The National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) is a research institute of the University of Maryland. NFLC works to define curre ... nt and future language needs of the nation and helps build capacity to meet those needs. The NFLC's mission is to help people understand each other and the world around them. The NFLC pursues its mission through partnerships with private businesses, government agencies, educational institutions and organizations, foreign governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individual scholars and policy makers from around the world. read more