Université de Provence Aix Marseille I
Letters, Arts, History, Geography, Languages.
29 avenue Robert Schuman 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 95 30 30

Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II
Economic Science and Management, Computer science.
14 avenue Jules Ferry 13100Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 91 48 00

Université de Droit, d'Économie et des Sciences Aix-Marseille III
Law, Economy and the first Science cycle.
3, avenue Robert Schuman 13628 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1
Tel. : 04 42 17 28 00 fax : 04 42 64 03 96

Institut Universitaire de Technologie
413 avenue Gaston Berger 13090 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 93 90 00

Faculté de Sciences et Techniques
6 avenue du Pigonnet 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 95 45 50

Faculté d'Economie Appliquée
3 avenue Robert Schuman 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 17 29 80

Faculté de droit et Science Politique
3 avenue Robert Schuman 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 17 28 00

Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres
2 avenue Jules-Isaac - 13626 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1
Tel. : 04 42 33 02 02

IEP Institut d'Etudes Politiques
25 rue Gaston de Saporta 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 17 01 60

Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) d'Aix en Provence
Clos Guiot - BP 33 - 13540 Puyricard - France
Tel. : 04 42 28 08 08 - Fax : 04 42 28 08 00 E-mail : info@iae-aix.com

IDA Institut de Droit des Affaires
3 avenue Robert Schuman 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 17 29 44

IAR Institut d'Aménagement Régional
2 avenue Henri Poncet 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 64 61 90

ISPEC Institut de Sciences Pénales et de Criminologie
2, avenue Henri Poncet 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 23 04 35

ISEC Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Comptables
2 rue Jean Andréani 13090 AIX EN PROVENCE
Tel. : 04 42 91 31 20

IEFEE Institut d'Etudes Françaises pour Etudiants Etrangers
23 rue Gaston de Saporta 13625 Aix-en-Provence Cedex
Tel. : 04 42 23 02 64
Instruction in French language and literature, French, Provencal and European civilization for foreign students.

Institut américain universitaire
27, place de l'Université 13625 Aix-en-Provence
Tel. : 04 42 23 39 35 Fax : 04 42 21 11 38
Reserved for American students studying for one year in France.

CREPS
Pont de l'Arc - Chemin de la Guiramande - 13090 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 93 80 00

Centre des Hautes Etudes Touristiques
annexe faculté de droit 3ème cycle 38 avenue de l'Europe 13090 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 20 09 73

Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
2 cours Arts et Métiers 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 38 00 65 mvincent@cnam.fr

Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs des Arts et Métiers
2, cours des Arts et Métiers 13617 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 42 93 81 81 Fax : 04 42 93 81 00

Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts
rue Emile Tavan 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 27 57 35

IFSI Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers
Avenue des Tamaris 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 33 50 19

Institut de Formation de la Croix Rouge Française
32 cours Arts et Métiers 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 16 05 16



Private Training Schools

ECV Ecole de Communication Visuelle
580 avenue Mozart 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 93 41 13 mail : ecvaix@ecv.fr

Atelier de Conti
1046 ancienne route Alpes 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 21 99 32

IICC Institut International de Création et de Mode
19 avenue des Belges 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 26 78 76

ESCAET
6 avenue Grassi 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 96 64 97 Fax 04 42 23 37 20
(Commerce and Administration of Tourism Businesses)

Groupe MERKURE
130 avenue du club hippique 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 20 42 20
BTS action Co, real estate profession, management assistant…

Centre de formation et d'inter recrutement des entreprises
24 route de Galice 13090 Aix-en-Provence
Tél. : 04 42 29 74 72
School of business and management.

CRETA-DAFCO
Immeuble Métropole Bât C Echangeur des 3 Sautets 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 93 88 60
BTS and non-continuous preparation for competitive exams in all fields.

