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Le 8 avril 2020
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Ayush in Paris: being at home totally changes your work-life balance

27 year-old Ayush Chandel is from India and he is coming to the end of his studies on Audencia’s MSCPM programme. He is currently on an internship with PSA, the French car manufacturer, in Paris. Ayush shares his experience of being on lockdown. “There is a saying by Anthony T. Hincks that ‘When you work from home there is no such thing as a holiday.’ I must admit that this is how I feel since the breakout of COVID-19, as every business and employee works from home or remotely. When you’re equipped with high tech resources, it’s become simple to be on the same page as what you were while being at work.” For Ayush, like all other workers in France, it has been three weeks since the beginning of the lockdown. He says that being at home has made him robust, productive and efficient. “There are more meetings but working hours don’t seem as long as it’s you who decide when to log in and log out.” He goes on to say that the positive aspect of being at home is being in control of your agenda and shaping every hour with an activity whether it is to do with work, a meeting or something home-related. Being at home changes the work-life balance and the time spent working or with family definitely goes off track. The best thing to do is to schedule each hour with dedicated activities. “For me, my morning starts at 6am with one hour of cardio followed by spending another hour on breakfast. After that, I start working until around 5pm and after that, I usually spend another couple of hours consulting other businesses or getting news updates. The remaining time is with family.” Ayush’s main piece of advice is to change activities regularly. “Don’t stick to one thing for too long, involve yourself in many activities and keep to a schedule. Use all of your living space for a bit of variety. I have started gardening, cooking, playing soccer in my backyard and a lot more.” Keeping busy is positive and refreshing says Ayush. “It’s spring so sitting in the sun at the weekend won’t make you sick!” He also recommends reconnecting with relatives who are far away. How are you keeping in touch with your family and friends during lockdown? Communication tools were all in place before lockdown but Ayush has noticed that connection times are longer. “You cannot hang-up your mum’s call when she is telling you the same news which you have already heard 10 times before,” he jokes. “The funny thing now is that you work and cook all together with family. Your mom becomes your boss, dad is CEO and other relatives and friends are co-workers.” But all at a distance for the time being. What advice would you give to friends and alumni in India who are preparing to go into lockdown? Avoid going outside for the coming weeks! “I know we all need food but we can be smart and stay out of contact with anything which might have been touched by someone else. Remember, all this is for our health and safety,” he adds. Ayush also reminds everyone to make sure they have the basic essentials to work from home – laptop (AND adaptor!), headphones for meetings, VPN access, external drive/hard disk, contact details of IT support and HR. Ayush has a special message for those who will be on their own: be enterprising, get involved in as many activities as you can and discover your hidden talents! “When you find yourself on your own, you become the hero and the boss of your life; no one’s going to be there for any kind of physical support. Use your time to network and make new connections that will lead you to the many solutions once you are out in the real world again.” What have you learnt about yourself so far? I discovered, to my surprise, that I am capable of being productive and efficient while being at home! Are there any new habits that you are gaining during your confinement that you hope to continue to use? regular Cardio training spending time in the garden or close to nature to understand its beauty cooking – I’ve become an expert!

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Le 7 avril 2020
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Jasmine in Guangzhou: I’m back in the office now and I cycle to work instead of taking the subway

Jingyu ‘Jasmine’ Wang (IMM 15) experienced the lockdown in the Chinese city of Guangzhou where she works as a senior consultant for Cornerstone Global Partners (CGP), a multi-industry recruitment firm. It is now safe for her to return to her office and she would like to share her experience with alumni around the world as they begin the confinement process. How was the Covid-19 situation managed in Guangzhou? The government took strict confinement measures so we all had to stay at home. All public events were cancelled, and even places like restaurants were closed. Only some supermarkets remained open. What measures do you think worked the best? I think the confinement policy was definitely very necessary at that time. It worked very well and quickly and now our city has recovered. How did you keep in touch with your family and friends during confinement? Through internet of course, WeChat, Facetime, etc.! What advice would you give to fellow alumni in France who have just begun their period of confinement? Be patient. In China, we think that confinement is the way to fight coronavirus. Think of it as not only for yourself but also for human beings’ sake. For sure, Chinese people buy into community spirit more than people in the west do, but coronavirus is a fact and it’s something that we cannot change just with willpower. We must take the most efficient action to figure it out. What did you learn about yourself during this period? I learnt two things; 1 - save money and 2 - keep learning! In my opinion, these are the best ways to resist risk and keep your ‘value’ in the human resource market. What has it been like going back to the office? Actually, I have been back in the office for quite a few days now. I go by bicycle instead of taking the subway. Are there any new habits that you gained during your confinement that you will continue to use? Cooking for sure and taking online training. Jasmine concludes with this message for her French friends and fellow classmates, “You guys take care. France is a lovely country with lovely people, hope you will figure it out soon too. Feel free to contact me if there is anything I can do to help.” This is the Pearl River and Canton Tower in Guangzhou with a full moon. It is a famous tourist attraction in Guangzhou and it always has a lot of tourist boats on it just like La Seine. It was very quiet during the period of confinement. I took this picture at the corner of one of the most crowded underground shopping areas in Guangzhou during the confinement period. This is a shopping mall; you can see everyone is still wearing face masks after the confinement has ended.

