International students coming from ESA partner universities can attend either FALL SEMESTER or SPRING SEMESTER or ONE FULL YEAR at ESA Angers.
For the Agricultural Engineering Degree ("ingénieur agronome" in French), incoming mobilities are possible for semesters (fall or spring) during the third year of Bachelor (IL3) and the first year of Master (IM1). For the second year of Master (IM2) incoming mobilities are possible for fall semester only.
Please, read this "Information Sheet" about nomination and application procedure for exchange programs.
Apart from exchange student programs, international students can also attend different Vocational Bachelor Degrees or Master Degrees as Degree seekers (see more details on HOME PAGE).
ACADEMIC OFFER:
- FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ("FLE") : attending French courses is mandatory for all international students (see details of French program)
FRENCH-taught courses:
- BACHELOR LEVEL named "IL3"=INGENIEUR LICENCE 3ème ANNEE equivalent to the THIRD YEAR of a BACHELOR DEGREE (program description) - FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS
- MASTER 1 named "IM1"=INGENIEUR MASTER 1ère ANNEE equivalent to the FIRST YEAR of a MASTER DEGREE / A year after Bachelor (program description) - FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS
- MASTER 2 named "IM2"=INGENIEUR MASTER 2ème ANNEE equivalent to the SECOND YEAR of a MASTER DEGREE, except AGRECINA and CIPAL full (program description) - FALL SEMESTER ONLY
ENGLISH-taught courses:
- BACHELOR LEVEL: Vocational Bachelor (Year 3):
- Plant Production – Minor in Plant Breeding and Experimentation (program description) – SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
- Innovation and Transformation of local food products (program description) – SPRING SEMESTER ONLY
- FOOD & WINE IDENTITY PROGRAMS (program description) choose either FOOD or WINE track:
- Master FOOD IDENTITY - 1st year - FALL SEMESTER ONLY
- Master INTERNATIONAL VINTAGE - 2nd year - FALL SEMESTER ONLY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR Master's level 2021-2022:
| Calendar – Fall semester | Dates 2022-2023 |
| Master Food Identity | |
| - Administrative day | August 26th, 2022 |
| - French courses/integration week | August 29th to September 9th, 2022 |
| - Courses for exchange students at ESA | September 12th to December 16th 2022 |
| Wine Identity | |
| - Administrative day | August 26th, 2022 |
| - French courses/integration week | August 29th to September 9th, 2022 |
| - Internship | September 12th to October 14th, 2022 |
| - Courses for exchange students at ESA Part I | October 16th to December 16th, 2022 |
| - Winter break | December 16th to January 1st, 2023 |
| - Courses for exchange students at ESA Part II | January 2nd to February 21st, 2023 |
| - Exams | February 23rd to February 28th, 2023 |
EXCHANGE APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
All exchange students must have a full time semester with at least 30 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
Step 1/ Nomination by Home Institution
Step 2/ Students must create an application form on OLAGE with documents listed below and fill in the Learning Agreement 2022-23. with the following documents:
- Transcripts of academic records (all higher education)
- CV in French or in English depending on the program selected
- Cover letter explaining your choice of courses
- Official certificate or diploma of proficiency in French or English
- Small ID photo
- Copy of your passport or national ID
Step 3/ Once the LEARNING AGREEMENT is completed, please send it to Mrs Marie GODARD, ESA incoming student mobility coordinator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..The program of study must be approved by both the Home Institution and ESA.
Step 4/ Alejandra CARRIL, Assistant of incoming international students will send an admission letter and certificate of housing to approved students. Non-European students will then be able to start the visa application procedure. Contact your local Campus France office for more details on how to obtain a French student visa.
Step 5/ After being accepted in this program, please upload a birth certificate on OLAGE.
