Campus France is the French national agency in charge of promoting French higher education, international student services and international mobility worldwide. It is under the umbrella of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Useful information about the HEIs :

Useful information about degrees : 

The Onisep (Office national d'information sur les enseignements et les professions – National information center for education and profession) is under the umbrella of the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. 

The ONISEP provides an overview of the French higher education system and also informs students and other stakeholders on the different study paths in France.

French agency for quality assurance in higher education and research.

The professional training registered with the Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles (RNCP - National Registry of Professional Certification) is managed by France compétences.

The title of engineer, which confers the rank of Master, is awarded by the CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs - Engineering Title Commission).

Degrees from business and management schools that are certified by the CEFDG (Commission d’Evaluation des Formations et Diplômes de Gestion- Management Training and Degree Evaluation Commission).

Description of the short cycle degrees (BTS, DUT) awarded in the French higher education system and the possibilities to pursue studies with these credentials.

Brevet de technicien supérieur, BTS

Diplôme universitaire de technologie, DUT

These specific two-year programs of higher education, even though prepared within secondary  school institutions (lycées), prepare students to pursue studies at 'grandes écoles' in different fields (humanities, sciences, business, engineering).

Higher education institutions offering business programs can be private or public. On this website you will find useful information on these specific programs, including a website listing all the institutions authorized to award a "diplôme visé", conferring the "grade de master" (master's degree) to its holders.

Every year, this list is published in the Official Journal (J.O.) of the French Republic and the Official Bulletin  (B.O.) of the French Ministry of Education.

On this website you will find useful information on higher education institutions offering engineering programs. 

Every year, a list of institutions authorized to award a "titre d'ingénieur diplômé de ...", conferring the "grade de master" (master's degree) to its holders, is published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and the Official Journal (B.O.) of the French ministry of education.

The title of engineer, which confers the rank of Master, is awarded by the CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs - Engineering Title Commission).

The INSPE network gathers higher education institutions in charge of training future teachers and preparing them for the competitive examination organized every year to recruit teachers in the French education system.

This website will give you a list of all the French public higher education institutions (universities, "grands établissements", "grandes écoles", etc)

Commission d'évaluation des formations et diplômes de gestion, CEFDG

Commission des titres d'ingénieur, CTI

Information on the criteria and procedures of the French recognition center to assess foreign credentials and issue a comparability statement.

The French ENIC-NARIC has implemented a specific procedure for the recognition of qualifications held by refugees and people in a refugee-like situation (asylum seekers). This procedure is based on the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LCR) recommendations, under article VII – recognition of qualifications held by refugees, displaced persons and persons in a refugee-like situation.