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Students, employees, individuals... at CILEC a wide range of courses is available to you.
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Coming to CILEC
Preparing your stay
Contact usWelcome to CILEC
The CILEC the school dedicated to teaching French as a Foreign Language
Founded in 1977, the CILEC, or International Language and Civilization Center, is the school of the Jean Monnet University (UJM)...Our courses and examens
Students, employees, individuals... at CILEC a wide range of courses is available to you.
you wish to learn French in intensive courses
you wish to learn French in evening classes
you are an exchange student...CILEC team
Administration
Head of CILECcilec@univ-st-etienne.fr
Schooling (attendance records, transcripts, diplomas, examination certificates)
Emmanuelle GRAIL
Tel : +33 (0)4 77 43 79 72
emmanuelle.grail@univ-st-etienne...Intensive French courses
Our intensive French courses are aimed at two different audiences.
Click below on the choice corresponding to your place of residence and / or your needs and your current situation:
You wish to come...Media library
The CILEC has a media-library endowed with 8,000 documents (books and multi-media materials) covering 3,500 different references, all located in a quiet and welcoming space for 50 students, with a documentary...
Opening hours
Tel : +33 (0)4 77 43 79 76
Opening hours :
Monday: 12.15pm - 5.15pm
Tuesday: 12.15pm - 5.15pm
Wednesday: 8.30am - 1.30pm
Thursday: 12.15pm - 4.15pm
Closed on Friday.Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on:
Monday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 4.30pm ...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on:
Monday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 4.30pm ...Host families
What better way to progress in French, than to live each day with a French family?
A very special experience, your stay with a host family means not only comfort but also a unique opportunity.
The...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on:
Monday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am - 12.30pm / 1.30pm - 4.30pm ...Housing
All students enrolling in CILEC training have the right to request our assistance in finding housing. To give you an idea, you can look at the various types of housing that we offer and then indicate...Private student residences
For you, the CILEC has chosen several upstanding private residences close to our school (at most a 10-minute walk).
NEORESID TREFILERIE
1 Edouard Vaillant street 42000 SAINT-ÉTIENNE
Tel.: (+33) 04 77...Contact us, meet us
33 rue du Onze Novembre, Bâtiment A
42023 Saint-Etienne CEDEX 2
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Admin staff's schedule:
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Nathalie MIELNIK...DECEMBER 2026 FRENCH DELF EXAM
The General Public DELF-DALF is a Diploma of French Language Studies, VALID FOR LIFE and officially recognized throughout the world.
It is intended for adults and older adolescents, foreign or French ...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on:
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Friday: 8.30am-12...The city of Saint-Etienne
Famed throughout France for the friendliness of the local people and the warmth of its welcome, the population of the greater Saint-Etienne area numbers over 170,000. Saint-Etienne has the honor of being...
Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on:
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Friday: 8.30am-12...
DUEF - STUDENT STATUS
SEPTEMBER 2026: APPLICATIONS OPENED
(refer to terms and conditions below)
You’d like to learn French? You are looking for support from university teachers? You want to prepare an admission to a French University...Extensive French Courses
Download the brochure 2025-2026 (PDF - 1 630 Ko)
Browse the brochure 2025-2026
Whom is it for?
Be over 18 years old and live in France
People with a Hight School diploma (Baccalaureate type) and mastering...Entertainment, culture, leisure pursuits
Saint-Etienne’s culture scene
Saint-Etienne has culture aplenty: movie theaters, a national dramatic arts center and over eight other theaters, an opera house, a Zénith concert hall, café-concert spaces...Coming to CILEC
Coming to Saint-Etienne
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By plane
Lyon St-Exupéry airport (1 hour from Saint-Étienne) offers daily national and international connections.
From Lyon St-Exupéry airport, take the Rhône Express...Welcome and support services
The missions of the International Mobility Office are :
to help international students on their arrival in Saint-Etienne: assistance with all administrative procedures, support with daily difficulties...DUEF - Continuing Education status
You are a paid or unpaid job seeker, an employee, on leave of absence or on a training plan, you have refugee status, and you want to learn French? Are you looking for support from University teachers...
Evening classes
Download the brochure 2025 - 2026
Browse the brochure 2025 - 2026
Whom is it for?
Be over 18 years old and live in France
People with a High School diploma and mastering the Latin alphabet
What is it for...Preparing your stay
Administrative formalities
Our team is on hand for you to provide any and all information about administrative formalities linked to your stay.
Admissions and pre-registration
You must be at least 18...
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