A unique community in the world

The Cité Alumni platform opens the doors to an international professional network, offers you the opportunity to stay again on campus, take part in intellectual, artistic, or social events, and join spaces for exchange and mutual support, both in France and abroad. It is a unique opportunity to stay connected to your house, reconnect with the Cité internationale community, and become an ambassador of its values around the world.

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A community of talent

Louise Krieger

Film production director, alumna of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

Robert Harfouche

Founder of Efiester.com and Just-help.org, alumnus of the Maison du Liban

Aude Nyadanu

PhD, Founder and CEO of Lowpital, alumna of the Maison des étudiants de l’Asie de Sud-est

WORDS FROM FAMOUS ALUMNI

I experienced an exceptional intellectual and cultural exchange in this place. We were all citizens of a world without borders and without cultural barriers. The human connections I made here helped me better understand the challenges a politician must face.

Abdou Diouf, former President of Senegal and former Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie, alumnus of the Fondation Lucien Paye.

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Famous alumni throughout history

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Paul Nizan
French writer and philosopher

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1925
Habib Bourguiba
President of the Tunisian Republic

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

Jean-Paul Sartre
French writer and philosopher

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1931-1934
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Senegalese poet and writer, first President of the Republic of Senegal

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1934
Aimé Césaire
Martinican French poet and politician

Alumnus of the Maison des Provinces de France

1945
Roland Dumas
French lawyer and politician, minister, President of the Constitutional Council

Alumnus of the Fondation danoise

1946
Georges Charpak
French-Polish physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1992

Alumnus of the Fondation Abreu de Grancher

1947
Pierre-Elliott Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada

Alumnus of the Maison des étudiants canadiens

1950
Antoni Tapies Puig
Spanish painter and sculptor

Alumnus of the Collège d’Espagne

1951
Michel Camdessus
French economist, Governor of the Bank of France

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1951
Julio Cortazar
Argentine writer, representative of the “Latin American Boom” literary movement

Alumnus of the Maison de l’Argentine

1952
Luc Montagnier
French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1952
Costa Gavras
Greek filmmaker, awarded two Academy Awards

Alumnus of the Fondation hellénique

1952
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
Prince Consort of Denmark

Alumnus of the Maison des étudiants de l’Asie du Sud-Est

Koïchiro Mastuura
Japanese diplomat, Director-General of UNESCO from 1999 to 2009

Alumnus of the Maison du Japon

1954
Margo Glantz
Mexican writer, journalist, and professor

Alumna of the Maison du Mexique

1957
Michèle Cotta
French journalist and writer

Alumna of the Collège néerlandais

1957
Seiji Ozawa
Conductor, Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Alumnus of the Maison du Brésil

1957
Farah Diba (Pahlavi)
Empress of Iran

Alumna of the Collège néerlandais

1958
Abdou Diouf
President of Senegal and Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie

Alumnus of the Fondation Lucien Paye

1958
Jacques Barrot
French politician, minister, and Vice-President of the European Commission

Alumnus of the Résidence Robert Garric

1958
Jacques Santer
Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the European Commission

Alumnus of the Fondation Biermans -Lapôtre

1959
Malcolm Bilson
American pianist and musicologist

Alumnus of the Fondation des Etats-Unis

1961
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Unknown house

1961
Jacques Toubon
French politician, Member of Parliament, minister, and Defender of Rights

Alumnus of the Maison des Provinces de France

1961
Michael Edwards
Poet, writer, professor at the Collège de France, and member of the French Academy

Alumnus of the Collège Franco-Britannique

1962
Adrienne Clarkson
Canadian journalist and Governor General of Canada

Alumna of the Maison des étudiants canadiens

1962
Théo Angelopoulos
Greek filmmaker, representative of modern European cinema

Alumnus of the Fondation hellénique

1963
Marcel Pochard
Council of State member, President of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (2006–2017), and President of the Higher Council of the Hospital Civil Service

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1964
Francis Delpérée
Professor emeritus at a university and senator

Alumnus of the Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre  

1964
Miguel Angel Estrella
Argentinian pianist, founder of the Orchestra for Peace, Ambassador of Argentina to UNESCO

Alumnus of the Maison de l’Argentine

1964
Antonio Tabucchi
Italian writer and translator, winner of the Prix Médicis étranger in 1987

Alumnus of the Maison du Japon

1964-1966
Juan Somavía
Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Alumnus of the Résidence Robert Garric

1965-1968
Bernard Vergnes
French businessman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft France

Alumnus of the Fondation Biermans- Lapôtre

1966
Sophie Bessis
Franco-Tunisian historian and journalist

Alumna of the Maison de Tunisie

1966
Gerard de Geer
Swedish financier, founder and chairman of the investment bank Brunswick Investment Limited

Alumnus of the Maison des étudiants suédois

1966-1967
Uwe Timm
German writer

Alumnus of the Maison Heinrich Heine

1967
Louise Beaudoin
Quebec politician, Minister of Quebec

Alumna of the Maison des étudiants canadiens

1968
Neil MacGregor
Director of the British Museum

Alumnus of the Collège Franco-Britannique

1968
Patrick de Cambourg
Chairman of the Accounting Standards Authority, Chairman of the Mazars Group

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1968
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Sri Lankan politician, Prime Minister and President of Sri Lanka

Alumna of the Maison de l’Inde

1969
Sebastião Salgado
Brazilian humanist photographer, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Alumnus of the Maison du Brésil

1969
Lélia Wanick Salgado
Author, film producer, and environmentalist

Alumna of the Maison du Brésil

1971
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Moroccan writer and poet

Alumnus of the Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

1972
Mohed Altrad
Syrian businessman and writer

Alumnus of the Fondation de Monaco

1973
Thierry Delaunoy de la Tour d'Artaise
French businessman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe SEB

Alumnus of the Maison des étudiants de l’Asie du Sud-Est

1974
Leila Shahid
Lebanese diplomat, representative of the Palestinian Authority to the French government, and later to the European Union

Alumna of the Maison du Liban

Per Stig Møller
Danish politician, Minister of the Environment (1990), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001), and Minister of Culture (2010)

Alumnus of the Fondation danoise

1975
Nedim Gürsel
Turkish writer, recipient of the Turkish Language Association Award

Unknown residence

1975
Alain Charmeau
Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space

Alumnus of the Maison des élèves ingénieurs Arts et Métiers

1977
Jorges Chaminé
Portuguese opera singer

Alumnus of the Maison du Portugal – André de Gouveia

1979
João Paulo Santos
Director of musical studies at the São Carlos National Theatre

Alumnus of the Maison du Portugal – André de Gouveia

1982
Mira Furlan
Croatian actress and singer

Alumna of the Maison des Provinces de France

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THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE: A PLACE OF COMMITMENTS

Our commitments are structured around three pillars: better living together, solidarity and connectivity, and taking action for a sustainable world. We share these commitments with our students, partners, and patrons to create a positive impact on society and help build a peaceful world for today and tomorrow.