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EDUCATION 

University Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne – Paris, France

in collaboration with Oxford University

Ph.D. Comparative Law, 2002,

Dissertation: The Ethos of Public Service in Comparative English and French Law

Supervisors: Professor Etienne Picard, University of Paris I, and Professor Mark Freedland, St John's College, Oxford University

Dissertation committee Chair: Professor Pierre-Laurent Frier (Chair), Professor Etienne Picard (Advisor– Paris I University), Professor Mark Freedland (Advisor – St John's College, Oxford University)

Committee Members: Professor Dawn Oliver (University College London), Professor Jean-Marie Pontier (Aix-Marseille University),

 

University Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne – Paris, France

Master’s Degree in Comparative Public Law of European countries, 1995

Valedictorian with Honors

Thesis: “The User in Administrative Modernization – A Comparative Study of the Citizen's Charter and the « Renouveau du Service Public Français »

Advisor: Professor Jean-Paul COSTA  

 

University of Picardie, Amiens – France,

Bachelor’s degree in law, 1993

 

ADDITIONAL STUDY COURSES/ EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Certification – Business Strategies Implications for Artificial Intelligence – Category: Exceptional Results, 2020

Oxford University, Nuffield College and St John’s College, visiting student,1995-1996

University of Kent in Canterbury, visiting student, summer 1995

University of Liverpool, Erasmus student, Fall 1994

University of Laval, Quebec, Exchange student (CREPUQ Agreement) 1992-1993
 

 

AWARDS

French Academic Palms – Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques, 2022

By Executive order of the French Prime Minister on December 22, 2021, published on January 24, 2022, Appointment by the French Consul General in Atlanta as “Knight in the order of the Academic Palms.”

"The Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes Académiques) was founded in 1808 by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established the honorary titles of Titulaire, Officier de l'Université, and Officier d'Académie as awards for devotion and accomplishment in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and research. Since being raised to the status of the Order under the Minister of Education in 1955, this award has three ranks Chevalier, Officier, and Commandeur. French citizens living abroad and foreign (non-French) nationals may receive this award for contributing significantly to furthering French intellectual, scientific, and artistic achievements in the world" https://frenchculture.org/awards

 

2017 French National Award for Innovative Teaching  – PEPS –

“PEPS,” i.e. [Passion for Education and Teaching in the Higher Education] – “Passion Enseignement et Pédagogie dans le Supérieur,  Innovative Teaching Category

"Launched in December 2015, the purpose of the PEPS prize is to recognize, support, and promote the initiatives carried out by establishments in the field of educational transformation and to promote the commitment of teachers, researchers, academic teams, and research teams. Support and students in terms of pedagogical change within higher education institutions.

 

"The "Pedagogical Innovation" category rewards particularly innovative Education actions within a teaching unit, a program, or even with a particular audience, relating to educational practices or resources, resulting from an individual or collective initiative, teacher or student, with recognized effects on student commitment, perseverance, and success. It includes three subcategories: pedagogical innovation, digital pedagogical innovation, and student pedagogical innovation."

 

Awarded by the Minister of Innovation, Research and Higher Education, Dr. Frédérique Vidal, 

International Committee : Daniel Peraya (Chair – Université de Genève)

 

Academic Award, « Magyary Zoltan 2009 », Public Administration Faculty, the Corvinus University of Budapest (this Faculty merged from the Corvinus University to the National University of Public Service by Government Order 2011)

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AMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT 

 

DIRECTION OF THE EUROPEAN STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM - "Licences Europe"  

– Nantes University (France), 2014-2017 - This program is a selective, interdisciplinary, and unique program in France - See  http://www.univ-nantes.fr/licences-europe

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• Management Interaction between the four schools (Law, History, Philosophy, and Languages) 

• Candidates Selection (900 applications for 45 spots)

• Daily management of the multi-disciplinary dimension of the Program

• Design of new Modules (through leadership, volunteering and ethics, controversies),

• Fundraising and Financial Management, Communication

• Review of the Internationalization Strategy of the Program with due consideration of the host institution's Portfolio

• Review of the Program Portfolio in 2016-2017 for renewal of HE Ministerial Accreditation

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COORDINATION of INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES –

• Nantes University- Emory University - 

  • March 20, 2024: MOU Signing ceremony between Nantes University Law School and the Emory Center for Ethics 

  • Coordination of different conferences and seminars, meetings and visits of delegations in the US or in France

  • Great collaborations with the European and beyond Representatives and Dignitaries in Atlanta  

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• National University of Public Service, Budapest (Hungary), 2007-2012

  • Design of the Hungarian Certificate Program on “French Public Law,” delivered by the French University of Pau (Bayonne) for Hungarian students to respond to the call for European Civil Servants (Hungarian nationality) when Hungary joined the European Union.

  • Organization of conferences & seminars, constitution of foreign research teams, academic reporting, legal watch, communication interface with students

  • Developments with the EUROPA Association (civil servants and public law academics throughout Europe)

  • Coordination with the Institut Français de Budapest –