Foundation Program

Campus

  • PARIS

Duration

  • 4 months

In Short

Intake

  • Next intake: February 02, 2027

Pace

  • Initial

Teaching languages

  • English English

Tuition fees

Intake : 

      • 4 500 €
Non included : 
         • Registration fees for French language certifications (DELF, DALF, and TCF), ranging from €80 to €160 depending on the certification.

Next intake: February 02, 2027 !
Registration is currently open.
Application deadline: December 4, 2026

Contacts

Ali Abdellaoui
International Development Manager
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Application Brochure

  • Description

  • Programme

  • Career Opportunities

  • Admissions & Tuition Fees

Presentation

A preparatory program to succeed in higher education in France
 

The Foundation Program is a preparatory semester designed for international students wishing to pursue higher education in France. It helps them adapt to the French education system, strengthen their academic and French language skills, and discover French culture and the European economic environment. The program prepares students for successful admission to Bachelor’s degrees at IPAG Business School.
 

Registration is now open. 

Application Deadline : December 4, 2026
Documents must be submitted directly to a.abdellaoui@ipag.fr

Program Highlights

  • A recognised business school with multiple accreditations and distinctions
  • Prime location in the heart of Paris, close to the Eiffel Tower.
  • Company visits & Social activities
  • Certificate of Completion is granting direct entry into the first year of IPAG's Bachelor in Management, Grande Ecole Program, or BBA, without entrance examination
  • Personalised guidance and support for academic, career and personal development
  • Opportunity to gain initial internship experience in France (optional)

Program Objectives

Academic reparation

  • Acquire French academic working methods
  • Develop critical analysis and argumentation skills
  • Consolidate basic knowledge of mathematics and economics
  • Understand contemporary geopolitical and economic issues

Language learning and improvement

  • Intensive French as a Foreign Language (FLE) Courses

  • Academic English Practice
  • Learning or Improving Spanish
  • Preparation for the DELF, DALF, and TCF exams.

Personal and professional development

  • Develop public speaking skills;
  • Strengthen leadership and teamwork;
  • Improve intercultural communication;
  • Understand how businesses operate in France.

Cultural and social integration

  • Discover French history and society.
  • Introduction to the French art of living.
  • Participation in student associations.
  • Company visits and immersion in the Parisian economic enviroment

Final objective: to enable students to be fully prepared, academically, linguistically and culturally, to enrol in a degree programme in France.

The program

A 4-month preparatory program

  • • Courses organized into 4 themes: Discovery, International Opening, Management, Professional Development
     

Modules

Discovery

  • Written & Oral Intercultural Communication
  • French Art of Living
  • Geopolitics & Contemporary issues
  • Learning Methodology in a Business School
     

International Opening

  • Business English
  • FLE (French as a Foreign Language)


 

Management

  • Sales and Negociation
     

Professionnalisation 

  • Personal Development & Soft Skills
  • Company visits
  • Progress sessions
  • Intership*
  • Associative Project *

* Optional

Continuing Education

Upon completion of the program, students may apply for:

Career Opportunities After IPAG

After the Bachelor in Management

  • Traffic Manager
  • Assistant Product Manager
  • E-commerce Manager
  • International Sales Executive
  • Business Developer

After the BBA program

  • Business Developer
  • Sales executive
  • Marketing project manager
  • Product manager
  • Finance Officer

After the Grande Ecole Program

  • Financial Analyst
  • Product Manager
  • Entrepreneur
  • Account Manager

Admission

Admissions requirements : 

  • Holders of the French baccalaureate or an equivalent foreign diploma


Contents of your application file


Applications are now open. Please send the following documents to a.abdellaoui@ipag.fr

  • Passport or other valid ID
  • Transcripts for all high school years (please include predicted score if last year's transcript is not yet available)
  • Copy of Baccalaureat diploma or equivalent secondary school diploma
  • Other diploma obtained (if applicable)
  • Cover letter in English


Tuition Fees

          • 4 500 €
Not included : 
         • Registration fees for French language certification exams (DELF, DALF, and TCF), ranging from €80 to €160 depending on the certification.