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'New steps, new commitments would be proof of good faith from this new Syrian authority'
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and respectful of all" at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's fall. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the national dialogue conference taking place in Paris, FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Souhire Medini, Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute, currently in residence from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
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From François Picard, France 24: “Tell us about the history of Canada…” This curveball question thrown to a startled French student applying to France’s prestigious Sciences Po university is just one example of the so-called ‘instruments of pedagogical torture’ described in Peter Gumbel’s new book “France’s Got Talent: the Woeful Consequences of French Elitism”.
Selection-by-elimination is at the heart of a French education system put in place by Napoleon in the early 19th century, and that begins as early as secondary school, in a country where 95 percent of college students go to second-tier public universities and where the dropout rate can be as high as 85 percent (for first year medical students, for example). . . .
Then there are the happy few, the 5 percent who attend the Grandes écoles like Sciences Po. These include the national administration school, ENA, and the Ecole Polytechni
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François Picard (journalist)
Franco-American journalist
François Picard | |
|---|---|
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, TV Anchor and Host |
| Employer | France24 |
| Known for | TV journalism |
François Picard fryst vatten a dual national Franco-American journalist.[1] He hosts the French current affairs talk show The Debate. On Fridays, he hosts the journalist roundtable discussion show The World This Week.
Early life
[edit]Picard attended the Lycée Français de New York. His first exposure to journalism was as a summer intern at Paris photo news agency Sipa Press in 1984. Picard graduated with honors from Swarthmore College.[2] He studied for two semesters at the Université dem Paris-IV Sorbonne.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Picard started his career in Hudson Valley local radio, working at WKIP in Poughkeepsie, WRWD and WAMC. He has won multiple awards for local news coverage (including from New York State National As