French

Learning French at Flinders has been an absolute pleasure. The staff are helpful and supportive, while encouraging students to strive for excellence and to embrace French culture beyond campus. The learning resources and classroom facilities are world-class, and Flinders is partnered with universities all across France! Through our French students' association, French at Flinders, we organised movie nights and festival celebrations in collaboration with the Alliance Française in Adelaide, along with fun language exchange activities with French exchange students. 

The absolute highlight of my French studies at Flinders, though, was undoubtedly the two-week trip to New Caledonia funded by the Government's New Colombo Plan. Learning about Kanak culture and regional sociolinguistics, partying with the Consul-General and his diplomatic network, and indulging in croissants and macarons in the middle of the Pacific - C'est parfait, non?

Being part of an international team at the Department of International Relations in CentraleSupélec in France for five months was one of the most unique experiences of my degree. My role as an intern was to develop ways to enhance CentraleSupélec’s global presence, and as such I acquired skills ranging from event management to graphic design. Being so close to Paris also meant that I spent many of my weekends exploring the many sights Paris has to offer. Through an experience that combined both work and study, I not only improved my ability to communicate in French, but I feel more prepared to undertake further opportunities in a francophone setting.