Learn French at Grenoble INP - UGA

Grenoble INP provides French language courses for foreign students throughout the year; these courses are dispensed by CUEF Grenoble.
 
Smile, you're in France! Learn enough French to make yourself understood, understand what your professors are saying, and take exams. 

If you are enrolling for a course taught in French, we strongly recommend that you aim to complete at least a B1 level CECR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) in French (see the Language Skills Self-Assessment Grid).

3 modules

For newcomers:
 
Engineering students or on a dual-degree programme

Annual package: 40 hours
Terms and conditions: Attendance at 2 sessions of your choice from the following:

  • Intensive session: 20 hours over one week, Monday to Friday, at the end of August, from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm.
  • Extensive session, semester 1: 20 hours, 2 hours per week, over 10 weeks, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
  • Extensive session, semester 2: 20 hours, 2 hours per week, over 10 weeks, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
Exchange students

Annual package: 20 hours
Terms and conditions: Attendance at 1 session of your choice from the following:

  • Intensive session: 20 hours over one week, Monday to Friday, at the end of August, from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm.
  • Extensive session, semester 1: 20 hours, 2 hours per week, over 10 weeks, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
  • Extensive session, semester 2: 20 hours, 2 hours per week, over 10 weeks, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
International Master’s students paying specific fees

Please contact your school directly for further information


Location


       Centre universitaire d'études françaises (CUEF)
       Université Grenoble Alpes
       Bâtiment Stendhal
       1491 rue des résidences
       38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères

       Tram B or C - Tram stop "Condillac"
       Access map (CUEF)
       Map Campus Saint Martin d'Hères



ECTS credits

Intensive week, September (20 hours): 1 or 2 ECTS per module
Extensive course, 1st semester (20 hours): 1 or 2 ECTS per module
Extensive course, 2nd semester (20 hours): 1 or 2 ECTS per module

Please contact your school for further details.


Course objectives

  • Improve your understanding, oral and written skills
  • Understand and produce different types of oral and written expressions (conversational and / or specialised French)
  • Become familiar with French academic and social environments (context and methodologies)

Levels taught

French levels A1 to C1 of the CECR (Common European Framework of Reference)

Registration

Who can enrol?

French courses are intended for foreign students enrolled at Grenoble INP: exchange students, dual degree, international programs, or any student for whom French courses are mandatory, in accordance to the schedule offered by your Grenoble INP school. Attendance to all lessons is mandatory.

How to register?

For registration, contact the international office of your school.

Terms and conditions:
  • Early to mid-July, you will receive an email from your school’s international relations office outlining the steps to complete your online registration.
  • At the end of July, you will receive an email from the CUEF inviting you to take an online placement test (only for first-time registrations). 
    Note: This test is not an exam; it is used to assess your language level and place you in the appropriate group.
    If you are a complete beginner, please do not take the test; instead, reply directly to the CUEF’s email to let them know.
    Find tutorial for this test here (French, English, Chinese)
  • Three days before the start of classes, the CUEF will send you all the necessary information about your course (room, schedule, group/level). This information will also be available on the CUEF website.

Deadlines to take the online assessment:
  • for the intensive week course, September: July 17th, 2025
  • for 1st semester: September 8th, 2025
  • for 2nd semester: January 18th, 2026

Student unions

In addition, student unions organise events to welcome foreign students and learn more about Grenoble and French higher education system. For more information, see: