Studies in France

The French higher education system groups together several institutions that can be public or private:

* universities,

* High schools and other specialised higher education schools,

* technical higher education institutions for short professional-based training courses.

Esaip is a private higher education research institution.

The Bachelor-Master-Doctorate system

France, like most European countries, subscribed to the Bologna Declaration (1999): the adoption of a European higher education area could begin.

This system is based on 3 qualifications: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate. A number of ECTS credits are attached to each qualification: the degree (6 semesters) corresponds to 180 credits and the master (4 semesters) to 120 credits.

The Bachelor, Master, Doctorate reform aims at favouring student mobility in Europe. Semesters obtained in France can be validated in any other European Union country, in the context of further education.

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