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Etudier en France
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering, February 6th 2014
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Quality of Life
 First tourism destination in the world
 The Eiffel Tower is one the most visited monument in the world
 According to the International living association, France has
been world leader for quality of life for the past six years
 Excellent healthcare system, ranked 1st by the Word Health
Organization
 France also means
 A renowned and diversified gastronomy (over 350 cheese types,
renowned vineyards, spiced gastronomy from the Antilles, etc.)
 An exceptional historical, art and cultural heritage
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An International Language
 One of the most spoken language in the world
 More than 260 million people worldwide speak French
 The French language is firmly established in Africa, the
Antilles, Louisiana, Lebanon and South-East Asia,
Canada (Québec)
 Individually or with other languages, French is an official
language in 70 nations
 About 83 million people learn French: It is one of the most
taught language
 A status of international importance
 It is an official language in the UN, UNESCO, OECD and
International Olympic Committee
 Within the European Union, French as a mother tongue is
ranked 2nd in number of speakers (16%) after German
(23.3%)
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A Dynamic Economy and a Creative Entrepreneurship
France's economy is the world's fifth largest. It accounts for 5% of world GDP and 6% of global trade.
 A major force in the world economy
France is:
 The world leader in luxury goods
 Number one in Europe in retailing and agriculture, and number two in the world in both areas
 The world's third most productive country
 Cutting-edge industries
12 French institutions are in the Top 100 Global Innovators (Thomson Reuters 2013).
31 French companies figure among the 500 largest in the world. Among them:
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Banks (BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE)
Insurances (AXA, CNP Assurances)
Energy (Total, GDF Suez, EDF, Alstom)
Fashion, luxury goods, and cosmetics (Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint-Laurent, Chanel, Dior, L'Oréal)
Automobiles (Peugeot-Citroën, Renault) and tires (Michelin)
Electronics (Thalès, Thomson, Schneider Electric)
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Aerospace (Airbus, Dassault)
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France – Slovenia, Major Business Partners
 France is ranked at the 4th position for the Foreign Direct Investment in Slovenia
 France is the 4th economic partner for Slovenia
 France is the 4th client and supplier of economic goods for Slovenia
 About 40 French companies in Slovenia, employing more than 9000 persons
 More and more executives in the French companies based in Slovenia are Slovenes
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French Higher Education
 France has 83 public Universities
 Implementation of the Bologna process (LMD reform)
 Study programs combine education with practical training
 Registration fees in French universities are very low :
 Licence : 183 euros / year
 Master : 254 euros / year
 Doctorate : 388 euros / year
 Engineering Schools : 606 euros / year
 The French State invests 10 800 euros on average for each student
 ERASMUS : Bilateral agreement with a French university
 University of Lorraine
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Schools of Engineering
More than 250 schools of engineering in France (INSA, Télécom Paris,
Télécom Bretagne, l’ENSIMAG, l’ESIEA, Polytech schools, …)
 Admission is selective
 Programs combine education with practical training
 Government-sanctioned schools confer degrees, equivalent to the Master degree
 Annual tuition in France's public schools of engineering is 606 euros
 ERASMUS : Bilateral agreement with a French schools of engineering
 Ecole Supérieure d'ingénieurs de Rouen (ESIGELEC)
 Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique d'Amiens
(ESIEE)
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The Quality of French Research and Higher Education
 World University Rankings 2013 (Times Higher Education) :
 ENS Paris (65th place)
 Polytechnique (70th place)
 Pierre & Marie Curie University (96th place)
 French scientists have been awarded numerous international awards :
 34 Nobel prizes
 11 Field medals
 4 Abel prizes
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A Strong Flow of Students Abroad
 France is ranked 3th in the list of host countries for
foreign students (270 000 foreign students) after the
US and UK
Change in the number of international students
enrolled in French higher education since 1998
300000
 This trend keeps increasing: between 2005 and 2009,
the number of students rose of 5,3%
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 The foreign student population represents about 11,5%
of the global student population
 41% of the PhD students in France are foreign students
Source: Unesco
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Find your Study Program in France
The online program catalog at www.campusfrance.org
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A Constant Linguistic Accessibility
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B1 or B2 intermediate-advanced level usually suffices to study in France
 Throughout the world, learning French is possible
 In French language departments in universities
 In Slovenia
 The French Institute in Slovenia is offering language courses and
certificates (ex : B1 and B2 that are necessary in some universities
or Grandes écoles)
 In France
 The French education institutions also propose French language
lessons and certificates (DELF/DALF)
 Short French language training programs
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About 800 programs and still increasing are taught in English, spanning
a wide range of disciplines, especially in science, technology, business
and management
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Cost of Living
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Rent: from 300€ to 740€ (from 120€ to 350€ in cité U)
Housing security deposit, the equivalent of one or two months rent
One year of housing insurance: from 30€ to 60€
Enrolment fee for national health insurance (Sécurité sociale): 180€
Purchase of additional private health coverage (mutuelle santé): €70 to €285 depending on the coverage
selected
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Telephone: 20€
Expresso: 1,6€
Complete meal at the university restaurants : 3,05€
Movie ticket : 5 – 7€
 The differents aids :
 Housing aid, university meal plans, student discounts (library, movie theater, restaurants, …)
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Financing your Education in France
CampusBourses: the grant search engine
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Scholarships – Institut français de Slovénie
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Bourse du Gouvernement français (French Government scholarship)
 Applications
 to follow a program of study (Master 2)
 to write a joint-doctoral thesis (thèse de co-tutelle)
 to participate in a research program
 Grants: 615 € / month
 Deadline: April 15th, 2014 for the session 2014-2015)
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Programme Eiffel (Eiffel program)
 Applications
 Master’s degree
 Joint-doctoral thesis
 Sciences, economics and management, law and political science
 Master: 1 181 € / mth, 24 months; Doctorate: 1 400 € / mth, 10 months
 Deadline: Call for applications is now closed (Next deadline : in January, 2015 for the session 2015-2016)
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Merci de votre attention!!!
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