Admission to our program is currently based on a student file and an interview. After your application file has been submitted and examined, you will be called in for an interview with the education committee if your file has been accepted. When you come to the interview, you will sit an English test.
The ISIS engineering program is a program offered by the Jean-François Champollion University Center, which has its head office in ALBI. It is therefore free of charge. You will therefore only incur the registration fees (1) for the university, which are to be paid when you register. (1) For information, for the 2008-09 university year: university registration fees of approximately €520, social security costs of approximately €190 and preventive medicine costs of approximately €5. The amounts for 2009-10 have not yet been determined.
This program is only available to persons who can attend in Castres, France.
To attend, you must apply earlier than French students, as the process is somewhat longer.
1. ISIS application file: you must download the application file for the program, fill it in, attach the relevant documents and send it to us as soon as possible; 2. Submit a file to Campus France as indicated in the ISIS site procedure (file, attachments, interview, education committee opinion …).
You must do the above very early in March or April so that your files can be processed simultaneously, leaving you the time to fulfil all the administrative formalities, including those for your student visa which may take time depending on your country of origin.
Remember to provide us with references for the Campus France file and its status!
The application file for the current year is available on the site starting in February. You may download it. Then, simply fill it in, attached the related documents (copies of diplomas, letters of recommendation, etc.) and send it to us in paper form (to the address indicated) or digitally (e-mail to contact-castres@univ-jfc.fr). Upon receipt by our institution of your file, you will receive a notice of receipt by e-mail as well as a note as to whether it is compliant or not (missing documents).
In general, the interviews take place in June. Each student is invited individually by postal mail for a given time. The students attend individually before an education committee composed of the program director, teachers and professionals. The interview lasts approximately 20 minutes per applicant. Before or after the interview, you will take an English test with a group (oral and written) that lasts approximately 25 minutes.
As soon as you have received the letter that indicates that you have been accepted in the program and after you have registered with the university. University registration takes place over one and a half weeks in July (between July 5 and 15). If you are accepted, the dates will be sent to you and a meeting will be proposed by the administrative department.
In general, the education committee makes decisions between June 15 and 30 on the files submitted. You are informed by postal mail (at the address indicated on your application file) at the latest in the first week of July.
The combined student union(1) located in premises close to the program premises offers a list of addresses for private student accommodation (rooms, studios or small furnished and unfurnished apartments). You may attend these offices or visit their site. (1) See the following site: www.etudier-castres-mazamet.com
No! Students can easily find accommodation - either in the university residence(1), which offers 72 furnished studios (kitchen, bathroom, desk, internet …) that are all new, as they opened in September 2009. It is located by the university restaurant, beside the program premises. - or accommodation in the city of Castres, as many unfurnished or furnished studios or small apartments are available for rent. (2) - or, more traditionally, via one of Castres’ real estate agencies. Note that transportation in Castres is free. See the following sites: (1)www.etudier-castres-mazamet.com, (2) www.crous-toulouse.com
The cost of living in Castres is much lower than in a large city like Toulouse.
- The price of student accommodation ranges between €200 and €400 depending on the surface.
- Transportation by bus is free within the city.
- The university restaurant is open for lunch every day and offers meals at student rates (in 2009, meals cost €2.85).
The campus' combined student union offers many activities either at no cost or at a very low price. For students, the global budget for daily living is truly very affordable!
Yes, in general, a few days at Toussaint, two weeks at Christmas, a week in February and one at Easter. It depends on the program year(1) and the start dates for internships.
(1)A schedule is placed on line with the download documents.
Classes take place throughout the week from Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 6:00 pm at the latest, according to your schedule. Students do not have classes on Thursday afternoons. Free time is also made available throughout the year: for project work, topical conferences, outings (forums, fairs, exhibits …).
The university campus is located on the outskirts of the city near a major park. - In this major park are a golf course, playgrounds, leisure areas and picnic areas that are very pleasant in the summer. - Facing the engineering school are the pool and skating rink; - A few hundred meters away are tennis courts, an equestrian center … The combined student union, located on campus, manages a sports association and offers many sports activities and meets in partnership with the campus’ students.
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