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Figaro Étudiant's Post-Bac Fair in Paris 2026: the big guidance event is back on October 3–4!

Le Figaro Étudiant is back on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Espace Champerret for its Post Bac Paris fair. A free student fair designed as a three-universe journey to help high school students and undergraduates, along with their parents, better choose their post-bac studies, discover professions, and chart the path to their dream career.

Did you know? You can take free courses at the Collège de France, opposite the Sorbonne.

If you suddenly feel like sitting in on a course at the Collège de France, it’s possible! Since 1530, teaching there has been free and open to everyone, making knowledge more accessible. So, ready to explore the mysteries of the atom or the Mesopotamian civilization?

Four Ile-de-France universities among the world’s best 100, according to the Shanghai ranking

It is scrutinized very closely on a yearly basis. The famous Shanghai ranking for the world’s best universities dropped this August 15, 2022. As U.S. schools dominate the ranking, four Ile-de-France universities are in the top 100! So, which are they? Keep reading to find out!

Three Paris universities ranked as the best in the world

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) unveiled its prestigious ranking of the world’s best universities. In the top 50 are three Parisian colleges, ranking 19th, 38th and 42nd. Who are the lucky winners, then?

Jean Castex’s press briefing: no lockdown at this stage

Prime Minister Jean Castex held a press briefing this Thursday February 4, 2021 to address the health crisis in France. According to the government, the current situation does not justify another lockdown to face the coronavirus epidemic.

Coronavirus: reduced gauge in universities, different from high schools, Blanquer says

As Paris and its inner suburbs are put on maximum alert zone since October 4 at night because of the worrying increase in coronavirus cases, on Tuesday October 6, 2020 National Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer addresses the reduction of the student guage in universities and the polemic as for junior high schools and high schools that are not on the same boat.