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Le 6 avril 2020
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Audrey Martinez, étudiante (MS SMED 20), partage ses astuces pour s'occuper pendant le confinement

Audrey Martinez a intégré le Mastère Spécialisé® SMED (Stratégies Marketing à Ère Digitale) en septembre dernier. A la suite de l'annonce officielle du prolongement du confinement, elle partage ses cinq tips pour s’occuper intelligemment pendant le confinement. Audrey s'explique "Encore une fois, le digital est notre meilleur allié pendant cette période !" Entre autres, on y retrouve ses podcasts préférés dont: Le gratin par Pauline Laigneau Génération Do It Yourself par Matthieu Stefani Dans La Tête D'un Coureur par Guillaume Centracchio Une vie plus saine & sereine par Chloé Bloom Pour continuer la lecture des recommandations d'Audrey, suivez ce lien vers son blog Digi & Healthy Bonne lecture!

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Le 3 avril 2020
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Olivia in Seoul: I have become more grateful for the small pleasures of everyday life

Jihye 'Olivia' Jun (IMM 15) lives and works in Seoul, South Korea where she is ambassador of one of Audencia's newest alumni communities. She works as a data manager for Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol and has shared her experience of social distancing and confinement in her home city. How did Korea manage the Covid-19 situation? Firstly, the national and local governments made the following recommendations: 1) Encouraging social distance and working from home 2) Using a mask 3) Avoiding places with large crowds 4) Washing hands regularly Secondly, the government shared the detailed update status of each coronavirus case in order to prevent public anxiety, informing us via text message (a coronavirus emergency alert message) and the internet in real time. The message contained information on infected person/s in the locality and the routes or places he/she has been. On top of this, the government controlled the sale of masks to public by adopting a system where you purchase masks on specific days of the week based on your birth year. You could go and buy up to 2 masks for yourself according to your birth year. Furthermore, hand sanitizers are available everywhere. In the subway, restaurants, even the public bicycle parking lots, almost every place that you can think of. What measures do you think worked the best? I think that each measure was complementary to the other rather than there being only one best measure. If I had to choose one, I think the system of informing the public of the latest status via text messages and the internet was quite effective. How did you keep in touch with your family and friends during confinement? I kept in touch with my friends by telephone, messagin or video calls. I was trying to respect the rules and people around me are being really careful and also trying to stay at home. Most people if they can, work from home and the schools have closed. Currently, Korea has no compulsory confinement for everyone unless infected by the virus. However, I cancelled meetings and events then returned home immediately after work. What advice would you give to fellow alumni in France who are in their second week of confinement? In Korea, many people who were recommended to stay at home or who self-isolated voluntarily reported lack of exercise and eating too much as being their main problems. Therefore, I would like to suggest to my French classmates and friends to have simple and easy ‘home workout’ and keep a healthy eating habit. What did you learn about yourself during this period? To be honest, at the beginning I didn't take the outbreak very seriously. However, now I’ve realised that I need to be more cautious and make sure we take care of each other. Furthermore, I have become more grateful for the small pleasures of everyday life. How do you feel about going back to the office? I just want to return casually, but wearing a mask. Are there any new habits that you gained during your confinement that you will continue to use? In order to do social distancing, I voluntarily stayed at home. So far, I cooked and read a lot and I wrote the writings and shared with friends through emails . I would like to continue these as my habits even in the future. Also, I watched a lot of movies at home that I had been missed due to heavy schedules. Furthermore, I was able to contact with my family members, friends more often via phone and messengers. I hope the situation will improve and everybody is safe and healthy. 3 photos showing omnipresent hand sanitizers in public places

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Le 2 avril 2020
1

Xi Jin in Shanghai: I've become a very good cook much to my parents' delight!

Xi 'Mako' Jin (MBA 19) looks back fondly on his MBA year at Audencia as being formative and exciting. He won a place on the first learning expedition to Las Vegas and San Francisco in 2019, fully funded by alumni of the school. When asked about his experience of the Covid-19 situation, he says that although unplanned, he was not in Shanghai, but in his hometown, a small city near the seaside. He followed news of the developing situation in Shanghai from a distance, via friends and media platforms such as Tencent News. In nearly all parts of China Mako feels that the virus is under control. Initially he felt that time as wasted due to bureacracy but that ultimately the government and the Chinese people overcome the difficulties. What measures do you think worked the best? Our government had the power to relocate the necessary goods for the war against the virus. When the virus broke out, it was the Chinese New Year, nearly all the factroies were closed, and people were returning to their hometowns. The government laid down strict rules, blocked travel and kept people at home. In this waythey prevented the virus spreading. After that, doctors and nurses in other provinces (nearly 30 provinces, over 40,000 people) went to Hubei province and built new hospitals in very short time (the first one was set up in 10 days). All aspects of the medical supply chain were called back into manufacturing process. New technologies were used everwhere. Infected people were tracked so we knew who may have touched them and then gave the priority to identifying them. Another example is that, some big internet companies like Alibaba and Tencent helped the government to set new system to separate the healthy from the sick. So in recent days, the healthy people are allowed to work. Infrared devices and IOT technology helped to increase the effeciency of detection. The Chinese people reacted well to the crisis. 99.99% stayed at homefor at least 3-4 weeks and when they had to go shopping, they wore masks. I think this is the most important. The way of spreading the virus was totally cut off. This worked not only in Shanghai but all the parts in China. How did you keep in touch with your family and friends during confinement? I was lucky that I went back home on 19 January so I spent the period of confinement with my family. With my friends we used Wechat, so keeping in tocuc was easy. We also used new tools such as Dingding. We used Tencent Meetings to work and study. 4G and even 5G is fast enough to keep the connection running smoothly and quickly. What advice would you give to fellow alumni in France who have just finished their second week of confinement? Stay optimistic, humans can beat this virus! Adopt as healthy a lifetyle as possible and try to increase yor levels of immunity since there is no reliable vaccine right now. Store some canned food, biscuits, etc... Reduce outings and gatherings. Prepare masks and hand sanitisers (someone said that in western countries, wearing a mask means you have got the illness, but it's really a good way to avoiding the virus when you have to go out). What did you learn about yourself during this period? For me, it was interesting, as before the confinement I used to prefer staying at home rather than going out, so it didn't affect me too much. But now I would like to increase exercise to keep healthy. I ate too much staying an home, so I have to lose some weight...! How about work? I am job-seeking at hte moment so I had a few interviews online and I'm hoping for a good opportunity soon. I am glad that the recent crisis has meant that some companies have started to interview online instead of face to face. Are there any new habits that you gained during your confinement that you will continue to use? During this period I read books about IT, programming and cloud management to increase my understanding of the IT industry and new technology. I also became an expert cook which made my parents very happy. I made this cake with a small pan because I don't have oven at home It has red beans inside and is called 红豆饼 This square cake is made with nuts and fruit and is called “枣糕”

