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Staying in contact with France
 
 
     

If you have been in France for a short or long stay and would like to keep up or improve your French language skills, or maintain links with French culture, universities or companies, here are a few tips.
     

Maintaining your French language skills

 
The magazine Label France

“Label France” is published every three months (January, April, July, October) in 200,000 examples and nine languages (French German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian). It is distributed via the French diplomatic network to circles of opinion abroad. The magazine contains exclusive articles (reports, surveys, interviews, profiles…) written by independent journalists and extracts from the best of the French press on all aspects of contemporary France (society, economy, arts and shows, tourism, literature, international cooperation, science and technology, sport, lifestyle, etc.).

To access this directly, go to their Internet site.
 
RFI

Listen to Radio France International (RFI) for news items, a news bulletin in simplified French with listening exercises, along with all the information, features and reporting of a news-based radio.

To listen live on the net, go to the RFI site.
 
TV5

Watch the French national TV station TV5MONDE. This is a general interest channel offering an original worldview with a programme designed to promote cultural diversity and access to a broad range of opinion. Go to their Internet site.
 
Keeping links with the professional world

 
AUF

The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF- University French-speaking agency) is a multilateral institution that supports cooperation and solidarity between universities working in French, in particular with Francophone Africa, the Arab world, South-East Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. It also contributes to developing higher education and research. You can find out al about the AUF on their website.
 
UBIFRANCE

The French agency for international business and economic development works in partnership with foreign markets. Contacting them will put you in touch with key public and private decision-makers in the main professional sectors in which your country has an interest in France.

It can introduce you to the services of the French Embassy and other key contacts in the French economy in your country. This includes chambers of commerce, French export advisors, French regional advisors, professional federations, etc. You may be invited to attend technical demonstrations and cultural events organised by associations (seminars, conferences, debates) taking place in your country. You can contribute your own market know-how and the needs of your country, and you can also take part in promoting the work of UBIFRANCE and advertising your professional skills within an influential business circle.Go to their Internet site.
 
 
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