France: University of Cergy-Pontoise (UCP).The University of Cergy-Pontoise ( UCP) – is a national university along with 17 other national universities in the Paris area. It is an attractive centre of teaching and research which hosts national and international students interested in studying in France for a semester, an academic year or a longer stay in order to obtain a degree.
It has over 1,800 foreign students and around 458 agreements with 305 partnerships with 54 countries in Europe, Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia as well as several African and South American countries.
It has adopted the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The French higher education is based upon a common system called LMD relevant to the number of validated academic years following the baccalaureate, the French secondary school diploma, giving access to institutions of higher education:
Baccalaureate + 3 years = Bachelor = 180 ECTS
Baccalaureate + 5 years = Master = 300 ECTS
Baccalaureate + 8 years = Doctorate degree = PhD
Teaching programs: UCP is a cultural, scientific and vocational establishment whose faculties include Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees in a wide range of fields. Such as:
Law
Economics and management
International studies and modern languages
Humanities
Science and technology
In addition, a large range of vocational degrees are constantly created and updated to satisfy the needs of today’s job market.
