120 international students study at ESA each year. They stay from 6 to 9 months.

Academic calendar :

Please, see the Academic calendar (pdf 84 ko).

Choosing your programme of study :

To choose your modules, please see the Programme overview (pdf 202 ko) and the Study guide (pdf 389 ko).

Registration procedure :

Deadlines for application :
  1st June for Semester 1 or the full year
  15th October for Semester 2.

Fill out the Application Form - Learning Agreement (pdf 194 ko), so that your programme of study can be approved by both your institution of origin and ESA in Angers. You can leave your institution of origin only when you have had this approval.

Courses French as a Foreign Langage :

  Download French as a Foreign Language Programme (pdf 114 ko).

Examinations :

Each module is validated by written and oral exams.

To obtain the corresponding ECTS credits, you must pass these examinations. Please specify before each examination that you must obtain ECTS credits.

Academic recognition by your institution of origin :

If you are a EU national and your stay is organized within the Socrates programme, the classes you will be attending will allow you to obtain ECTS credits : 30 credits for a full-time semester. Your institution of origin will guarantee full academic recognition of your stay.

If your institution of origin is not within the EU, but has signed a bilateral agreement with the ESA Group, the academic recognition of your stay depends on the terms of this agreement. Please seek information from the International office of your university of origin.

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