Founded under the administration of Paul Valéry, the Mediterranean University Center offers conferences open to all throughout the year, led by speakers from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.
Opening times
Opening times
On 4 September 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
Words and expressions in the writings of Albert Camus - by Jean-Pierre Goudaillier, professor emeritus of linguistics.
On 10 September 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
"Ages and Faces of the Royal Fort on Sainte-Marguerite Island" by Christophe Roustan-Delatour, Deputy Director of the Cannes Museums.
On 11 September 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Medicina del futuro, terapie innovative nel 2025" a cura della Prof.ssa Barbara Seitz-Polski, immunologa e nefrologa; del Prof. Marc-Olivier Gauci, responsabile dell'Unità di Chirurgia della spalla; del Dott. Antoine Tran, docente, medico ospedaliero in pediatria.
On 16 September 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
On 18 September 2025
- 18:00 at 18:00
“Georges Enesco, complete musician between two worlds” by Ariadna Ioana Glavce de Faÿ, speaker and Dana Ciocârlie, pianist.
On 23 September 2025
- 18:00 at 18:00
"Democracy Tested by Myth. Some Considerations on the Myth of Prometheus in Plato's Protagoras" by Alonso Tordesillas, specialist in the Sophists.
On 24 September 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"These wounds that heal us" by Rony Mecattaf, author of The Wound That Heals, psychotherapist and business coach.
On 25 September 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
"Why would we colonize space tomorrow?" by Jacques Arnould, historian and ethics expert at CNES.
On 29 September 2025
- 14:30 at 14:30
"Inspirational Figures in the Mediterranean" by Jean-Marc Giaume, historian; Yvan Gastaut, lecturer; and Stéphane Sawas, professor at INALCO.
On 1 October 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"The End of Western Preeminence?" by Vincent Hervouët, journalist; and Dominique Delort, Army Corps General.
On 8 October 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Constantinople, 1453" by Sylvain Gouguenheim, professor at the ENS de Lyon.
On 9 October 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
- 18:00 at 18:00
"General Orly, Victor of the Alps in 1940" by Max Schiavon, PhD in History.
"Is Religion a Source of Conflict?" by Hervé Pasqua, Center for Research in the History of Ideas.
"Is Religion a Source of Conflict?" by Hervé Pasqua, Center for Research in the History of Ideas.
On 17 October 2025
- 09:30 at 16:30
Conferences and debates on air quality and soundscape.
On 29 October 2025
- 18:00 at 18:00
"Mihai Eminescu, the poet: behind the verses, the philosopher and a very great patriot" by Adrian Mihai Cioroianu, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
On 30 October 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Women in the History of Music" by André Peyrègne, former director of the Nice Conservatory, musicologist.
On 5 November 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Janabarh, the road of memory" by Henri Garabédian, narrator; Alexandra Ohanian, kanon; Mathieu Agaian, violin; Gabriel Keusseyan, duduk; and Michaël Vemian, blul and duduk.
On 10 November 2025
- 14:30 at 14:30
"The Memories and Resilience of Returnees"
On 19 November 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Léon Gambetta. Defending the Party, Founding the Republic. From the Genoese Bazaar to Nice (1838-1882)" by Pierre Allorant, Dean of the Orléans Law Faculty.
On 20 November 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
"The Forgotten History of Italian Immigrants in Nice and the Alpes-Maritimes" by Gérard Geist, historian, writer, former teacher.
On 25 November 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Jews from the 19th century to the present day: historian of a French passion" by Jérémy Guedj, historian, lecturer in contemporary history.
On 26 November 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Prisoner of the Scarlet Dream" by Andrei Makine, of the French Academy, writer.
On 27 November 2025
- 18:00 at 18:00
- 15:00 at 15:00
"The Sanctuary of the Madonna of Utelle: A Historical Landmark" by Jean-Loup Fontana, Heritage Curator.
"The Incomprehensibility of Violence" by Hervé Pasqua, Center for Research in the History of Ideas.
"The Incomprehensibility of Violence" by Hervé Pasqua, Center for Research in the History of Ideas.
On 1 December 2025
- 15:00 at 15:00
"Which people around which readings of the book?" by Pierre Abraham Benoit, president of the Amitié Judéo Chrétienne association of Nice; and Patricia Trojman, president of the Spinoza Institute.
On 2 December 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"The Apocalypse of John: Resist, Challenge, Rediscover Hope" by Yves-Marie Lequin, poet, painter, writer, Dominican priest, chaplain to artists, teacher, researcher specializing in the philosophy of art and theology.
On 3 December 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Based on unreal facts" by Tonino Benacquista, writer.
On 4 December 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Osteoarthritis: Understanding, Preventing, Relieving" by Professor Marc-Olivier Gauci, Head of the Shoulder Surgery Unit; Corinne Rodzik, Physiotherapist; and Doctor Jacqueline Rossant, General Practitioner.
On 10 December 2025
- 16:00 at 16:00
"Journey to the Heart of the Stars" by Francine Brondex, ecologist; and Anthony Turpaud, nature photographer.
On 11 December 2025
- 14:30 at 17:30
"Historical perspectives on the life and work of René Cassin".
On 17 December 2025
- 14:00 at 14:00
"The proper use of artificial intelligence for pedagogical and educational purposes" by Patricia Trojman, doctor of philosophy; Hervé Pasque, professor of philosophy; Christian Jacomino, linguist; Marc Benveniste, doctor of comparative literature; Alain Barthe, doctoral student in comparative literature; Franck Lalou, calligrapher.
