Admission to the 5-year Engineering Degree
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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Admission and selection for the 5-year Engineering Degree
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, but also after obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent diploma obtained abroad.
Admission to the 5-year Engineering Degree program
prerequisites:
- The five-year engineering degree program is accessible after achieving a scientific or technological secondary education diploma equivalent to the French baccalaureate.
- Required: B1 level in French.
to enroll with us:
If you are in a French high school:
- Registration on the Parcoursup ministry portal
- Analysis of academic record
- Oral exam
- Admission offer published on Parcoursup
- Refer to the Parcoursup calendar for application processing deadlines
If you are in a non-French international institution:
- Submit your application on the Études en France (EEF) platform and on our website.
- Review of academic record
- Oral exam
- Admission proposal by the school
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.
TUITION FEES:
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 for international candidates are as follows:
Enrolment 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.
Enrolment 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
NOTE:
for non-European students, only programs with student status are accessible. Applications are made on the “Études en France” platform and on our website.
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.
Admission to the three-year engineering degree program is based on academic records and on a motivational interview conducted via videoconference.
APPLICATION FEES:
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.
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.