Portraits of former students: discover the lives of our graduates

A programme Officer at the UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean and Regional Focal Point for Youth Engagement and LGBTIQ+ inclusion.

This Master's student at the Urban School needs to engage intellectually and emotionally with the reality of a city, a region, or a country. Interview.

Graduate from the Governing Ecological Transition in Cities Master's programme, research track

"I wanted to understand how heritage preservation rationales play out across various levels of governance"

"I'd like to get involved in missions to combat climate change"

Cities are where the battle against climate change will be won, and this student from the Master Governing the Large Metropolis wants to be on the front line.

Find out more about Berfin Semo, student in GETEC Master's programme

"Art gives us the tools to dialogue with the space we perceive and experience"

Graduate of the Master Governing the Large Metropolis and Director of the Pavillon de l'Arsenal

Of e-mobility and urban policy in India: a GLM alumni reflects on her career path

Conversation with Benedetta Cosco graduated Cum Laude from the Governing the Large Metropolis Master in 2018. After working at UNESCO, she is now a policy officer at the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).

Meet an alumna working at the Groupe Huit design office who is also a tutor at the Urban School in Paris.

Marine Le Gloan is a consultant in the sustainable development consulting agency, Utopies. She completed a double bachelor's degree in political science and sustainable development between Sciences Po and Columbia University. She is now working on missions for local authorities and real estate players.

Garance Breuil is a consultant for the Ecorys consulting agency in Rotterdam. She studied at Sciences Po and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. She joined the Governing Ecological Transitions in European Cities programme in 2022.

Souhail El Fatih graduated with a Master of Regional and Urban Strategy in 2020. He is now a project manager at Carta-Reichen & Robert et Associés in Rabat.

Martha Sasso is a 2019 graduate of the Master OF Regional and Urban Strategy. She is now an innovation project manager at RATP Cap Île-de-France. Her main mission is to define the innovation strategy.

Raphaël Bonet is a regional coordinator at SOLIHA Ile-de-France. He is now working to secure housing for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Chloé Deparis graduated from the MASTER IN Governing the Large Metropolis in 2020. For the past two years she has been living in Cambodia and working as project manager at Sevea, a think tank specialising in sustainable development.

Virginie Vial is the executive director of the SAMOA URBAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY in Nantes, France. She graduated from the Urban Planning Programme in 1996. She worked for Euro Disney's real estate development team before joining SAMOA in 2009.

Charles Béna is a research officer at Groupe Huit, an urban planning consultancy specialising in emerging countries. He has a Bachelor's degree at Sciences Po, in Paris and a third year at the University of Granada (Spain) He joined the first cohort of the Comparative Urban Governance dual degree.

Guillaume Saraf is the Head of Real Estate and Logistics at the University of Lille. He graduated from the Urban Planning Programme in 2000. Saraf says the real estate industry is driven by investment and ROI.

Thomas is a Policy Officer with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Sydney. He works to influence public policy around housing and homelessness services. He also works on a climate justice project with the NGO.

Cécile is project manager for prison and justice projects at APIJ. She has a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Sustainable SustainableDevelopment Law. She is trained in law and the environment with contracting authority management.