This programme only targets French-speaking candidates.

September 2006 - July 2007

The French Ministry of Culture and Communication initiated the International Cultural University scheme as part of its ever-increasing set of specialised courses for the cultural sector. This course is organised by the Maison des Cultures du Monde. Spanning an entire academic year, the course aims to confer an in-depth understanding of French cultural policies to foreign executives. At the same time, it equips them with the all-round knowledge and tools of analysis required for the conceptualisation and management of cultural projects as well as for strategy implementation and policy development.

Generalised in content, and thus open to professionals from all walks of the artistic and cultural sector, this course caters candidates who hold key posts and have considerable experience in cultural organisations or in assignments related to cultural and artistic development in their countries.

The course thus endeavours to heighten awareness among our main foreign interlocutors about the singularity of French cultural policy. A cultural policy that is France's explicit reply to the current debates on the international arena over the defence and promotion of cultural diversity.