France with an OIB Updated January 2014
The French system May appear complicated Not too expensive Good opportunities if you look carefully 2
European harmonisation of higher education - LMD system Licence 3 years Masters 5 years Doctorate 8 years 180 ECTS 300 ECTS 480 ECTS ECTS : European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS-credits that are equivalent to 1500 1800 hours of study 3
France: following Bac S or Bac ES Entrance Bachelor s (licence) Master s School file L1 L2 L3 M1 M2 BTS brevet de technicien supérieur (lycée BTS) School file Prépa (lycée Prépa) C* «Grande Ecole» (state or private) Concours* School with integrated «prépa» School file IUT Institut univ. de technologie Licence pro Bac only University (38% success rate in 3 yrs, 15% more in 4 yrs) Bachelors abroad Masters 4
Dual Degrees Kings College-La Sorbonne - Double-diplôme en droit français et anglais (M1) - Bachelor of Law (Kings College) Dossier Oral Kings College, London Paris 1 La Sorbonne Lille-Kent (Lille IEP) - Double Master s Degree in Politics and International Relations (Kent) - Double diplôme franco-britannique en sciences politiques et sociales Written + oral Lille Kent Kent Lille Lille/Kent/ Brussels 6
What does an Erasmus year cost? Erasmus: Allows students in 33 European countries to study for part of their degree in another country No tuition fees for 3-12 months study abroad A grant of 250-500 /month from the E.U. for additional expenses while abroad ECTS credit points 7
What is the overall cost? Where? Fees per year Bachelor s Room + cantine Lycées Prépas -Louis le Grand (Paris) -Ste Geneviève (Versailles) Grandes Ecoles scientifiques -Polytechnique -Ecole Centrale, Mines, Ponts -Ecole Normale Sup. Business schools -HEC -SESAME schools Sciences-Po: Universities -Paris Dauphine Kings College/Sorbonne 188 /yr + 2,023 /yr 5,880 /yr 15,840 /yr NONE 1580 to 6700 Fonctionnaire-stagiaire (paid) 11,900 7,000-8,000 0 9,800 (means tested) 188 /yr (up to 4,000 for Master s) 188 /yr in both countries Lille/Kent 188 /year in Lille + 4500 9000/year in Kent 8
Why such a difference in price? Scientific «Grandes Ecoles» Created after the French revolution Limited number of places for State needs Based on selection, free of charge when considered as civil servant Business «Grandes Ecoles» Created by the Chambers of Commerce (CCI) Based on selection, private, full cost Universities Have changed since 1968 All candidates who have the Bac, low cost 9
When to act? establishment registering Written exams oral exam Final acceptance Lycée prépa Medicine Pharmacy University 20 Jan 20 Mar none none 14 July Sciences Po: Bac+0 15 Nov 03 Jan 01 02 March 26 May 13 June End June Lille/Kent 03 Feb 15 Mar 24 April Oral English - early June Kings College/Sorbonne SESAME (7 management schools) Application form 3 April (Paris 1) + APB NONE Early May 2 Jan - 30 Mar 23-24 April Inscription 22 May 14 June Mid June mid June
Concours Science Po l'histoire (coef 2-4 h), la langue (coef 1-1h30) l'option (Littérature et philosophie, Sciences économiques et sociales ou Mathématiques - coef 2-3 heures) l'appréciation du dossier du candidat, compte pour moitié dans l'admissibilité (bulletins scolaires, notes aux épreuves anticipées du bac, résultats à des concours nationaux ou internationaux, l'engagement dans la vie de l'établissement scolaire, la vie associative, culturelle, politique ou syndicale) 11
Il peut même permettre à certains d'être directement admissibles : le jury peut, en effet, au vu de ce dossier, dispenser un candidat d'épreuves écrites. 12
To apply for a first or second year of a study program at a French institute of technology, university or classe préparatoire : online system for preliminary admission at the following website: http://www.admission-postbac.fr/ 13
Du 20 Janvier au 20 Mars Inscription, saisie des vœux (ordre modifiable jusqu au 10 juin) Le 2 Avril Date limite de validation des vœux et d envoi des dossiers-papier Du 23 Juin 14h au 27 Juin 14h Première phase d admission et réponse des candidats Du 05 Juillet 14h au 15 Septembre Procédure complémentaire 14
Conclusions Engineering schools highly competitive Top 12 schools, ca 2000 students Business schools expensive, some very good, most do not compete with the US Top 4 schools, ca 1,500 students Sciences Po more and more expensive, now more international > 10,000 students Universities cheap, variable in quality, allows one year abroad 15