National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations - Paris (INALCO)
Founded 1699 as Royal School, reorganized 1795 and 1866. Became Ecole nationale 1870, Centre universitaire 1969, and acquired present status and title 1991. Since 1985, INALCO has been recognized as a 'Grand établissement à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel'.
Funding:
Public
Grades 3
Languages 1
Divisions 24
- African Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- Arab Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Arabic, Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Cultural Studies, Literature, Arts and Humanities, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- Central and Eastern European Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Slavic Languages, Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- Chinese Studies Department/Division
- Civilizations of the Americas Department/DivisionFields of study: American Studies, Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- French as a Foreign Language Department/DivisionFields of study: French
- Hebrew and Jewish Languages and Civilizations Department/DivisionFields of study: Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- International Business Department/Division
- International Studies Department/Division
- Japanese Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, International Relations, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- Russian Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Slavic Languages, Religion, Russian, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- South Asian Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- South East Asian, Upper Asian and Pacific Studies Department/DivisionFields of study: Filipino, Religion, Art History, Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Literature, Political Sciences, History, Economics
- ASIEs Research Division
- Automatic Language Processing Research Division
- Central Europe-Eurasia Research DivisionFields of study: Russian
- History, Societies and World Territories Research Division
- Iranian and Indian Worlds Research DivisionFields of study: Asian Studies
- Japanese Studies Research Division
- Languages and Cultures of Black Africa Research DivisionFields of study: Cultural Studies
- Languages and Cultures of North Africa and Diasporas Research Division
- Linguistic Research on East Asia Research DivisionFields of study: Linguistics
- Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies Research Division
- Plurality of Languages and Identities in Teaching Research DivisionFields of study: Applied Linguistics
Requirements
- Admission details: Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or foreign equivalent, or entrance examination
