The FAQ answers to the students' questions.
For the institutions wishing to create a tailor-made program, refer to the page « Tailor-made program » or contact the team at [email protected].
Learning French at French by EPITA Center
Our French programs are open to EPITA’s International Programs students and to other institution, whether it is for general French courses, specialized French courses or with a professional aim, virtually or on site.
Our summer school is open to every person willing to learn French.
There is no prerequisite to join French by EPITA Center: we offer French classes for all levels (from beginner to advanced).
Our summer school starts in the beginning of July and lasts three weeks.
The tailor-made programs can start in january or september (4 months programs), in July (3 weeks programs) or whenever throughout the year for a specific program.
The summer school is three weeks long with 45 hours of French courses and 20 hours of cultural outings.
Most of the programs are planned with an average of 15 hours of classes per week.
In order to provide a learning process through practice thanks to small groups, there is a maximum of 16 students per class.
Our team is composed of more than 10 teachers who are specialized in French as a foreign language teaching.
Most of them teach here since the creation of French by EPITA Center and are renewed every year with our students’ satisfaction.
All of our programs include cultural activities in Paris with our teachers. You will discover emblematic places of the capital and unusual places that Parisian people appreciate.
Each student who attended seriously to the French course will receive a certificate proving the total of hours and the estimated level respecting the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and it’s six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2).
Our teachers can prepare you to an official French language certification (DELF, DALF, TCF, TFI) and will give you all the information necessary for your inscription. On our campus, it is possible to take the Test de Français International (TFI) which is an official French language certification.
Practical information
French courses are given on the Parisian campus of EPITA, which is located at 5 minutes of the metro station Porte d’Italie (14/16 rue Voltaire, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre).
On the campus, you will study on a floor that is dedicated to international students coming from everywhere in the world to study at EPITA. The French courses combined to the cultural activities and events will be the occasion to make friends from all over the world.
On the campus, you will find a cafeteria where you can eat. You also can bring your own meal and eat in the open space reserved to our students. Moreover, there is a lot of restaurants and cafés in the neighborhood.
You will have access to the WIFI on the campus. You will therefore be able to connect to the Internet with your computer, tablet or phone.
- – Housing: approximately 600 €/month
- – Restaurant : from 12 €/meal
- – Meal at the campus cafeteria : menu 5 €
- – Baguette: 0.90 €
- – Cinema: between 8 and 12 €
- – A pint of beer: 4.90 €
- – Gas: 1,55 €/litre
- – Public transportation : weekly pass: 23 €, monthly pass: 76 € (yearly pass for students who are less than 26 y.o.: 350 €)
How to register to French by EPITA Center?
There is an online application form here: https://apply.epita.net/candidate/register. In the category « Program type » : select« French Language Center », then the desired program in the category « Applying for ».
- – Your passport
- – Your curriculum
- – A motivation letter
The limit to register to the summer school is May 31st 2023.
It is possible to cancel the inscription two weeks before the beginning of the program. After this deadline, no reimbursment will be done.
Admissions
The admission process takes around 5 working days. You will be informed of the admission results in the 5 days, after having submitted a complete application.
Cet entretien nous sert à évaluer votre motivation à venir étudier le français au centre French by EPITA à Paris.
Administrative procedures
Economic European Space citizens do not need visa to stay in France for less than 90 days. You will just need your ID card or passport.
For a stay longer than 90 days and for students who are not members of the EU, please contact the French embassy of your country.
To obtain a visa, students have to contact the closest French consulate or the visa service of the French embassy after obtaining the official enrollment letter from us. No organization other than the consulate is authorized to deliver visas.
Please consult France-visas, the official website of visas for France to receive information, prepare and apply for your visa.
Yes, you can obtain a total reimbursement of the amount that you payed under the condition that you provide us the copy of the visa refusal.
Before arriving
Our center offers the following services:
1. Airport pick-up service (Paris CDG Airport, Orly Airport) ;
2. Help to find a housing*;
3. Cultural and academic activities on campus and in Paris;
4. Orientation session with presentation of the French program ,activities and administrative procedures;
5. VCampus visit with free lunch.
* We help you findinf a housing close to the campus, we put you in contact with the owners and give you advice for the signature of housing contracts.
If you wish to ask for our help to find a housing close to our Parisian campus, please fill in the form on the online housing platform and book a housing on the housing portal after your registration.