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IES Abroad Paris Business and International Affairs
The IES Abroad Paris Business & International Affairs Center is located strategically in proximity to the Center’s partner institutions, IES Abroad housing, and all of the amenities that the city of Paris has to offer, including French and ethnic restaurants, theatres, shopping, and cafés.
Features include:
High-speed Internet and printer access
Classrooms
Study lounge
Center staff:
Nathalie Lenfant
IES Abroad Paris BIA Center Director
Nathalie Lenfant has been with IES Abroad Paris since 1998. She was named Associate Director of the Paris French Studies program in 2002, and became the Director of the Paris Business and International Affairs program when it opened in 2007. She holds a Licence degree in English with a specialization in American Civilization from the University of Poitiers, as well as a certificate in translation and interpretation. She has a graduate degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Traducteur Interprète et Commerce Extérieur and from the Catholic University of Lille. During her studies, she spent a year as a foreign exchange student in Richmond, Virginia and a summer at Oregon State University. Prior to joining IES, Mme. Lenfant worked at the French National Office of AFS (American Field Service) as a regional coordinator of volunteering and as a coordinator of housing, intercultural training, and student activities.
Faculty
Students taking courses at Novancia will be taught by Novancia faculty.
IES Abroad Faculty
Anne Catherine Abecassis Art and Art History
PhD in Art History, Paris IV-Sorbonne; Maitrise d'Histoire de l'Art, Universite de Paris I; MA in Art History, Universite de Montreal; DEA d'Histoire de l'Art, Universite de Paris I
Alvaro Artigas Political Science
PhD in Comparative Politics, Sciences Po Paris; B.A.in Political Science, MA in Comparative Politics
Brigitte Beauzamy International Relations and Management
PhD in Sociology, EHESS Paris; MA in Sociology of Organizations, University of Paris IX Dauphine
David Beytelmann International Relations
PhD, Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon; DEA in Political Philosophy, Universite de Paris X-Nanterre; MA in Political Philosophy, Universite de Paris X-Nanterre
Christopher Brennan History
PhD International History, London School of Economics, Master of Slavonic Studies, Oriel College, University of Oxford. BA Modern Languages, University of Bristol.
Mary de Gendre Global Marketing
MBA, University of Massachussets, Amherst, MA. BA College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. Professeur Ecole Superieure de Commerce Exterieure (ESCE)
Michele Grandmangin-Vainseine French Diplôme de Didactique des langues, Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Paris-III, Maîtrise de Lettres modernes, Paris-III
Mariam Habibi Political Science
PhD and DEA in 20th Century History, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; MA in Contemporary English and European History, University of London; BA in Economics and Politics, University of Lancaster
Won Kim Global Marketing
PhD Candidate - University of Paris 8, Performing Arts. Masters, Theater Department, University of Paris 8. Marketing professor, INSEEC MBA at IPAG Paris
Baptiste Lebreton French Language
Master 2 FLE, Universite de Nantes; Master 1 FLE, Universite de Nantes; MA de Francais Langue Etrangere, Universite de Nantes; MA d'Information Communication, Universite de Nantes
Mariana Losada Political Science
PhD en Science Politique, Sciences Po Paris
Claire Miquel French Language
DEA in Art History and Literature
Robert Olorenshaw Marketing
PhD, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris); Bachelor of Philosophy, University of York; Bachelor of Arts, University of Warwick
Dominique Taffin-Jouhaud French Language
DESS in Translation, University of Paris III
Joav Toker Political Science, Communications
B.A. l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem: Sciences Politiques et Sociales; M.I.A. Columbia University, NY; PhD in progress
Truc Long Vô Trân Business French
Maîtrise de Français Langue Étrangère Licence de Sciences du Langage, Université Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle
Mathieu Zagrodzki Political Science
PhD en Science Politique, CEVIPOF, IEP de Paris
IES Abroad Paris Business and International Affairs
The IES Abroad Paris Business & International Affairs Center is located strategically in proximity to the Center’s partner institutions, IES Abroad housing, and all of the amenities that the city of Paris has to offer, including French and ethnic restaurants, theatres, shopping, and cafés.
