Several options are available to international students who wish to study at ESITC Paris. International students are welcome at ESITC Paris and can choose from a number of courses.
| ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
Under ERASMUS+ or bilateral agreements, ESITC Paris welcomes international students on academic exchange for a semester or a full year
| How to apply
To be eligible, applicants must contact the International Department of their home university. After being nominated by their home university, applicants must select the courses in the study program they wish to follow at ESITC Paris and return all the required registration documents to the school's International Department. Once the application has been approved , the applicant will receive a letter of acceptance.
⇒ Important information
⇒ Administrative documents required
- Nomination form
- Learning agreement : OLA Learning Agreement 
or the Learning Agreement of the sending university
- Photocopy of identity papers (CNI or passport)
- Transcripts of grades (entire course)
- Language certificate required level B2 ( Home university certificate can be accepted )
- CV
All application documents should be sent by e-mail to Sophie Tiphangne
tiphangne@esitc-paris.fr
⇒ Course selection
| ESITC Paris evaluation & grading system
| FLE - To prepare for their studies in France, foreign students can take FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) courses, specially adapted for engineering students. Classes are held on the ESTP or EPF campuses for 2 hours a week. They are paid for by ESITC Paris and earn ECTS credits.
For more information, FLE EPF/ESTP
| Tutoring - To facilitate the integration of international students, ESITC Paris assigns each student a sponsor to welcome them and help them integrate into the school, if necessary.
| PREPARING FOR MOBILITY
1/ access & accommodation
| Coming to school
ACCESS MAP 
Laplace or Arcueil - Cachan station
Croix d'Arcueil or vache noire station
Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac or Barbara station
Arcueil-Cachan (scheduled to open in 2025) or Lucie Aubrac (Connection with line 4 - work in progress) station
| Housing
Arrangements should be made as early as possible. ESITC Paris does not have a campus, but there are many student residences close to the school, and the International Department can try to help with the search.
ACCOMMODATION
2/ Administrative procedures
| Social insurance
Compulsory for all students
Students from the European Union must apply for a European Health Insurance Card. Non-European students coming to study under an agreement with a European Union institution can benefit from the European Health Insurance Card system.
Non-European students must apply to join the French social security system. Registration is free of charge and can be done directly online - https://www.etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
| Visa & student residence permit
This procedure concerns students from outside the European Union. Once your application has been accepted by ESITC Paris, you must contact the French consular services and begin the administrative procedures required for your arrival in France.
⇒ Useful information
| Public transport
Foreign students under the age of 26 can apply online for an Ile-de-France public transport pass - Carte Imagin'R
| Catering
- International students can also take advantage of the CROUS university catering service - Complete list of university restaurants in Paris and Val de Marne
- They also have the option of staying for lunch at the school and/or in the surrounding area :
- The Vache Noire shopping center is 10 minutes from the school
- Forum 20, with its small shops and large supermarket, is located just below the school premises
- Small restaurants, bakeries, snack bars and food trucks are also within easy reach of the school
⇒ Good to know
If you're planning a European or international mobility program, you'll need to think about how to finance it and prepare a standard budget. For more information, visit the Studying in France website
| International Office
Sophie HUBERT-TIPHANGNE
(+33) 1 81.80.15.10
tiphangne@esitc-paris.fr