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| FAQ about my application for
student VISA in France |
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What kind
of paper do I have to prepare? |
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Every student has to bring
a valid passport, the notarization of certificate of their highest
diploma (original and copy) and the TEF score. If the student
was formerly working, he/she must bring a working certificate
and if the student has achieved some art course, he/she must
show some art works. |
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Is the VISA interview
is tough? |
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As any other interview, the
VISA interview has to be well prepared. The CELA, the organization
in charge of the students' interview, will check the students'
academic, professional background and study plan in France and
the career objectives.
The CELA will assess whether the option to study in France is
logic or not and also assess the chance that the students will
succeed in their expected Plan.
One of our missions is prepare the students for this interview.
In the first place we practice the language and how to express
their ideas and then we put them into situation so that they
can rehearse until they are ready |
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How much do I have to
pay to pass the ELA? |
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Candidate will have to pay
the amount of 50 euros to the French embassy in Chinese RMB.
The exchange rate is fixed by the French embassy. |
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How much do I have to
pay at the VISA section? |
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Every student has to pay
1000RMB at the VISA section. |
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How long does it take
between the ELA and the result? |
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Don't worry; it will take
around two months between the interview with CELA officers and
the delivery of the students VISA. During this time, your application
will be assessed by the CELA and the VISA section. It takes
two months because the assessments are complementary and radically
different. In one hand, the CELA's objective is to assess the
education background and the language skills of the students.
Indeed, its role is to assess whether students will be able
to succeed in study plan in France or not. In the other hand,
VISA section aims to check the authenticity of the documents
provided by the students.
This procedure is the illustration of a global French immigration
policy which is focused on qualitative immigration. |
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What kind of VISA do I
need to pass an entry exam in France? |
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The only visa available to
go to France to study is a Student visa. |
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| FAQ about how to learn French
efficiently in China? |
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List of the
different language school we recommend |
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In China, you can learn French
in Alliance Francaise network. This network is the international
model to learn French language everywhere in the world. |
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one to one teaching method |
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The one to one teaching method
is the best way for the student to succeed in getting his visa.
Face to face visa training has been improved time after time
to offer a customized guidance to the student by giving him
the right suggestions fitting his profile and education goals.
One French tutor spends about one hour for each face to face
interview during which attention is focused on the student strengths
and weaknesses. The result is achieved when the student gained
the level enough to pass successfully the visa interview. |
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Link to French radio |
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One of the most valuable
way to learn fast French is by listening to the radio on a regular
basis. The most famous radios are broadcasting their programs
on the internet and students shall be aware of that quick access
to standard French speaking programs. |
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How to hear and read French
in China? |
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Another opportunity to gain
faster progress is to read French newspapers and magazines.
Again, here most of the texts are available on the internet.
French newspapers and magazines are on sales in some French
institutions and cultural organizations. |
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| FAQ about French education
system |
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Are Universities
free of Charge? |
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French philosophy is the
universal access to education. Consequently the tuitions will
be very low compared to others OECD countries. Every year, whatever
the political tendency, the government will spend 6000 euros
in students' higher education. There will always some miscellaneous
payment to make such as registration fees or registration to
the national insurance and additional insurance, student ID,
library ID¡
The access to education is nearly free but all the additional
services won't be free, but will perfectly fit with students'
budget. For instance, the university will propose canteen where
students might have a decent meal or dinner for 2, 70 euros.
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What is the difference
between private and public education institution? |
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French education system is
split in several systems which all converge to the new European
education system (LMD). Private and public systems have their
strengths and their weaknesses and they are both highly considered
by the Human resources managers.
In the private system, the students will get a professional
oriented education, where the teaching process is focused on
the companies' needs. The competitive advantage of the private
system is the financial and human resources per students. Private
system works as a service company and will provide core services
and a myriad of additional services. The core service will be
of course the education which means according to the major a
greater emphasis on the practical approach through case study
or workshop. The additional services will be the company network,
the alumni network, the leisure or professional students unions,
the quality of the education facilities.
Students and Companies prefer the private system for several
major such as business administration, marketing, finance, logistics,
fashion design, graphic design, and every major where the practical
experience is a lot more important than theory.
Public system will provide advanced theoretical knowledge in
various field of study. Public system provides to the student
an access to the best, thanks to quality of the professor, researcher,
and public speaker. On the contrary to private system, public
is focused on its core mission, the education's delivery. Public
system proposes a wide range of different diplomas which now
all converge to LMD. Bachelor degree, Professionalizing bachelor
degree, Master degree, PhD, Business College, engineering academy,
national art school, national academy¡.public system
proposes at least a dozen of different diploma. Public system
enables people to fulfil their potential, their blossom. The
teaching methods alternates one way flow of knowledge (Professors
deliver their methods and their knowledge to students but encourage
the personal reflection) and double way flow of knowledge (Professors
and students debate and argue about specific topics)
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How can I know which University
is better than another one? |
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On the contrary to a lot
of countries, such China, USA, UK¡there is NOT any
ranking among the French public university.
