The Diploma in French for International Relations, created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the International Organization of the Francophonie, promotes French in international
political and diplomatic exchanges. Developed with the Vienna Diplomatic Academy, it
assesses written and oral skills through tasks specific to international relations, such as
writing articles, conventions, presentations, and conducting negotiations.
Target Audience :
- Executives of international or regional organizations.
- National officials involved in international or European institutions.
- Journalists using French as their first or second working language.
Examples of activities and themes covered :
Activities :
- Writing summaries and official statements.
- Commenting on a country's data.
- Summarizing press articles.
- Organizing official events.
- Presenting missions, projects, and country situations.
- Field support.
- Making thematic presentations and presenting positions during negotiations.
Themes :
- Diplomacy
- Economy
- Education
- Human rights
- Finance
- Peacekeeping
- Ecology
Detailed Diploma Descriptions by Level :
Total Evaluation Duration : 1h 45mins
- Comprehension and Information Processing : 1h20
- Oral Interaction : Preparation : 20mins, Test : 10mins
Skills Evaluated
-
Comprehension and Information Processing :
- Understanding key elements of informational documents and
internal and external messages.
- Processing and filling out common professional documents and
writing formal emails to request information or
confirmations in
usual professional situations.
-
Oral Interaction :
- Participating in professional exchanges, presenting their
institution, the situation of a country or mission, and
explaining or negotiating important aspects of an activity.
Total Evaluation Duration : 2h 30mins
- Comprehension and Information Processing : 2h
- Oral Interaction : Preparation : 15mins, Test : 15mins
Skills Evaluated
-
Comprehension and Information Processing :
- Understanding important details of most professional
documents
in an international relations context.
- Identifying relevant information for effective action.
- Understanding long and structured presentations and taking
notes
to write statements, summaries, reports, etc.
-
Oral Interaction :
- Presenting structured information on major international
themes
and advancing convincing arguments.
- Reacting to others' arguments and defending a point of view
during presentations or formal interactions, in person or
via
phone/videoconference.
Total Evaluation Duration : 2h 30mins
- Comprehension and Information Processing : 2h
- Oral Interaction : Preparation: 15mins, Test: 15mins
Skills Evaluated
-
Comprehension and Information Processing :
- Understanding all types of professional documents in detail
in
an international relations context.
- Extracting all information, including implicit meanings,
from a
wide range of professional documents of all lengths
(documentary
files, specialized press articles, diplomatic dispatches,
conferences, meetings, discussions between experts, etc.)
for
effective and flexible action.
- Understanding long and structured presentations/interactions
as
well as complex technical information and taking notes to
write
statements, summaries, reports, etc.
-
Oral Interaction :
- Presenting structured information on major international
themes
(diplomacy, education, health, culture, security, etc.) and
advancing relevant arguments to convince the audience.