{"id":5669511,"date":"2025-09-23T22:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_news&#038;p=5669511"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:51:04","slug":"launching-the-lafayette-fellowship-president-emmanuel-macrons-visit-to-villa-albertine-new-york","status":"publish","type":"app_news","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/launching-the-lafayette-fellowship-president-emmanuel-macrons-visit-to-villa-albertine-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Launching the Lafayette Fellowship: President Emmanuel Macron Visits Villa Albertine New York\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, September 23, <strong>His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic<\/strong>, officially launched the Lafayette Fellowship and engaged in a special conversation on the future of higher education cooperation between France and the United States, with US university students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lafayette Fellowship, Villa Albertine\u2019s latest higher education initiative, aims to celebrate the 250-yearlong French-American friendship; highlight leading French universities; and shape the leaders of tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His speech was followed by a Q&amp;A session with 25 students from universities across the tri-state area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the discussion, President Emmanuel Macron particularly highlighted the Lafayette Fellowship as a vital extension of the historic French-American bond, stressing that \u201cculture and education are at the core and the basis of the very special relation we have between our two countries.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing parallels with the legacy of the revolutionary figure Lafayette, who journeyed across the Atlantic to the United States, he described the program as a symbolic renewal with \u201ca new generation of Americans crossing the ocean, not to wage war, but to invent the future of science and culture together with a common ideal, the legacy of Lafayette, which is a legacy of enlightenment, and belief, precisely in reason, in culture, and in education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the full conversation and learn more about the Lafayette Fellowship below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lancement du programme de bourses Lafayette depuis New York.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWW2mVPDyJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Lafayette Fellowship&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lafayette Fellowship will support up to 30 outstanding U.S. students for one year of master\u2019s-level study at one of 15 top French institutions. Programs span Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, offered in English or French.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside their academic coursework, fellows will join the French-American Leadership Program, gaining mentorship support and full immersion into European innovation, culture, and policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apply <a href=\"https:\/\/lafayette.villa-albertine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> by November 30, 2025 to join the inaugural cohort in 2026! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more by joining our\u00a0<strong>upcoming informational webinars<\/strong>. Sign up\u00a0for our webinar for fellowship advisors on Tuesday, September 30 at 2PM ET <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/620df6a2-6c66-4b88-9808-3875e8aa55a0@2d6ab33a-15c0-4d1e-b036-3b23ceb26830\">here<\/a>.  Learn more by joining our\u00a0<strong>upcoming informational webinars<\/strong>. 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