The simplest way to come to study in France is to do so as part of an exchange programme between your university and a French university or school. In this way, you will have fewer formalities to handle by yourself, and will be looked after by a special team in the host institution (generally the International Relations department).

Obtain details of exchanges offered by your university of origin

If you are already a student in your country, contact your university's International Relations department (or International Programmes department) to find out whether it has an international student-exchange agreement with a French university or school covering your field of study.

Then contact the international exchange manager for your field of study in order to agree on a study programme that can be validated when you return to your university of origin.

Examples of exchange programmes:

- Erasmus:
For students from one of the 27 European Union countries and Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Turkey (view the list of countries >>).
www.europe-education-formation.fr/etudier-en-erasmus.php
http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm

- CREPUQ :
(Conférence des Recteurs et des Principaux des Universités du Québec)
For students in Québec.
http://echanges-etudiants.crepuq.qc.ca

- MICEFA:
(Mission Interuniversitaire de Coordination des Echanges Franco-Américains)
For students from certain universities in the United States and Canada (see list on the programme website) and the University of Puerto Rico.
www.micefa.org

- AUF:
(Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
For students of AUF-member higher-level institutions (759 institutions in 90 countries)
View the list of AUF-member higher-level institutions worldwide >>
www.auf.org

There are also many other international exchange programmes. Each university / school has its own specific partnerships and programmes.

If you do not have the possibility of coming as part of an exchange programme, see the page entitled Admission procedures for individual applicants >>

Visuel : affiche programme d'échanges du CREPUQ / carte du monde johan.lemarchand.free.fr