Inalco in figures

Founded in 1795, Inalco is a unique institution in the world, teaching over a hundred languages and civilizations.

Salle de cours pendant le campus LETFIS 2015 © Mouhamadou Seck pour l'Inalco‎

Students

- 8,000 students (initial training)
- 120 foreign nationalities
- 2,000 students of foreign origin
- 68.1% women, 31.9% men.
- Average age of students: 29 years

Staff

- 235 tenured teaching staff
- 128 contract teaching staff
- 101 tenured administrative and technical staff
- 64 contract administrative and technical staff

Research and scientific events

- 14 research teams, 5 of which in association with the CNRS
- A doctoral school with 308 PhD students
- Over 100 international scientific events per year

Culture

- Over 250 cultural events per year
- Partner of 4 festivals
- 15 student cultural associations
- 1 alumni association

L'Inalco is made up of:

- 12 departments: Africa and the Indian Ocean, South Asia and the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Arabic studies, Chinese studies, Korean studies, Hebrew and Jewish studies, Japanese studies, Russian studies, Eurasia, Europe , Languages and cultures of the Americas
- 5 professional streams: International Business, International Relations, Intercultural Communication and Training, Language Didactics, Multilingual Computing Texts