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Le 1 avril 2020
3

Katherine in Shanghai: I could use my night-owl habits to the full while I worked from home

Katherine Ying Mei Jiang graduated from the IMM programme in 2015. After 4 years in Beijing where she was ambassador for the alumni chapter there, Katherine relocated to Shanghai where she is currently Innovation Product Manager - Automotive Innovation Center at Allianz Partners. She shared her analysis of the Covid-19 situation. How was the situation managed in Shanghai? For a better understanding of how the situation has been in Shanghai, I would like to share basic information firstly: Shanghai population: 24.28 million (2019) Confirmed cases as of 29 March (14:30 local time): 492, including 153 imported cases First confirmed case in Shanghai: 16 January Confirmed case number stable at around 300 since mid-to-late February National holiday (Spring Festival / Lunar New Year): 24-30 January (most people travel for family reunion nationwide) This is a map of confirmed cases in Shanghai on 29 March (bing.com/covid) As you might have already noticed from the basic information, in a mega-city with a population bigger than some European countries (population in Shanghai would rank No.9 in European population ranking by country), when there is a massive nationwide travel about to happen due to Spring Festival, it could be catastrophic. While the situation has been relatively under control with the measurement as well as people’s reaction. Measurement examples: Public area being closed start from Spring Festival, more specifically, places very crowded or where one might need to remove masks, such as touristic area, gym, most restaurants and bars, etc. (started to ease since March) Temperature check/record all people entering Shanghai since end-of-January (recently announced 100% Covid check when entering Shanghai from country/area with high confirmed case numbers) Residence compound: Strict control of non-residence by issuing temporary entrance permit card (valid 1-day) whenever getting outside, need to submit card when back into the compound Ask to wear mask when leaving residence Compulsory temperature check entering shopping mall / indoor area Health QR Code (wechat and alipay) which is created based on your travel history (green, yellow, red) – if stayed in Shanghai for the past 14 days, the QR code is green (otherwise 14-day self-confinement needed) Recommend to work from home if possible People’s reaction: Staying indoor almost all the time (possible partially thanks to online in-time delivery almost 24/7 available without extra cost) Wearing masks whenever staying outside (I personally have not found anyone without mask since late January) The above picture dates from 23 January; an empty gym, the evening before shutdown, Shanghai Tower (I was the only person at the office and at the gym. The Spring Festival holiday is due to start on 24 January) What measures do you think worked the best? I would consider “wearing mask all the time” as the most effective measure even though it is still not considered as common in Europe. Besides, other measures including shutdown of most public area during critical weeks (mostly covering February), recommendation for work from home, etc., have been favourable to control the situation. In fact, as a newcomer (in Shanghai for less than 1 year), I was surprised by how self-disciplined people are, to keep “stay at home”. Except for a few people, there has been no friend of mine who asked for gathering, or posted outdoor pictures during critical weeks (or maybe I have too less friends here…). I was once at the riverside nearby my apartment for a walk and found out there were still not many people, even though it was already late February. This is a picture of me by the river during a weekend, it was a sunny day but still not many people outside How did you keep in touch with your family and friends during confinement? As a person who has been living alone for years, I am used to being connected with people via SNS (heavy user of Wechat, Instagram, LinkedIn). But this time, it raised to a new level. I started to have daily call with family in South Korea (probably because I just came back from there, and luckily not be stuck within South Korea, my flight was before the massive outbreak in South Korea). Besides, the situation was “helpful” to be re-connected with old friends worldwide. Some challenges on Instagram was fun, for example I was happy accepting challenge of 100 push-up (which I consider as nice way of encouraging people to exercise, interacting with friends, as well as "showing-off" your apartment new decoration). What advice would you give to fellow alumni in France who are in their third week of lockdown? The first thing comes to my mind is: It is okay to be a bit lazy and pause for a while, just relax and try to stay positive while focusing on yourself, things you normally do not have time to consider. I found some people used to complaining about being busy outside all the time are now complaining the opposite (me included). While as the situation is a rare chance of having sufficient reason to “be disconnected” for a while, why not do something relaxing at home, or “introspect” the past and “plan” the future – which seem to be the lifelong to-do list for most people? What did you learn about yourself during this period? I started to “introspect” and “plan”, or at least started to have some new perspectives. Except for usual news/trend monitoring, there were some topics raised my curiosity, which I was not interested in before, “How is the vlog / relevant social media working in China, and what are the business models?” “What are the new product and service being successful these days?” It was also interesting that most of gyms started to have their free live-stream courses. I heard a few people taking benefits from free online university courses, unfortunately I was not hyper enough to try everything. Due to the influence of previous and current work in automotive industry, my usual focus was mainly on the industry itself plus learning German. During this period, I had enough “excuse” and time to check other topics, which will be eventually helpful for my work as well, in terms of building innovative business models in the future. And an obvious finding: I am a typical “owl” person who has high productivity at night, if there is no enough reason to wake up early in the morning. How has it been going back to the office? Always wearing mask as usual, having enough disinfection tissue and handwash liquid, etc., washing hands as frequent as possible seems to be a global rule of thumb. People are encouraged to have lunch by isolating themselves (or at least keep enough distance), which I do not see much difficulty. In fact, most companies started to get back to office (while required to wear masks all the time). As of this week (29 March), I was at the office for 1 day. Lack of oxygen when wearing mask was indeed "problematic" - for example, I forgot to add attachment when sending an email, a mistake I have not made for years. For me the most difficult part would be to re-adjust “owl” body schedule to “early-bird”. Thus, I bought a soymilk machine, which I can pre-set its “cooking” time for the next morning. Coffee machine would be more effective, but the cafe at the company building offers better quality. Are there any new habits that you gained during your confinement that you will continue to use? I consider this time as a perfect chance to get back to one’s old hobbies, or something one was good at during childhood. Even though there are not many things I did, there are still a few to mention: Re-start of reading Korean books, both literature (old-time “expertise” which I neglected for more than 10 years) and non-literature (I chose art and psychology related one). Simple cooking, which I stopped after leaving France in 2015. As well as something I planned while not yet started – drawing. For gym and other sports such as archery, I will have to restart from now on, as those places were closed before. As a daily user of global SNS to interact with friends worldwide, people’s reaction from different countries has been reachable. Even though under confinement - an unusual situation that all of us are feeling uncomfortable from time to time, I found most of us still remaining positivity and make full use of the time as enjoyable as possible. Just like the picture, currently locked in different parts but eventually will be united at one point when the situation gets better. Another picture of the riverside during weekend Stay safe and best wishes from Shanghai, Katherine 29 March 2020

