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Across France, 7 universities offer 10 Foundation programs, typically lasting 1 year. The list starts with courses at Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles and Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris.
Ecole Polytechnique Marseille — The Parcours des écoles d'ingénieurs Polytech (PeiP) is a foundational program designed to equip international students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to...
Ecole Supérieure d'Optique
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon — The Formation Initiale aux Métiers d'Ingénieur (FIMI) is a foundational engineering program designed to equip students with essential skills and knowledge in various engi...
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles — The BTS Textile Innovation at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of textile engin...
Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris — The Prépa Associée Isep-Stanislas (CPA) is a foundation course designed to bridge the knowledge gap for students aspiring to excel in the fields of electronics, computer...
Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris — The Prépa Intégrée (CII) program at the Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris is designed as a foundational course for students aiming to excel in engineering disci...
Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris — The Prépa Intégrée at Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris (ISEP) is a foundation course designed to equip international students with essential skills in engineer...
Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest — The Prépa Ingénieur Informatique et Electronique is a foundational course specifically designed for students aspiring to excel in the fields of computer science and elect...
Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest — The Prépa Scientifique program at Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest is designed as a foundation course that equips students with the essential scientific and tec...
Institute Français de la Mode — The Foundation Year in Fashion & Arts at the Institute Français de la Mode is designed to provide international students with a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic...
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The rest are ordered by research impact. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon has the largest research record in this group, with 1,396,901 citations and an h-index of 312. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The most common subjects are Engineering (6), Arts, Design & Architecture (2), Science (1) and Medicine & Health Sciences (1). The usual length is 1 year and 8 months. 90% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (#45 in France), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (#113 in France) and Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris (#134 in France) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Most listed courses run 1 year, with 8 months the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Institut Supérieure d'Electronique de Paris, with 3, ahead of Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest (2).
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