Office for Science and Technology
Embassy of France in the USA

Partnerships in S&T

OS&T promotes French-US partnerships in Science and Techonology, by:
- organizing joint seminars on common interest topics; see: FABS, FAID, YESS, and many more…
- organizing visits for French Science personalities in the US, or US personalities in France
- fostering Partnerships through funds co-sponsored by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; see: PUF, endowments.
- participating to Bilateral Agreements, and follow-up through Joint Committee Meetings (JCM); see below.

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    Research Benchmarking

    University subject-specific rating, provided by the United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology.

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    NSF: Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

    The Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community by supporting innovative, international research and education collaborations. The program will enable U.S. scientists and engineers to establish collaborative relationships with international colleagues in order to advance new knowledge and discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering and to promote the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. scientific and engineering workforce.

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      France-USA Bilateral Agreements

      Two agreements in Science and Technology were signed in 2008: one for general S&T cooperation, and one related to homeland security issues.

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      Partner University Fund (PUF)

      PUF is a program of FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), the American nonprofit foundation and partner of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.