Alliance franaise 120 years after its creation

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Alliance française 120 years after its creation
Conception Alain Villechalane Assistant
Director of International Relations Alliance
française of Paris Design Cédric Diat, Sylvia
Schneider
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Historical background
Missions and vocations
Creation of an Alliance française center
International network
Number of students enrolled around the world
Human and financial resources
Activities, resources and support
The Alliance of Paris at the heart of the network
French cultural network abroad
Role and specificity of the AF centers
On-line network directory
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- 1883 -
- 2003 -
On Saturday July 21, 1883 at 400PM the
organizing committee of the Alliance française
met in Paris at 215 Saint-Germain blvd in
the Saint-Simon Circle, one of the rooms of the
Historical Society .
The current location of the Alliance française
of Paris, 101 Raspail boulevard
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M. Pierre TARABBIA Assoc. prof.- Phys. Sc. Pdt of
theA.F. of Toulouse
M. François SALLET Solicitor Pdt of theA.F. of
Nice
French members
Foreign members
Mme Anna BOSSMAN President of the A.F. of Accra
(Ghana)
M. Paul SABOURIN Associate Professor - Faculty of
Law Pdt of theRichelieu Senghor Circle
M. Nadir GODREJ President of theA.F. of Bombay
M. Yves PAGNIEZ Plenipotentiairy Minister
honorary, former Ambassador
Office
M. Jean-Pierre de LAUNOIT President of theA.F
of Bruxelles
M. Marceau LONG Honorary Vice-President of the
Councel of State President of the French
Institute for international relations
M. Guy Vincent de KERDREL Director of the Banque
Transatlantique
M. Pierre MOUSSA Past President of Groupe
Paribas President of the Foundation for African
Enterprise
Mme Michèle GENDREAU-MASSALOUX Senior Member of
the council of State Rector of the A.U.F.
M. Augustin LEGORRETA Pdt of the Federation of
A.F. of Mexico
M. Goéry DELACÔTE PhD. in Phys. Sc. General
Manager of the San Francisco Exploratorium
M. Jacques RIGAUD Honorary Senior Member of the
Councel of State Président of ADMICAL
M. Jacques VIOT French Ambassador President of
the Alliance française
M. André COINTREAU C.E.O. of the Cordon Bleu
Mme Simone ROZES First honorary President of the
court of appeal
M. Jean-Marie CAVADA C.E.O. of Radio-France
M. Jacques CAMPET Conseiller maître honoraire à
la Cour des Comptes
General treasurer M. Claude GRAVELIN Honorary
Judge at the Revenue Court
M. Paul BERNARD Former regional Prefect Honorary
President and advisor to the group EGIS
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Historical background of the Alliance française
1883 Creation of the National Association for
the propagation of the French language in the
French colonies and abroad  under the aegis of
Pierre Foncin and Ambassador Paul
Cambon. 1884 Foundation of the Alliance
française of Paris (March 10). Renowned
individuals formed the Board of Directors
Ferdinand de Lesseps, Louis Pasteur, Ernest
Renan, Hippolyte Taine, Jules Verne, Ernest
Lavisse Committees were established in
Barcelona, Constantinople, Fes, London,
Tangiers, Tunis, Tokyo, Mexico 1886 State-approv
ed in January, the association directed its
attention towards North Africa, Latin America,
North America and the Far East. Its declared
mission was to develop French language
instruction and organize cultural events.
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Historical background of the Alliance française
1889 Asia quickly joins the movement with the
creation of the first Alliance française in
India. 1890 On the occasion of the 10th
anniversary, a first congress was held. At that
time the Alliance française had 30 000 members,
about a hundred committees in France and
seventy-six committees abroad. In Paris, French
language classes started up for
foreigners. 1919 Opening of the practical school
of French language instruction at 101Raspail
boulevard in Paris. 1936 The Teaching French as
a Foreign Language Fair attracts thousands of
visitors to the Alliance française of Paris. 1940
The archives of the Alliance française are
confiscated by the Nazis and transported to
Berlin. 1943 On the occasion of the 60th
anniversary, General De Gaulle delivers an
historical speech in Algiers, where
he reaffirms the vocation of the Alliance
française.
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1952 The Paris school is named the
International School of French language and
civilization. 1967 After renovations, the
building at 101Raspail blvd is heightened to two
stories. The Georges Duhamel center is
inaugurated. So, the school doubles its capacity
to accommodate students. 1979 Record year
during which 32 000 students register for courses
in Paris. 1983 Centenary celebration of the
Alliance attended by François Mitterrand, the
President of France. 2002 Creation of the
multimedia resource center at the Alliance
française of Paris. 2003 The Alliance has
centers in 130 countries and boasts 1072
associations around the world.
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Pierre Foncin, first Secretary-General
(1883-1897)
Born May 2,1841. Historian-Geographer. In 1874
he becomes the Secretary of the Geographical
Society of Bordeaux. Aware of the problems
associated with colonization and of their effect
upon the status of the advancement of the local
population.

