On November 21, 2024, Mr. Fran?ois Villeroy de Galhau, the Governor of the Bank of France, visited GRIPS and gave a special lecture about "The French and European macroeconomic situation: an outlook in an uncertain world," with an introduction by Haruhiko Kuroda, the project professor of GRIPS and the former Governor of the Bank of Japan.

There were about 50 students and faculty participated in the lecture, and they had lively discussions.