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Welcome to France
It is a very old French tradition to welcome foreign students.
Since the Middle Ages, and the birth of La Sorbonne, the first
French University, more than 800 years ago, students from
all over Europe come to France to study, especially theology,
medicine and law.
This remarkable European University has been sustained thanks
to the circulation of high intellectual-lecturers. Today,
more than ever, there is no such thing as a high standard
university without an international dimension. We can say
now that French institutions of higher education have definitely
entered this new world.
In 1998, the French government introduced a vigorous support
policy to welcome foreign students into French educational
institutions.
This policy was introduced and followed through by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education and is made
up of the four following components:
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to modify the policy of visas award, to contribute to
its simplification and to give priority to the welcome
of students. Two exceptional measures have been passed:
the refusals of motivation and the right to appeal.
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the creation of the Edufrance Agency, especially present
in education fairs, to promote French higher education
in foreign countries. It is advisable for all students
who wish to study in France to visit its web site www.edufrance.fr.
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the current creation of a European University to make
diplomas more readily available in Europe more co-ordinated
and more reliable.
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a new structured programmeme of French Government grants
making them more attractive to foreign students and also
to make these grants match with the internationalisation
of the French institutions of higher education.
The quality of life is what makes our country so attractive
to foreigners. The diversity of our land-scapes, traditions,
heritage, culture.... gastronomy, I only invite you to come
and see by yourself.
This new policy, based on the way of life, has shown its
success very quickly: in the 1999/2000 academic year, with
12000 foreign students more, the total of these students is
now of 162 000.
We invite you to join them.......Welcome to France.
The table below shows the French education
equivilent to the levels of Study in the UK and the USA
French Education System
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Age
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France
(Universitiés)
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France
(Grandes Ecoles)
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UK
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USA
|
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15
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BEPC
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BEPC
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GCSE
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High School
|
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16/17
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Lycée
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Lycée
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College
|
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18
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Baccalauréat
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Baccalauréat
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A-Level/GNVQ
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High school diploma
(Scholastic Aptitude Test)
|
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19
|
|
Classes Préparatoires
(Preparatory classes) Concours
|
|
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20
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DEUG
|
|
|
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21
|
License
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Ecoles d’Ingénieur /Management
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Bachelor
|
|
22
|
Maîtrise
|
|
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23
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DEA
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Diplôme d’Ingénieur
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Master's Degree
(MA/MSc/MBA/PhD)
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Master's Degree
|
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24+
|
Doctorat
|
Doctorat
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PhD
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