“It would be unthinkable to consider a bachelor's degree without experience abroad, whether during an internship or a study stay.
Even if these are three-year courses, we must offer this openness to our students who in reality expect the same attributes as a Grande école program,” explains Jean Charroin, general director of Essca, which is among the schools most active in this field.
“Today, the best bachelor's programs require speaking two languages and would not keep their promise of excellence without a course abroad.
» Recruiters are also very careful to ensure that the CVs of young graduates are enriched with an “international” line and mastery of one or two languages, or even more.
In a world where openness to others is a key element of one's employability, mobility is becoming essential.
Of course, you have to deal with your carbon footprint and limit trips that are not essential; new generations are very sensitive to this.
And that's good.
A whole network of schools
International experience is therefore an asset.
Even apprentices can benefit from mobility as part of their contract.
The list of foreign partners is often displayed in brochures or on the school website.
Don't hesitate to take a look and remember to check if the partnerships will still be valid once you enter the school.
The latter in fact evolve according to conventions, the political situation or even the specializations offered in the course.
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Of course, sectors belonging to recognized institutions naturally have a network of partners around the world and sometimes sites in other countries.
At EM Normandie, for example, candidates benefit from the same expatriations as their comrades in the five-year sector in Oxford (England), Dublin (Ireland) and now Dubai (United Arab Emirates), opened a year ago.
“With our campuses, we can secure exchanges in a sometimes complicated geopolitical context and ensure experiences in attractive countries for our candidates,” underlines Elian Pilvin, general director of EM Normandie.
The same goes for Essca, which has sites in Malaga (Spain), Budapest (Hungary) and Luxembourg.
For its part, Audencia allows its students to benefit from its locations in China or Brazil, while TBS Education has established itself in Casablanca (Morocco) and Barcelona (Spain).
Double Degree
The ESCP, whose DNA is totally international, offers two thirds of the course outside France, or 24 months.
Bachelors instead offer a duration of expatriation generally between 3 and 12 months of internships and academic stays.
The possibility of obtaining a double diploma is obviously an advantage that certain establishments offer, but this is not the rule in all schools, the double diploma being rather reserved for the bac + 5 level.
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In addition to internships or stays outside France, schools happily offer missions which can also complement this aspect of training, or even replace mobility.
“We strongly encourage our students to carry out projects for companies in the region who wish to discover new markets for export, establishment, sourcing or import purposes,” adds Yann Tournesac, general director of the ESC. Amiens (Somme).
This is an important element to give additional color to your career and make it “international at home”.
An educational approach complementary to the traditional curriculum.
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A financial effort
However, expatriation represents a significant effort.
Even if the cost of studying at a partner university is zero, there are still significant costs that must obviously be anticipated.
Find out, many establishments allow you to obtain an Erasmus scholarship.
As part of an internship, remuneration is welcome but is not always planned.
Here again, find out about the possibilities of having a small job during an academic period or if your internship is compensated.
“I had the chance to be a waiter in a bar during my semester in Spain.
It taught me as much as my lessons”
Gabriel, graduated with a bac +3 in Paris.
Finally, think about the
English Track
that some bachelors offer, i.e. schooling partially, or even totally, in English.
Programs generally quite selective because it is necessary to master the basics of English.
A high TOEFL or TOEIC score may also be required in this context.
The reward ?
Having a perfect command of English after three years of schooling encourages you to continue your studies outside France.
Until today, only master's degrees were the first to be affected with their share of foreign students.
Now, it is the turn of bachelors, proof of the very favorable evolution of bac + 3 training.
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