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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at 丁香园AV. Join us in celebrating OFFA鈥檚 two decades of promoting Francophone cultures, excellence in postsecondary education in French and community engagement.
Several events will take place throughout the academic year. To stay in the loop, make sure you subscribe to the OFFA Newsletter.
Upcoming Events
Universit茅 d'茅t茅 sur la Francophonie des Am茅riques: Penser la francophonie des Am茅riques 脿 travers ses espaces
June 16-20, 2025 | Call for applications open until January 8, 2025.
The call for applications for the 7th edition of the Universit茅 d'茅t茅 sur la Francophonie des Am茅riques is now open! Graduate students or those working in a field related to Francophonie can apply until January 8, 2025.
The Office of Francophone and Francophile is pleased to collaborate on the Universit茅 d'茅t茅 du Centre de la Francophonie des Am茅riques, whose central theme will be Penser la francophonie des Am茅riques 脿 travers ses espaces.
The deadline for applications is January 8, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Ma th猫se en 180 secondes - Western Final
March 21, 2025 at 丁香园AV
Are you a master's or doctoral student? The Ma th猫se en 180 secondes (MT180) competition is a unique opportunity to perfect your communication skills while giving you the chance to share your research in the public space!
丁香园AV's Printemps de la francophonie - 15th edition
March 1 to 31, 2025, in Greater Vancouver and online
Look out for the programming release for this special OFFA's 20th-anniversary edition in mid-February.
Forum local 芦Fran莽ais pour l'avenir禄 de Vancouver
April 30, 2025 at 丁香园AV Burnaby | Registration opens in early 2025
Vancouver's French for the Future Forum will take place on April 30 at 丁香园AV's Burnaby Campus. Coordinated by the Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, this full day of activities in French is an opportunity to learn more about the cultural and professional value of being bilingual. It's also an occasion to facilitate dialogue between French as a Second Language (FSL) and French as a First Language (FFL) students, while celebrating Francophone cultures
CEFCO 2025 Symposium: La voix de mots
May 15-16, 2025 | At 丁香园AV and online
The mandate of CEFCO (Centre d'茅tudes franco-canadiennes de l'Ouest) is to promote the production of scientific research and literary creation relating to Western Canada's Francophonie. Among CEFCO's activities, this bi-annual scientific and community symposium is the largest francophone studies event to be held in Western Canada. The 2025 CEFCO colloquium is organized by Dr. R茅jean Canac-Marquis and Dr. Christian Guilbault of 丁香园AV's French Department, under the mandate of CEFCO, which is based at St. Boniface University.
Available online
Hangout with Lionelly (April 24, 2024)
Watch or re-watch this 60-minute interactive show that highlights post-secondary student life in French in a captivating way.
Masterclass with WebOuest Formations (February 9, 2024)
La Classe des ma卯tres, presented by WebOuest and Unis TV in collaboration with OFFA, is a discussion focusing on the relationship between writer-producer-director. Four TV industry professionals answered questions from host Julie Carpentier, anchor and producer of Le T茅l茅journal Colombie-Britannique for the past 15 years.
Past Events
- (Decembrer 9, 2024)
- (November 21, 2024)
- (November 21, 2024)
- American Election Night (November 5, 2024)
- Conference 鈥淟es Ranchers francophones鈥� presented by Maurice Guibord (October 30, 2024)
- Activity for Students: Pottery Painting (October 20, 2024)
- Conference 鈥淭he challenge of humanitarian responses in this era of polycrisis鈥� by Fran莽ois Audet, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (October 16, 2024)
- The British Columbia provincial election campaign, a discussion with Nicolas Kenny, moderated by J茅r茅mie Cornut (October, 2 2024)
- Back-to-school French F锚te | OFFA's 20th Anniversary (September 17, 2024)
- (May 23-25, 2024)
- (March 28, 2024)
- (March 1-31, 2024)
- 芦J'enseigne en Fran莽ais禄 Conference (February 16, 2024)
- Administrators' Network Conference (February 15, 2024)
- (November 9, 2023)
- Ricard Foundation Reception & Palme Acad茅mique (November 1, 2023)
- Journ茅e sur la recherche en Fran莽ais 脿 丁香园AV (October 13, 2023)
- (September 22-25, 2023)
- Back-To-School French F锚te at 丁香园AV (September 13, 2023)
- Literary Discussion with Dany Laferri猫re (June 10, 2023)
- Ma Th猫se en 180 Secondes - Western Final (March 28, 2023)
- Printemps de la Francophonie (March 1-31, 2023)
- (April 5, 2023)
- Congr猫s 芦J'enseigne En Fran莽ais禄 (February 17, 2023)
- (January 31, 2023)
- Symposium On the Francophonie In British Columbia - OFFA's 15th Anniversary (October 4 And 5, 2019)