The French network – facts and figures
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The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, MAE) operates a vast network of French cultural departments and establishments around the world, responsible for organising some 50,000 cultural events every year.
Key figures :
- 101 Instituts Français and 125 Institut Français branches
- 445 subsidised Alliance Française schools
- 11 Franco-national centres or institutes
- 161 cooperation and cultural action departments
- 10 science and technology departments
- 839 technical assistants including 694 tenured contractual agents and 145 international volunteers
- 135 Campus France offices
