by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, broadcasts a range of programming in the French language, including news, talk shows, and documentaries designed to promote the Principality and Monaco’s culture. It is affiliated with France’s TV5Monde, which means its content is available in around 200 countries.

QUESTIONS LOOM

TV Monaco, which received a purpose-built studio in Fontvieille, is meant to be funded partly by the state, and partly through sales and advertising. Initially, this state funding was set at €15 million, but has inched up in the last few months, leading Franck Julien, Chair of the Finance and National Economy Committee, to say to Council, “The sum is greater than 1% of State expenditure, the budget is greater than four times that of the National Council. It is far from being negligible,” according to a report by Monaco Matin.

He went on to question other aspects of the large budget, pointing out that “There is a line item of €1.147 million for miscellaneous and unforeseen elements. Why already plan for the unforeseen when we are only at the beginning? We also have a line item of €8.5 million as far as programme purchases are concerned. That still seems quite enormous to me.”

On this, Minister of State Pierre Dartout, reportedly responded, “It is a channel which is starting (…) which will gradually grow, develop its audience and generate advertising revenue. This will compensate for the expenses.”

OTHER CRITICISMS

Other concerns include the station not being focused enough on Monaco, either in content or in management.

The channel’s general director, Nathalie Biancolli, told Monaco Matin, “Basically, TV Monaco is four months old and already has more than 120 talk shows to its credit, nearly 190 hours of new programs produced in Monaco, almost half of which are re-broadcast worldwide every day. While there is no question of resting on our laurels, I think that we have already contributed significantly to the Principality’s international influence. This is one of the foundations of TV Monaco and an obligation in its specifications, which it is keen to respect. At this stage, we have already launched nearly 500 hours of in-house productions which will be broadcast in the coming months.”

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Unleash your inner artist at the Pavillon Bosio’s new colour and still life courses

by: Stephanie Horsman
08/01/2024

Over the coming months, Monaco’s École Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques-Pavillon Bosio will be running two mini courses – one on the theme of colour and the other focusing on still life proficiency – that will be taught by specialists from the respective fields.  

Artist Mona Barbagli will be leading the ‘Universe of Colours’ course, which will involve a series of workshops on 31st January and 7th, 14th and 21st February. Over the four sessions, students will get to know a mix of mediums, from collage to fabric painting, while elaborating on a theme chosen during the first class.  

Then comes the enduring art of still life drawing, which will be taught by artist and art teacher Sandrine Flury on 13th, 20th and 27th March and 3rd April.  

Flury will provide her protégés with the building blocks of still life, from the basic sketch to adding depth to the drawing to the final stages, where colour brings it to life.  

For those registered for ESAP public workshops, the cost for each course is €120. For those not registered, the cost is €160. A list of the required tools and materials will be provided upon registration.

To sign up or for more information, click here. 

 

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