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Le 31 mars 2020
3

Eugénia in Shanghai: We are lucky to be in 2020 as our loved ones are just a message or video away

Eugénia Lao (IMM 12), is from Portuguese Macao. Since 2014 she has been working in Shanghai, most recently for luxury brand Qeelin where she is currently eCommerce & Digital Project Manager. Eugénia lived through the Covid-19 confinement in Shanghai and has been back at work since early March. We asked Eugénia to share her thoughts and experiences. How was the Covid-19 situation managed in Shanghai? Apart from the basic hygienic measure such as wearing a mask and washing our hands frequently, we were required to fill out an online health declaration form to declare our travel history and individuals who had been to certain areas were quarantined. Other travellers were advised to self-quarantine at home for 14 days. The rest of the residents practiced confinement. All public places closed down for over a month. Thankfully, things have been getting back on track since early March. At the moment, we are all required to show a code before entering any public places to indicate that we are 'healthy' and have not travelled out of Shanghai in the past 14 days. If you cannot prove you are healthy, you will not be allowed onto the site. In your opinion, what measures worked the best? Quarantine and confinement have definitely helped avoid any cross-infection especially when we were running low on masks and disinfectants. How did you keep in touch with your family and friends during confinement? We are lucky to be living in 2020 as our loved ones are just a message or a video call away! What advice would you give to fellow alumni in France who hare in their second week of confinement? Start your day by a short morning workout with a Youtube video. Create a new routine, work schedule, and screen time and try to stick to it as much as you can. Change your clothes and wash your hair often. The worst thing you can do is to stay in front of your laptop the entire day in your pyjamas with a bag of nachos (sound familiar anyone??) Fill up that usual apero time by making alternative plans for the rest of the year because it looks like there won’t be much travelling! Stay upbeat and positive but also reflect on the life style we led before the lockdown. Consider if it could have been more sustainable and nature friendly. If the answer is yes, then plan the change! What did you learn about yourself during this period and how did you feel about returning to work and the office? We are already working full time at the office after 3 weeks of rotation in order to keep the social distance. To my own surprise I was very happy to be back to the office; it felt like it was the first days of school. Are there any new habits that you gained during your confinement that you will continue to use? The confinement definitely interrupted my fitness routine of training 5 days a week. Since I have a sweet tooth and life is too short to skip dessert, and I wasn't prepared to come out of confinement with an extra 10 kilos, I decided to try making the healthy version of all the desserts I love with recipes I found online. Some of them are actually pretty easy to make! I am not the most patient person and meditation seemed like an impossible task until I tried out the app Calm to start my morning with a daily dose of wisdom. They have this “Daily Calm” that takes about 10 minutes per day - light and easy for beginners. On my way to grocery shopping Home workout! Having my temperature taken and contact info recorded before getting in the office (same practice for any restaurants and public places) My chocolate mousse made with, wait for it, ripe bananas (to replace sugar), avocado (to replace egg), unsweetened cocoa powder, and just a dash of almond milk.