• 1882 Head of secondary education with the
  Department and becomes chief inspector of
  schools.
• 1883 Founds the Alliance française and remains
  secretary-general and director until 1897.
  Attaché for the development of the French
  language throughout the world, a sincerely
  secular assignment. He becomes president from
  1899 to 1914.
• 1902-1903 Presides over the Secular French
  Mission.

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Paul Cambon, founder (1843-1924)
French diplomat. Principal private secretary to
Jules Ferry. Diplomat in Tunisia (1882), and the
ambassador in Madrid (1886), Constantinople
(1891) and then London. Brother of Jules Cambon,
himself a diplomat and then the ambassador to the
United States (1897), Madrid as well as Berlin
(1907-1914) and signatory on the Treaty of
Versailles.

• 1883 Chief-principal initiator in the
  foundation of the Alliance française.
• He presides over the first Board of Directors in
  July at the Saint-Simon Circle.
• He advocates the preservation and the expansion
  of Frances influence through the propagation its
  language.

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Historical background
Presidents
Georges DUHAMEL 1937-1949
Charles TISSOT 1883-1887

Paul DESCHANEL 1919-1920
Emile HENRIOT 1949-1961
Ferdinand de LESSEPS 1887-1888
Victor DURUY 1889-1891
Raymond POINCARE 1920-1925
Wilfrid BAUMGARTNER 1961-1978
Paul DOUMER 1925-1930
Marc BLANCPAIN 1978-1993
C.Colonna CECCALDI 1891-1892
Jacques VIOT 1994-
Gén. PARMENTIER 1892-1899
Raymond POINCARE 1930-1934
Pierre FONCIN 1899-1914
Joseph BEDIER 1934-1937
Jules GAUTIER 1914-1919
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Historical background
Secretary- general


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Missions and vocations

• The association known as the  Alliance
  française , established in 1883, has the mission
  to teach the French language around the world, to
  organize cultural events and to unite
  Francophiles everywhere.
• To maintain or develop the practice of the French
  language and a taste for francophone cultures. It
  is not involved in any political or religious
  causes.
• Its activities in addtion to its community status
  are important components for its success.
• The Alliance française has a local community
  status and is governed by the laws of the country
  in which it has set up centers. Therefore the
  Alliance française is only considered  French 
  in France.

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Creation of an Alliance française

• Anyone wishing to set up a new Alliance française
  must make a request to the Alliance française of
  Paris.
• Five main prerequisites
• to collect the main support, first memberships,
• appoint a provisional board of directors,
• draft a bill of statutes,
• establish a future-oriented budget and a
  financial plan,
• plan pedagogical and cultural programming and
  find premises suited to the activities.
• The Association can only be definitely set up
  after approval of the statutes by the Alliance
  française of Paris.

