Our association

Who are we?

The Circle Copernic is an association founded in 2006 and pursuing as its goal the promotion of the Copernic program, as well as maintaining and strenпthening the connections between its graduates all over the world.

 Since 1990 the Copernic Program offers an educational course in management and in contemporary world, supported by big French multinational companies and aimed at young gradutes from the universities, in particular at scientists and technicians, from Central Europe and CIS countries, Turkey, Albania, Egypt and Tunisia. This program is approved by l’Institut d’études politiques (IEP), Mines ParisTech and le Collège Des Ingénieurs (CDI).

Our association of graduates and its milestones:

1994 - the network of Copernics is launched

1997 - the network becomes official with creation of its website

2006 - official start of the association of graduates "Circle Copernic"

The number of Copernics hit 1000 participants in 2015

The missions of the Association are:

• To manage and to develop the community of Copernic Program graduates;
• To support and to promote activities and initiatives of the Association and its members thanks to the exchange of knowledge within the community of graduates, as well as with its partners whose interests lie in the countries-participants of the Program Copernic and in France;
• To promote the values of the Association such as an ability to share, solidarity, intellectual exchange and open mind, enterpreneurial initiative, respect and tolerance, especially towards the cultural, ethnic and religious differences, high ethical standards and professionalism;
• To promote the image and the cultural diversity of the countries of the members;
• To suggest activities and to organise cultural and professional events having as a goal the development of the exchange between France and countries the members of the Copernic Program originate from.

Our global mission is to benefit from the synergy of talents to stimulate the international cooperation.

Our vision:

• Team spirit
• Collaborative and international events and projects to the benefit of the network of Copernics.

For more information please visit Association's official website: www.cercle-copernic.org