France’s Secretary of Higher Education and Research, Thierry Mandon, visited the Institut Lafayette on April 8, 2016 for the signing of an agreement between Institut Lafayette and German-based AIXTRON, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of deposition systems for the semiconductor industry. Signing on behalf of Institut Lafayette were co-presidents and Georgia Tech faculty members, Abdallah Ougazzaden and Bernard Kippelen. The visit followed bilateral talks between French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the 18^th Franco-German Ministerial Council meeting held in Metz, France on April 7th.