Applications
Are you interested in studying at Inalco? You need to go through an application procedure before you can register with us. Application procedures differ depending on the degree you are planning to study and, where applicable, your nationality. Please read the procedures below carefully.
International students wishing to come to Inalco on an individual basis - and not as part of an exchange program - to apply for a degree course must check the application procedure that corresponds to their situation by reading the page dedicated to them.
Please take the time to read our training offer before applying.
Applying for Licence 1 (including L.AS)
Applying for Licence 1 (including L.AS)
To enter the first year of Licence at Inalco, you must follow the Parcoursup procedure.
Parcoursup is the national platform for pre-registration to the first year of higher education in France. This procedure is aimed at high school students, baccalaureate holders from previous years (outside and within Inalco) wishing to enter a 1st year Bachelor's degree program. You can formulate your wishes in the main admission phase from January 17 to March 14, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Candidates who were unable to formulate wishes during the main phase, will be able to apply during the complementary phase, within the limit of available places.
Please note: the Literal Arabic, Chinese and Russian Licences 1 are accessible in the first year at living language 1 (LV1) and living language 2 (LV2) level. To assess your level, we invite you to take the online assessment test by creating an account.
Applying for a Licence 2 or 3
Applying for a Licence 2 or 3
You will need to apply on the eCandidat2 platform from May 13 to June 16, 2024.
The application is intended for those seeking direct admission to the second or third year of the bachelor's degree on the basis of their previous studies and an adequate level of proficiency in the language concerned.
Licence bilangue
The licence bilangue is accessible from Licence 2.
Pre-registration will be open from February 12 to April 5, 2024.
To pre-register for the licence bilangue, please send an email to sefor-formations@inalco.fr indicating:
- Last name, first name
- Inalco student number
- Current registration 2023-2024
- Chosen duo (Major/Minor for 2024-2025): see list of duos
- Potential comment
Licence professionnalisantes
Inalco offers professionalizing courses from Licence 2 upwards. To apply for these courses, you must log on to the eCandidate platform from May 2 to May 31, 2024.
Please note: one-off application campaign.
Applying for Master 1
Applying for Master 1
Inalco's Masters programs are open to students with a Bachelor's degree who can demonstrate a sufficient level in one of the languages taught at Inalco.
First-year Masters
For the following Masters: LLCER, Didactics of Languages, Languages and Societies, Management and International Business, MEEF 2nd degré, International Relations, Language Sciences, Automatic Language Processing, Literary Translation, Specialized Translation.
Application campaign: from February 26 to March 24, 2024, exclusively on the national application platform Mon Master.
Please note: for non-European applicants whose country of residence is covered by the Études en France scheme, the application campaign will run from February 26 to March 24, 2024 on the eCandidat1.
Master IMAS
Application campaign: from February 26 to March 24, 2024, exclusively on the eCandidat1 platform.
Creating your application file takes time. Don't wait until the last few days to put your application together, as you risk having a sloppy and therefore invalid file.
Applying for a Master 2 degree
Applying for a Master 2 degree
Direct admission to second-year Masters
For the following Masters: LLCER, Didactique des langues, IMAS, Management et commerce international, MEEF 2nd degré, Relations internationales, Sciences du langage, Traitement automatique des langues, Traduction littéraire.
M2 application campaign (intended for candidates from outside Inalco) : from February 26 to March 24, 2024 on the eCandidat1 platform.
Please note: M2 applications are not open for the Specialized Translation and Languages and Societies Masters.
The application process takes time. Don't wait until the last few days to put your application together, as you risk having a sloppy and therefore invalid application.
Applying for a school diploma (non-LMD courses)
Applying for a school diploma (non-LMD courses)
DLC, DC, DL 1st year
- If you are registering for the first time at Inalco, you must follow the eCandidat2 procedure from July 3 to September 3, 2023.
Only for Chinese DLC1, DC1 and DL1, the campaign will be held between May 15 and June 15, 2023. - If you are already or have been a student at Inalco, please send an email to scolarite@inalco.fr mentioning your last name, first name, student number and the desired institutional diploma (DLC, DL, DC specifying the language if applicable) so that we can give you a pass for web registration.
DLC, DL 2nd, 3rd and 4th year
Students wishing to enter a 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of the DLC must apply on the eCandidat2 platform from May 13 to June 16, 2024.
The application is intended for those seeking direct admission to DLC2, DLC3, DLC4 on the basis of their previous studies and an adequate level of proficiency in the language concerned.
Institutional Diploma in International Commerce and Oriental Language (CILO)
To apply, you must log on to the eCandidat platform from May 2 to May 31, 2024.
Intensive Diploma in Arabic
Admission to the Intensive Diploma in Arabic is based on a portfolio, possibly with an interview.
To apply (from February 26 to June 30, 2024) send to arabeintensif@inalco.fr in a single PDF file and in this order:
- a detailed CV including email address and telephone number;
- your baccalaureate transcript together with all results and diplomas obtained subsequently;
- a letter of motivation.
Russian Intensive Diploma
It's open via Parcoursup in the main phase from January 17 to March 14, 2024 for highly motivated beginner students (high school students or students without a bachelor's degree or equivalent) with excellent learning ability who wish to devote themselves exclusively to studying Russian for one year.
People who already hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and wish to take this degree as part of additional training or retraining, must go through the eCandidat2 platform from March 4 to June 28, 2024.
Please note: high school students and students who do not hold a Bachelor's degree or equivalent must apply via Parcoursup.
Introductory diploma in Arabic, Chinese or Russian
To join the introductory diploma, you need to create an account on Parcoursup and formulate your wish for the desired course during the main phase fromJanuary 17 to March 14, 2024. The complementary phase of Parcoursup will take place from June 11 to September 12, subject to available places.
Distance learning
Distance learning
Inalco offers fully accessible distance diplomas.
For the year 2024-2025, the distance diplomas offered are:
- the Initiation to Arabic Diploma
- the Civilization Diploma (DC) in Islamology
- the Language Diploma (DL) in Modern Hebrew 1st year
- the Language Diploma (DL) in Literal Arabic 1st and 2nd year
The application campaign is open from May 13 to June 16, 2024 on the eCandidat2.
Language orientation tests
Language orientation tests
Test for Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hebrew licenses
You'd like to enroll in L1 and you have some knowledge of one of these languages (perhaps you studied it in high school as LV1, LV2, LV3).
You don't yet have the level to enter L1. Inalco offers you a "beginner" introductory diploma course (except Hebrew) which will enable you to go on to the first year of the bachelor's degree.
In order to assess your level, we invite you to take the online assessment test available here by creating an account.
If you don't know your level, come and take the orientation test at Inalco (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 75013).
NB: Dictionaries are allowed for Arabic tests (bilingual dictionary).
For admission in Chinese (Licence 2, Licence 3, Diplôme d'établissement de niveau 1/2/3, CILO), a compulsory assessment test will need to be taken online. Please consult the downloadable procedure below.
Chinese studies applications: online assessment tests
Dates for the start of the 2024/2025 school year
Arabic: date to come
Chinese: date to come
Russian
- For Licence 2 and 3 (on site): date to come
- For Licence 1 and 2 (online): indicative level tests are already available. Please connect to the following link: https://moodleplus.inalco.fr
Registration procedure for orientation tests in Arabic, Chinese and Russian
For any questions, contact:
Service Appui à l'enseignement numérique
Mail address: assistance-moodle@inalco.fr
Bureau 7.06
1st year Master applications
Capacités d'accueil et critères généraux d'examens des candidatures (583.96 KB, .pdf)
Commissions de recrutement (4.23 MB, .pdf)