Except for the national college which is generally accessible
after a national exam and the others specific colleges (medicine
or pharmacy), the universities have the mission to deliver knowledge
to all the students of their concerned area and not select them.
If it is a common rule, there are nuances to point out. Actually
French economy is based on the clusters (geographical area with
a absolute competitive advantages where all the stakeholders
converges to make them sustainable); it means that each region
has specific industries or services which is nationally or internationally
recognized for its high valuable know how. Consequently, according
to local economic environment, university will be more competitive
in some majors than any others universities. Here you may conclude
that some universities are better than others ones but only
for certain majors and field of studies. |
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What is a DU? |
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By definition a DU is a diploma
created by the university apart from an official approve of
the government. Universities develop those diplomas from their
own initiative to answer to students need. For instance, DU
can be created to update or complement national diploma. The
principal of a DU is to be very specific. Most of times, if
DU is recognized as high valuable diploma by human resources
managers, it will be tough to transfer it to other universities
DU FLE+ introduction to the majors was created by universities
to facilitate the international students integration in their
majors. Those programs are foundation program and support the
students in their integration into the university, the French
teaching method, the French society and civilization and to
reduce the gap between their majors in China and their majors
in France. |
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What can I do with my
French diploma? |
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French diploma is not the
holy Graal, it is a mean for the students to get added value
compared to the other students when they will compete together
on the same Job application. That is why, the students must
accurately define their career objective and what they should
expect to get from the French education system.
When the students will come back to their home country, they
enjoy a large amount of job opportunities, in branches of French
MNE (30 French companies are listed in fortune 500) or representation
office of French SME. Moreover, French is the second official
language and France is one of biggest I/E countries, it means
that French is widely used in International trade.
To study French gives an added value and also opens to large
choice of job opportunities.
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| FAQ about French daily life |
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Is it easy
to get a part time job in France? |
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Without a good command of
French, it can be extremely difficult to find a part time job.
Most students find a part-time job in restaurants (usually fast
foods such as Mac Donald's) or bars. Without speaking French,
the easiest solution is to get employed in a Chinese restaurant.
We must warn you that a part-time job for foreign student cannot
exceed 20 hours a week. Getting a job also require a legal situation
with all papers in order. It is strictly forbidden to have a
job without the proper visa and resident permit. |
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How to save a maximum
amount of money in my food? |
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There are many ways to save
money on the food budget. First of all, as a student in France,
you will get a student card. Such a card allows many discounts
in various places. As a student, you also have free access to
the student restaurant where you can eat for a very good price.
But we highly recommend you to buy and cook your own food if
you want to save money. Indeed, food in supermarket is much
more cheaper than going to the restaurant. You also must know
that the food is cheaper in big supermarkets than in little
stores. |
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How to travel between
the major cities? |
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It is really easy and usually
comfortable to travel in France. Public transportations are
on time and reliable but, depending on how far you go, travelling
can be expensive. We highly advise you to travel by train for
long distance since you can get a 50% discount with a student
card. If you travel by car (you can buy one but you must have
a valid driving licence), you can easily travel using motorways.
But you have to know that petrol in France is expensive and
so are motorways. It is usually cheaper to travel by train.
France has also a long distance bus system which is reliable
and cheap. The last way to travel is by plane. Even if it is
quick and comfortable, it can be extremely expensive. |
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How to meet easily people |
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The best way to meet people
is of course in universities and schools. Since students are
usually very sociable and enjoy going out, you might find very
easy to meet new people.
Generally speaking, it is possible to find and meet people in
public and entertaining areas such as pubs, nightclubs, caf¨¦s¡.
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Where can I do some sports? |
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If French people are not
really sporty, it is very easy to practice your favorite sport.
The national sports are football, tennis, rugby (southern especially),
swimming, martial art and track and field, cycling¡.
The current good athletes' performance has a positive impact
on the society and more and more French people frequently practice
a sport.
Every city will have sport facilities and students will get
specific discount price, which allows the students to get a
yearly subscription for a very competitive price.
Those facilities are managed by the universities, private schools
or city hall. To get register, nothing is simpler; students
are invited to go to the sport students unions which fully help
the students to get registered.
This is to practice sport between groups of friend or organize
informal competition. If students want to practice sport and
attend some competition, they will find local sport union but
it will depend on the popularity of the sport and the size of
the city. There is at least one football club in every local
district whereas sport like fencing will be only found in medium
sized city. Anyway, those clubs are very easy to find, most
of times student sport unions have some lists. It is also to
extend your friend and relatives networks. |
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Where can I find some
Chinese foods and Chinese cooking materials? |
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It is getting easier and
easier to find Chinese food and Chinese materials. Of course
you will find more and more Chinese restaurants throughout France.
But it is also possible to find some specialized shops where
you will find everything necessary for Chinese cooking (spices,
vegetables¡). It is also possible to find some Chinese
food in supermarkets. But we must warn you that usually Chinese
traditional recipes are a bit changed in order to meet the westerners'
tastes. |
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