The Foundation

Inalco stands out as the only public institution of higher education and research in the world offering such varied and recognized training in languages and civilizations, both in France and worldwide.

Inalco is :

• 106 languages and civilizations taught,

• 9000 students,

• 14 research laboratories

• 1250 researchers specializing in areal studies and language sciences,

Inalco is responsible for training around one third of France's top diplomats.

The institute aims to be a privileged space for the promotion of knowledge and people, dialogue between cultures, and equal rights and opportunities.

The Fondation Inalco was born of Inalco's desire to equip itself with a specific legal vehicle enabling it to meet its development challenges through the realization of activities of general interest consistent with the public service missions of the establishment. The Inalco Foundation is a partnership foundation, offering both flexibility of action and security of operation thanks in particular to the certification of results provided by the statutory auditors.

Our mission

The Inalco Foundation aims to foster the development of the Institute. It supports academic and strategic projects aimed at:

• Provide expertise on the contemporary world by supporting research, teaching and the dissemination of knowledge on languages and civilizations;
• Support the excellence of its training and research;
• Promote the unique expertise of its students and foster their professional integration;
• Develop the influence, attractiveness and influence of Inalco in France and internationally, by developing its networks and partnerships

Our priorities for the future

Teaching:

• Encouraging immersion and student mobility
• Favoring innovation and hybridization of teaching (MOOCs, digital humanities)
• Supporting excellence through scholarships and prizes

Research:

• Accompany the development of research at Inalco, particularly in the field of areal studies and language sciences
• Develop research projects or chairs on rare or endangered languages and knowledge, in conjunction with academic partners and museums

Society:

• Work to preserve endangered people and knowledge
• Contribute to the Inalco story and its vitality, in France and internationally

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