French university to offer Kazakh language courses

Students of the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in France will start studying the Kazakh language. The additional course, which had been unavailable for two years, will be introduced at the foreign university on October 6 this week among the 105 languages taught at the institution. It is known that numerous foreign students have already expressed interest in learning Kazakh. The French diplomatic mission in Astana attributes this to the growing interest of modern youth in the Central Asian region, and particularly, Kazakhstan. France is also open to cooperation in the education field. Every year, about 500 students from Kazakhstan enroll at French universities, often through a number of joint educational scholarship programs.

 “Students from Kazakhstan can study in France in any field or specialization at any university. If they have a solid knowledge base, they can enter a higher economic school or a higher engineering school. We are all very proud that the Kazakh language course will commence at the INALCO on October 6. It is the only university in the world outside Kazakhstan and the former Soviet Union countries to offer Kazakh language courses within Europe. It’s our world-famous INALCO. We are very happy, as it shows good and friendly cooperation between France and Kazakhstan,” said Xavier Le Torrivellec, Attache for Educational Cooperation at the French Embassy in Kazakhstan.

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