International Student: studying at University Paris Nanterre


Welcome to the University Paris Nanterre!
More than 5,800 international students have chosen our university. In this section you will find all the information you need to prepare for your arrival at our institution.

Coming to UPN on an university exchange programme: this is an agreement between your home university and UPN. Exchange students are welcomed by the International Relations Department (DRIM).
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Registering for a course and coming to study at UPN as a Free Mover (outside of university exchange programmes), allows you to follow a degree programme at our university. Individual applications are processed by the International Relations Department (DRIM).
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The EDUC Gap Semester is a physical mobility programme which enables students from each member university of the EDUC alliance to study one or more disciplines different from those of their degree at an EDUC partner institution.
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UPN offers all international students the opportunity to learn French through a programme certified "Qualité FLE" (French as a Foreign Language) by the French government.
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The UPN has set up a system to facilitate the application process for refugees and/or persons under subsidiary or temporary protection, enabling them to follow a diploma course (as Free Movers) or enrol in the "DU Passerelle" training course.
More information on diploma courses.
More information on the "DU Passerelle".
Are you a student, a doctoral student or a foreign lecturer or researcher? UPN's Welcome Desk is at your disposal to help you prepare for your arrival in France.
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Updated on 06 mars 2025