Incoming international students

Université Paris Cité has 3 different faculties: Health, Science, and Humanities & Social Sciences. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is made up of 12 departments.

There are two main campuses: the Odéon campus and the Grands Moulins campus.

You can see what fields of study are covered in each department and in which campus said department is located:

(STAPS) Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives – Odéon campus
> Sports studies

(SHS) Sciences Humaines et Sociales – Odéon campus
> Education sciences
> Linguistics
> Sociology

(IP) Institut de Psychologie – Odéon campus
> Psychology

(IUT) Institut Universitaire de Technologie – Odéon campus
> Business and administration
> Sales and Marketing
> Journalism and Information
> Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s)
> Social Work
> Statistics and Business Intelligence

(EA) Etudes Anglophones – Grands Moulins campus
> English and american studies

(LING) Linguistique – Grands Moulins
> Linguistics

(GHES) Géographie, Histoire, Economie et Sociétés – Grands Moulins
> Geography
> History
> Economics

(LCAO) Langues et Civilisation de l’Asie Orientale – Grands Moulins
> Chinese studies
> Japanese studies
> Korean studies
> Vietnamese studies

(LAC) Lettres, Arts et Cinéma – Grands Moulins
> Literature
> Arts
> Film studies

(EILA) Etudes Interculturelles de Langues Appliquées – Grands Moulins
> Translation and Interpretation
> Applied Foreign Languages (English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese)

(IHSS) Institut Humanités, Sciences et Sociétés – Grands Moulins
> Psychoanalytical studies
> Sociology
> History and philosophy of Science

(DEG) Droit Economie et Gestion – Grands Moulins
> Law
> Economics
> Management

Administrative contact: They handle all administrative aspects of your mobility at UPCité, such as your administrative registration at the university, sign your arrival certificate, give you your student card and send you your transcript of records.

Academic contact: this is a professor who deals with the academic aspects of the exchange. They will advise you on the courses you should take and validate your learning agreement.

First of all, your home university must send us an official nomination. Nominations are the process by which your home university informs us of your selection for an international mobility at our institution and shares all necessary administrative details to facilitate this arrangement. The nomination must be submitted by an international coordinator from your home university. We do not accept nominations sent by students.

Please keep in mind that a selection at your home university does not guarantee acceptance at UPCité. You will still have to go through our internal application process.

We currently require all international students to have a B2 level in French and/or English (if you wish to follow courses in English). We ask for a B2 language level to ensure that you will have no difficulty following your courses during your stay and to guarantee your academic success.

You will only need a certificate for the language of the course you wish to follow. If you wish to take courses both in English and French (apart from French as a Foreign Language courses), you will need to present both certificates.

Most of our programmes are in French, especially at an undergraduate level (Bachelor’s degree). 

For French, we accept the following language certificates:

• DELF B2
• DALF C1 and C2
• TCF
• Certificate issued by the Language Centre of your home university
• Certificate issued by a teacher of French at your home university
• Proof of mother tongue (passport, birth certificate)

For English, we accept the following language certificates:

• IELTS (at least 5.5)
• TOEFL (at least 90)
• TOEIC (at least 785)
• Certificate issued by the Language Centre of your home university
• Certificate issued by an English teacher at your home university
• Proof of mother tongue (passport, birth certificate)

After being nominated by your home university, you will receive in the following weeks an “application kit” from our International Relations office via email. This email will contain the link to access the online application on the “MoveOn” platform.

The Application kit will include:

• A detailed timeline outlining all necessary steps for your upcoming mobility
• A blank template of a learning agreement
• A list of your main contacts at UPCité
• A confirmation of the department and campus you’ve been assigned to

In order to submit your application, you will need to create a MoveON account. We advise you to create your account with an email address that you frequently access and check. Please double check the spelling when entering your email address.

Carefully follow the instructions provided in the email and submit the required documents, which may vary depending on your chosen mobility programme.

You will be required to complete a Learning agreement (LA), a crucial document that ensures recognition of your period of studies abroad by your home institution. The learning agreement must list the approved courses you will be taking during your stay with us, and must be signed by you, your home institution, and your academic contact at Université Paris Cité. Any application submitted without a completed and signed Learning Agreement will be considered incomplete.

During this online application, you will be able to apply for accommodation at university residences in Paris.

Application deadlines:

• First semester or Full academic year (September): before May 15^th
• Second semester (January): before October 30^th

Your application will be processed and if validated, you will receive via email an acceptance letter along with a Welcome Kit.

Once you receive this, you will be officially accepted in our institution as an exchange student.

The Welcome Kit includes:

• Your acceptance letter
• A Welcome Guide (both in French and in English)
• Maps of all the different campuses
• A list of all of your main contacts at Université Paris Cité
• Registration for our Welcome Webinars
• Registration for our buddy programme

Welcome Webinars: to help you prepare your arrival in France and in Paris, we will host “welcome webinars” several weeks prior to your arrival. These webinars will be scheduled at various times to accommodate different time zones, ensuring accessibility for all. They will be offered both in French and English. During these sessions, key information will be provided to help you organise your time at our university. Following these presentations, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask any questions you may have regarding your upcoming exchange.

Welcome Week. To facilitate your transition into this academic exchange experience, we will host a Welcome Week before the start of each semester. This week will feature seminars covering important topics about your exchange, as well as numerous activities to explore Paris and connect with fellow local and international students.