Features include:
Nathalie Lenfant
IES Abroad Paris BIA Center Director
Nathalie Lenfant has been with IES Abroad Paris since 1998. She was named Associate Director of the Paris French Studies program in 2002, and became the Director of the Paris Business and International Affairs program when it opened in 2007. She holds a Licence degree in English with a specialization in American Civilization from the University of Poitiers, as well as a certificate in translation and interpretation. She has a graduate degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Traducteur Interprète et Commerce Extérieur and from the Catholic University of Lille. During her studies, she spent a year as a foreign exchange student in Richmond, Virginia and a summer at Oregon State University. Prior to joining IES, Mme. Lenfant worked at the French National Office of AFS (American Field Service) as a regional coordinator of volunteering and as a coordinator of housing, intercultural training, and student activities.
IES Abroad Staff
Amanda Murphy
Academic Coordinator
Peggy Schwob
Student Services Coordinator
Céline Chataing
Housing Coordinator
Faculty
Students taking courses at Novancia will be taught by Novancia faculty.
IES Abroad Faculty
Anne Catherine Abecassis
Art and Art History
PhD in Art History, Paris IV-Sorbonne; Maitrise d'Histoire de l'Art, Universite de Paris I; MA in Art History, Universite de Montreal; DEA d'Histoire de l'Art, Universite de Paris I
Alvaro Artigas
Political Science
PhD in Comparative Politics, Sciences Po Paris; B.A.in Political Science, MA in Comparative Politics
Brigitte Beauzamy
International Relations and Management
PhD in Sociology, EHESS Paris; MA in Sociology of Organizations, University of Paris IX Dauphine
David Beytelmann
International Relations
PhD, Ecole Normale Superieure, Lyon; DEA in Political Philosophy, Universite de Paris X-Nanterre; MA in Political Philosophy, Universite de Paris X-Nanterre
Christopher Brennan
History
PhD International History, London School of Economics, Master of Slavonic Studies, Oriel College, University of Oxford. BA Modern Languages, University of Bristol.
Mary de Gendre
Global Marketing
MBA, University of Massachussets, Amherst, MA. BA College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. Professeur Ecole Superieure de Commerce Exterieure (ESCE)
Michele Grandmangin-Vainseine
French
Diplôme de Didactique des langues, Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Paris-III, Maîtrise de Lettres modernes, Paris-III
Mariam Habibi
Political Science
PhD and DEA in 20th Century History, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; MA in Contemporary English and European History, University of London; BA in Economics and Politics, University of Lancaster
Won Kim
Global Marketing
PhD Candidate - University of Paris 8, Performing Arts. Masters, Theater Department, University of Paris 8. Marketing professor, INSEEC MBA at IPAG Paris
Baptiste Lebreton
French Language
Master 2 FLE, Universite de Nantes; Master 1 FLE, Universite de Nantes; MA de Francais Langue Etrangere, Universite de Nantes; MA d'Information Communication, Universite de Nantes
Mariana Losada
Political Science
PhD en Science Politique, Sciences Po Paris
Claire Miquel
French Language
DEA in Art History and Literature
Robert Olorenshaw
Marketing
PhD, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris); Bachelor of Philosophy, University of York; Bachelor of Arts, University of Warwick
Dominique Taffin-Jouhaud
French Language
DESS in Translation, University of Paris III
Joav Toker
Political Science, Communications
B.A. l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem: Sciences Politiques et Sociales; M.I.A. Columbia University, NY; PhD in progress
Truc Long Vô Trân
Business French
Maîtrise de Français Langue Étrangère Licence de Sciences du Langage, Université Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle
Mathieu Zagrodzki
Political Science
PhD en Science Politique, CEVIPOF, IEP de Paris