2nd French-Speaking University Fair in Baku

2^nd Edition of the Salon Universitaire Francophone: “Semaines de la Francophonie” in Azerbaijan

The 2^nd Salon Universitaire Francophone (SUF, Francophonie Weeks) will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in the premises of the UFAZ from 10 am to 5 pm.

The SUF was created at the initiative of the French Embassy in Azerbaijan, and in cooperation with embassies from several member countries or observers from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF, International Organisation of La Francophonie).

The event will gather a dozen of foreign embassies present in Baku, will hold several European higher education institutions.

Objective of the event: value French learning by presenting opportunities of French language higher studies in partner universities.

Practical information:

• Event composition: promotional university stands, workshops, interviews, materials;
• Presentations of present institutions and French-speaking trainings they offer;
• Participation to the event is free of charge for all audience (participant institution, international organisations, visitors, etc.);
• Pre-registration for institutions wanting to participate;

French is now the fifth language spoken in the world, with 300 million speakers, after the Chinese, English, Spain and Arabic, which is according to the OIF, a 10% increase since 2014.