The Interdisciplinary France Forum (iff) is an association of members of different disciplines, departments and teaching units at the University of Münster who are interested in working together on the culture of France in the past and present. Through interdisciplinary cooperation in research and teaching, the iff strengthens the international visibility of the special synergetic potential of the disciplinary cultures and the internationality of academic discourse at the University of Münster. Furthermore, the iff sees itself as a driving force behind the intensified co-operation between German and French institutions that has been taking place for some years now.