Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France’s claim to be a meritocracy goes back to its revolutionary heritage. But for Anyss Arbib, a 21-year-old ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. What is at stake is the adaptability of young French graduates as they enter a world in which self-awareness, ...

The French government call comes at a time of a heated debate on offering underprivileged students an equal chance at success in France France's top universities have recently agreed to admit more ...

A group of young men and women are admitted to one of France's "grandes écoles" where the administrative and political leaders of tomorrow are trained. They are the country1s best students and will be ...

A mother in the small town where I live here in France, recently commented in passing, "My son goes to school in Paris." I had the vision of a young boy at boarding school. The extremely proud way in ...