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Françoise, Rupert, Emilie, Marcus and Antoine are proud to belong not only to the extended Gee-Gees family (alumni, retired staff, students), but also to the Francophonie. At the University, as well as in Ottawa and Gatineau, members of the Moreau-Johnson family have found a welcoming, diverse community in which to live in French. Meet this family with a unique story.

The University of Ottawa is a key player in the field of higher education and research in French, both in Canada and internationally.

A conversation about pedagogy and podcasting with Professor Eric Dionne and two Faculty of Education alumni, Alexandre Audet (BEd '04) and Martin Parent (BEd '15).

Arts Without Borders scholarships are a testament to the Faculty of Arts’ commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Through these scholarships, two up and coming researchers are pursuing their research at the University of Ottawa. We met one of them, Janaína Nazzari Gomes.

The University of Ottawa has expanded and modernized its Windsor campus, where, for 20 years, working with francophone leaders, the Faculty of Education has offered teacher education program in French-language that hasn’t only helped compensate for the shortage of francophone teachers, but also energized the region’s French-language minority community.

Sanni Yaya, Vice-President, International and Francophonie

After more than two years of restrictions, of the Réseau des Chaires Senghor de la Francophonie (RICSF) brought together the French-speaking scientific community from October 11 to 13 for the scientific conference and the 2022 annual general meeting.

Anjolina Hamel, who is the Francophone Affairs Commissioner at the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU),  shares her vision, goals, and hopes for the Francophonie. She is the voice of uOttawa’s French-speaking student population. A third-year Canadian Francophone studying both health sciences and law, Anjolina Hamel was elected to this position in May 2022. She has always studied entirely i...

As its 65th anniversary approaches, the Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (CRCCF), the oldest research centre studying the literature, culture and history of francophones in Canada, is changing its name to better reflect the work it’s carrying out today.