GA Education: The First Strategic and Academic Committee under the Sign of Boldness

On October 29, 2025, GA Education held its first Strategic and Academic Committee at the Château de Ferrières, bringing together key figures from the academic and entrepreneurial  worlds to reflect on the major challenges of tomorrow’s education.|

Gathered around Khalil Khater, President of the Accelis Group, Pierre Frangieh, Vice President of the Group, and members of the GA Education Executive Committee, were:

• Bernard Belletante, President of the Strategic and Academic Committee
• Patrice Bégay, Creator of Eurosport and France24, former Communication Director at Wanadoo, and former Communication Director at BPI France
• Michel Fayad, EBS Alumni – Class of 2006. Consultant in Asset Management, Energy and Natural Resources, and Political & Geopolitical Analyst for CNEWS, LCI, and BFMTV
• Dagmar Woodward, former Managing Director of Royal Monceau, former Managing
  Director of Intercontinental Paris
• Anastasia Tess, Ferrières Alumni – Class of 2020, Head Sommelier at Le Sénéquier
• François Grima, Lecturer and Researcher at Université Paris-Est Créteil
• Rémy Peres, Deputy Managing Director of the Marne et Gondoire Urban Community

AUDACE 6.0: A Strategy to Reinvent Higher Education

This meeting marked the official presentation of AUDACE 6.0, GA Education’s flagship strategy — a bold vision that unites the expertise of its three schools — Ferrières, EBS Paris, and École 89 — around three key pillars:

• The Fusion Trail, an inter-school program where business, hospitality, and tech students collaborate on real-world projects.
• The 100% Enterprise Model, which places professional experience at the heart of pedagogy through initiatives like the Accelis Alternance Trail and immersive missions.
• The Family Business, driving a culture of action, humility, and transmission

“With Audace 6.0, we are turning the enterprise into a true space for learning and transformation,” emphasizes Pierre Frangieh, Vice President of the Accelis Group.

Three Schools, One Vision

Ferrières – Augmented Hospitality
Ferrières trains future leaders in hospitality, management, and customer experience. Balancing tradition and innovation, the school stands as a global reference for the service of
tomorrow.

European Business School – Business Development
EBS embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship and boldness.
Rebuilt on a new campus in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, it is becoming the school of business development, entrepreneurship, and strategic creativity focused on the jobs of the future.

École 89 – Deep Tech
Born from the conviction that the future is built through technology, École 89 trains software architects, data experts, and digital innovation creators.
A Deep Tech school at the forefront of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital design.

A Group Oriented Toward the Future
With its 70 in-house companies, GA Education implements a pedagogy 100% anchored in the real economy, where students learn in, through, and for the enterprise.
The future shared campus, currently under construction in Ferrières-en-Brie, will span over 20,000 m², including a student residence, coworking spaces, and sports facilities inspired by American campuses.

“We dreamed this strategy, we built it, and now we are bringing it to life,” concludes Pierre Frangieh.

About GA Education

GA Education is a private higher education group uniting three complementary schools:

• Ferrières – The School of Augmented Hospitality
• EBS Paris – European Business School
• École 89 – Deep Tech School

Together, they form a unique ecosystem preparing talent for the professions of the future,
value creation, and sustainable impact.