Non-Erasmus+ Mobility

Study stay - integrated curriculum mobility - as part of a partnership or internship abroad.

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In addition to intra-European mobility organized as part of the Erasmus program, all Inalco students have the opportunity to study outside Europe, at a partner university of the establishment. All of these outgoing student mobilities are organized by Inalco's direction des relations internationales, which you can contact at any time of the year to find out about the possibilities and terms of going abroad. Here you'll find your preferred contacts, depending on your home department, your destination or the financial aid you're applying for:

Mrs Manon TISSIER

Korean Studies Department
Japanese Studies Department
Russian Studies Department
Eurasian Department
Languages and Cultures of the Americas Section
Financial aid for mobility

Mr. Thomas FRANÇON

Arabic Studies Department
Chinese Studies Department
Hebrew and Jewish Studies Department
Southeast Asia Pacific Department
Indian, South Asian and Tibetan Studies Department
Africa and Indian Ocean Department
Exchange programs via networks: CUPA (USA), BCI (Quebec), etc
Language Assistants Program (France Education International)

You can find the list of your international relations managers by department here.

Below you'll find all the information you need to prepare your mobility project.

Registration procedure

Participate in your department's information meeting: an information meeting is organized by each department - between October and March - to present the terms and conditions for study-stay departures and open the corresponding application campaigns. The dates and locations of these meetings are communicated online, in the "News" section.
Apply online: in the "News" section of the Inalco website, you'll find links for applying online to the International Relations Department, which centralizes all applications made for each department.
Receive notification by e-mail: all applications will then be studied by a pedagogical commission, to select and assign successful candidates. Whatever the outcome of your application, you will be notified by e-mail.
Nomination of students to partner universities : the International Relations Department will then contact each host university to announce the pre-selected Inalco candidates. Each host university will then contact the students concerned to begin the various registration procedures.
Preparing for departure: after studying the files of each pre-selected Inalco student, the partner universities will issue "letters of acceptance" enabling students to begin preparing for their departure: plane ticket, visa procedures, international insurance, etc.

Throughout these stages, each student will be monitored and supported by Inalco's International Relations Department, which coordinates all study mobilities and associated financial aid. Please don't hesitate to contact us for further information!

Financial aid

Scholarships are available to provide you with financial support as part of your mobility project: all Inalco students can apply for these scholarships, issued on social criteria.

You will find here all information related to financial aid that can be allocated as part of a mobility project at Inalco.

CUPA program - mobility in the United States

The Center for University Programs Abroad offers one or more scholarships each year (at a CUPA partner American university) and one or two FLE internship positions at the CUPA center in Paris.

The student must have obtained his/her bachelor's or master's degree at the time of departure for the scholarships.

The courses offered will be at Undergraduate level and very exceptionally if the student's skills are justified, courses may be taken at Graduate level.

Scholarships to Bard College or Fordham University - two one-semester study stays (spring or fall) from among the following opportunities:

Scholarship to Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York): tuition waived for four courses. Level of study required: licence or master's degree.
Scholarship and internship at Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program (Manhattan, New York). Placement and supervision of an unpaid internship and waiver of registration fees for two seminars at BGIA. Required level of study: Bachelor's or Master's degree.
Scholarship to Fordham University (Rose Hill campus, New York or Manhattan-Lincoln Center, New York). Tuition waived for four courses. Required level of study: L2 or L3 during stay.
Access to all university infrastructure: libraries, sports, cultural and extra-curricular activities, tutorials, academic advising...
The student will be financially responsible for accommodation, insurance, airfare, visa fees, and miscellaneous personal expenses.

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One or two FLE internship positions at the CUPA Center in Paris

Required level of study: master's degree or doctorate
Internship lasting one semester, or in some cases a minimum of one month, which is primarily aimed at Master FLE students but could be suitable for students from other disciplines. The intern provides conversation classes (oral expression workshop), observes methodology classes and language classes at B1/B2 and C levels, and leads cultural activities and individual tutorials under the supervision of CUPA's FLE coordinator. Possibility of setting up a personal FLE project with students.
The trainee should: be pursuing an M1 - M2 level FLE course, or a master level course in another discipline, have a B2 level of oral and written English and if possible some initial experience of teaching or working with a public of learners. FLE trainees receive specific supervision. An internship allowance is paid from the first month of the internship, regardless of duration. Applicants can send their CV and covering letter to View e-mail.

Contact : Mr. Thomas FRANÇON - Bureau 3.33

Recognition of international mobility

As of the 2018-2019 year, when mobility enables the student to take courses in the language he or she is studying at Inalco in an establishment with which Inalco has an agreement:

Validation is global, without a grade, and is limited to one semester once during the bachelor's and/or master's degree;
Sections and/or departments decide on the semesters during which mobilities can be carried out;
For the global validation of civilization courses, departments are given latitude to ask students for a report or dossier on their return;
Departments decide on the validation procedures for any additional semesters carried out during mobility.
These measures were approved by the International Relations Committee, then by the Training and Student Life Council. They were adopted at the Board of Directors meeting on 21/09/2018 and are therefore applicable as of the start of the 2018-2019 academic year.
These measures do not apply as they stand to degree courses. However, courses are encouraged to promote international mobility and recognize training received abroad in this context.