Paris Unraveled: The Student's Guide to Living and Studying in France
Scholarships for Studying Abroad in France: Bourse Eiffel Master
If you’re looking for a scholarship to study in France, opportunities are, sadly, few and far between. Because we get questions about scholarships all the time, we’re going to highlight different scholarship opportunities for studying abroad in France, including all academic requirements. Here are all the details on the Bourse Eiffel, a scholarship for students from [...]
5 Surprising Things Your Employer Can Legally Get Away With
I’ve talked a bit before about the adversarial relationship between employers and employees in France, and the relationship between the two is highly codified in the French legal code, the Code du Travail. If you were surprised at some of the things that employers can’t do in France, check out these 5 things that employers [...]
5 Things Your French Renter’s Insurance Should Cover
Renter’s insurance policies are required in France, and you should get one as soon as possible for any apartment you rent. Most companies will allow you to pay monthly for the insurance, so you’ll end up paying a few Euros per month for peace of mind in case something happens. When you buy an insurance [...]
10 Things Your Employer Can’t Legally Do
Work contracts in France are highly codified and almost always adversarial. The French Code du travail stereotypes workers as children who need to be protected from any and every possible offense, and treats employers as though they’re scheming sleazeballs who are trying to suck every ounce of productivity out of workers without paying them fairly. Unfortunately, [...]
Attending EDHEC Business School in France in English – Interview with Aaron Whitworth
In today’s video, we’re going to chat with Aaron Whitworth, who doesn’t speak much French and came to France by accident. Aaron ended up attending EDHEC Business School for their 3 year master’s program, all because he got a direct mailing from them after taking the GREs. Because Aaron’s paying top dollar for EDHEC tuition [...]
8 Schools in France Eligible for Federal Financial Aid
Not too long ago, I talked about how to use the federal application for student aid (FAFSA) to study independently in France because it can more cost effective than study abroad with an American program. As it turns, out, there are 4 universities and 4 business schools in France that are eligible for federal financial [...]
Top Ten Rules of Business Etiquette for Working in France
Whether you’re completing an internship in France or getting hired permanently by a French company, you’re going to want to do your best to be professional and fit into the company culture. While that’s important anywhere you work, it’s especially important when you’re living in another country and aren’t as familiar with the culture. Here [...]
Studying Creative Industries at Paris 8 – Interview with Eliza
In this week’s video, we’re going to interview Eliza, who came to the Université de Paris 8 to do a master’s degree in Creative Industries, with a focus in web and art, and she now works for a French company doing PR for a health food company. Eliza is Canadian, but struggled with some of the [...]
How to Apply for a Job as a Lecteur d’Anglais in a French University
If you’d like to teach English in France but the idea of singing Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes with a bunch of elementary school kids makes you cringe, you may want to apply to be a lecteur d’anglais in a French university. In addition to being guaranteed that you’ll work with university students instead of [...]
How to Apply to a Master’s Program in a French University
The process of applying to a French university seems deceptively simple. Write a project proposal, contact a professor, and submit an application through CampusFrance. How hard could it possibly be? The reality is that applying to master’s programs in French universities can often be confusing, and CampusFrance isn’t always helpful. In today’s video, we’ll talk [...]
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Allison Lounes is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A., French and Romance Philology, 2009) and the Middlebury College French School (M.A., French, 2009). After studying abroad with Columbia University Programs in Paris during the 2007-2008 academic year, she returned to France in September 2009 to complete a Master 2 degree in Comparative Literature at the Université de Paris VII - Denis Diderot, where she studied Algerian libertine folktales.
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