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The UN and the interplay of powers between stage and backstage: from the multilateral dream to contemporary fractures.

An original lecture by Romuald SCIORA, a political scientist specializing in the UN and associate researcher at IRIS, organized by Inalco's Com2i program and the SIO-IP, as part of the business lecture series.

2025-2026 business conference cycle

Every year, the SIO-IP organizes a series of career conferences, starting at the beginning of the school year and running throughout the year. Alumni, professors and institutional representatives from ministries and companies come to present the different sectors of activity and profiles in demand, as well as the career prospects available after training at Inalco. The speaker's presentation is followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.

A stroll through the history of Inalco

This page has been translated automatically The Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales was founded in 1795. For over two centuries, under different names, the "Langues O'" have undergone countless upheavals and changes. In these "Flâneries", we take you on a short journey through the rich history of our institution.

Axe 4 - Identities on the move: around the "minority".

A look back at the Inalco students' back-to-school party organized by the Inalco Foundation

On October 2, the Inalco Foundation was delighted to welcome students and partners to its traditional back-to-school event, a time for sharing and discovery. The event was marked by a lecture by Professor Emmanuel Lozerand, who offered an original insight into the history and spirit of Langues O'.

Linguistic heritage and diversity in Azerbaijan

Located at the crossroads of civilizations, the Caucasus has always been characterized by great linguistic diversity. As well as being home to three indigenous language families - West Caucasian (Abkhaz-Adyghe), East Caucasian (Nakh-Dagestani) and South Caucasian (Kartvelian) - the Caucasus is also home to a large number of speakers of Indo-European and Turkic languages.

Aztec diviners writing the weather

After the Spanish conquest of central Mexico in the early 16th century, whole swathes of Aztec civilization disappeared, as did their capital, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, which was totally destroyed. But the conquest was not only military, with Cortes at its head, it was also spiritual, and this was the work of clerics, mainly Franciscans, who were convinced that to win over populations to the belief in a single god, it was necessary to know the other deeply in order to be able to transform him.

The Turkish MOOC: A hybrid mediation tool for face-to-face and distance learning

As part of Inalco's "Kit de contact en langues orientales"[1] project, the Turkish MOOC has been in preparation for two years. This is an online, self-study, distance learning audiovisual course. Like all MOOCs, it will be distributed free of charge to the general public. The aim of the Turkish MOOC is to acquire a rudimentary knowledge of the Turkish language, based on simple written and oral tasks referenced at CEFR level A1[2]: using greetings and polite expressions, introducing oneself, traveling, buying tickets, booking a hotel room, ordering in a restaurant, shopping and making purchases.

Inalco and the return of Arabic in secondary schools

The government has announced the development of Arabic language teaching in secondary schools. Inalco affirms its firm commitment to this issue and will play an important role in its deployment.

CILO ranked 1st best bac + 3 course in international trade

For the first time in 2016, Inalco's International Business and Oriental Language (CILO) degree has been ranked 5th among France's best Bachelor's/Bachelor's degrees in its category by SMBG, the national leader in ranking and comparing higher education programs. Nearly 500 courses are ranked in 47 specialties.