Dear Fellow Alumni,
This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the “Last Tuesday”, our monthly network event.
Join us starting at 7pm @ Bar de l’Hotel Mélia Vendôme 8 rue Cambon, 75001 Paris Métro Concorde.
Looking forward to seeing you there !
Mathieu Vaidis
06 11 10 17 27
mathieu.vaidis@ponts.org
For the first time in History, MBA Students have been elected to represent the students of “College 3″ at the Administration Council / Board of Directors and at the Research and Education Council. Virginie and Olivier will now onwards actively represent Special Masters and MBA students at the Administration Council / Board of Directors and at the Research and Education Council. Patrick Pelata – General Director of Renault is the chairman of this council. We hope our new implication in the Ecole des Ponts life will allow us to increase our recognition and emphasize our interest.
In order to symbolize the great synergies we have created between us, we have decided to design our own polo. With the following slogan: “United Colors of ENPC MBA” and our home made logo, our MBA is taking another dimension!
Due to the particular good relation we had with Professor. Mike Page, we all went for a special lunch at Séraphin on November 5th. Such an insignificant event powerfully reinforces relations between students and the faculty.
On November the 5th, MBA students and part of the staff participated in the Avant-première of “In the Loop” in the UGC Ciné Cité les Halles.
In this film, British director Armando Iannucci took us to a « backstage» during sensitive negotiations between the USA and the UK in preparation of a conflict in the Middle East.
Behind honorific titles, medals and protocol, he showed very average offices and people fighting for their values but most importantly, for their positions, getting out of delicate situations with not such delicate language and manner.
Although artistically the film was very simple (after all it is Ranucci’s debut), it was very delightful to see the actors impersonating powerful men and women who are more human and petty than we usually imagine.
After the end of the movie, we listened to Ianucci’s explanation on how he allegedly got into the US Department of State’s offices without clearance. So as good MBA students, we put the lesson into practice at the private cocktail organized by the film distributor, where about 20 of us managed to get in just by smiling and saying “Yes, we’re invited, and the Americans are with us”. After all, it’s all about appearances. Well done yourselves!
StuCo did the base work, classmates & staff welcomed the idea, Prof John Mc Clendon said “Voila!“ and off we went! We all joined for a memorable Thanksgiving lunch. Fusion and synergies were two key takeaways of those moments.
Lesson: “When everyone is positive it becomes a memorable moment!”
Conclusion: Einstein is a hell of a class manager! “Isn’t he a great dude or what?!”