Business
Le 30 mars 2020
3

Quentin Périnel, diplômé & journaliste/chroniqueur, partage ses conseils pour le télétravail

Quentin Périnel est diplômé SciencesCom (2012) et journaliste et chroniqueur au Figaro. Habitué à son open space à la maison, Quentin partage son petit guide du parfait télétravail en vidéo pour Le Figaro. "Cinq conseils sans bullsh*t en 4’ chrono" : Horaires S'habiller S'organiser Communiquer avec son équipe S'approprier de nouvelles codes POUR REGARDER LE VIDEO DE QUENTIN, C'EST PAR ICI

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Le 27 mars 2020
3

Coronavirus : le quotidien d’une française à New York

Guide touristique et maman de deux enfants, Laurène Hamilton (GE 09) nous raconte sa vie de française à New York, à l’heure du Coronavirus. Pour être prévenu(e) de la publication d’un nouvel article, inscrivez-vous par le lien ci-dessous: Suivez le quotidien de Laurène ! En entrant votre adresse e-mail sur cette page et cliquez sur « Je m’abonne » Dimanche 15 mars : fini les brunchs au restaurant ! Dimanche 15 mars 2020, 10h du matin : il est déjà trop tard pour trouver du pain ! Rupture de stock dans mon petit supermarché bio… Même constat dans l’épicerie du coin de ma rue. Mon dernier espoir : le magasin de bagels en face de l’arrêt de métro. Bingo ! Les cageots sont pleins. « 6 bagels s’il-vous-plait ». Finalement une très bonne option pour un brunch maison, en période de coronavirus. Miam ! Autres articles en rupture de stock : les médicaments. Les New-Yorkais se préparent à devoir se soigner chez eux en cas de coronavirus. Manque de chance, j’ai surtout de l’ibuprofène à la maison. J’essaierai d’acheter du paracétamol lors de mes prochaines courses. Cette petite sortie matinale sera la seule de ma journée. Certaines personnes ont des gants mais pas toutes. La fermeture des écoles n’a pas encore été annoncée… Et puis le couperet tombe. A partir de lundi, les écoles publiques de New York seront fermées pendant 30 jours. Restaurants et bars suivent, sauf pour les livraisons dès mardi 17 mars. Lundi 16 mars : un nouveau rythme à New York Les réunions de classe virtuelle : testé et approuvé ! Sur le groupe Whats’App des parents d’élèves, une maman propose une rencontre virtuelle avec Zoom. J’habille mon fils en vitesse et à 10h, nous voilà devant l’écran. Après avoir chanté la chanson du matin de son école, place à la lecture de Docteur Seuss (un classique pour tout enfant américain). Mon fils retrouve des visages familiers et une bonne ambiance s’installe. Bilan plutôt positif pour un premier début de classe virtuelle. En tous les cas, ce groupe me fait du bien ! Surtout quand un parent envoie une photo de son stock de vin pour supporter le confinement avec ses enfants. L’humour fait un bien fou ! Nous en avons besoin plus que jamais. Branle-bas de combat sur Internet Sur les groupes Facebook de mon quartier, des offres de séances en direct atypiques fleurissent : session de musique en ligne, séance de dessin à distance, séance de yoga en ligne, programme pour occuper ses enfants. Je commence à me dire que je vais devoir moi aussi structurer les journées de mes deux enfants. Une autre maman envisage même d’apprendre à son enfant de 9 ans à coder… La sieste : l’allié de tout parent en télétravail 14h : les petits couchés, j’en profite pour répondre aux membres de notre groupe Facebook Destination New York. Depuis 5 jours, les questions affluent et toute l’équipe du site CNewYork est sur le pont pour vous aider. Un conseil sur un report de voyage ou encore une recherche dans le Code du Tourisme pour répondre au mieux à vos questions. Je suis contente de me sentir utile, surtout dans ce contexte si particulier. Rester serein Le confinement va durer 30 jours, du coup j’ai décidé de rester optimiste. Mettre à profit ce temps pour lire un nouveau livre sur New York City ou encore faire de la peinture avec mes enfants. Nous avons la chance d’avoir accès à l’information et vivons dans un monde ou la science est bien plus avancée qu’à l’époque de la grippe espagnole. Ici aux États-Unis, on nous recommande de suivre les recommandations du CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, l’agence de la santé américaine. Nous allons tenir, tous ensemble !

Business
Le 26 mars 2020
2

Le télétravail - nos alumni s'organisent

Pour certains, télétravailler c'est nouveau. Comment on gère la situation quand on est un couple d'entrepreneurs et... qu'on a 3 enfants à gérer? Frederic Siedlis (Exec-MBA 19), nous raconte sa journée. Ma femme Claire et moi sommes tous les deux entrepreneurs (oui, on est un peu fous). J'ai co-fondé IVES, une start-up qui accompagne en ligne les créateurs d'entreprise et Claire a une franchise de cours immersifs en anglais. Alors bien sûr, on a des moments de stress pour savoir comment nos boîtes vont tenir pendant cette période très incertaine. Mais on est aussi deux optimistes et on veut aussi voir le bon côté des choses. L'avantage quand on est un couple d'entrepreneurs, c'est qu'on se comprend, on sait ce que vit l'autre en ce moment. Voici donc comment on s'organise pendant cette période mi-entrepreneurs / mi-profs à domicile : On s'est aménagé deux bureaux On travaille l'un à côté de l'autre pour partager et échanger On se relaie pour faire cours aux enfants On se programme des moments sympa (apéro St Patrick par exemple) On laisse les enfants se défouler dans le jardin commun à tour de rôle avec les voisins On ressortira certainement différents et grandis de cette expérience. Et qui sait, peut-être qu'on collaborera plus à l'avenir ? D'autres personnes dans la même situation ? Votre avis nous intéresse ! Ecrivez-nous à audenciaalumni@audencia.com et nous partagerons avec les alumni

Career Center
Le 25 mars 2020
1

(Re)découvrez nos événements en ligne et nos webinars !

Confiné·e à domicile et disposé·e à apprendre de nouvelles choses ? Les événements Audencia étant tous annulés d’ici fin avril, c’est l’occasion parfaite de (re)découvrir nos événements en ligne et nos webinars ! Make a successful career change Friday 03 APRIL - 01:00 PM Yasmina Mallam-Hassam and Sarmini Ghosh Make a successful career change Plus d'infos Making good career decisions WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL - 07:30 PM Patrick McGinnis Making good career decisions Plus d'infos The danger of the work-life balance WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL - 01:30 PM Morten Albaek The danger of work-life balance Plus d'infos Vous avez raté un (ou plusieurs) webinar(s) ? Retrouvez tous les replays en créant votre compte sur la Webinar Library. Accès gratuit dans la mesure des places disponibles. Créez votre compte maintenant !

