INALCO – Research 2018

A rich and long history Inalco was founded in 1795 Its purpose was to teach a wide range of languages to the French The Inalco remained loyal to its commitment: spread oriental languages knowledge Over the centuries the Inalco has become and institution of unrivalled scope Nowadays it offers one of the richest and most diverse range of language and civilization courses in the world

Our Commitments Advance knowledge of worlds and cultures: Since the establishment of INALCO, our objective has been to understand complexity and interaction between of societies, language and cultures. Provide unique expertise on the contemporary world: Celebrate difference: we are a hub for the most diverse cultures, a melting pot, a community forged on cultural inquiry

A few figures More than 2 centuries of existence 9000 students (graduate, post graduate, PhD) 3 000 Courses offered in the different curiculum 200 teaching and research agreements in over 100 countries More than 100 languages and civilizations taught 330 world-class academics 300 PhD students 14 research centers 65 native tutors of the languages studied at the INALCO 12 areas of studies + 4 professional degrees 200 academic language and culture related events each year 17 cultural association A modern campus in Paris The largest library devoted to non western cultures and languages Famous former students (journalists, ambassadors, Public servants, Corporate sector, …)

A wide range of language and civilization 103 languages and civilization Professionally-focused courses Research-focused courses Divided into 12 areas studies: African, South Asian, South-East Asian, American, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, Eurasian, and European studies + 4 Professional oriented curriculum international business, international relations, communication, language teaching and multicultural computing From the undergraduate to the doctorate level 103 languages and civilization taught, divided into professionally focused courses and research-focused courses Professionally-focused courses: which lead to career paths in international business, international relations, communication and intercultural training, language teaching and multilingual computing Research-focused courses: which are centered on a research discipline. The institute also organizes a seminar each year for the research master’s programs, taught by faculty from all disciplines and geographical areas. The doctoral school supervises and facilitates the research of more than 300 PhD students Divided into 12 areas of studies: African, South Asian, South-East Asian, American, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, Eurasian, and European studies + international business, international relations, communication, language teaching and multicultural computing From the undergraduate to the doctorate level Bachelor degrees: courses by language and region that can include a professional specialization Master’s degree: regional programs targeting a research discipline or professional direction Doctorate: Phd research at INALCO’s doctorate school

Career prospects International trade: Import-export, marketing, logistics, finance, corporate consulting International relations: Diplomacy, defense, communications, humanitarian work, intercultural mediation, business intelligence, journalism Languages: Multilingual engineering, SEO specialist, language processing, translation and interpreting Culture and tourism: Cultural activities, interpreting, transportation companies, cultural heritage and conservation Education and research: teaching at all levels, research, think tanks

Thousands of alumni working in France and around the world All along those years the INALCO helped to train Academics, Diplomats and Military from more than 50 countries… More than 1/3 of active French Ambassadors and Diplomats Most French Military Attachés ; Many French councilors for Foreign Trade Many famous students were trained at the INALCO: Former minister of Education Edgard FAURE (Russian) Journalist Patrick POIVRE D’ARVOR (Serbian) Jean David LEVITTE (Indonesian-Malay, Chinese) Diplomatic Councilor of former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

A dynamic research hub – in our historical building Rue de Lille - A structure to facilitate research composed of: A building entirely devoted to research 14 research teams organized by region and discipline Administration offices A doctoral school Strong support to PhD students A digital publishing house called “les presses de l’INALCO” More than 100 scientific events organized each year A structure to facilitate research composed of: A building entirely devoted to research 15 research teams organized by region and discipline Administration offices A doctoral school Strong support to PhD students: offering advanced courses on area studies and in the main disciplines of the humanities and social sciences A digital publishing house called “les presses de l’INALCO” More than 100 scientific events organized each year (such as “le festival des civilisations”)

A double approach = Area studies and Human and Social Sciences Research at Inalco 14 Research Labs 330 Researchers (Full professors, Assistant Professors, and Full researchers from CNRS) 300 PhD students http://www.inalco.fr/recherche/equipes-recherche A double approach = Area studies and Human and Social Sciences Chercheurs : CESSMA : 20 CRLAO : 15 LACITO : 14 MII : 15 SeDyL : 13 CASE : 10

Organisation of research - Inalco Academic Council Research committee Ad Hoc advisory groups 14 research Labs : 8 UMR (Inalco - CNRS - other universities) & 6 EA (Inalco) Transdisciplinary research Program: LABEX EFL in Linguistic (PIA) Interdisciplinary program « Sociétés Plurielles » financed by COMUE - University Sorbonne Paris Cité Doctorate – Graduate School Graduate school council Carrière des fonctionnaires - Plan des formations 08-09

Our research teams

Distribution of researchers of the 14 research labs - INALCO 248 Professors – Researchers (EC) INALCO

INALCO Research budget 2011-2017   budget 2011 budget 2012 Budget 2013 Budget 2014 Budget 2015 budget 2016 budget 2017 Crédits scientifiques unités de recherche 376 000,00 € 388 500,00 € 391 288,36 € 398 000,00 € 403 000,00 € 392 555,00 € 435 000,00 € Soutien conseil scientifique 117 000,00 € 138 500,00 € 165 109,00 € 160 397,00 € 201 362,00 € 166 476,00 € 267 000,00 €

Develop partnerships within our conglomerate of universities: which gathers: Paris Descartes University (Paris 5) Paris Diderot University (Paris 7) IPGP (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris) Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris 3) Inalco Science Po Paris Paris 13 University EHESP (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique) FMSH (Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme) COMUE USPC