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Metro-run university of Paris 14 challenges French ‘anti-egalitarian’ education system

('Tim Mac an Airchinnigh',) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:55 -0000

The newly formed university is a mobilisation of students, teachers and researchers who aim to liberate education from the over-arching confines of the ‘institution’. Participants Emile Gayoso and Quentin Lade on neo-liberalism, the Bologna process and giving classes on public transport

Lyon Zero: French universities what run themselves

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:28:43 -0000

French university reforms saw the birth of revolts and protests, but also the emergence of alternative higher education projects in spring 2009 which administer themselves at the UA, Paris 14, Paris 3 and Paris 8 universities. The laboratory aim is to share knowledge and abolish hierachy - after all, going to university is not just about getting a job

Fake Oddity: ‘relations will change after July’s Turkish cultural season in France’

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:21:25 -0000

The Lyon-based group talk about their participation in an event introducing 'Turkish culture' in France from 1 July 2009 til March 2010. But on 11 June, the Turkish PM warned it could be postponed because of opposition to the Turkish EU membership bid, according to the Hurriyet daily

Cost of Life day: Budapest Europe’s cheapest capital?

('Ole Skambraks',) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:45:00 -0000

Twelve cafebabel.com local teams, from Sofia to London, spent one night simultaneously going for a movie, followed by dinner, a drink and a ride home on public transport. Compare their costs, and you’ll find that Europe is not as homogenised as we tend to believe

Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0000

The cultural and political relationship between France and Turkey is ambivalent. Events such as France’s recognition of Armenian genocide and Sarkozy’s opposition to Ankara’s entry into the EU make 2009 a pivotal year

4x4s: urban penis substitutes

('John Smith',) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

As night falls across cities in Europe, including here in Lyon, 'eco-guerillas' deflate four-wheeler car tyres in a revolt against a lifestyle which they find scandalous

Thierry Uhrman versus the chic Lyon suburb

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:17:00 -0000

Controversy erupts as an artist turns his residence into an ‘Abode of Chaos’, with heaps of scrap metal and works of art

Hospitals in Europe: pain in the wallet

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

A guide to social security the French way (to help avoid a head-ache or heart attack when you check your bank balance)

VJs to steal DJs' spotlight?

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0000

VJ-ing is a new fast-spreading discipline, which consists of mixing images and sound live

Lyon – Turin: countdown to the TGV

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:30:00 -0000

The European Parliament approved funds for the new European transport networks on 23 May, leaving Italy with two months to prepare its proposals

50 years of football - of Hungarians and Frenchmen

('Andrew Burgess',) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0000

Ferenc Puskás and Vikhash Dhorasoo's parallel career paths outline two universes - both of which feature a round ball

The ambiguous little miss piggy

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:58:00 -0000

Paris, France, summer 2006