An extraordinary opportunity to develop Your French language skills, and to learn about French culture – living for a whole year in France, in a local family, learning in the local school equally with the locals.
This is a unique offer for high school students, who have at least a basic knowledge in the French language (A1 level).
Each year, YFU Estonia sends to France five Estonian high school students, and this year one of them can get 1000.-€ scholarship, which is financed by YFU France.
The program includes plane tickets, insurance, support and training seminars (cost of the program 7200€). Additionally to the financial support, YFU also provides the opportunity to participate in the training, which gives the student different knowledges to approach the fundraising for the program payment creatively.
YFU offers the experiences, which will help to discover yourself, to understand others and to create bonds of friendship, that change the world. For more information visit YFU’s homepage in here.
January 29, 2026 / January 29, 2026 - TALLINN
For the next Ciné-club session, the first of 2026, the Institute will screen Virginie Verrier's biopic, Marinette (2022). This movie about Marinette Pichon, regarded as the first major superstar of French women's soccer, is based on the player's autobiography, Never give up. A opportunity to...
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January 24, 2026 / January 24, 2026 - Tallinn
Discover new things together With our “Tiny Books” by children's authors and illustrators from Estonia, Lithuania, France, and Germany, we explore the diversity of our everyday lives together with the children. Colourful characters, from vampires and aliens to noses and ants, guide us through...
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January 19, 2026 / January 19, 2026
With the mobility program "Un an en France" (one year in France), high school students from Estonia can spend a full academic year in a french school. This program, implemented by the French Institute in Estonia, in collabortion with governmental academic authorities in France (Occitanie and...
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January 12, 2026
Are you considering studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the EU’s top-ranked university in politics? Sciences Po offers a wide range of fully English-taught programs in international relations, political science, international affairs, development studies, and more. With several...
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December 18, 2025
For the next and last Film Club screening of 2025, we invite you to an evening dedicated to student animated short films, featuring works by students from Estonia and France. The programme highlights films created by students from the Animation Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)...
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December 16, 2025 / December 16, 2025 - Tallinn
Creative workshop in french : make your own fanzine ! With your imagination and the help of Julie and Luna, build a complete fanzine to bring home or to offer as a gift. For adults and teenagers 15 and up 18h30-20h30 materials included workshop in french (punctual use of english if...
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December 15, 2025
Choum's Odyssey (2019) tells the journey of Choum, a young owl born in the midst of a storm in Louisiana. After falling from her nest, Choum is ready to find a new family for herself, whatever it takes. This animated film is a great way for young ones to learn about the concepts of friendship...
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December 10, 2025
On Wednesday 10 December, in collaboration with Uus Laine, the Ciné Club moves off-site. We will be screening Les Maîtres du temps (1982), a cornerstone of French animation and a defining work of science-fiction. The film marked a decisive break from the youth-oriented norm of the industry at...
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December 4, 2025
For the next session of our film club, we invite you to an evening dedicated to short films, featuring a diverse selection of animation and fiction works that explore human relationships, individual trajectories, and the way we look at reality. Programme: Ville éternelle by Garance Kim On a...
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December 2, 2025
Do you want to study a Bachelor's or Master's program at the EU’s top-ranked university in politics? Sciences Po offers a wide range of fully English-taught programs in international relations, political science, international affairs, development studies, and much more. With multiple campuses...
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