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The event, “ Women in AI: How are we championing sustainable and inclusive AI? ” was held in Sydney on December 11. It brought together leaders from the French and Australian tech communities to discuss responsible artificial intelligence development, with a particular focus on women's leadership. The evening featured an expert panel discussion covering AI environmental sustainability, inclusive innovation, and responsible AI frameworks.   This event built on the 2025 AI Acti

The “One Health” approach is based on a long-held belief: human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are closely interdependent. Recent health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted how important are coordinated responses, based on science, prevention, knowledge sharing and international cooperation. The One Health Summit will be an opportunity to bring together, for the first time, Heads of State and Government from around the world, Heads of Internatio

Registrations are open for the University of Strasbourg’s third edition of its Summer School ' The European Identity: Past, Present and Future '. Brought to you by the International Relations Office, this intensive programme offers high-quality interdisciplinary courses exploring various aspects of European culture, politics, law, history & society, taught by renowned professors and researchers with international experience. Students will develop a deeper understanding of Eur

An international conference focused on “Teacher Education and Language Teaching in Oceania: Plurilingual Perspectives”, will take place on 28–29 January 2026 at the University of French Polynesia. This event is co-organised by the University of French Polynesia, the University of Melbourne and James Cook University. Learn more following this link: https://plurilinguaed.org/en/program/

From 30 September to 4 November 2025, the Graduate Research School at James Cook University invited students from the École Doctorale du Pacifique to participate in a masterclass based on the sharing of knowledge. Initiated by Florence Boulard, our new Pacific hub leader, this six-week program was delivered online via Zoom and brought together 25 students from JCU and 5 from the École Doctorale du Pacifique, representing the University of New Caledonia and the University of F

Thanks to the financial support of the Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation, the INSPÉ of New Caledonia (the National Institute for Teaching and Education), in partnership with the Vice Rector/General Director of New Caledonia education, organises a Workshop dedicated to the Australian International Section (AIS), deployed in New Caledonia, Australia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna and in French Polynesia. The organisers of this workshop are Stéphane Minviell

Understanding Zoe  is an AI-powered and ISO 27001-certified platform that provides personalised and neuroaffirming support to families, schools, and professionals caring for neurodivergent children. They are also developing a non-clinical pre-screening tool to help parents of undiagnosed children better understand their child’s functioning and access adapted and personalised resources faster. They are accelerating their partnerships with education, employers and the public se

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Austalia,   in partnership with the Embassy of France in Australia, is proud to administer the Social Science Collaborative Research Program . This joint program will support early and mid-career social science researchers in the form of a Workshops initiative, creating structured opportunities for social scientists to deepen collaboration, share expertise, and advance bilateral research priorities. Applications for 2026 will be open fro

The  Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology (IPBS) and the Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI) in Toulouse (France) are currently seeking talented postdoctoral researchers interested in applying for  French and international postdoctoral fellowship programmes  (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, EMBO, and others) to join our institutes and develop their research project. Please find attached a note presenting our institutes as well as the following calls for applicatio

On 21 and 22 October 2025, the annual AFRAN forum was held under the general theme “ Evolving Pacific: shared pathways for a sustainable future ”. The two-day event was organized at the Four Points Hotel in Sydney, with financial support and in partnership with the University of Sydney and the French Embassy in Australia. On this occasion, the Forum fostered cross-sectoral dialogues, showcased collaborative research and innovation, with a particular focus on Pacific indigenou