The L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) is present on every continent with more than 434 agents stationed in 65 branch locations operating under nine regional offices. Since 1989, this university association is a vector for French-speaking institutions. As a partner to establishments for higher education and research who have chosen French as their teaching language, the AUF proposes several cooperation programmes, designed in particular to support research and education in French. 

The AUF is now the link between a network of 774 establishments covering every continent, in 90 countries, 53 of which are members of the International Francophonie Organisation. France, Vietnam, Algeria and Canada are, respectively, the countries where the Agency has the largest number of members.