On 13th June 2019 at a ceremony organised in Tunis, the Denis Pietton grant was given to Algerian Rim Kelouaze in recognition of her “Teen” project, which aims to sustainably preserve and develop Algerian heritage.

For a week beginning on 1st July, LabCitoyen, the Institut français programme dedicated to Human Rights, will gather 57 young French-speakers from all over the world to discuss the theme: "Women's rights: equality and citizenship". Writer Leïla Slimani, 2016 Prix Goncourt winner, is the sponsor of...

The 5th edition of the Night of Ideas will take place on Thursday 30th of January 2020 around the topic “Being alive”. The topic puts at the center of the Night of Ideas 2020 the interrogation of ecological balances and the relationship between the human and the world.

Published in 2018 in the “L’Opportune” collection of the Presses Universitaires Blaise Pascal, the book by Ekrame Boubtane L’Économie de l’immigration (The Economy of Immigration) looks back at the progression of immigration in France, from the 1950s.

The fourth edition of the Night of Ideas was held on 31st January. Hundreds of experts around the world meet for discussions around the theme "Facing the Present".

The University of African Futures exhibition (UFA, Université des futurs Africains) invites 20 or so artists from Africa and its diaspora back in time to deconstruct clichés about Africa’s relationship with the future, and ponder what knowledge and stories we need to understand and imagine the...

Marie-Yemta Moussanang is behind the microphone of Afrotopiques, addressing contemporary questions from the perspectives of Southern countries and the African worlds in particular, through a series of interviews with intellectuals and builders of firm alternatives.

On the occasion of the French Presidency of the European Union, the Institut français is launching "Café Europa 2022", a morning of debates on the future and freedom of the press, which will take place on 5 March 2022 in iconic cafés in the European public space. 

On the morning of 5 March 2022, the Institut français, in partnership with the Prix Albert Londres and Reporters Without Borders, is organising the "Café Europa 2022" event in some thirty major European cities to discuss the future of the press on the continent. In France, the discussions...

As part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Institut français is giving a voice to committed young people from the 27 Member States on 12 March at the Collège de France. During a major evening of debate, 54 young people from all over Europe will defend concrete...

Angers is hosting a forum on gender equality in Europe on 8, 9 and 10 March 2022. Organised as part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the France-Portugal 2022 Season (implemented by the Institut français for the French portion) to coincide with International Women's...

Télérama and the Théâtre de la Ville in collaboration with the Scène de recherche of the ENS Paris-Saclay and AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, are organising L’Urgence du partage (sharing is urgent), two days of encounters to give students the opportunity to be heard. Follow online or in person on...

The 8th edition of the LabCitoyen will be held from 4 September to 20 November 2021, dedicated to the Rights of the Child. 45 young participants from 35 countries will meet online each week to explore the issues at stake and implement a civic action with an impact in their country of residence...

What is fake news? Do our favourite YouTubers always tell the truth? Can we always tell whether a post on Instagram or Tik Tok is real or fake? Why does fake news exist? How can we identify it? 

18 artists in residence at the Cité internationale des arts open the doors to their workshops. Coming from all over the world, they will share with the public their work in progress and their experiences of residency in France.