Institut Francais de Prague

The French Institute on Štěpánská Street in Prague is probably the best place to learn French, if the possibility of spending some time in the beautiful city of Paris or somewhere else in France is omitted. The current multidisciplinary function of the French Institute is based on the original concept proposing that the institute functions as a real university.

People can enroll in French courses of all levels at three different times throughout the year. The French Institute offers courses of general French, business French, law French, courses that will prepare you for DELF and DALF exams, courses about French culture, courses for children, individual courses and many more. You can also study French directly in France with the institute.

The French Institute aims to mediate the French culture and current events in France to Czechs and foreigners residing in Prague. Besides French courses that are taught by native speakers and Czechs with excellent knowledge of this uneasy language, also exhibitions of contemporary art take place here. The institute’s Kino 35 shows original versions of French films with Czech subtitles. The institute’s media center has large collections of books, journals and magazines, CDs and DVDs in French and Czech and students of the French Institute can use its services for free. A bookshop selling textbooks and dictionaries, among other things, is also part of the institute.