ITPA Institut Tertiaire Par Alternance
Parc Ariane B, 11 Boulevard de la grande Thumine 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 20 65 64

PIGIER
Esplanade de l'Arche Boulevard Victor Coq 13090 Aix-en-Provence
Tel. : 04 42 27 09 96 Fax : 04 42 93 50 30 - Mail : pigieraix@wanadoo.fr
Continuous or non-continuous formation, office work, business, management…

IFOSUPD-IFOCOM Institut de formation supérieure en prothésiste-dentaire
3 rue André-Lefèvre BP 344 13611 Aix-en-Provence cedex 01
Tel. : 04 42 27 85 21

American Center
19 cours des Arts et Métiers 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 38 42 38

Institut américain universitaire
27, place de l'Université 13625 Aix-en-Provence
Tel. : 04 42 23 39 35 Fax : 04 42 21 11 38
Reserved for American students doing a study year in France.

Ecole Populaire Supérieure Suédoise d'Aix-en-Provence. E.P.S.S.A.
Le California 1 - Bât. D - 2 rue Jean Andréani 13090 Aix-en-Provence
Tél. : 04 42 27 46 19 - Fax : 04 42 27 48 09 E-mail: epssa@wanadoo.fr
Linguistic and cultural stays for Scandinavian trainees

Studying in France
Most French universities organize internships or language courses and usually offer housing in a university room. Here are several addresses and useful information for future students from abroad:

IEFEE Institut d'Etudes Françaises pour Etudiants Etrangers
23 rue Gaston de Saporta 13625 Aix-en-Provence Cedex
Tel. : 04 42 21 70 90 Fax : 04 42 23 02 64 E-mail : institut.iefee@iefee.u-3mrs.fr
Instruction in French language and literature, French, Provencal and European civilization for foreign students.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Université de Provence service des étudiants étrangers
Bureau A145 29 rue Robert Schuman 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 95 32 17
Open from Monday to Friday from 9 :30 to 11 a.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m.

Université de la Méditerranée
14 avenue Jules Ferry 13100 Aix en Provence
Tel. : 04 42 95 30 30
Open from Monday to Friday from from 8:30 to 5 p.m.

Université Aix/Marseille3
1, Allée Bastide des Cyprès 13100 Aix-en-Provence
Téléphone/Secretary's Office : 04 42 21 59 85 Fax : 04 42 21 59 71 E-mail : secretariat@sri.u-3mrs.fr

CNOUS arranges welcomes and stays abroad for foreign students on scholarship from the French or foreign governments or international organizations. They also organize international assemblies where public authorities collaborate and financially organize for the European Union the accounts for transferring communitarian aid to European programs : SOCRATES, LEONARDO and TEMPUS III.
The Agence Edufrance promotes French offers of higher level education abroad. CNOUS and CROUS welcome, manage and follow-up with foreign scholarship students by offering them documentation, practical information on necessary formalities, on student resources and university work services (housing, university food services, health, culture, travel…).
The brochure "Je vais en France" (I am going to France) addresses all students who envisage studying in France. The French cultural services abroad will send you this document. It includes information on "Scholarships of the French government" and "Scholarships run by EGIDE".

Recognition of foreign diplomas in France
Legally, there is no equivalence between diplomas obtained abroad and French diplomas from the national minister of education, research and technology : the certificate lets your home-country diploma be recognized in France. The Education Offices are in charge of recognizing these diplomas, except in certain cases (regulated professions) where they will give you the appropriate address. If you make a written request, send copies and keep your original diplomas.

Formalities and information
To do your higher-level studies in France, foreigners without a French baccalaureate must obtain a diploma which grants access to higher studies in the country where they obtained a high school diploma. If necessary, they must also provide a certificate of completion from the country in which the diploma was obtained to enter the French university system. These must justify your French language comprehension levels to enter into the envisaged training program.
The admission procedures vary according to the establishment and the course of studies.
Admission procedures take place directly at the establishment for:
- 2nd or 3rd cycles of university
- the preparatory class for the great schools
- sections of superior technicians (in the lycées)
- IUT's
- IUP's (in the universities)
- all other establishments of specific character and/or recruitment for the path of competitive examinations, jury of admission or by qualification

On the other hand, a request for pre-enrollment is required to enroll in the university 1st cycle.
The only students who may use this procedure are those foreign students with the following qualifications :
- French bac (or a diploma exemption admitted by a national regulation)
- French-German bac
- European bac
- educated at the " Leonard da Vinci " lycée in Paris
- of German nationality (under certain conditions)
- having come to France to do their studies under an inter
-university agreement
- those on scholarship from the French government, international organizations or from foreign governments whose scholarships are managed by an authorized French organization (CNOUS, CIES)
- stateless persons or certified political refugees with an OFPRA card
- children of diplomats working in France
In these cases, the enrollment procedure is identical to that of a French student.

Once your pre-enrollment is finished, and once you have received your "student" visa, you may proceed, in France, to the administrative and class enrollment in your establishment. Be careful: the university does not have the right to ask for your carte de séjour as part of your enrollment application.
Admissions applications for first cycle university and French test examination dates are available on the government web site.

As part of the enrollment procedure, an examination evaluates your oral and written comprehension of the French language and written expression. Nationals of countries where French is the official language, holders of the DALF (diplôme approfondi de langue française), German students with the "allgemeine Hochschulreife " from bilingual sections or who obtained an above-average in an upper-level French class (Leistungskurs), bearers of the Franco-German baccalaureate and foreign students from bilingual French classes on a list made by the ministers of national education and foreign affairs are exempt from this examination.

The establishment where you wish to study is the one that must validate your prior education. That is, it authorizes you to enter an educational program with the goal of obtaining a national diploma or a diploma regulated by the State ; to apply for candidature in a competitive entrance examination ; or to dispense parts of your diploma. NB: a diploma may be recognized by one establishment and not another. The response to all applications comes from the university president per request of a teaching commission (whose decisions are based on the compatibility between the two diplomas and the difficulties of the desired educational program ; the linguistic level will equally be taken into account).

Documents to furnish :
In the admission application or, when this is not required, the enrollment proposal, the student must provide :
- a birth certificate with a French translation
- certified diploma copies from the home country giving access to the desired field of study (diploma - certificate - placement in a competitive examination…) and their translation
- certified copies from the school director giving your two years' prior grades if this is your first enrollment in a higher educational establishment

The administrative steps for obtaining a visa and carte de séjour

For enrollment in the first or second university cycle, the cost is established nationally and applies to all, French or foreign. Students on French scholarships do not pay these registration fees. University enrollment costs are around 20 to 300 Euros (800 to 2000 Francs) annually.
Private establishments costs run from 500 to 15,000 Euros (3,000 to 100,000 Francs) annually.

The educational scholarships for students of French nationality :

CROUS d'Aix-Marseille : Avenue Benjamin Abram - 13621 Aix-en-Provence - Cedex 1
Tel: 04 42 16 13 13 - Fax. : 04 42 38 64 39
CLOUS de Marseille : 42, rue du 141ème R.I.A. - 13331 Marseille - Cedex
Tel: 04 91 62 83 60 - Fax. : 04 91 62 83 99

These scholarships are only available for students or persons of French nationality. If you are interested in scholarships for foreign students, please consult the list below.

For foreign students :

The Cnous (Centre national des œuvres universitaires et scolaires), one of whose missions is to welcome foreign students, offers several scholarships for persons studying in France.
Cnous, 6-8, rue Jean-Calvin, 75005 Paris - tel. (welcome of foreign scholarship students) : 01.55.43.58.58.
CROUS foreign students service, avenue Jules Ferry cité des Gazelles 13100 Aix en Provence - Tel: 04 42 93 48 24

- Scholarships given by the French government
- Scholarships based on social criteria
- Scholarship attributed by the government of the country of origin
- Maintenance allocation
- Travel allocation
- Formation allocation
- Scholarships for social coverage
- "Co-financed" scholarships
- Scholarships of excellence (AEFE, MAJOR, Eiffel)
- Legs Dobry-Baratz
- Non-governmental organization scholarships

The steps to undertake for obtaining a scholarship should be started at least a year ahead of the anticipated departure date. Also know that you cannot accumulate two different scholarships.

Égide also provides on its web site a lot of practical information for students wishing to come study in France and can also help you obtain scholarships :Égide, 28, rue de la Grange-aux-Belles, 75010 Paris, tel. 01.40.40.58.58