DU PASSERELLE

University Diploma (D.U.) “PASSERELLE”

The PASSERELLE University Diploma allows 50 students, each year, to benefit from French as a Foreign Language courses and to be supported in the construction of a project to resume their studies.

FOR WHOM ?

All applications have to meet the following requirements :

Be in exile;
Hold a secondary school leaving diploma (equivalent to "Baccalaureat");
Have a minimum level of French "A2";
Have a plan to resume studies in higher education;

WHEN ?

From September to May
16 to 20 hrs of classes per week
12 weeks per semester

WHY ?

Reach level B2 in French (required to join the majority of French higher education courses) (possibility of taking the DELF B2);
Prepare to enter a higher education course;

PROGRAM ?

French classes
Sports activities
Cultural activities
Support in defining your professional project (how to apply for courses, where to apply, choice of course…)

SCOLARSHIPS AND ACCOMODATION

This DU gives students who are beneficiaries of international protection the right to a scholarship based on social criteria or a specific annual allowance, if the criteria set by the CROUS are met. Scholarship holders can apply for student accommodation at the CROUS. Check your eligibility on the following dedicated Crous page.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Submission of applications on the DEFLI platform from 16.02.26 to 09.03.26: only complete and finalised applications will be taken into account.

Documents to be submitted:

Identity document: a legible copy of your passport OR a legible copy of your identity card; OR any documentary evidence of your identity (including if the validity date has passed).
Document relating to your exile situation: legible copy of your residence permit, your asylum application receipt.
Any proof of the level of French.
Proof of training: Photocopy of diplomas and transcripts (including the Baccalaureate) as far as possible translated into French or with an ENIC-NARIC certificate of comparability.
Application form to download here
Charter of commitment to download here

2. Replies sent to candidates (16.03.26) (refusal or invitation to the recruitment tests)

→ If your application corresponds to the criteria for access to the training: you will be invited to an exam (see selection procedure below)

→ If your application does not meet the criteria for access to the training: you will not be invited to the exam, you will then be able to register for the paid French courses offered by the DEFLE (day or evening classes)

Selection procedure (academic year 2026/2027): If your application meets the criteria for access to training:

3. TEST 1 (3 April 2026, face-to-face): oral comprehension and written test, objective: to check the candidate's level of French; → if your level of French corresponds to the required level (A2 minimum) you will be invited to test 2.

4. TEST 2 (mid-April 2026, face-to-face): oral interview on the project to resume studies (motivation)

5. 27 APRIL: commission to study the files and final selection.

6. 28/29/30 APRIL: final answer to the candidates

Apply