In March 2025, Professor Flavien Falantin was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal of the Société d’Encouragement au Progrès (SEP) during a ceremony held at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris. Founded in 1908 by the Lumière brothers, President Albert Lebrun, and physicist Édouard Branly, the SEP serves as a uniquely French counterpart to the Nobel Prize. It is dedicated to supporting individuals who demonstrate significant potential and the drive to push boundaries even further. This honor was bestowed in recognition of his outstanding contributions to French and Francophone studies. Professor Falantin received the medal alongside Claudie Haigneré, the first European woman in space and former French Minister for Research and Minister for European Affairs.

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