The list of France's best universities

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France has many high level schools, ranking among the best higher education institutions in the world, and in all fields of studies. All of them have degrees taught in English !

Below this article, you'll find a downloadable brochure on bachelors fully taught in English in France.

Engineering

Polytechnique : being the most prestigious engineering school in France, Polytechnique is an elite school who has formed the best businessmen and administrators of France (Bernard Arnault CEO of LVMH, former a President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, and former Prime minister Elisabeth Borne). It also has a double degree with Columbia University.

 

Centrale Supélec : one of the best engineering schools in France. It has a double degree with McGill University, in Canada.

 

Centrale Nantes : also one of the best engineering schools in France, offering a Bachelor of Science in Engineering taught in English

 

ParisTech : a network of some of the best engineering schools of Europe, on different field of study : Chimie, Agronomy, Construction

 

ISAE-SUPAERO : the world’s first dedicated aerospatial engineering schools. Ideal for anyone interested in space or and aerospatial, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is an alumni.

 

CESI Ecole d'ingénieurs : a unique network of engineering schools all over France offering project based pedagogy, giving students practical knowledge.

 

UniLasalle : France's best private agronomy school, offering a Bachelor of Science in International Sustainable Agriculture and Food Engineering

 

Political Sciences

Sciences Po : ranked as the 2nd best political sciences school in the world, it gives top-level formations on many different topics (international relations, economics, humanities, development…). It has trained the best administrators and politicians of France, including Presidents Emmanuel Macron, François Holland and Jacques Chirac, dozens of Prime ministers, and other personalities like Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Christian Dior, Marcel Proust…

 

Business and Management

Many of France’s business schools rank among the best in the world or in Europe, with elite English-taught formations.

 

INSEAD : simply the best business school in Europe !

 

HEC Paris : and the second best business school in Europe !

 

ESCP Business School : #5 European business school, with the best Master of Finance and the #6 Master in Management in the world !

 

EDHEC : #4 in France, #7 in Europe !

 

ESSEC : #5 in France, #8 in Europe !

 

Architecture

ENSA Paris-Malaquais : one of France's best architecture schools, it offers a unique five years program taught 100% in English call "Yes We Can".

 

Design

For bachelors in design, check IFA Paris and Institut Français de la Mode. France being one of the world's leader in design, our schools offer excellent programs in this field and assure employability in some of the best designers in the world !

 

Cinema

ESRA offers a unique Bachelor's degree in Filmmaking, and Gobelins School offers many bachelor related to animation and videophotography.

 

Academic Careers

Ecole Normale Supérieure : the best school in France and Europe for anyone who wants to pursue an academic career, in any field of study (humanities, sciences). It has formed most of France’s best researchers and thinkers : Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, former President Georges Pompidou, and many more !

 

 

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