Target audience
- Displaced persons who were not able to go to university in their country of origin (having only a high school diploma) or who had their studies disrupted.
- Those who have graduated (with Bachelor or Master level) who need to acquire a high level of French in order to practice their profession, take competitive and non-competitive examinations or to partially adjust their professional profile in order to access the French job market.
Eligibility criteria
- Status of the candidates: refugees, people under subsidiary or temporary protection, asylum seekers.
- Situation: living for less than 5 years in France (“newcomer”) and living in Burgundy-Franche-Comté region at the time of application.
- Required language level: the candidates must currently be acquiring a minimum level of A2 in French.
- Education requirement of candidates: have at least a secondary school diploma (Baccalaureate or foreign equivalent).
- Age: must be under 45.
This study programme is not suitable for people from French-speaking countries.
Admission procedure
- Fill in this application form and send it by Email to du.passerelle.etu.exil@u-bourgogne.fr between March 18 and May 12, 2024 if you want to apply for 2024/2025 academic year. If you have already sent your application during the year you must update your application by sending us the file for the 2024/2025 academic year.
- If your application is preselected you will take the French test.
- If you pass the French test you will be invited to an interview.
- You will receive the final answer after the interview.
Programme calendar
| Submitting applications by Email. | From March 18 to May 12, 2024. |
| Language placement test. | End of May – beginning of June 2024 (date to be specified) |
| Interviews. | June 2024. |
| Semester 1. | From mid-September 2024 to early January 2025. |
| Semester 2. | From mid-January 2025 to mid-May 2025. |
Registration and fees of the programme
Candidates accepted into the DU Passerelle programme will carry out their administrative registration through the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy at the University of Burgundy and will be exempt from enrolment fees.
