Category Educational Diplomacy

Rapid monitoring, analysis and reflection on education news, weak signals and transformations in the sector. Diligence’s view of global education.

Educational Diplomacy

Towards a new balance of power

Educational diplomacy symbolized by a woman standing under a golden arch, representing institutional legitimacy and the shifting balance of academic power in Europe.

Towards a New Balance of Power examines how academic excellence is shifting globally and why Europe, and France in particular, now function as institutional thresholds rather than automatic centres of legitimacy. As Asian and Middle Eastern systems consolidate research capacity and international recognition, the academic world becomes multipolar. In this new geography of knowledge, France can act as a territory of balance, where governance coherence, regulatory rigor, and the capacity to sustain quality over time are tested and secured. In Europe, legitimacy is no longer declared. It is crossed.

SANDRINE OUILIBONA
04/11/2025

Educational Diplomacy, Setting up a school

Where to set up your educational business in Europe?

Where to set up an educational business in Europe? France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Germany... Each country offers different opportunities, rules, requirements and business models. This article compares European educational frameworks and helps international schools choose the territory best suited to their strategy.

SANDRINE OUILIBONA
21/10/2025

Educational Diplomacy

Under the Arch · The Institutional Voice

Institutional voice behind Educational Diplomacy. A position grounded in governance, responsibility, and institutional reading, designed to clarify legitimacy, sequencing, and decision-making before any educational entry into Europe becomes irreversible.

SANDRINE OUILIBONA
18/10/2023