Sorbonne University

Michel Kaplan | Athens | November 13

Internationally acclaimed historian Michel Kaplan, professor emeritus and former president of Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne University, will deliver a lecture on the geographical, political and ideological circumstances that led to the extraordinary longevity of the Byzantine Empire and its heritage to modern culture.

“Sugar daddies” for students website advert causes outrage

A man has been arrested in Paris for advertising a website which matches students with “sugar daddies” or “sugar mamas” who will finance their degree in exchange for “dates.”

A mobile billboard for the Norwegian “RichMeetBeautiful” site was positioned within the Sorbonne University campus.

Toronto Serbian Film Festival to honor Dragan Nikolic

TORONTO - The Toronto Serbian Film Festival, to be held November 3-13, will be dedicated to the late actor Dragan Nikolic, once the festival's guest with the movies Zona Zamfirova and Labyrinth, the Serbian Film Center website said.

Train Driver's Diary by Milos Radovic, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, will open the festival.

Turkish interior ministry to pay 10,000 liras to French student for Gezi detainment: Court

A French student who was deported after being detained by the police during Istanbul's Gezi Park protests on June 11, 2013, has won 10,000 Turkish Liras in compensation for being unlawfully deprived of her freedom during her detention.