Higher education in France is a very organized sector, divided into distinct levels. University education in the country is an important part of the French education system. The universities in France offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate degrees. There are more than 13 universities in the capital city Paris and its suburbs itself. These universities receive applications from both residents and international students every academic year. Non residents visit France to pursue higher education programs like master’s and Ph.D in professional and general courses of study.
List of Major Universities in France
| Name & Address | Phone/E-mail |
|---|---|
| The French Civil Aviation University 7 Avenue Edouard Belin BP 54005 – 310055 Toulouse Cedex 4 |
Ph: +33 5 6217 4000 Fax: +33 5 6217 4023 Web: www.enac.fr/ |
| The Catholic University of Paris 21, rue d’Assas 75270 Paris Cedex 06 |
Ph: +33 1 4439 5200 Web: www.icp.fr/ |
| Lille Catholic University France |
Ph: +33 3 2015 9688 Fax: +33 3 2015 9689 international@icl-lille.fr Web: www.univ-catholille.fr/ |
| Cerge-Pontoise University Tour des chenes, bureau 718 33, Bd du Port 95011 Cergy- Pontoise Cedex |
Ph: +33 1 3425 6743 Fax: +33 1 3425 6293 Web: www.u-cergy.fr/ |
| University Paris 7- Denis-Diderot 2 Place Jussieu 75251 Paris Cedex 05 |
Ph: +33 1 4427 4427 Fax: +33 1 4427 6964 Web: www.sigu7.jussieu.fr/ |
| Lille 2 University 42, rue Paul Duez 59800 Lille, France |
Ph: +33 3 2096 4343 Fax: +33 3 2088 2432 Web: www.univ-lille2.fr/ |
| The University of Le Havre 115 rue Casimir Delavigne, 76600 Le Havre |
Ph: +33 2 3519 7474 Fax: +33 2 3519 7475 Web: www.univ-lehavre.fr/ |
| University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, 12 Place of the Pantheon 75231 Paris Cedex 05 |
Ph: +33 1 4407 8000 Web: www.univ-paris1.fr/ |
| University Rennes Ph: +33 2 9914 1012 Email: presidence@uhb.fr |
Web: www.uhb.fr/ |
| University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 146 Street Leo Saignat , 33076 Bordeaux Cedex |
Ph: +33 5 5757 1010 Fax: +33 5 5899 0380 Web: www.u-bordeaux2.fr/ |
There are both public as well as private universities in France. A unique feature of the French public universities is the fact that they are named after the biggest city near which the main campus is located. Therefore all the thirteen universities located near Paris have been named Paris I to XIII. Another prominent aspect of the universities in France is that they follow the ECTS credit system of marking during examinations, although the semester system of examination still exists in many popular universities of the country.
France is home to not only world renowned resident universities, but also has branches of foreign universities like the American University of Paris, the University of London Institute in Paris, the Baruch College and the Parsons Paris School of Art and Design.