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• It falls to the initiators to convene the meeting
  of a constituent General Assembly which
• drafts a bill of statutes for the new association
  within the general framework of statutes and
  regulations of the Alliance française of Paris
  while also taking into account local legislation.
  
• Establishes a future-oriented budget and a
  financial plan which shows both the operational
  expenses which can not be reduced, and the
  revenue generated.
• The Alliance française centers are
  self-sufficient associations governed by the
  local authority and morally bound to the Alliance
  française of Paris.

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• A file presenting the project in its entirety,
  accompanied by the French version of the statutes
  of the new association will be put together by
  the president of the provisional board of
  directors and sent to the Alliance française of
  Paris for review and approval by its board of
  directors, guarantor of the label Alliance
  française.
• Only once notification of approval by the board
  of directors of the Alliance française is
  received may the new Alliance française center be
  considered lawfully established.
• The new center must then be registered with the
  local authorities according to enforced
  legislation.
• A newly launched Alliance française center must
  be able to ensure a balanced budget without
  external assistance unless it is a question of
  political will by the French government. 

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Number of students around the world

9 increase in number of students in 2002
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Number of students enrolled in ... Paris
158 different nationalities were represented in
2002
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and around the world
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Human and financial resources of service to the
Alliance française
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Human and financial resources of service to the
Alliance française
Alliance française centers 1072 associations of
which 784 are teaching centers Cultural centers
and institutes 215 establishments
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Human and financial resources of service to the
Alliance française
126,3 M
42,5 M
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Activities, resources and support

• Teaching of the French language
• Developing French language courses that prepare
  students, as far as possible, for examinations
  and diplomas offered by the Alliance française of
  Paris.
• Supporting higher French language education in
  national educational establishments
• The circulation of books, documents and new
  information and communication technology
• Distribution of French or Francophone cultural
  goods (texts, audiovisual materials or others)
  through the creation of appropriate facilities
  (librairies, resource centers, media centers,
  film clubs, galleries and theatres).
• Participation in French and foreign cultural
  distribution networks.
• Organization of cultural activities
• Organization of French cultural events
  (performances, recitals, exhibitions, lectures,
  conferences,).
• Meetings for recreational or promotional
  purposes.
• Organization of tours for sight-seeing and to
  learn French in France or other French-speaking
  countries.

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• Financial resources
• Membership fees (rate determined by the
  committee).
• Donations and legacies given to the association.
• Income generated by the services provided by the
  Alliance française(course registration fees,
  admission to the film club, to the library).
• Possibility of grants allocated by the Department
  of Foreign Affairs (DGCID) through the agency of
  diplomatic appointments.
• Support from the Alliance française of Paris
• In certain situations and in agreement with the
  Department of Foreign Affairs, the secondment of
  a director, remunerated by France, in order to
  assure the daily management of the Alliance on
  the own responsibility of the Board of Directors.
  
• Appraisal missions (undertaken by the Department
  of Foreign Affairs or the Alliance française of
  Paris) in the fields of education and finance can
  be organized.
• Grants for advanced vocational training in France
  can be awarded to teachers and/or students at
  Alliance française centers abroad.
• Cultural tours can be proposed.
• Exhibitions and documentation can be put at the
  disposal of certain Alliance française centers.

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The Alliance française of Paris at the heart of
the network

• Since the beginning of the movement, the Alliance
  française of Paris has always played a
  deciding role
• to guarantee the integrity, coherence and the
  durability of this large and diverse operation
• to exercise prerogative that it alone holds since
  its creation to ensure that the statutes and the
  community operation are respected or, if
  required, to revoke its label from certain
  associations
• to participate actively in recruting staff on
  secondment put at the disposal of the Alliance
  française centers and to follow up on the grants
  given to government-regulated Alliance française
  centers.

