France higher education
Critics of France's often say that it's model is outdated, including a higher education system that cannot compete against Anglo-Saxon Universities such as MIT, Harvard, Oxford and so on...
That may be true in some areas but in one field, the French are still the best. And believe it or not, it's in a finance related subject and it's the very american Wall Street Journal who is saying it. The Journal's front page of today (via Factiva) is about a French university teacher, Ms. El Karoui, that has a world wide reputation in the derivatives industry. Students at Paris VI and Ecole Polytechnique that are following her courses are actually putting her name on their CVs and it almost guaranteed them a job at a derivatives desk in any global investment bank with a starting salary of $140,000.
So much for an outdated model :)
That may be true in some areas but in one field, the French are still the best. And believe it or not, it's in a finance related subject and it's the very american Wall Street Journal who is saying it. The Journal's front page of today (via Factiva) is about a French university teacher, Ms. El Karoui, that has a world wide reputation in the derivatives industry. Students at Paris VI and Ecole Polytechnique that are following her courses are actually putting her name on their CVs and it almost guaranteed them a job at a derivatives desk in any global investment bank with a starting salary of $140,000.
So much for an outdated model :)
posted by k at 9:04 AM
3 Comments:
wow, that is really amazing. and a little surprising to be true. never knew that france was so highly rated in the fin industry.
The problem with France is to get more Ms. El Karoui or to be able to generate more similar success stories.
Is it the tree that hides the forrest?
G.
Well I believe there are more Ms El Karoui in France... They may not be as successful but they are doing a great job at training students for today's and tomorrow's jobs...
I believe there is a strong biais towards reporting only negative things in France, especially from the French media. Just read any edito from Le Monde and you'll get the feeling. That does not say that we should send flowers to France, far from it. But things are not as bad as they seems in our Douce France
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