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CampusFrance Portal to French Higher Education
http://www.campusfrance.org/en/index.htm
This website gives access to all facets of french higher education, with entry by discipline, level of study, etc. It also gives access to practical information having to do with the administration of academic cooperation (visa, housing, etc).
Studying in France
http://www.etudier-en-france.com
With the support of Edufrance and the Alliance Française, this website supplies a plethora of useful information for foreign students who would like to study in France. Students will find all the information necessary to organize their departure: entrance formalities, housing, top schools etc.
Student life: CNOUS
http://www.cnous.fr
The CNOUS is a public organization which belongs to National Education Ministry. It aims to improve students’ conditions in many ways, including food services, housing, grants, social and cultural activities, and international mobility. Its website provides a large amount of information for foreign students such as how to finance one’s stay, how to find housing accommodation, and information on the medical system, etc.
French Universities list
http://www.doucefrance.com/education/welcome.asp
http://www.mit.edu/people/cdemello/fr.html
Both websites provide an extensive list of universities and selective schools in various regions throughout France.
EUROPA – European Commission Education and Training
http://ec.europa.eu/education/index_en.html
The European Commission provides extensive information regarding the European Union’s policies and activities in the area of education and training. It includes information on the different transatlantic programs of cooperation funded by the European Union.
The Bologna Process
http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/bologna-process/article-117448
This website presents the process of degree- harmonization and increasing regional integration currently at work within European higher education system.
The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
http://ec.europa.eu./education/programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html
The system whereby students transfer academic credits among European institutions of higher education has existed since 1988. The membership list of institutions that use this system is very extensive. This site explains how the system works and offers a working system of international credit transfers.
European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-usa/index_en.html
This site on EC-US cooperation contains lists of EC-US funded projects and the most recently published application materials. EU-US Fulbright program information is located here, as well as links to the Atlantis, Socrates, Leonardo, and Tempus initiatives.