FranceMobil: French Graduates Promote Their Culture at German Schools
In the tradition of its founder, the Robert Bosch Stiftung actively promotes multilingualism in Europe. As part of its focus on German-French relations, the foundation initiates and supports programs and projects which aim to foster German and French interest in the neighbor country’s language and culture.
The FranceMobil program was launched in 2002 in cooperation with the French Embassy in Berlin. Driving vans supplied by Renault Deutschland AG, twelve French graduates visit kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, and high schools across Germany. Their mission is to raise the interest of students, teachers, and parents in French language and culture, to convey an attractive image of modern France, and to help students make an informed choice when deciding which foreign language to learn.
The model for the FranceMobil program was the successful DeutschMobil program in France. Since its launch in 2000, DeutschMobil representatives have been visiting French schools to increase the interest in German language and culture.
On January 22, 2004, on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the Elysée Treaty, the programs DeutschMobil and FranceMobil were awarded the Adenauer-de Gaulle Prize for their cultural commitment and their support of the neighboring country's language.
The FranceMobil program was launched in 2002 in cooperation with the French Embassy in Berlin. Driving vans supplied by Renault Deutschland AG, twelve French graduates visit kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, and high schools across Germany. Their mission is to raise the interest of students, teachers, and parents in French language and culture, to convey an attractive image of modern France, and to help students make an informed choice when deciding which foreign language to learn.
The model for the FranceMobil program was the successful DeutschMobil program in France. Since its launch in 2000, DeutschMobil representatives have been visiting French schools to increase the interest in German language and culture.
On January 22, 2004, on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the Elysée Treaty, the programs DeutschMobil and FranceMobil were awarded the Adenauer-de Gaulle Prize for their cultural commitment and their support of the neighboring country's language.
Picture Gallery
FranceMobil representatives at Leipzig Book Fair 2010
Interview with the TV station Arte, 2007
Kurt Beck at the Adenauer-de Gaulle-Preis
FranceMobil driving in a line of traffic in Berlin
Gerhard Schröder and Jaques Chirac at the Adenauer-de Gaulle-Preis
Handing over of the FranceMobil in North Rhine-Westphalia
FranceMobil on the spot
