EFREI Paris campus

Engineering

Diplôme d'ingénieur – Cycle Ingénieur, 1st year (common core) at EFREI Paris

EFREI Paris, France

Programme overview

This common-core year of the engineering cycle combines one semester abroad through student mobility with one semester of courses in Paris. At the end, students choose one of 13 majors across the school's four tracks (Information Technology, Security and Networks, Data Science, Embedded Systems) to specialise in a digital field. It forms part of the Diplôme d'ingénieur of Efrei Paris (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), state-controlled (RNCP 41030).

Faculty: Cycle Ingénieur  |  Duration: 1 year (first year of the engineering cycle)  |  Study mode: full-time. Paris and Bordeaux  |  Location: Villejuif, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

One compulsory semester abroad with more than 100 partner universities in nearly 50 countries, and one semester of courses in Paris; the engineering programme aims to analyse needs, design and implement digital solutions, run solutions with continuous improvement, work in project mode and act as a responsible engineer.

Career pathways

Graduates work across a wide range of computing and digital technology professions in France and abroad; reorientation to Efrei bachelors and Mastères is possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry after CPGE (MP/PC/PSI/MPI/TSI/PT) via the SCEI competitive exam (written and oral tests, results on the SCEI portal); or parallel admission with a DUT/BUT, university level 5 or ATS prep: file review plus motivation interview, applications on efrei.fr, no application fee, results by email within 10 days. Diploma conditions include an industry immersion, a minimum English score and B2 French for international students, and two compulsory mobilities abroad.

EUR 11,000 a year. Tuition for the first year of the engineering cycle; includes the EUR 1,600 registration fee; payable in 2, 4 or 10 instalments Source

Duration: 1 year (first year of the engineering cycle)

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