AUK Student Receives Certificate from the French Institute in Kuwait

AUK student Mariam Al Refai from professor Joseph Fiannaca' s Spring 2012 French class successfully passed the DELF A1 (the French language proficiency test) in June 2012. An award ceremony took place on Saturday, November 20 in Jabriya at the Institut Français, the official French language center in Kuwait. The French ambassador, her Excellency Mrs. Nada Yafi, handed the certificates to the graduates. Also in attendance was the director of the Institut Français, Mr. Julian Clech as well as Mrs. Sadia Klitim, the co-director.

In an awards ceremony held at the Institut Français, the official French language center in Kuwait, AUK Student Mariam Al Refai received a French language proficiency certificate for successfully completing DELF A1, the French language proficiency test, in June 2012. The French Ambassador to Kuwait, HE Mrs. Nada Yafi, handed the certificates to the graduates. Also in attendance were: the Director of the Institut Français, Mr. Julian Clech, as well as, the Co-director, Mrs. Sadia Klitim.

Al Refai is a student from Professor Fiannaca's FRNC 389 class. Fiannaca commented on Al Refai's achievement saying "Even though AUK doesn't offer a Minor in French yet, it is always a great honor to see our students willing to pursue their studies in French language and pass the DELF examinations".

The DELF diploma is an official qualification awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 21st November 2012