The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), French for the "Association of Universities of the Francophonie," is a global network of French-speaking higher education and research institutions.

Founded in Montreal in 1961, the AUF is a multilateral institution which supports the co-operation and solidarity between the university institutions working in French, firstly with the French-speaking countries of Africa, the Arab world, of Southeast Asia, of Central and Eastern Europe and of the Caribbean. It has 635 members (public and private universities, institutes of higher education, centers or research institutions, institutional networks and networks of administrators associated with university life) distributed in the countries of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

The AUF is present in nearly 70 countries, through its regional offices, its centers of access to information, its campuses numerical or its institutes of formation. It receives funding from La Francophonie. Its headquarters are located in Montreal, Canada, on the campus of the University of Montreal.

Since 1989, the AUF is the direct operator for higher education and research in the French speaking world and participates thus, with support of states and governments sharing the French language, in the construction and consolidation of a scientific space in French.

Programs

• Supports the development of
  • «French language, cultural and linguistic diversity»
  • «Law and democracy»
  • «Environment and sustainable development»
• Supports and reinforces excellence in higher education
• Provides greater access to education and research through ICT

Researchers Network

• French language studies
• Lexicology, terminology, translation
• Sociolinguistics and language dynamics
• Teledetection
• Erosion and management of waters
• Economic and development analysis
• Demography
• Entrepreneurship
• Biotechnology
• Agrifood engineering
• Vector parasitic studies
• Fundamental laws
• Health sciences

Institutional Networks

• Veterinary medicine (AEEVTPLF)
• Management (CIDEGEF)
• Medicine (CIDMEF)
• Pharmacy (CIDPHARMEF)
• Law (CIFDUF)
• Agricultural and food sciences (CIDEFA)
• Engineering (CITEF)
• Journalism (Théophraste)
• Dentistry (CIDCDF)
• Social sciences and humanities (AFELSH)
• Information sciences (AIESI)
• Science and techniques (CIRUISEF)
• Urbanisation (APERAU)
• Training of trainers (RIFEFF)

Regional Centers of Excellence

Strategic indicators of AUF

[edit] See also

• Institut de la Francophonie pour l'Informatique - one of its institutions.
• Association internationale des maires francophones
• Association internationale des parlementaires francophones
• TV5
• Université Senghor (Alexandria)

[edit] External links

• Official site (French)

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