The Philippines and France: Discovery, Rediscovery

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UNIVERSITY EXCHANGES BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE PHILIPPINES by Fr. Pierre de Charentenay, SJ Former Loyola Chair at Ateneo de Manila, now living in Marseilles, France

International exchanges consist of many different characteristics: it is

primarily diplomatic, studying and elaborating new relations between countries, alliances and agreements. It is also economic, in order to facilitate new developments and assure the well-being of the nation in its external exchanges. But we often forget the cultural dimension of diplomacy. It is a long-term, less visible action, but in the long run, it is very important, because it creates the requisite environment for economy and diplomacy to promote new relationships. Since it is not directly and immediately useful for the exercise of power, it is often not a priority. In times of budget reductions, cultural diplomacy suffers the deepest cuts, but it would be a big mistake to do so since it is often the way of renewal and creativity in relations between countries. Relations between the Philippines and France include these three dimensions. Although there is a great distance between the two countries located in two different continents and separated by diverse histories and cultures, it is interesting to note how the cultural relations between the Philippines and France has been sustained through university exchanges. This demands a knowledge of the language of Molière for the Filipino who goes to Paris or Lille. Some students usually balk at learning another language, but then they quickly realize how language enriches and facilitates the entrance into a different culture. A whole new world of understanding opens up to them. The purpose has clearly been to offer an alternative to the almost exclusive connection of the Philippines with the Anglophone world and especially, the American universities. It is easier to go back and forth to the US because of the similarity of language, but the connection with France opens up a completely new cultural and intellectual world, that of continental Europe. It has not been organised against universities of America, but with the idea to 360

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BIBLIOgRAPHY

32min
pages 406-425

LIST OF AgREEMENTS

10min
pages 396-405

PROJECT TEAM

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pages 433-436

EPILOgUE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE

3min
pages 392-395

by Prof. Elisabeth Luquin

2min
pages 377-378

XIII TRACING THE HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO DIASPORA IN FRANCE

16min
pages 382-391

XII SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A COOPERATIVE PLATFORM BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND FRANCE

3min
pages 379-381

by Fr. Pierre de Charentenay, SJ

2min
pages 375-376

by Omar Ochoa, PhD

3min
pages 371-374

VIII ART AND ENVIRONMENT: CAPTURING LIFE'S PERPETUAL FLUX SCULPTOR IMPY PILAPIL IN NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE

4min
pages 366-370

VII PHILIPPINE ARTIFACTS AND ARTWORKS SHOWCASED IN HISTORIC EXHIBITION AT THE MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY

4min
pages 362-365

III INSPIRATION BEHIND THE NOTES OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM

2min
pages 339-340

II PHILIPPINES AND PARIS EXPOSITIONS

6min
pages 330-338

V AREAS OF CONTINUING COOPERATION

3min
pages 304-309

I GUSTAVE EIFFEL AND THE PHILIPPINES

9min
pages 310-329

by Mayor Christian Jeffroy and Ms. Jeanne Eliet Translated into English by Ms. Laetitia Groszman

7min
pages 348-357

IV FRENCH INFLUENCES IN THE 1898 MALOLOS BANQUET

3min
pages 341-347

VI VITALIS AND THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY

2min
pages 358-361

IV JOINTLY FACING THE CHALLENGE OF OUR TIMES: CLIMATE CHANGE

2min
pages 301-303

III A CONSTITUTION FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL

2min
pages 296-300

II THE PHILIPPINES AT UNESCO 2015-2017

3min
pages 290-295

I THE "SPIRIT OF PARIS" AS INSPIRATION FOR UNESCO

1min
pages 288-289

by Mr. Anton T. Huang, Chairman of the Philippines-France Business Council

8min
pages 279-287

by Ambassador Christian Lechervy

27min
pages 257-278

II STEADY GROWTH IN THE RELATIONS

28min
pages 220-256

The Signing of the Philippines-France Treaty of Friendship

4min
pages 210-219

V SEATO, THE PHILIPPINES, AND FRANCE

19min
pages 195-209

IV MANILA AND THE END OF FRENCH INDOCHINA

5min
pages 192-194

III THE INDOCHINESE STAKE AND THE 1947 TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND FRANCE

10min
pages 184-191

The 'Chasseurs Tagals' (Tagal Rangers) and the French Conquest of Cochinchina (1858-1863

37min
pages 54-75

I THE PREMISE: THE FIRST WESTERN CONSULATE AND FRENCH CONSULS IN THE PHILIPPINES 1824 AND 1836 AND BEYOND

14min
pages 156-165

II RIZAL'S NETWORKS IN FRANCE

9min
pages 86-95

III RIZAL AFTER RIZAL IN FRANCE

13min
pages 96-104

The Pendulum of a Cultural Encounter

12min
pages 76-85

II TREATY OF PARIS AND THE FILIPINO DIPLOMATS IN PARIS

19min
pages 166-183

From the Atlas Vallard (1547) to d'Anville's 18th Century Maps: Cartographers and Sailors

16min
pages 18-34

From César de Bourayne (1807) to the Basilan Adventure (1844-1845

27min
pages 35-53
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