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Metro-run university of Paris 14 challenges French ‘anti-egalitarian’ education system
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, university, youth, teaching, local autonomy, independence, students
Lyon Zero: French universities what run themselves
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
lyon, university, youth, anarchy, education system, culture, society
Fake Oddity: ‘relations will change after July’s Turkish cultural season in France’
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
lyon, radiohead, integration, immigration, turkey, music, culture
Cost of Life day: Budapest Europe’s cheapest capital?
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
lyon, best of cafebabel.com, euro, parigi, stockholm, blogs, budget
Turkish cultural season in France viewed from Lyon
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
lyon, enlargement, turkey, eudebate2009, enlargement, elecciones europeas 2009, politics
4x4s: urban penis substitutes
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
lyon, activism, protest, underground, environment, 4x4, climate change
Thierry Uhrman versus the chic Lyon suburb
Controversy erupts as an artist turns his residence into an ‘Abode of Chaos’, with heaps of scrap metal and works of art
lyon, contemporary art, venice biennale, architecture, western eu, hamburg, culture
Hospitals in Europe: pain in the wallet
A guide to social security the French way (to help avoid a head-ache or heart attack when you check your bank balance)
50 years of football - of Hungarians and Frenchmen
Ferenc Puskás and Vikhash Dhorasoo's parallel career paths outline two universes - both of which feature a round ball
The ambiguous little miss piggy
Paris, France, summer 2006
lyon, food, consumers, yum nyam, consumption society, culture, society
