SEVENTY PERCENT INDIAN STUDENTS IN FRANCE STUDYING MANAGEMENT

As a study-abroad destination, France is especially popular for its management programmes with over 70% of its Indian students enrolled in them. Campus France, a branch of the French Government has offices in 12 cities in India and 14 specialists to guide students seeking to pursue higher education in France. Margo Girard, national coordinator of Campus France India spoke to Careers360 about France’s higher education system, why it is costeffective, application process, and work.

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Q. How many Indian students are currently pursuing higher education in France?

A. According to the latest official data collected post-COVID-19, there were around 6,000 Indian students in France in the 2021-2022 academic year.

Q. What are some of the recent trends that you observed in Indian students who are looking to pursue education in France?

A. Nearly 70% of the Indian students in France are admitted in a master's degree of management studies. Engineering programmes come next (11%) and the remaining 19% can be found evenly spread across different majors, including humanities, hospitality and tourism, fashion, design or science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM). Close to 5% of Indian students are pursuing studies at doctoral level.

Q. Please explain the application process for different programmes offered by Campus France.

A. Applicants who want to study in France have to open a personal account on the "Etudes en France - EEF" (Studying in France) or EEF Website. Once registered, they follow a paperless process that enables them to submit applications for admission and interact with their Campus France manager in the closest city.

There are different application processes for students who are applying in a public or private institutions Students applying in a public institution for their first year of a bachelor's level course, must make a "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP (Preliminary Admission Request) online on EEF website. The registration process for admission to bachelor's level course for the academic year 2023-2024 started on October 1 and it will end on December 15, 2022.

The applications will be examined simultaneously by three universities selected by students. The university's response will come before April 30, 2023 and students have to respond by May 31, 2023.