Université Sorbonne Paris Nord campus

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DIU Initiation à l'acupuncture médicale at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France

Programme overview

The DIU Initiation à l'acupuncture médicale is the first year of acupuncture training, teaching the fundamental theory of Chinese medicine and acupuncture. It is run with the universities of Nantes, Rouen, Nîmes-Montpellier and Strasbourg and leads on to the DIU Acupuncture obstétricale for midwives or the Capacité médicale d'acupuncture for doctors.

Faculty: UFR de santé, médecine et biologie humaine  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: Continuing education; taught in French  |  Location: Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

184 hours: 144 of theory and 40 of practice, from September to June at Bobigny. Modules cover cultural foundations and theory of Chinese medicine, physiology and body systems, nosology and etiopathogenesis, and the acupuncture meridians and their points (names, paths, functions, pathologies).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications on eCandidat between 15 March and 30 July 2026.

EUR 540 a year (2026/2027). Training fee (frais de formation). Students in initial education this year and graduates of under 2 years (preferential rate). University user fee (droits d'usagers) of 254 EUR is charged in addition and is not included. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.univ-paris13.fr/ecandidat

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