The Institut d’études françaises (IEF) at the La Rochelle Business School has been providing French classes to students, professors and professionals from overseas since 1931. A total of 60,000 people have taken classes at the IEF. The institute holds a quality label for French as a foreign language, granted jointly by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Various options are available: weekly, intensive (summer), and evening classes, as well as preparation for the DELF and DALF examinations.

For more information, www.ief-larochelle.fr/