Day: 3 April 2024

The upcoming Foreign Universities Forum of Monaco will offer local students a thoroughly international perspective on potential places of learning as well as possible future career paths. Here’s everything you need to know about the event. 

On 17th April at the Auditorium Rainier III, a diverse selection of top international universities and business schools will converge for the very first Foreign Universities Forum of Monaco (FUEM).

Held under the High Patronage of Prince Albert II, and organised by a coalition of the Monaco Parents’ Association, the Learning in Action association and Gargano Education, with input from the Mairie de Monaco, the forum will offer high school students the opportunity to explore a range of academic and career paths, from digital innovation to global business management degrees.

At least 15 universities, higher education establishments and business schools have already signed up to attend, with each bringing their unique strengths and specialisations to the table.

Among the more local institutions set to participate is the International University of Monaco (IUM), renowned for its business programmes, Nice’s EDHEC business school and Besign, the sustainable design school in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

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Milan’s plethora of higher education establishments will be well-represented by the Humanitas University, which is dedicated to the medical and biomedical sciences, the Bocconi University, a leader in business, economics and management teaching, and the design, fashion and animation specialist of IED.

Further enriching the forum are institutions such as H-FARM College of Treviso, which will be presenting its cutting-edge programmes in digital business and management, including cybersecurity, AI and data science. Modul University from Vienna, meanwhile, will share information on its data science and management courses.

The forum will also appeal to students considering a future in areas such as the liberal arts, science, engineering, law, international affairs and hospitality, with schools such as the IE University of Madrid and the Vives University of Applied Sciences from Bruges both featuring on the list.

Plenty of additional universities await discovery at the event, which will be entirely free to attend for students in Secondary, First and Terminale classes in the region.

The event will be taking place between 9am and 7pm.

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Part showcase and part gala celebration to mark the culmination of the Art Dubai 2024 event in early March, the Night at the Museum event at the Cinar Artistry and Luxury Carpet Museum combined glamour with history in a truly unique setting.  

Following Art Dubai, which took place between 1st and 3rd March, an exclusive group of guests were invited to toast the success of the event at a glamourous gala hosted by the Cinar Artistry and Luxury Carpet Museum. 

The Cinar brand, founded in Kayseri, Turkey in 1935, has long been known for being top purveyors of quality rugs and there were numerous beautiful and rare items for the VIP guests to admire. 

During the event, guests were taken on a trip through the history on display at the museum, which is home to several ancient and antique carpets including one from the Great Mosque in Istanbul that belonged to the Sultan Qaftan, the Cinar-made Fears and Desires carpet that is a portrayal of feminine longings and worries, and a blanket owned by France’s Emperor Napoleon. In addition, there is a facsimile of the world’s oldest rug, the Pazyryk Carpet, the original of which is in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. 

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The ground floor of the space also featured “anonymous and mysterious” pieces by avant-garde artist Elena Butko, which attendees were invited to appreciate before heading upstairs to view the rest of the galleries. 

A short film explaining the fascinating processes used in the creation of Cinar carpets was then screened ahead of live performances by violinist Ezci Turdu and soprano Emily Thorner.  

Among the guests invited to the soirée were: Sherif Thomas, the founder and CEO of The Fashion Factor; Samet Ozetci, CEO of Walther Kranz; Patrizia Marin, the president of the Marco Polo Experience Magazine; Alexandra Busheva, the Assistant Manager and Producer at Broadway Entertainment Group; and Ersoy Erkazanci, Bloomberg HT’s correspondent.

Monaco Life was among the sponsors of the evening’s festivities alongside Fashion Factor, Walther Kranz, Yoona AI Design, Elena Butko Avant Garde Art, Marco Polo Experience Magazine, Porterium Magazine, Visionnaire Moral Moda Magazine and Art & Hope. 

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