On February 7, 2012, Mr Louis Giscard d’Estaing, Vice-President of the French Congress and President of the Group for Franco-American Friendship in Parliament, organized a high profile meeting, with elected officials and experts on the theme:

“How to reinforce educational and university cooperation?”. Georgia Tech Lorraine was present in many discussions, including the allocation given by his Excellency Charles Rivkin, US ambassador to France. Dr. Steve McLaughlin (Vice Provost International Initiatives) expanded during a panel discussion on the role of GTL ; Dr. Yves Berthelot (President, GTL), and Dr. Abdallah Ougazzaden (Director GTL) were also in attendance. The event took place at the historical “Assemblée Nationale” of France.