The Basque Etxepare Institute will create a new chair of Basque studies at the University of the Sorbonne

The Basque Etxepare Institutewill create a new chair of Basque studies at the University of the Sorbonne, in Paris, which will be named after the Donostiarra artist Esther Ferrer and will be born with the aim of "taking a further step in the creative capacity, thought and universality of the Basque Country and culture".

The initiative has been announced by the President, Imanol Pradales, at a special event held in Paris on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Etxepare Institute. More than 300 political, social and cultural agents have gathered in the hall of the National Library of France, an institution in which the only copy of Linguae Vasconum Primitiae , the first book printed in Basque, is available.

In his speech, the lehendakari applauded the trajectory of the Etxepare Institute for its work in "building bridges and promoting the global projection of the Basque Euskera and Basque culture. "" Fifteen years of spreading the voice of the Basque Euskera and Basque culture in the world, creating dialogues and connecting communities, "he said.

Along this path, he has highlighted the importance of the chair that will be launched at the University of the Sorbonne and has had special words for the artist present at the event, Esther Ferrer: "This chair will have a special name. The name of an artist. His career has been linked to freedom, innovation and the breaking of borders."

In the words of the Basque Government, the creation of this new chair is the result of the work carried out by the Basque Etxepare Institute for years in the academic sphere of France, and that same trajectory has led the institution to celebrate its 15th anniversary in Paris.

At today's event, the Basque Etxepare Institute delivered to the National Library of France the 18 translations of Linguae Vasconum Primitiae.