Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie (known by the acronym ACUFC for its French name, "Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne") promotes

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and

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education in minority

francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

communities in

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, through cooperation between its member institutions. In the community it serves, each member institution plays a crucial role in

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and

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. The Association represents its member institutions on topics of mutual interest before the

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, national and international organizations. Up until 1 April 2015, the organisation was known as the Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie, or in French, Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne (AUFC), when it did not include community college members.

Members

The association is made up of the following 20 institutions which promote community college and university education within minority francophone communities in Canada: * The Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) of

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

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* Collège Éducacentre based in

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* Campus Saint-Jean, of the

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* La Cité universitaire francophone of the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchew ...

in Regina,

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Collège Mathieu Collège Mathieu is a small French language college based in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada that provides post-secondary education. History The college was founded by Olivier Elzéar Mathieu, Archbishop of Regina, on December 15, 1917, with t ...

Gravelbourg Gravelbourg () is a small multicultural town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located just west of the Wood River at the junction of provincial Highway 43 and Highway 58, approximately 125 kilometres from Moose Jaw, Swift Curre ...

Université de Saint-Boniface The Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) is a French-language public university located in the Saint Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. An affiliated institution of the University of Manitoba, the university offers general and sp ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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Université de Hearst Université de Hearst (formerly Collège universitaire de Hearst) is a public French-language university with its main campus in Hearst, Ontario, Hearst, Ontario, Canada. The university has additional campuses in Timmins and Kapuskasing. For mo ...

in Hearst,

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Université laurentienne Laurentian University (french: Université Laurentienne), officially the Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Laurentian offers a variety ...

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* Université de Sudbury in

Collège Boréal Collège Boréal is a French-language College of Applied Arts and Technology serving Northern and Central Southwestern Ontario. Youngest of the 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, Collège Boréal has for the 12th time in 13 years ach ...

based in

* Collège universitaire Glendon in

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in Kingston,

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* Université d'Ottawa in

* Université Saint-Paul in

Collège universitaire dominicain The Dominican University College (DUC; french: Collège universitaire dominicain) is a bilingual university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Since 2012, Dominican University College has been an affiliated college of Carleton University. Fou ...

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) is a French-language institution of post-secondary education founded in 1970, that serves all the Francophone and Acadian communities in New Brunswick through its five campuses in Bathurst, C ...

based in Bathurst,

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Université de Moncton The Université de Moncton is a Canadian francophone university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on higher ed ...

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Université Sainte-Anne Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces. History It was founde ...

in Pointe de l'Église,

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Most of these institutions were founded by members of the

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clergy to serve isolated Francophone communities. While some institutions maintain religious missions, others have assumed specialized vocations such as the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

. While some member institutions only offer study programs in French, others are bilingual (English/French). Some of the institutions are located in small

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

communities while others are located in heavily populated Francophone areas. The Collège de Technologie forestière des Maritimes and the

Collège nordique francophone The Collège nordique francophone (Northern Francophone College) is the only francophone college in the Northwest Territories. It was founded in 2011 and started offering courses in 2012. It is based in Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is ...

are not members of the Association. The office of the association is located at: 260, rue Dalhousie, bureau 400

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Canadian Francophonie Scholarships Program

The AUCC has been the executing agency of the Canadian Francophonie

Scholarship A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need. Scholarsh ...

Program (CFSP) since July 1, 2006. The Government of Canada funds the CFSP program in its entirety. CFSP is a scholarship program which builds institutional capacities by training nationals of 37 developing countries of La Francophonie. The program is administered by the Canadian Partnership Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

National exchange program

The AUFC promotes student exchanges for undergraduate, Masters and doctoral students among member institutions.

AUFC Action Plan

AUFC's action plan for 2007–2012 focuses on supporting its

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

community and the internationalization of member institutions. The AUFC wants to play a connecting role between Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) researchers and the federal funding agencies. * creation of an advisory committee on research in June 2006, * development of a strategy to enhance researchers' ability to obtain funding from research funding agencies (e.g. concerning Francophone minority communities). * adoption of a support plan for research on Francophone minority communities on May 31, 2007 * implementation of priority activities of this plan The action plan also aims to attract more students and increase the

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of the student body.

AUFC Research

A 2005 AUFC study evaluated the state of technological infrastructure within Canada's francophone universities and recommended on its future directions.

AUFC Partners

AUFC partners include the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS), French Language Health Services Network of Eastern Ontario, Consortium des universités de la francophonie ontarienne (CUFO), and

Agence universitaire de la Francophonie The ''Agence universitaire de la Francophonie'' (AUF; en, Association of Francophone Universities) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education and research institutions. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1961, as the ''Ass ...

(AUF).State of Affairs , Task Force on Programs and Services in French , Vision 2010
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References

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