European Organization for Nuclear Research – Appointment of Ms. Fabiola Gianotti as Director-General (November 4, 2014)
Pakistan – Murder in Punjab Province (November 4, 2014)
Saudi Arabia – Attack (November 4, 2014)
Cultural network update – Kuwait – Regional seminar on the French language in the Gulf States (Kuwait, November 10 to 11, 2014)
Cultural network update – Germany – “Digital Archives and Cultural Memory” Forum (Berlin, November 10, 2014)
European Organization for Nuclear Research – Appointment of Ms. Fabiola Gianotti as Director-General (November 4, 2014)
France welcomes the appointment of Italian scientist Fabiola Gianotti as Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). It warmly congratulates Ms. Gianotti, who, as of January 1, 2016, will be the first woman to head this leading international institute for fundamental research in particle physics.
Ms. Gianotti has worked extensively in France with the National Center for Scientific Research.
She will bring her extensive experience to CERN and thereby help to develop new projects that will push the boundaries of knowledge in the field of particle physics even further.
Pakistan – Murder in Punjab Province (November 4, 2014)
France condemns the barbaric killing in Punjab Province on November 4 of four people because they belonged to a religious minority.
We express our condolences to the victims’ families.
France calls on the Pakistani authorities to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice and to continue their efforts to curb the increase in sectarian violence and to combat extremism.
It reaffirms its attachment to the freedom of religion or belief, as well as the freedom of opinion and expression.
Saudi Arabia – Attack (November 4, 2014)
France condemns yesterday’s terrorist attack against a religious center in the village of al-Dalwa, in eastern Saudi Arabia, which killed 7 people.
We express our condolences to the victims’ families.
France assures the Saudi authorities and people of its solidarity in the fight against terrorism.
Cultural network update – Kuwait – Regional seminar on the French language in the Gulf States (Kuwait, November 10 to 11, 2014)
A regional seminar, notably organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development and the Francophone University Agency, will bring together more than 100 participants on November 10 and 11, 2014, at the Institut français of Kuwait to discuss the French language.
Business leaders, education officials and French teachers from the Gulf region (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen) will discuss, in the presence of international experts, the added value of the French language and how it complements Arabic and English in the business world. They will notably discuss issues relating to employment, digital networks, training and education.
This seminar will provide an opportunity to increase awareness of the new digital platforms for linguistic cooperation set up by the Institut français as well as the first “trilingual Arabic-French-English hotel industry quality label,” launched in Lebanon on the occasion of International Francophonie Day 2014.
For more information please visit:
http://www.institutfrancais.com/sites/default/files/images/programme_du_seminaire_2014.pdf
Cultural network update – Germany – “Digital Archives and Cultural Memory” Forum (Berlin, November 10, 2014)
The Embassy of France in Berlin and the Institut français will host a forum entitled “Digital Archives and Cultural Memory” on November 10, as part of the French-German Digital Cooperation Year.
On this occasion, about 100 actors from the French, German and European digital world will discuss our joint remembrance efforts, both in front of a live audience and on social networks.
For more information please visit:
http://www.institutfrancais.com/sites/default/files/presentation_forum1_fr__0.pdf