{"id":15454,"date":"2022-04-25T09:32:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifegypte.com\/?page_id=15454"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:46:17","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ifegypte.com\/en\/french-institute-in-egypt\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The French Institute in Egypt is the heir to the great tradition of cooperation between Egypt and France and a major player in the bonds of friendship between the French and Egyptian people. 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teachers<\/strong>:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]the headquarters in <strong>Mounira<\/strong> in central Cairo, since 1996[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;D\u00e9couvrir&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; size=&#8221;xs&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Flif-egypte-et-ses-antennes%2Fmounira%2Fpresentation-du-site%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]an antenna in <strong>Heliopolis<\/strong>, since 1977[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;D\u00e9couvrir&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; size=&#8221;xs&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Flif-egypte-et-ses-antennes%2Fheliopolis-nouveau-caire%2Fpresentation-du-site%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]an antenna in <strong>Alexandria<\/strong>, since 1967[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;D\u00e9couvrir&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; size=&#8221;xs&#8221; 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Egypt<\/h2>\n<p>Activities of the French Institute of Egypt are very numerous and varied, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>teaching French<\/strong> for young people, adults, and professionals,<\/li>\n<li><strong>teaching Arabic<\/strong> to French or third-country students,<\/li>\n<li><strong>the organization of artistic events and cooperation<\/strong> with a major component devoted to the professionalization of young creators, support for artists&#8217; mobility in both directions, notably through cross-residency programs,<\/li>\n<li><strong>the promotion of French literature and thought<\/strong>, through our three media libraries, support for the publication of Arabic translations of texts by French authors, and the organization of conferences on the major issues of the contemporary world and heritage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>university, scientific and technical exchanges<\/strong> through, in particular, several grants and mobility aid programmes, be they university (Tahtawi grants, 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