About us

Director’s word

The Summer Courses for Foreign Students team welcomes you to Nancy for our unique linguistic and cultural program which was created by an association of professors from the University of Lorraine and specialists of French as Foreign Language.

As the current Director and Team Leader, I have personally been involved with this program for over 15 years. Along with our entire team of experienced teachers, student-organizers we are committed to supporting you in learning French and helping you discover all the cultural, historical, artistic and gastronomic richness of France.

Our programs, for all audiences and all levels, are a unique opportunity to practice French in a human-sized city, rich in its heritage and its inhabitants, in the heart of Europe.

With your love for learning and international contacts, you can feel at home anywhere. I’m waiting for you near Place Stanislas to help you perfect your French and to make the city of Nancy your second home.

Pierre-Henri Mayer, director of the Summer Courses

The teaching team

Noémie Valerio

I hold a Master’s degree in Modern Letters and a Master’s degree in Classical Letters, and pursued a bilingual curriculum in French and English.
I have taught French, FLE and FLS in different schools.
Since 2018, I am a trainer and a teacher at the Greta (Education for Adults) in Nancy. I work for the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) in the FLE, and also teach literature in high school.
I have been participating in the Cours d’Été in Nancy since 2017.

Quentin Boisson

I hold a Master’s degree in Didactics of Languages with a specialization in the teaching and training of French as a foreign language, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in English LLCER (Foreign and Regional Languages, Literatures and Civilizations) 2022, and have been part of the summer courses teaching team since 2022. At the same time, I work for GRETA Lorraine center, a training organization, where I teach French and English to a variety of learners. My exchange year in the United States at Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, California, in 2016 was an exceptional experience that not only strengthened my language skills, but also broadened my intercultural understanding.

Charles McCreary

I have been a professor of French (language, literature and culture) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for more than 30 years. My areas of interest include French literature of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. I have been accompanying American students to the Cours d’Été in Nancy since 1989 and am now teaching the translation course. The City of Nancy rewarded my fidelity in 2019 by giving me its Golden Medal.

Liliane Magnien

I hold both a doctorate in French language and literature as well as a masters in philosophy. I have taught literature and philosophy at the secondary level and am now teaching at the Université de la Culture permanente. I have been participating in the Cours d’Été in Nancy since 2013.

Philippe Bruant

I hold a doctorate in Geography and am a passionate teacher, lecturer and guide of my city, Nancy. I spent my entire childhood and my teen years on Place Stanislas. In addition to all of that, I am a tour group leader for forts located around Toul as well as for a number of major battlefields of the First World War. I have also written a number of books about that conflict.
Last publication : La Bataille du Grand Couronné, Editions Gérard-Louis, 2014, and Mes guerres en culottes courtes Place Stanislas, Editions Gérard Louis, 2018. I have been participating in the Cours d’Été in Nancy since 1998.

Gilles Losseroy – Relations with Asia

I hold a doctorate in French language, literature and culture, and a certificate in Educational Media-FFL (CAREL, Royan). I teach Performance Studies at Université de Lorraine and direct a theatre company called La Mazurka du Sang Noir. I joined the Summer Courses in 1988 to teach grammar and literature and lead the drama workshop, and I directed our program from 2014 to 2024. I have taught in Indonesia and led workshops and masterclasses in many countries.