By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Sept 22: The Embassy of France in Malaysia brought its Francophone Tour of Malaysia to Sarawak yesterday with a screening of the film Divertimento at the Old Court House, as part of efforts to deepen ties with the State’s cultural and educational stakeholders.
According to a press release, French Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Action, Thierry d’Anna, welcomed Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng along with representatives from the Sarawak Education Department (JPNS), Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, the Sarawak Museum Department, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and UCSI University.
Also present were Audrey Wan Ullok, Honorary Consul of France in Kuching, and members of the French community residing in Sarawak.
“Through its Francophone Tour, the Embassy of France in Malaysia seeks to strengthen ties between France and the various federal states of Malaysia, in education—six schools in Sarawak currently offer French language teaching, with a large number of students sitting the DELF scolaire examinations each year—as well as in higher education and research, where cooperation is already in place with UNIMAS and UCSI,” it said.
In the cultural field, a “French Corner” has been established at the Sarawak State Library, with discussions underway to further develop the space and explore French participation in the Kuching Food Festival next year. – DayakDaily