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Le 23 mars 2020
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Palmarès BC100 : faites d'Audencia l'institution la plus inspirante !

Un palmarès qui vise à distinguer les 100 personnalités et/ou projets les plus inspirants du monde des Grandes Ecoles. Business Cool, le site de référence des étudiants des Grandes Ecoles, lance le BC100, un palmarès qui vous permettra de voter pour vos personnalités ou projets favoris et faire d'Audencia l'institution la plus inspirante ! Les candidats seront distingués dans diverses catégories : - Projet pédagogique - Sport - Humanitaire - Projet personnel - Entrepreneuriat - Artistique - Développement durable - Personnalité influente - Membre de l’administration - Hors catégorie (les profils les plus atypiques) - Trajectoire inspirante et diversité Un prix du public viendra aussi récompenser le ou la candidat(e) qui obtiendra le plus de votes en ligne ! Nombreux sont les talents à Audencia ! Etudiants, membres de l'administration, projets, associations : ce palmarès est l’occasion de faire la promotion de personnalités et d’initiatives exceptionnelles et d’inspirer un maximum de personnes en France comme à l’international ! Ce BC100 est aussi une formidable opportunité de faire rayonner notre institution au sein du monde des Grandes Ecoles ! Dès maintenant et jusqu’au 15 avril, nous vous invitons à distribuer, chaque jour, 5 crédits aux projets et/ou personnalités d’Audencia les plus méritants ! A la clé ? 6000 euros pour les meilleurs projets ! Je vote !

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Le 20 mars 2020
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Audencia Around the World is all set to become a year-long event

On 11 March, Audencia Around the World began its 8-day alumni journey in London. What began as as a global initiative bringing alumni together on all 5 continents, was rapidly overtaken by the global health situation that we are currently facing. Many, if not most of the gatherings were postponed but will be rescheduled. A huge high-five to London, Brussels, Algiers, Toronto and Vancouver who got together in their respective cities while it was still reasonable to do so. We look forward to seeing what the other communities around the world will do later on in the year! In a few numbers, Audencia Around the World this year was due to include 36 events scheduled on all 5 continents 51 alumni from all programmes involved in the organisation (a special mention to Archita Praladhka, a former exchange student and friend of Audencia in Mumbai!) 18 Audencia staff mobilised to join events 1 backstage visit of the Philharmonic in Luxembourg 1 gathering in a social incubator in royal company in Casablanca But also, a definite theme for foodies with: 40 cupcakes due to be baked in New York 2 cookery workshops in Montreal and Brussels 1 brewery visit (and live jazz evening) in Amsterdam 1 presentation of a new locally-sourced e-supermarket in Geneva And not forgetting 6 inaugural alumni gatherings planned in Auckland, Baku, Guadalajara, Lagos, Phnom Penh, Reunion Island. There are some great stories to tell; a huge thank you to all those Audencians - alumni, interns, students and staff - who contributed to collective effort that will continue until the end of the year. Wherever you are, from Munich to Sydney and from Sao Paulo to Tokyo, our thoughts go out to alumni and their families around the world. We hope you all stay safe and well. LONDON Audencia Around the World held its inaugural event in London at The Driver pub in the heart of King’s Cross. Fifty Audencians past and present answered the invitation from Tristan Pelloux (GE 15), London ambassador, to celebrate the School's 120th anniversary and enjoyed an evening of networking and refreshments in fine company, including staff from Audencia: Beatrice du Mesnil, professor and director of the MCI specialised master Patricia Munoz-King, international corporate relations manager Karyn Mikkelsen-Tillet, fundraising manager Photo gallery available here - London ALGIERS Khalida Anad (Exec-MBA 18), Mustapha Khelil (Exec-MBA 19) and Christophe Richard (MBA 05 / DBA in progress) were instrumental in organising the gathering in Algiers. Attendees were mainly from the Executive MBA programme with ESAA in Algiers. The event was a perfect opportunity to catch up on the latest network news. "We marked the celebrations for Audencia's 120th anniversary by organising a gathering" says Khalida. "Pas nombreux mais motivés malgré la situation coronavirus" she concludes. Photo gallery available here - Algiers TORONTO For its second participation in the Around the World festivities, Torontonians made the cut on Saturday 14 March. With the city preparing to stay at home for a while, alumni and friends held a small and friendly gathering which was full of laughter. Organisers Siddharth Akolkar (IMM 10) and Hélène Niyonzima (GE 14) were delighted to re-connect with the lively and dynamic group of alumni. Photo gallery available here - Toronto VANCOUVER Vancouver's small but perfect gathering brought together 75% of the alumni community in the city. Karl-Stéphane Coyault (GE 98) has only recently arrived in Vancouver and, after attending last year's Around the World in Hong Kong, was eager to connect with alumni there. "We made it!" says Karl, "and we had a great evening!" Brendan Maher (IMM 11), Mathilde Fourcade (EIBM 12) and Karl-Stéphane Coyault (GE 98), met on the Harbour in front of the snow-capped peaks. "The after work drink turned into a dinner and went on late into the night.... we will do it again soon, we have so much still to share about this fabulous city and the opportunities it offers!" Photo gallery available here - Vancouver BRUSSELS A group of 15 Audencians gathered in Brussels at 'La Cuisine de Flore', owned by alumna Flore Pincemin (GE 04) for a cookery workshop. Giacomo Nocera explains "In the first part of the evening, after a welcome cocktail, we were divided into two groups. The purpose was to work separately on the menu and to be engaged in a sort of challenge: each group was supposed to prepare the same food, but also to prove their food knowledge through a quiz, a food testing contest, and a cream whipping challenge). During these activities, each group participant had the chance to start knowing each other, learn various things (from – apparently – simple, like how to grip and use a big kitchen knife, to more complicated ones, like filling a sac à poche with delicious chocolate), and have a lot of fun. In the second part of the soirée we all sat around the table, ate (and compare) the two groups’ food, drink a good wine, discuss, and celebrate the School." Alumna Berengère Tripon (GE 98) added "Thank you Flore for your warm welcome and to your team for their ability to teach and inform and to all the participants for their good humour and the discussions we had during the evening. À une prochaine !!" Photo gallery available here - Brussels

