FRANCE

EDUCATION SYSTEM

France utilizes the same three-level higher education system as do the rest of the 29 European countries involved in the Bologna system, facilitating international mobility. 

• The ‘Licence’ and ‘Licence Professionnelle’ degrees are undergraduate, known elsewhere as a Bachelor’s.

• Master’s and Doctorate (PhD) courses are postgraduate. 

France implements a credit-based system whereby each module of study is worth a certain amount of ECTS (European credits), which are usually transferable between courses. Attaining 180 ECTS will earn you a Licence, and a further 120 ECTS is required for a Master’s qualification. The private schools are smaller in number which more selective in their admissions process and usually train students in vocational or professional pursuits such as engineering or architecture. France’s renowned Grandes Écoles fall into this category – these are prestigious institutions whose sought-after graduates often go on to high-powered positions

FEE STRUCTURE

The public funded universities are very affordable. Private Institution tend to be more expensive, costing between 10,000 Euros to 15,000 Euros per year and varies according to the Institute. Private school like Grandes Écoles can charge anywhere between 250 and 20,000 EUR per year. As an international student, you may be eligible for a scholarship offered by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme.

INTAKES

The Intakes simply denote that the terms or the classes at the universities will start at that time of the year. There are two main Intakes in France for the international students, January and September, both of them are equally important. But the September intake is given more importance by some.