The Institut français d’Ecosse has 4 major aims:
- To promote French language, by providing a high quality range of French courses for everyone, including enterprises.
- To promote French culture in Scotland, by programming ambitious, inventive events in and outside its building in Edinburgh. Thanks to film screenings, art exhibitions, concerts, artistic performances, and various other cultural events, the IFE aims to be a centre for French Culture on the Scottish stage.
- To encourage cross-cultural exchange between France and Scotland, in cooperation with Scottish Francophile institutions.
- To develop exchanges between France and Scotland in Education: that is the reason why it also hosts in its premises the Education Office for Scotland.
We are publicly funded by the French Government, but in order to maintain and continue to offer a high quality, original, inventive programme of events we still rely on donations and sponsorship to help make it all possible.
Here’s how you can help to further develop the Institut Francais d’Ecosse:
Become a member of the Institute
Make a donation to the Society of the Friends of the Institut
Become a corporate sponsor
Book advertising space to promote your own business or service on our website and newsletter.
Hire space in our beautiful and ideally located venue in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town