19 June, 2025
On the occasion of the 3rd International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv, the City of Montpellier and the City of Mykolaiv formalized their partnership on June 6th with the signing of a memorandum of friendship and cooperation. This new Franco-Ukrainian partnership is part of the MistoMatch program, which aims to develop concrete, human, and sustainable cooperation between French and Ukrainian communities.The memorandum was signed by Oleksandr Syenkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, and Clare Hart, Vice President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, representing Michaël Delafosse, Mayor of Montpellier, without whom the creation of this partnership would not have been possible. It provides for strengthened collaboration in several strategic areas: education, culture, youth, sustainable de...
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17 June, 2025
Last Saturday, 11 Ukrainian interns arrived in Le Havre to begin their training in French gastronomy, a program that could be decisive for their professional futures.
Their journey took longer than expected: their bus was stuck for several hours at the Ukrainian-Polish border, and they almost missed their flight. But their determination finally won out. Exhausted but relieved, they returned to France, still motivated.This Monday, June 16, they began their training at the Halle aux Poissons, an iconic venue that is now being reborn thanks to this solidarity project. Supervised by the teams of chef Thierry Marx and his network of Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(S) schools, as well as by the Lycée des Métiers de l'Hôtellerie et des Services Jules Le Cesne, the interns are followi...
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13 June, 2025
Stand With Ukraine spoke last week at the Camille Claudel comprehensive high school in Mantes-la-Ville, a member of the European Parliament's network of ambassador high schools, as part of a project funded by the Île-de-France region aimed at raising awareness among young people in the Île-de-France region about the European Union, citizenship, and the issues it raises, particularly in the context of the aggression against Ukraine.In this school, where general culture and Europe play a central role in the students' curriculum, we had the opportunity to speak with a class in the first year of secondary school (English/Spanish) and a class in their final year of secondary school. This presentation was perfectly aligned with their educational objectives, providing students with essential ...
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