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• The Department of Foreign Affairs (MAE)
• puts at the disposal of the Alliance française,
  financial and human resources, within the
  framework of cultural and linguistic policies set
  up by French diplomatic representation abroad.
• can appoint and remunerate staff having the
  authority to carry out a mandate decided on by
  the Board of Directors of the Alliance Française
  of Paris, the duties of the Délégué général of
  the Alliance française of Paris.
• The Alliance française of Paris
• plays the role of expert, advisor, and activity
  organizer for the entire network in the fields of
  education and culture
• The competition  Visions dEurope  (ex.
  European competition) for which the winners win a
  trip to Paris.
•  La saga du français  (The French Saga),
   Paris .
•  Centenary of the law 1901  exhibition about
  the Alliance française .
• shares its experience by way of teacher training,
  its educational website and the organization of
  official examinations for certification.

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• The Alliance française of Paris organizes the
  international colloquium which, each year,
  reunites the directors, délégués généraux and
  presidents of Alliance française centers.
• On this occasion, the International Relations
  Department (IRD)
• makes known and elaborates (within the council of
  délégués généraux, the international advisory
  council and practical workshops) the main
  orientation of the network s policies,
• presents key organizations and resource persons
  (contact individuals),
• answers to the needs expressed by the
  participants.

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• The International Relations Department is
  presently working on two important projects
• The distribution of an Alliance française
  directors manual which will collect all of the
  essential information to assist the Alliance
  Française directors during their mission.
• The updating of the network directory 2003-2004
  which has proven to be very useful.

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The French cultural network abroad

• Composed of 267 French language teaching
  establishments which come under the Agency of
  French language teaching abroad (A.E.F.E.), of
  150 cultural centers and institutes and of 1072
  Alliance française centers, of which 784 are
  teaching centers.
• Instrument of French diplomacy, the cultural
  establishments are tools of influence,
  partnership and cooperation.
• Promoters of a cultural diversity based on
  universal values, their mission is to diffuse
  French and other francophone cultures as well as
  the French language, but also to aid the cultures
  of their partner countries.

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• They must become the platforms for a debate of
  ideas on the main social questions, a debate that
  scientific and technical education has to support
  and in which French positions must find their
  place.
• In short, they secure a mission of French
  language instruction, cultural and artistic
  partnership, participation in the intellectual
  debate and cooperation with the partner country.

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• The cultural establishments contribute to the
  strategic influence lead by France and aimed at
  the élite in training.
• For these establishments, the French courses
  constitute
• a fundamental dimension of their activity,
• a justified investment by the role of French in
  the larger strategy of cooperation lead by
  cultural section of the Embassy.
• The cultural establishments must also act as a
  reference, with regards to French language
  instruction
• research and innovation in the area of teaching,
• to put specific resources at the disposal of
  others,
• policies for exemplary certification,
• to act as a showcase for computer assisted
  language learning accompanied by guidance
  teaching (tutoring).

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Role and specificity of the Alliance française
centers

• Mission in keeping with the French Embassy in
  each partner country.
• Directors on secondment by the Department of
  Foreign Affairs and placed under the authority of
  the ambassador.
• Secondary supervision   the Board of
  Directors and its president.
• The establishments  programs must be developed
  in consultation with the Department of Cultural
  cooperation and initiative, their directors
  invited to the cultural sections meetings and
  combined with the yearly budget planning.

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• Universality of the movement.
• Involvement of key figure volunteers in the host
  country.
• The vitality of the  Alliance formula is
  impressive great ability to adapt, awareness of
  the local reality in each country
• Dual partnership relationship (Department of
  Foreign Affairs and the Board of Directors).
• Settlement into civil society.

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The web site

• Objective reached a true portal site.
• Main recent changes easier navigation, new
  headings (network map, Pdf directory,
  recruitment, on-line boutique), reorganization
  of information (transfer of headings)
• Stakes to continue the rationalization of
  information (ex current events heading),
  revitalize the directory (easier passage from
  Pdf format to html format), to create an intranet
  system.
• Some figures more than 30 000 visitors/month.
  

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