Admission to the Engineering Program
As a French-speaking international student, you can take our five-year engineering degree program in France. Admission to the three-year engineering degree program is also possible. Find out more about our admission requirements.
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5-year Engineering Degree program overview
Students from all over the world are recruited every year for our various training courses ranging from bac (secondary education diploma) to bac +6 (Master’s Degree).
At CESI, you have the option of enrolling in an engineering program after obtaining a baccalaureate or equivalent diploma obtained abroad, or after obtaining a bac +2 or a bac +3 or an equivalent diploma obtained abroad.
Admission to the 5-year Engineering Degree program
PLEASE NOTE:
Students with a secondary education diploma from a non-French institution can apply on our website and through the Études en France (EEF) platform.
prerequisites:
The five-year engineering degree program is accessible after achieving a scientific or technological secondary education diploma equivalent to the French baccalaureate.
Language prerequisites: a level of proficiency in French equivalent to B1 is required to enroll in our engineering degree program.
to enroll with us:
If you have a French baccalaureate, apply on the French Ministry of Education website Parcoursup.fr
APPLICATION FEES:
International candidates are exempt from application fees. However, they are required to pay the costs of organizing admission to the local operator to organize the tests.
scholarship
A merit scholarship rewards the best international candidates who enroll in our programs. This scholarship will be subject to an application file that will be examined by a national jury. The scholarship awarded by the latter can amount to €2000.
TUITION FEES:
Enrollment in undergraduate studies:
- €6500 per year for international students who are resident for tax purposes in a country within the European Economic Area.
- €8500 in the year of arrival, then €6500 per year for newly arrived non-French students from outside the European Economic Area.
Enrollment in 3-year engineering degree program:
- €8500 per year for international students who are resident for tax purposes in a country within the European Economic Area.
- €10 500 in the year of arrival, then €8500 per year for newly arrived non-French students from outside the European Economic Area.
Admission to the 3-year Engineering Degree program
prerequisites:
The engineering degree program has a duration of three years and leads to the award of the Engineering Degree.
- It is accessible after three years of higher education at Bachelor’s Degree level (bac +3) or an equivalent diploma in the scientific or technical fields; or a diploma at bac +2 level or equivalent under certain conditions.
- Language prerequisites: a level of proficiency in French equivalent to B1 is required to enroll in our engineering degree program.
scholarship
A merit scholarship rewards the best international candidates who enroll in our programs. This scholarship will be subject to an application file that will be examined by a national jury. The scholarship awarded by the latter can amount to €2000.
APPLICATION FEES:
International candidates are exempt from application fees.
TUITION FEES:
- For international students who are resident for tax purposes in a country within the European Economic Area, tuition fees for the 3-year engineering degree program are €8500 per year.
- For newly arrived non-French students from outside the European Economic Area, tuition fees for the first year of the program are €10 500, then €8500 per year during the 3-year engineering degree program.