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| Predecessor | Association des Universités Partiellement ou Entièrement de Langue Française |
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| Formation | 13 September 1961 |
| Type | Francophone university network |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′06″N 73°37′12″W / 45.50175850°N 73.61996090°W |
Membership (2020) | 1,007 university associations[1] |
Official language | French |
Rector | Slim Khalbous (since 2019) |
Budget | 37,200,000 € (2019)[2] |
| Website | www |
The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF; English: 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 Association des Universités Partiellement ou Entièrement de Langue Française (AUPELF),[3] the AUF is a multilateral institution supporting co-operation and solidarity among French-speaking universities and institutions. It operates in French-speaking and non-speaking countries of Africa, the Arab world, Southeast Asia, North and South America, Polynesia, the Caribbean, Central, Eastern and Western Europe. As of 2020, the AUF has 1,007 members[1] (public and private universities, institutes of higher education, research centers and institutions, institutional networks, and networks of university administrators) distributed throughout francophone countries on six continents. It is active in 119 countries,[1] and represented by regional offices and information centers on campuses and in institutes. The Association receives funding from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and its headquarters are located at the Université de Montréal, Quebec.
- ^ a b c "Qui nous sommes" [Who We Are] (in French). Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "In Brief" (PDF) (in French). AUF. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, History Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine