Campus France brings together a significant delegation of 46 institutions at the international NAFSA fair 2023

Institutions

France participated in the 2023 edition of the international NAFSA fair in Washington DC from 30 May to 2 June. For the 75 years of the fair, Pavillon France brought together 46 higher education institutions and over 100 representatives.

The NAFSA fair 2023 is organised in Washington DC, federal capital of the United States, epicentre of the political life and major economic hub. The fair is an opportunity for meetings and exchanges for higher education institutions from all over the world.
Every year, the fair welcomes more than 10,000 professionals from all over the world and exhibitors from more than 100 different countries.

NAFSA edition 2023: “Inspiring an inclusive future”

This year, NFSA celebrated 75 years and invited participants to “Inspire an inclusive future” and offered platform for dialogue, networking and an exchange of good practices.

The Campus France stand

The Pavillon France was decorated with colours of the new communication campaign “Rendez-vous en France, Skills and Friends for Life” and represented by a delegation of 46 institutions and more than a hundred delegates, and offers a rich and diverse overview of the French higher education system.

The French delegation includes 15 university institutions, 19 business schools, 7 schools of engineering and 5 specialised schools.

15 universities and schools

Aix-Marseille Université
CY Cergy Paris Université
ESPOL European School of Political and social Sciences
Sciences Po Aix
Sciences Po Lyon
Sciences Po Paris
Université d'Angers
UCLy |Université catholique de Lyon
Université de Lyon
Université Lumière Lyon 2
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Université de Montpellier
Université Paris Cité
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Paris Dauphine-PSL

19 business schools

Audencia Business School
Burgundy School of Business
EDC Paris Business School
EDHEC Business School
EM Normandie Business School
ESCE International Business School
ESSCA School of Management
EXCELIA
Grenoble Ecole de Management
HEC PARIS
ICD Business School
ICN Business School
IÉSEG School of Management
INSEEC
Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
Rennes School of Business
SKEMA
TBS Education
Paris School of Business

7 engineering schools

Ecole Supérieure des Agricultures – ESA
Institut Mines-Télécom
EURECOM
IMT Mines Albi
IMT Nord Europe
IMT Mines Alès
INSA Lyon | Institut National des Sciences Appliquées

5 specialised schools

CAVILAM
EICAR, the International Film & TV School Paris
FERRANDI Paris
Cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne
Commission franco-américaine Fulbright France

The fair, global academic “governance” entity, presents the opportunity to:

Create new contacts with the global offer of universities and meet partners from all around the world
Participate in workshops and conferences during 3 days to assess the international education market, whether regarding very concrete themes (visas, immigration, country-workshops, accreditation, etc.) or crossed issues.

This edition will help the French delegation identify new leads of collaboration and build ambitious prospects for the future of the French higher education system.

Conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nuffic

Donatienne Hissard, Director-General of Campus France and Dutch counterpart Titia Bredée, general director of Nuffic (the Netherlands) have concluded a memorandum of understanding on June 1st on the Pavillon de France. This is an opportunity for both operators to continue their partnership on European projects, but also to improve synergies, exchanges of expertise and good practices.

French Reception

To close the fair, Campus France and the French embassy in the United States invited 250 stakeholders of French higher education and their partners to a “French Reception” at the French Residence in Washington DC on June 1st at 7 pm.

Every year, Campus France coordinates more than 50 events related to promoting higher education throughout the world. Among these are APAIE (Asia), EAIE (Europe), EURIE (Eurasia), and even FAUBAI (Brazil). During these events, the agency brings together a great number of important higher education institutions under a single banner: the France brand.