International Curriculum

ERASMUS, the European Mobility Program

EPITA is a member of the European Erasmus exchange program with partner universities in 7 countries. All courses in the 3-year engineering cycle are open to Erasmus international students.

EPITA students who want to take part in these exchange programs go through a selective process based on academic criteria. Once the Graduate Studies Department has selected the students, the International Student Office takes care of the mobility process.
Application deadline: April 15.

Lecturers can also benefit from the Erasmus program and, accordingly, several visiting professors and guest lecturers give courses at EPITA in English each year.

International Engineering Graduate Programs

France has a world-renowned reputation in telecommunications and information technology but the necessity to master French prevents many foreign students from continuing their education in France. Therefore, EPITA now offers four Graduate Programs of Information Technology taught in English, allowing international students to continue their education in their major while gaining international experience in a European setting.

Our International Engineering Graduate Programs are open to applicants holding a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science or related fields. Students with a strong background in engineering and a degree in business are also encouraged to apply for the Information Technology Management program.

Our International Engineering Graduate Programs in:

• Information Systems Architecture
• Information Technology Management
• Computer Security
• Software Engineering

Students in the International Engineering Graduate Programs get a highly technical and professional education while building an extensive network of contacts to increase their future career opportunities in France and abroad. The presence and participation of international students on campus not only enhance the education experience of all students but also help them to build long-term relationships with the leaders of tomorrow’s global industry.

Stevens Institute of Technology: a historic relationship

Joint Master’s Degree
EPITA and Stevens Institute of Technology offer a joint Master’s program through which students can concurrently pursue EPITA’s Graduate Engineering Degree and Stevens’ Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) in less time than it would take to earn the degrees independently. Equivalencies of certain courses allow students to earn almost half the credits of the MSIS through the EPITA graduate program. The rest of the credits can be obtained in the United States in one year and upon graduation, students are allowed to stay for optional practical training.

This is the very concrete result of the special relationship existing between the two institutes for over 15 years. The MSIS has been ranked 5th by the American press, just behind a similar degree at Stanford. Stevens is a major and prestigious American university situated on the banks of the Hudson River, opposite Manhattan, at Hoboken (New Jersey).

 

 

Stevens Institute of Technology www.stevens.edu

Stevens Howe School of Technology Management http://howe.stevens.edu/msis

Epita at Stevens www.stevens.edu/epita

Stevens in Paris
In 2007, the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) will be delivered at EPITA on behalf of Stevens Institute of Technology. The program will be identical to the one at the Hoboken campus, with all courses in English and most of them taught by Stevens’ faculty hosted at EPITA. Admission to the MSIS program requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Business with at least a B average from an accredited college or university.

Planning and conditions

Corporate experience abroad

Built around the real needs of the business world, the EPITA curriculum is designed to meet its expectations. From the Improvement Committee and the Scientific Committee, where senior business executives and high-level managers provide their input for improving the school's programs and research focus (IBM, Microsoft, France Télécom, Cisco, Syntec...) to the classes themselves often taught by recognized professionals working in the industry, business is present at all levels of the school.

Through this strong corporate partnership, our Career Services maintains privileged contacts with international companies that lead to internship opportunities for our students. Our alumni network that extends over 40 countries also enhances international opportunities for our current students.

Among those companies hosting our students abroad we can mention: Adobe UK, Google USA, Siemens USA, Siemens India, Thales Australia... The latest destinations for our students have included Mexico, China, Singapore, and Bahrain.