Modernity & Dynamism

Ranking as the world's 4th economic power and 2nd for services exports, France forms the elite of a leading nation in the fields of science, management and culture.

French success stories are numerous and famous: Besides the well-known artists and philosophers and a rich cultural heritage, scientific and industrial achievements abound: Airbus, high-speed train (TGV), Ariane space launcher, leading luxury and fashion industry, identification of the AIDS virus, the ITER nuclear fusion reactor, and a lot more...

Last year, about 190,000 international students (10 percent of French postsecondary enrollments) have chosen France for all or part of their higher education. They enrich the French system with their culture, experience, energy, and accomplishments.

Throughout the world, in all the provinces of knowledge, successful people have attended France's universities and Grandes Ecoles - and among them a number of foreign students.

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