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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:
You wish to come to France on a "student" visa to...Useful information
Find all our useful tips to make the most of a unique experience in France
Coming to CILEC
Preparing your stay
Contact usPreparing 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...Private student residences
For you, the CILEC has chosen several upstanding private residences close to our school (at most a 10-minute walk).
We can take care of finding a room and reserving it for you.
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Description...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...
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...Welcome 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)...Welcome and support services
The missions of the International Mobility Office are :
to help, support and accompany international students on their arrival in Saint-Etienne: assistance with all administrative procedures, support...Succeed the B2 oral exam
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Whom is it for?
Men and women over 18 residing in France, with a B1 french levelPublic : international higher education studentHigh school diploma (baccalaureate type) recommended
What...Opening hours
Tel : +33 (0)4 77 43 79 76
Opening hours :
Monday: 12.15pm - 5.15pm
Tuesday: 12.15pm - 5.15pm
Wednesday: 12.15pm - 5.15pm
Thursday: 12.15pm - 4.15pm
Closed on Friday.Our courses and examens
Students, employees, individuals... at CILEC a wide range of courses is available to you.
you wish to start French with the online courses
you wish to learn French in intensive courses
you wish to learn...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Closed...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
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Closed...Preparation for Art and Design schools
You’re an international student and you’d like to come to France to prepare the competitive entrance exams for French Art and Design schools?
So “La Coursive”, the international preparatory class, is just...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...Our services
To help you prepare for your stay, please visit each of the following pages:
Finding accommodation
Reception service
Media library
Animation, culture and leisureEntertainment, 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...Host families
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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...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Closed...
Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Closed...Opening hours
The CILEC welcomes you on
Monday: 8.30am-12.30pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.30pm / 1.30pm-4.30pm
Closed...Ours courses and exams
Students, employees, individuals... at CILEC a wide range of courses is available to you.
More informations2025 SUMMER COURSES application: request validated
Hello,
You have applied to take French language courses at the CILEC, and we thank you for that.
Your application has been validated and received by our office: you will receive a reply according to the...Application form 2025 Summer courses
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The information collected on this form is intended for the application in Summer courses. The information collected in the questionnaire is recorded in a computer file by the International...2025 - 2026 application: request validated
Hello,
You have applied to take French language courses at the CILEC, and we thank you for that.
Your application has been received by our office: you will receive a reply according to the calendar displayed...Accomodation request validated
Hello,
you have applied for an accomodation and we thank you for that.
Your application has been received by our office: the person in charge of the chosen residence will contact you directly to inform...Application form 2025 ORA SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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The information collected on this form is intended for the application in Summer courses. The information collected in the questionnaire is recorded in a computer file by the International...2025 ORA SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAM application: request validated
Hello,
You have applied to take French language courses at the CILEC, and we thank you for that.
Your application has been validated and received by our office.
You will receive in few days a message explaining...Continuing Education
You’re a job seeker, salaried employee or individual applicant and you’d like to learn French in St. Etienne?
Download the brochure 2025 - 2026 (PDF - 2 642Ko)
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Whom is it...2025 - 2026 ACCOMODATION REQUEST FORM
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The information collected on this form is intended for the housing application during the CILEC training. The information collected in the questionnaire is recorded in a computerized file...Contact us
21 rue Denis Papin
42023 Saint-Etienne CEDEX 2
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CILEC
You want to reach the Welcoming and the Registration desk?
Nathalie Mielnik
Tel : +33 (0)4 77 43 79 73
cilec@univ-st-etienne.fr
Opening hours:CILEC team
Administration
Head of CILECJérôme PAOLACCI
Schooling (attendance records, transcripts, diplomas, examination certificates)
Emmanuelle Grail
Tel : +33 (0)4 77 43 79 72
emmanuelle.grail@univ-st-etienne.fr
Welcoming...Evening classes
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Whom is it for?
Men and women over 18 residing in France.
High School diploma (baccalaureate type) recommended.
What is it for?
To be able...Extensive French Courses
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Whom is it for?
Men and women over 18 residing in FranceMajortiry public : Saint-Etienne international students of higher education, with beginner...Application form DUEF Student status 2025 - 2026
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The information collected on this form is intended for the application in DUEF. The information collected in the questionnaire is recorded in a computer file by the International Relations...APPLICATION FORM BEGINNER FRENCH ONLINE COURSE 2025 - 2026
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The information collected on this form is intended for the application in Beginners online course. The information collected in the questionnaire is recorded in a computer file by the International...2025 - 2026 application: request validated
Hello,
You have applied to take Beginner French Online Course at the CILEC, and we thank you for that.
Your application has been received by our office: you will receive a reply according to the calendar...Beginner French Online Course
Download the brochure 2024 - 2025 (PDF / 982Ko)
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Whom is it for?
Public: complete beginner in French
Men and women, with a B1 english levelHigh school diploma (baccalaureate...MAY 2025 French DELF exam - FULL
EXAM PERIOD: 19/05/2025 till 23/05/2025 - FULL
NEXT EXAM PERIOD: December 2025 (pre-registration: October 2025)
The General Public DELF-DALF is a Diploma of French Language Studies, VALID FOR LIFE and officially...
Summer school
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Click to enlargeWhom is it for?
Men and women over 18 residing in France or abroad
High school diploma (baccalaureate type) recommended...DUEF
You’d like to come to France under a “Student” visa to learn French and – why not – later continue your studies in a French university or university-level school? The DUEF (University Diploma in French...
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