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The first major retrospective of Abdulqader Al Rais in Paris
25 September – 21 October 2018 As part of the French-Emirati cultural dialogue 2018, Dubai Culture is presenting the first major retrospective in France of the Emirati painter Abdulqader Al Rais at the Institut du [...]
2018/2019 FLE Training courses
2018/2019 French Language School (FLE) Training courses The Cooperation and Cultural Department of the French Embassy is glad to present its selection of training courses for the 2018/19 school year. These courses are open [...]
Aflam invites applications for the 3rd edition of WarshatAflam !
Aflam invites applications for the 3rd edition of WarshatAflam ! Created during the 4th International Festival of Arab Cinema in November 2016, WarshAflam/The Aflam Workshop is a scheme set up with the support of the CNC’s [...]
Results DELF Junior: April 21st 2018 in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and May 5th in Dubai
Abu Dhabi and Al Ain: Résultats-DELF-Junior-avril-2018-AbuDhabi-et-Al-Ain Dubai: Résultats-DELF-Junior-mai-2018-Dubai The diplomas will be printed in France. You’ll collect it possibly in October 2018, you’ll receive an e-mail to inform you. In the meantime, if necessary, you can receive [...]
Inauguration of the France Alumni network in the United Arab Emirates
The Ambassador of France to the United Arab Emirates, H. E. Ludovic Pouille, the President of Total E & P United Arab Emirates, Hatem Nusseibeh, and the Vice Chancellor of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Eric [...]
Abu Dhabi international Book Fair 2018
From April 25th to May 1st, 2018, France will be present at the Abu Dhabi International Bookfair, ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre). PROGRAMME Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 07:15pm - 08:00pm Encounter and signing [...]
PULSAR The Open Art Prize
Within the context of the Emirati-French Cultural Dialogue, the Institut français in the UAE invite local artists to participate in Pulsar The Open Art Prize. You are a visual artists, musician, architect, designer, actor, engineer, [...]
Lecture “France-UAE Dialogue, the women chapter: gender balance, breaking stereotypes”
Conference on April 22 at 5:00pm around the theme: France-UAE Dialogue, the women chapter: gender balance, breaking stereotypes. Under the patronage of the FBG-Women Empowerment Committee and in collaboration with the University Leadership Council, this [...]
Lecture : Heritage and New technologies in the Arab world
Heritage and New technologies in the Arab world: how to revive the spirit of Mosul? Within the frame of the Emirati-French Cultural Dialogue, the Institut français in the UAE in partnership with Sorbonne University Abu [...]
WHO ARE WE?
The Institut français in the UAE is the cooperation and cultural department of the French Embassy. It has the mission of promoting French creation, thought and language and encouraging cultural, artistic, educational, academic and scientific exchanges and partnerships between France and the UAE. It follows up on the cultural and educational aspects of the strategic dialogue between France and the UAE.
Its activity covers a vast array of actions. It organizes cultural events in numerous fields such as visual arts, live performance and debating ideas. It supports French cultural and academic institutions as well as cultural industries in their development projects in the Emirates.
It also coordinates the French schools network in the United Arab Emirates, the Alliances françaises in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
As a governmental operator, the Institut français in the UAE is a privileged interlocutor of the cultural and academic institutions in the Emirates.
