Date of foundation: May 4th, 1999
Mission statement:
Contributes to the peace-making of the world through introduction of French culture, which is dominant in 53 countries, into China
Pursues a deep understanding of the French culture through research on French language and culture
Cooperates with the Chinese-German Research Center to promote understanding of Europe.
Assists YUST to establish a French language department to meet the educational demand on French language and culture.
Provides the leading cultural vision for the 21st century and pursues a variety of cultural researches which is obtained by the understanding of European countries, Quebec in North America, French using countries in Asia and other French using countries in the United Nations.
Pursues the universality of learning through academic exchange with the countries dominated by French culture.

Cooperating institutions:
Embassies of French societies in China
The French Embassy
French unions in UN and French society university league
UNESCO and LINGUAPAX

Director: Jang Jung-Ae
Tel: 0082-016-693-2625(Korea)
E-mail: jung_ae_jang@hotmail.com
Vice-director: Gulllaume Gemez
Tel: Office-2688, 2641 Home-2670
E-mail: ggomez@hope.ybust.edu.cn
Assistant: Hong Zoo-Oak
Tel: Office-2688 Home-251-9609
E-mail: joogi@hope.ybust.edu.cn joogi0_0A@hanmail.net

Present state:
Plans to add a satellite-broadcasting program to the school TV channel
Started French language lectures in September 1999
Develops a sister universities relationship with French society universities and promote exchange student program
Attend the International Animation Festival in France and plan a scenario as a part of the film production center in cooperation with YUST

Contact information of cooperating institutions:
The French Embassy in China,
Sanlitun Dongsanjie, Beijing 100600
Tel: 010)6532 1131/6532 4757,4841

The Canadian Embassy in China
Gilliane Lapointe (Counselor of public affairs and culture)
19 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Beijing
PRC 100600
Tel: 010)6532 3536 Fax: 86-10)6532 3034
E-mail: gilliane.lapointe@bejing03.x400.gc.ca

ASEF Foundation Europe-Asia / Pierre Barroux(vice-director of general affairs)
No.1 Nassim Hill Singapour 258466
Tel: 65) 838 4700 DID: 65) 838 4704 Fax: 65) 732 4371/ 838 4719
E-mail: pbarroux@asef.org

ATECH International / Man-Bok Lee, Ph. D. RM #A-1401, Champs-Elysees Center, 889-5, Daechi-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-280, Korea
Tel: 02)555-8356,7 Fax: 02)555-8358

AUPELF-UREF / Claude Le Brun(Deputy-manager in charge of missions,
Rector of 1'AUPELF-UREF Bureau Europe)
4, place de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris, France
Tel: 1) 44 41 18 18 Fax: 1) 44 41 18 19
E-mail: claude.lebrun@aupelf.fr