The official website of the French ministry of education will give an indepth insight into the ministerial structure and organization and the French education system in general. It will also help understanding how the teacher training and recruitment is organized in France.

This website, in French, will give you the description of the French education system in general from primary to secondary school. It will also provide a description of the institutions supplying education at this level.

ONISEP informs and orients students and other interested stakeholders on the different study paths in France and the related professions.

The official website of the French ministry of higher education gives a general description and a diagram of the French higher education system.

The official website of the French ministry in charge of higher education will give an indepth description of the current structure of higher education studies in France, mainly at University. It also gives a brief information on the diplomas awarded in the pre-Bologna system, still issued by the universities.

Useful information and tips for foreign students wishing to study in France. On the right hand side of this website, a link to the site in English of CampusFrance is available for further information on higher education studies in France, the possibilities offered to foreign students, as well as the programs.

The website of the French national agency for the promotion of higher education, international student services, and international mobility gives a large range of information on higher education studies in France for foreign students wishing to study in France.

French agency for quality assurance in higher education and research.

These pages of the website of the French ministry of higher education provide a description of the short cycle degrees (BTS, DUT) awarded in the French higher education system and the possibilities to pursue studies with these credentials.

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  www.cefdg.fr  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 of the French Republic and the Official Journal (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.

ESPE are higher education institutions 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 indepth information on these institutions and the programs they provide, as well as on the recruitment procedure 'concours' (competitive examination).

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

This website gives a specific list of universities only

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.

This website provides the updated list.

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.

Applications for recognition of refugees’ qualifications are dealt with as a priority and they are free of charge.

The French ENIC-NARIC participates actively in the meetings and events on the recongition of qualifications held by refugees, displaced persons and persons in a refugee-like situation.

CIEP organised on 10th March 2016 a national conference on this specific issue addressed to HEIS and other stakeholders (ministries and NGOs), with the following title: "Recognition of refugees' qualifications: what procedure for an appropriate and flexible recognition?"