Institut français en Inde

Institut français en Inde
Type French cultural centre
Location
  • Nbr 2, Dr Abdul Kalam Road
    110011 New Delhi, India[1]
Website http://www.ifindia.in/

The Institut français en Inde is part of the worldwide network of "French institutes". The Delhi office is the only in India, the Pondichery antenna of the institute being a research facility more than a cultural centre.[2]

Background

This French Institute was inaugurated on 29 March 2012 by Mr Xavier Darcos, then president of the French Institute alliance.[3] However, French cultural activities in Delhi have existed under various forms before the official opening of the institute. Before 2012, all cultural activities related to the French embassy were supervised by Culturesfrance.[4]

The French Institute entertains close links with the French Embassy in India, the local Alliance Française and other French-teaching establishments like the Lycée Français de Delhi.

The Lycée français de Delhi and the Centre for Social Research and Humanities are also based within its walls.[5] It is located next to the 5 stars hotel 'Taj Mahal', the Parsi cemetery and a few hundred meters from the Rajpath and India Gate[3][6]

Mission

The institute’s cultural center participates actively to the local and national art scene, by organising dozens of cultural events every year, on a local, regional or national basis. It also participates to external events, within the promotion of friendly ties between France and other francophone countries and India.[7]

In addition to these events, the center offers regular French classes and international certifications of proficiency in French (such as DELF, DALF, DELF Junior, DELF Pro, TCF and TEF).[8]

The French Institute - New Delhi is also engaged in giving online access to learning material; it created http://india.salledesprofs.org/, in order to give French teachers in India better access to approved teaching resources.

It cooperates intimately with Indian universities to propose joint courses to Indian and French students alike. In 2011 alone, 2500 Indian students chose to study in France via the joint programs created by the Institut français.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Les Instituts français dans le monde". Institut français.
  2. ↑ "Les Instituts français dans le monde -". Institut français.
  3. 1 2 "History". Institut Français India.
  4. ↑ https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000023332301
  5. ↑ "Mission". CSH.
  6. ↑ "New Delhi". HERE WeGo.
  7. ↑ "Institut Français Inde". Extravagant India.
  8. ↑ "Learn French". Institut Français India.
  9. ↑ "University Cooperation". Institut Français India.
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