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The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus [ 1 ] in 1880 and became important as part of the conceptual rethinking of cultures and geography in the late 20th century.
Académie de l’air et de l’espace. The Académie de l'air et de l'espace (AAE) is the French national Air and Space Academy.Established in 1983 [1] in Toulouse on the initiative of André Turcat, the aims of the academy are the following: "To encourage the development of high quality scientific, technical, cultural and Human Actions in the realms of Air and Space, [2] promote knowledge in ...
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [3] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [4]) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion ...
York University - B.A.Sc. (Space Engineering) In Québec, École Polytechnique de Montréal, McGill University, Laval University, Université de Sherbrooke, Concordia University and École de Technologie Supérieure offer a joint program in the field of aeronautics and space technology leading to a M.Eng. (Aero).
The École de l'air et de l'espace (French pronunciation: [ekɔl də lɛʁ e də lɛspas]) is a military school and grande école training line officers in the French Air and Space Force. It is located at Salon-de-Provence Air Base in Salon-de-Provence , France.
This is a list of the member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.These governments belong to an international organisation representing countries and regions where French is the first ("mother") or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers) or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture.
Space launch vehicle imagined on a Gobelins tapestry, ordered by Colbert and drawn by Le Brun, 1664.. Space travel has long been a significant ambition in French culture.From the Gobelins' 1664 tapestry representing a space rocket, [1] to Jules Verne's 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon and George Méliès' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon, space and rocketry were present in French society long ...
Nonetheless, La Francophonie spends ten times as much money per inhabitant as the Commonwealth (€0.30 cf. €0.03), reflecting France's dedication to promoting Francophonie relations. [ 2 ] Twelve countries are full members of both La Francophonie and the Commonwealth ( Cameroon , Canada , Cyprus , Dominica , Gabon , Ghana , Mauritius ...