A Section is created to teach the languages of the Far, Middle and Near East.
Programs range in length from a few weeks to three or more years.
Each student can bring individual goal to the language setting and choose the program that best fits his interests and meets operational requirements. Some programs aim at developing a broad global proficiency in the language, while others are focused on specific tasks in situations likely to be encountered overseas. Classes are kept as small as resources permit. The outside class activities include consultations on linguistic and cross-cultural aspects. Forty seven per cent of the faculty has scientific degrees.