Paris Etudiant en anglais / Studying in Paris

France welcomes each year about 300 000 foreign students mainly through partnerships between universities or school exchange programs. A recent poll p

Paris Etudiant en anglais / Studying in Paris

    Foreign Students

    Welcome in Paris!

    France welcomes each year about 300 000 foreign students mainly through partnerships between universities or school exchange programs. A recent poll published in November 2006 states that among those students 80% of them are ?satisfied? with their studies in France.

    It's your turn now to come and join them!

    The French language

    For those of you that are non-French speakers, it is worth noting that you are expected to know the basics of the French language since most courses, if not all, are taught in French. Please find below a guideline regarding French lessons available in your home countries:

    Below is the link to take French lessons in France

    For all other locations in France, click on the following link:

    EduParis

    Education: The Undergraduate and Graduate Studies (Diploma)

    The new European undergraduate and graduate system is comprised of 3 tiers:

    Licence: 3 years

    Master: 2 years

    P.H.D.: 3 years.

    See thereafter the explanatory page to the LMD system.

    Two different educational systems coexist in France: The University and The ?Grandes Ecoles? (?Schools?).

    The University:

    Universities are for most of them public institutions that accordingly have low tuition fees accounting for less than ?500 per year. They provide for a wide range of curriculum focusing on Humanities (including courses in Psychology, History, Geography, Literature, Languages?), Sciences (including Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or Medical courses), Law, Business or else Political Science.

    Please find the websites of all Universities located in Paris.

    The Schools:

    These Schools are generally private institutions and therefore bear yearly tuition fees ranging from ?500 to ?7,000. They offer specialized degrees in Business and Management (?the Business Schools?), Sciences and Engineering (?the Engineering Schools?), and Communication and Journalism.

    Please find their websites for those located in Paris.

    Students from those Schools either receive a Licence degree (3 years) or a Master degree (5 years).

    The reputation of Schools varies from one to another according to their national ranking; some are excellent while some others are decent but not as highly regarded. On the contrary, Universities are not ranked.

    Universities and Schools

    All Universities and Schools have a section on their website dedicated to foreign students: Go and click on it!

    To do so, click on the ?International? webpage of the website of the University or School that you are interested in.

    All universities in Paris

    All school in Paris

    Housing

    The housing in Paris is expensive but you still have some options:

    Social Security

    Students in France must be affiliated with a social security regime. Here is some information

    - about the students' social security regime.

    - about the foreign students' social security regime.

    Some websites that might be helpful!

    The CNOUS (i.e. the institutional website made for students) displays on its website numerous pages dedicated to foreign students that might be helpful to them throughout their stay.

    The Ministry of the National Education provides foreign students with a significant amount of information for those who wish to come and study in France. You will also find information on French and foreign diploma acknowledgment.

    EGIDE Association: this organization informs foreign students on professional training available to them.

    EDU France: this website is an institutional website for foreign students who wish to come and study in France.

    Écoles à la une

    Proposées par les écoles partenaires

    EM Normandie
    Informatique / Numérique
    Clichy
    Institut Lyfe (ex Institut Paul Bocuse)
    Tourisme / Hôtellerie / Restauration
    Écully
    Edhec Business School
    Commerce / Gestion / Management
    Roubaix cedex 1