French International School MLF Danielle Mitterrand

The French International School MLF Danielle Mitterrand (French: École Danielle-Mitterrand, Arabic: المدرسة الفرنسية في اربيل‎‎, Central Kurdish: قوتابخانەی نێودەوڵەتی فەڕەنسی دانیێل میتێران‎) is a French international school in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq.[1] The French and KRG governments made an agreement to have this school established. Currently it serves up to collège (junior high school).[2] It is affiliated with the Mission laïque française.

Dr. Frédéric Tissot, the consul general of France in Erbil, stated that the purpose of the school is to improve education in Kurdistan. The namesake of the school, Danielle Mitterrand, is known as the "mother of Kurds."[3] In 2009 the school had 70 students taught by French teachers. The annual tuition, as of that year, is $3,000 per student. There are English, Arabic, and Kurdish classes available.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." French International School MLF Danielle Mitterrand. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. "Gulan 1, Erbil, Kurdistan/Iraq" - Address in Arabic: "كولان 2, اربيل, كوردستان/العراق"
  2. ↑ "About Us" (Archive). French International School MLF Danielle Mitterrand. Retrieved on April 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Consul Generals discuss developments and initiatives in Kurdistan" (Archive). Kurdistan Regional Government Department of Foreign Relations. Thursday March 15, 2012. Retrieved on April 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Irak: Danielle Mitterrand inaugure une école française au Kurdistan" (Archive). Agence France Presse at the Fondation Institut Kurde de Paris. Retrieved on 27 April 2015. "Selon Marcel Muller, le directeur de l'école, 70 élèves sont inscrits de la maternelle au cours préparatoire. Les frais d'inscription ne devraient pas dépasser 3.000 dollars par an et par élève. Les deux écoles françaises au Kurdistan compteront des professeurs français, mais les cours seront aussi donnés en kurde, en arabe et en anglais par des enseignants dont c'est la langue maternelle."


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