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Le 18 mars 2020
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CEO Magazine's Global MBA Rankings recognise the excellence of Audencia's MBA programmes

CEO Magazine has published its 2020 Global MBA rankings. Mickael Naulleau is thrilled to share with MBA alumni that Audencia's MBA Community has been highly recognised for the excellence of its MBA programmes: the Executive MBA (France, Algeria and China) comes third (up 21 places) the Full-Time MBA is in the top tier group worldwide (the magazine does not assign individual places in this category of the ranking). What does this mean for the MBA Community? We can be proud of these results which represent a significant collective recognition and a clear testimony to the relevance of the MBA Community we are developing. What happens next? Our collective objective is now to both maintain this CEO ranking and to reach new successes in other global rankings. How do you expect to achieve this? This will only be possible only thanks to the continued strong engagement of alumni with their School. Being part of Audencia's MBA Community means defending and promoting its brand and programmes, thus contributing to greater visibility and recognition. Mickael Naulleau Director, Audencia MBA Community *In 2012, CEO Magazine launched its annual Global MBA Rankings focusing on MBA programmes. This year >160 business schools from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the BRICS participated, with an offering of 303 different programmes in 27 countries (77 online, 87 EMBA and 139 full-time and part-time MBA programmes). To see the complete 2020 Global MBA Rankings, follow this link

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Le 16 mars 2020
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Report des événements Audencia

Lundi 16 mars, le Président de la République française, à l’occasion de son allocution télévisée, est revenu sur la crise sanitaire que traverse actuellement notre planète. Les mesures prises impactent bien évidemment l’ensemble des activités d’Audencia, et les événements de la communauté Alumni ne sont malheureusement pas épargnés. Afin de protéger le plus grand nombre, et notamment les publics les plus fragiles, l'Ecole annule l'ensemble des événements, réunions ou déplacements jusqu'à la fin du mois d'avril. Résolument tournés vers l’avenir, nous continuons de préparer les grands événements prévus au second semestre : IDxA, Homecoming Day, les 10 ans de la Fondation... Around The World va s’étaler sur toute l’année ! Nous travaillons actuellement sur le prochain numéro du Mag. Dès que possible, nous vous tiendrons informés des nouvelles dates des événements qui ont été reportés. L’activité d’Audencia Alumni ne s’arrête pas et l'ensemble de l'équipe Alumni reste joignable par mail pour répondre à toutes vos sollicitations. Les consultants et coachs du Career Center sont à votre disposition si vous souhaitez un entretien d’accompagnement. La prise de rendez-vous se fait on-line via le Career Center de Together. Les activités de mentoring vont également se poursuivre. Nous souhaitons maintenir toutes ces actions pour garder le lien entre étudiants et diplômés à un moment où beaucoup ont des questions et souhaitent préparer l’avenir. Des actions concrètes vous seront proposées dans les semaines à venir. Nous vous remercions par avance pour votre compréhension. Prenez soin de vous-même, de votre famille et de vos proches.

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Le 4 mars 2020
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Habillez les futurs pots de miel Audencia !

Dans le cadre du lancement du miel, produit sur les toits du Mediacampus en lien avec les Ruches d’Antoine, Audencia vous invite à imaginer les étiquettes qui seront apposées sur les pots de miel. Un concours ouvert aux étudiants, aux alumni et aux membres du personnel  ! En 2019, le challenge « Biotiful Place To Work » proposait aux collaborateurs/trices d’Audencia de devenir acteur/actrice du changement en proposant et en mettant en place un projet portant sur :  L’amélioration de la qualité de vie au travail,  L’impact environnemental de nos campus.  Le projet lauréat « Offrons un toit aux abeilles » porté par Estelle Prusker, Responsable du Mediacampus, et Frank Dormont, Directeur de la communication et des relations institutionnelles d’Audencia, consiste à accueillir trois ruches sur le toit du Mediacampus. L’objectif est ainsi de sensibiliser les étudiant.e.s et collaborateurs/trices à l’apiculture et à la protection de la biodiversité avec le miel d’Audencia.  Leur installation aura lieu courant du mois d’avril 2020 par Les Ruches d’Antoine, apiculteur engagé dans la préservation des abeilles et de leur écosystème sur notre territoire.    CONCOURS BY AUDENCIA    Afin d’accompagner la production des premiers pots de miel made in Audencia, étudiant.e.s, collaborateurs/trices et alumni de l’Ecole sont invités à participer au projet en réalisant l’étiquette qui habillera cette production !  Conditions à respecter :   Dimensions de l’étiquette : 35x75 mm  Garder un fond perdu de 3mm sur l'étiquette et ne pas mettre de texte, ni photos, à moins de 3mm du bord  Format : PDF  Indiquer le poids : 125 g  Mention obligatoire :  A consommer de préférence avant fin 2022  Proposer un nom pour le miel Audencia  Logo 120 ans Audencia  Mention facultative : Récolté par Les Ruches d’Antoine  Déroulé du concours :  Le vote, ouvert à chacun et chacune, aura lieu le jour de l’inauguration des ruches au Mediacampus. Il sera également possible de voter en ligne courant avril (date à venir).   Lors de l’inauguration, notre apiculteur animera un atelier de sensibilisation de deux heures autour d’une ruchette vitrée dans le hall du Mediacampus et vous proposera une dégustation de miel.  La personne gagnante ou chaque membre de l’équipe gagnante recevra son pot de miel Audencia en octobre 2020, et pourra participer à un atelier « visite des ruches » dans l’année, d’une durée de 1h avec l’apiculteur sur le toit du Mediacampus.  Inscriptions & informations :  Envoyer un mail à Mathilde Briteau (stagedac@audencia.com) en indiquant : nom, prénom, statut (étudiant.e, alumni, collaborateur/trice) et préciser si vous participez seul ou à plusieurs (maximum 3 personnes par équipe).  Deadline : Visuels à envoyer au format PDF avant lundi 6 avril. 

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Le 27 février 2020
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Audencia goes around the world -again- in March

For the second year in a row, Audencia is heading out across the world for an 8-day whistle-stop tour to meet up with some of our 3,400 alumni currently working overseas. The inaugural “Audencia Around the World” events will take place in London on Wednesday 11 March and come to a close in Casablanca a week later, in the presence of Christophe Germain, Dean of Audencia. So, what’s the idea behind the event? To bring alumni communities together, these chapters which are present right across the world, from London to Ho Chi Minh City, and from Sao Paulo to Casablanca, not forgetting Dubai, Tokyo and many others of course. What better way to build bridges between each country and our Audencia alumni currently working outside France? Today, there are 33 chapters spanning 26 countries – join one of them via Together. Register for an event in a city near you In the run-up to the launch of Audencia Around the World on 11 March, events continue to be added to the agenda, so please check regularly to see what is happening near you. And, if you can’t find an event near you, drop us a line if you would like to organise one!

Career Center
Le 24 février 2020
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Thursday 5 March: Daniel Porot webinar on valuing past experiences

Produced by Sensible Media for a small group of top notch European business schools, Audencia is delighted to continue providing career development webinars for students and alumni. On Thursday 5 March from 13:00 to 14:00 (Paris time), Daniel Porot* will share his thoughts and advice on how to capture your relevant achievements and clarify your distinctiveness. He will explain how to audit our career history, identify our ultimate skills and achievements, and describe them concisely and compellingly to employers. In particular he will discuss: Different ways to jog your memory and quickly capture your career history Which elements of your past to choose (and which to ignore) How to focus stories into to a single concise statement (a “flash achievement”) How to quantify achievements which "can’t be quantified" How to talk about your individual role in large projects or teams. Once you have a portfolio of flash achievements we will explore some of the ways you can use them in your career, including: To create more effective CVs, speculative approaches and online profiles to convince interviewers you are the ideal candidate To negotiate salary or raises To negotiate your annual bonus To excel in annual reviews and assessments. To get your free ticket to join Daniel Porot's webinar on 5 March REGISTER HERE (use code "audstudent" if ticket does not show) *Daniel Porot lectures on career design and job hunting at INSEAD, Columbia, IMD, Kellogg, London Business School, Stanford, Wharton and Audencia. Daniel co-taught Richard N. Bolles' (author of What Color Is Your Parachute?) two-week summer workshop for 20 years. He has trained more than 115,000 people in 60 countries and has enabled over 2 million people to be trained using his methods. He is the author of 22 books (including four US and European bestsellers). More information (and free careers materials) at www.Porot.com

Business
Le 19 février 2020

Soutenez les projets de l'école

Versez votre taxe d'apprentissage à Audencia ! Le moment est venu pour les entreprises de verser leur taxe d’apprentissage. Cet impôt permet de financer le développement de la formation initiale. Le projet de loi "Avenir professionnel", adopté le 1er août 2018, modifie le circuit de collecte et la répartition de la taxe d’apprentissage en 2020. Grâce au soutien des entreprises, Audencia peut développer des programmes répondant à la transformation du monde des entreprises, porter des projets pédagogiques innovants et répondre aux attentes des étudiants. Vous êtes une entreprise, un diplômé, un proche ou un ami de l'école, nous comptons sur vous ! Soutenez Audencia

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Le 14 février 2020
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The Mag#12 est en ligne !

Dans cette 12e édition du magazine des Alumni, vous partirez à la découverte du marché du Luxe en France. Au sommaire du magazine : "Objectif Luxe" : Nicolas Arnaud, Directeur des programmes, lève le voile sur le virage que prend l’Ecole en matière de formations dans le secteur du luxe et de l’art de vivre à la française Les témoignages de Marie-Caroline Gaumerais (GE 19) et d’Alice Poupard (MDC 19) sur leurs débuts dans ce secteur et leur point de vue sur ce marché : "Les jeunes diplômés à l’assaut du luxe" La France continue de dominer le marché du luxe : pourquoi ? Début de réponse avec Fany Gardes (étudiante Audencia SciencesCom) et Guillaume Rué de Bernadac (GE 12) dans l’article "Le luxe à la française fait écho dans le monde" L’éclairage de Florence Touzé, titulaire de la chaire RSE d’Audencia, sur les enjeux de l’éco-responsabilité dans le secteur du luxe : "Les dessous du luxe sont-ils verts ?" Bonne lecture !