Ambassador Philippe Lefort of France, Ambassador Yasmine D. Amri Sued of Rwanda, and Counsellor Aleksandar Dordevic of Serbia visited HUFS on March 19, 2021 (Fri.), and gave a joint special lecture under the title of ‘Crossing Perspectives on the Francophonie.’

Through their visit as representatives of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), they introduced the history, structure, and functions of the OIF.

Held in compliance with social distancing regulations, the lecture was joined by some 30 graduate and undergraduate students from the Korean-French Department of the HUFS Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation and the HUFS Department of French Language and Literature. During a Q&A session following the lecture, the students showed strong interest in the OIF, leading to an impassioned discussion.