Endowment 14M€ Students 8,000 Founded 30 March 1795 Total enrollment 9,188 (2007) | Established 1669 by Colbert President Manuelle Franck Doctoral students 300 Phone +33 1 81 70 10 00 | |
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Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (English: National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations) is a famous French institution teaching languages that span Central Europe, Africa, Asia, America, and Oceania. It is often informally called Langues O' (pronounced [lɑ̃ɡ.z‿o], an abbreviation for langues orientales) or more recently by the acronym Inalco.
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History
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About Inalco
A hundred languages and civilizations
The language and civilization courses are taught by world-class academics who are specialists in their fields and by native-speaking tutors of the languages studied at Inalco. From the undergraduate to the doctorate level, the Inalco's research-led teaching is open to inquiring minds from all backgrounds, be they fresh out of high school, undergraduate or graduate students, or adult students in continuing education.
Studies
Degrees and diplomas to serve differing needs
The undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses offered at Inalco allow students to gain
These courses lead to career paths in international business, international relations, communication and intercultural training, language teaching and multilingual computing.
Career Prospects
Difficulty of programs
INALCO is considered as being the most difficult institution in which to learn oriental languages in France. Although the Institute does not make any selection by exam, endemic failure rates every year show the difficulty of most programs. Failure rates are particularly significant among students studying Japanese, Chinese, Russian and Arabic, historically the largest departments.
Below is a table with approximate students numbers, successful students numbers and failure rates in the first, second and third year of the Department of Japanese Studies.
Research
Research at Inalco combines aera studies and academic fields. Researchers study languages and civilizations that are increasingly in the spotlight — Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and as far as the Arctic — and are central to the major issues of the 21st century. Fourteen teams, often partnered with other research organizations, PhD programs, and a publishing service form the backbone of research at Inalco. Inalco also has a project management and knowledge transfer service.
Strong support for PhD students
Inalco supports doctoral students from their enrollment to the defense of their dissertation, offering advanced courses on areas studies and in the main disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. In concert with Sorbonne Paris Cité’s College of Doctoral Schools and Career Development Training Center for PhD students, the Institute also work to enhance the prestige of doctorates among employers and develop PhD students’ transferable skills and adaptability.
An organizational structure to facilitate research
The research teams, administration offices and doctoral school are housed in a building dedicated entirely to research, with access to a full range of support functions: assistance in preparing research proposals and grant applications, organizing scientific events, looking for partnerships and funding, publication support, internal funding, and communication.
International
An international institute
Thanks to over 200 partnership agreements, Inalco conducts research projects in over one hundred countries and offers joint programs with foreign universities. This allows Inalco students and the students of international partners to complement their studies with an immersion experience. Inalco offers distance courses via videoconferencing and online learning content: Inuktitut (Inuit language), Estonian, and soon Swahili (African language).
Founding member of Sorbonne Paris Cité
Inalco is an active member of Sorbonne Paris Cité, a major player in higher education and research worldwide with 120,000 students, 8,500 faculty members, and 6,000 technical and administrative staff. Branches have been opened in Singapore, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
Inalco Foundation – Langues O’
The foundation strives to develop the preservation, study, transmission, development and interaction of languages and culturess in France and around the world with projects involving the Institute’s expertise: education, research, advancing knowledge and skills in a globalized world.
A cultural center
More than 120 nationalities represented by Inalco faculty and students.The Institute, along with its teachers, students and partners, organizes over a hundred cultural events a year. Inalco also participates in several international film festivals and makes every effort to share its knowledge and expertise with society.