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“Mental health is on top of our priorities.” With this title, the Ministry in charge of higher education takes stock of all mechanisms implemented over the last months to provide struggling students with a listening service and concrete help. This is the case with the “Mon soutien psy” mechanism, which is open to everyone and offers 12 sessions of psychological support per year. For students, this can now be combined with the “Santé Psy étudiant” mechanism.

On 9 May is usually celebrated the Europe Day, a symbol of the European Union. This day marks the anniversary date of the Declaration from Robert Schuman, French minister of foreign affairs who offered as early as 1950 a new form of cooperation between nations of the European Continent. However, it’s on Saturday 10 May that the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the City of Paris, the European Parliament and the European Commission will celebrate Europe Day and their commitment to the European project, on the year marking the 75 years of the Schuman Declaration.

April 3rd saw the finale of the “Pépites des PEPITE” challenge held in the headquarters of the L’Oréal Group. Since 2018, this challenge highlights the originality and diversity of students’ and business managers’ careers. Ten “heart projects” out of 158 applicants were chosen for the finale, of which five laureates stood out. Finalists include an alumni, Hamidreza Sailani, a student of Iranian origin who pursued his higher studies in France, where he created his company.