Stay ahead of the pack, consult the timetable for our French courses in the next academic year 2006-07 and enjoy the summer recess.

The annual music festival reaches the Global Lounge at the University of Hong Kong. Rock and pop bands will be performing :

On Saturday, 24 June 2006
Global Lounge
G/F Swire Hall (next to T T Tsui Building)
from 6.00 to 10.00 p.m.

Snacks and drinks will be served.

Event sponsored by the Consulate General of France

ALL ARE WELCOME

This exhibition presents for the first time in Hong Kong a selection of over one hundred etchings taken from the chalcography collection of the Louvre Museum. Chalcography refers to the technique of engraving on copper endorsed in the 17th century under the patronage of the Sun King, Louis XIV (r.1668-1715).

Period : June 15 - July 30
Venue : The University of Hong Kong Museum.

> See details here

> see details here.

Le French May, a major cultural event in Hong Kong and the largest French festival in Asia, comes back this year for its fourteenth edition.

Starting May 1 until June 21, a host of events will take place across the city, music, theatre, exhibitions, dance and films.

> Read the programme

The Belgium - Hong Kong Society invites applications for a scholarship of EUR10,800 to undertake a one-year Master's Programme in European Studies at the prestigious College of Europe in Belgium in 2006-07.

Deadline for application is:
Saturday, 29 April 2006

> more info here and application brief

Throughout the world each year, 51 countries sharing the French language and culture come together to celebrate their common heritage.

In this occasion, HKU's General Education Unit and the Alliance Franççaise of HK present two concerts:

Canadian Duo "Similia"
March 27, 2006 (Monday) 1:00-2:00pm Global Lounge

Traditional Vietnamese Music by Huong Xuan Band
March 28, 2006 (Tuesday) 1:00-2:00pm Global Lounge

Free Admission - All are Welcome

A briefing and sharing session will be held on Thursday 30 March from 5pm to 7pm , Room MB201 (Main Blg, HKU), focusing on recommended locations for summer courses in France. Besides gathering information on the schools, participants will hear accounts of experiences from students who joined similar courses last year.

Consult our recommended locations

THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
La marche de l'empereur - 2005
(in French with FRENCH subtitles)
 
Director: Luc Jacquet

Synopsis: This film is a love story. It follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin, one of the most resilient animals on earth. Each summer, after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding, the penguins pop up onto the ice and begin their procession across the frozen tundra of Antarctica. Walking in single file, they are a sight to behold. The film is remarkable in its story and incredible is its photography. It is a story of love and more strikingly, survival.

Date:   March 8, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time:   6:00 pm
Venue:  Theatre 6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU

FREE ADMISSION - ALL ARE WELCOME

Consult our recommended locations for intensive language courses in France during the summer 2006.

Applications are now invited until April 21.

The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong offers this year again 6 Excellence Scholarships to Hong Kong and Macao students. This programme is named after Alexandre Yersin, a famous French scientist from the Institut Pasteur who discovered the plague bacillus in Hong Kong in 1894.

The scholarships cover fields such as Business and management, Law, Political Sciences, Science, Engineering, Design and Architecture, Fine Arts.

Applications close on April 24, 2006

> see details here.

MALABAR PRINCESS
(2004, in French with English subtitles)

Director : Gilles Legrand 
Featuring : Jacques Villeret, Michele Laroque, Claude Brasseur.
 
An eight year old boy, Tom, is strongly determined to find his mother who disappeared in a plane crash in the Alps. His search will reveal much more than what he is after. 

Date:  February 16, 2006 (Thursday)
Time:  5:15 pm
Venue:  Theatre 2, Meng Wah Complex, HKU

FREE ADMISSION - ALL ARE WELCOME

Le Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) est un test de niveau linguistique destiné à tous les publics non francophones qui souhaitent faire valider leurs connaissances en français. Le certificat de niveau obtenu est valable 2 ans.

Les prochaines épreuves auront lieu le 21 mars 2006.

Date limite d'inscription : le 28 février 2006, Réception de l’Alliance Française, Centre de Wanchai (123, Hennessy Road) ou de Jordan (52, Jordan Road, KLN).

> Plus d'information ici

The Inauguration Ceremony of the French Society A.A.H.K.U.S.U., Le Cercle Français, Session 2005-2006 will be held as follows :

Date:  25th January, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time:  4:00pm-5:30pm
Venue: Eliot Room, Senior Common Room,
14/F., K.K. Leung Building,
The University of Hong Kong

All are Welcome

To celebrate the French speaking day on March 25, the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong, in collaboration with other French-speaking Consulates, organizes a competition opened to all young people aged between 18 and 25.

Participants are required to produce an original song in French, whose topic will have to be in connection with one (or several) of the 10 chosen words in 2006 to illustrate the ties between the 63 countries sharing French language : « accents, badinage, escale, flamboyant, hôte, kaleidoscope, masques, outre-ciel, soif, tresser ».

The laureates will be awarded with a trip in France during the International meetings of young people, at the Nice Jazz Festival or la Rochelle « Francofolies», during the summer 2006.

Deadline for application is: 10 March 2006

> more info here and application form

Job tasks :

• editing and in charge of the festival's Press releases
• organisation and supervision of the press conference (settle the venue, draft the rundown of the ceremony, invite the journalists and guests, etc.)
• press follow-up in Chinese and English (written and audiovisual): organise interviews, help to launch the press campaign, etc.

Skills needed :

• excellent command of both English and Chinese (mainly written); French is a plus but not necessary
• well-organised and good management skills (able to work independently and under pressure)
• interpersonal skills : outgoing, dynamic, able to communicate easily with journalists

Please send your resume to :

Sarah Goettelmann, Cultural Attache
Tel:(852) 3196 62 07 /Fax: (852) 3196 6201
Email: sarah.goettelmann@consulfrance-hongkong.org

Consult our website www.frenchmay.com

The Belgium - Hong Kong Society invites applications for a scholarship of EUR10,800 to undertake a one-year Master's Programme in European Studies at the prestigious College of Europe in Belgium in 2006-07.

Deadline for application is:
Saturday, 29 April 2006

> more info here and application brief

see details here.