Summer and winter schools - FFL

Summer School

For over 17 years, INSA Rouen Normandie has offered intensive French as Foreign Language (FFL) courses for students enrolled in the Bilingual Program. Courses are available during the school’s summer sessions which generally run from mid-August to early September.

These courses are also open to students enrolled in non-French-speaking exchanges. Every year, we welcome between 35 and 45 students from various countries (Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, etc.).

Upon request and depending on availability, students can be welcomed upon their arrival at the airport or at a train station in France.

The summer school program includes French classes and a cultural-based program.

Courses (Two ECTS)

The International Summer School runs over a 3-week period and includes around 60 course hours (4 and a half hours per day = 22 and a half hours per week).

Special focus on French as a Foreign Language courses (CEFR language levels A2-C1).

The university accredited French courses university are geared to help students in dealing with the following administrative departments: Housing and Residential Services, Health Services, libraries, Cultural Services, administrative services such as banks, personal health insurance companies, Caisse d'Allocations Familiales, CAF (financial aid for rent), and the French Office for Immigration and Integration.

A refresher course in Mathematics (15 hours) and Physics (5 hours) is also offered to first-year students enrolled in a Bilingual Program.

Courses are held on the INSA Madrillet Technopôle campus in Saint-Etienne du Rouvray, and are delivered by French as Foreign Language accredited teachers who assist students in their first steps at INSA Rouen Normandie.

Cultural Program (optional)

It includes several tourist tours to Paris and Normandy. ;

Some examples of organized tours: Normandy coast (Deauville, Honfleur), Paris, Giverny gardens, etc.

Accommodation and meals are provided on the Madrillet Campus.

How to register?

To receive a registration form, please send an email to: welcomeprogram@insa-rouen.fr