An exchange of knowledge The University is receiving a $1 million challenge grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France to establish an on-campus France-Chicago Center to promote scholarly exchanges between members of the University community and researchers in France. President Sonnenschein (at right) and Francois Bujon de l’Estang, French ambassador to the United States, sign the agreement that establishes the arrangement at a special ceremony held at the University’s Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago.