Institut Français

Institut Français de Bilbao

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From its beginnings, the Institut français has been the leading reference for learning French and promoting French and Francophone cultures in Bilbao.

As an official center of the French government, it hosts more than 1,000 students and 2,000 official exam candidates throughout the year.

The Institut français offers high-quality courses tailored to each individual’s needs. There’s still time to get information and enroll!

It’s time to reconnect with French

Did you stop studying French a few months ago or many years back? Now’s the moment to pick it up again! The Institut français offers a range of courses for every level, tailored to your availability.

With classes in the morning and afternoon, always in small groups, everyone can learn at their own pace.

Through motivating, interactive activities, the progression is designed to help you advance your French skills and enrich your Francophone experience.

Study French whenever and wherever you want

The Institut français has a wide range of online course options: personalized or group-based, with several formats available so you can study at your own pace and from anywhere you like.

Maximize your chances of passing official exams

As an official center accredited by the French Ministry of Education for the international DELF and DALF exams, the Institut français in Bilbao offers preparation courses throughout the year for the various exam sessions.

Taught by qualified native examiners, these courses help you learn exam methodology so you can sit for the tests under the best possible conditions.

These courses are open to students who already have a B1, B2, or C1 level.

Give French a different approach

Already at a B2 level or higher and aiming to perfect your language skills? The Institut français offers specialized courses.

If you’d like to improve your speaking skills, you can join our conversation workshops: Pause Café and Pause Apéro, where you’ll debate current events in a friendly atmosphere with a cup of coffee and a croissant or a glass of wine in hand.

We also offer specialized courses dedicated to linguistic refinement or literature.

With these courses, you’ll not only improve your French but also get closer to French and Francophone cultures in an enjoyable way.

French: the best way for young people to stand out

The courses at the Institut français help students aged 12 to 17 add value to their personal, academic, and, in the long run, professional paths.

Thanks to a methodology focused on developing students’ communicative skills, our teachers use a project-based approach, always following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

An introduction to French for the little ones

There’s no age limit to start learning French! From as young as 4, children are welcome at the Institut français. Through fun, age-appropriate activities, teachers introduce them to the language and culture.

More than just learning a language, the little ones open up to a new culture and develop their curiosity through a program based on positive values.

An expert teaching staff specialized in French as a foreign language

All courses are taught by native teachers who are professionals in teaching French as a foreign language.

Throughout the year, they receive ongoing training in specialized teaching tools in order to adapt and respond as effectively as possible to the needs and requests of every audience that attends the center: adults, adolescents, and children.

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