The Institute of French as a Second Language (IRFFLE) offers French languages courses for all proficiency levels :
Semester courses (18 hours a week)
Evening support courses (4 hours a week)
Spring and summer courses
Courses for foreign doctorate students (contact your lab)
Courses are reserved for citizens of non-French-speaking countries, holders of the French baccalaureate or a diploma accepted as equivalent to the French baccalaureate. The minimum age is 18. If you do not fulfill those conditions, you must ask the President of the University of Nantes for a special exemption.
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In Nantes, the University is organized into four major campuses along the Erdre River, crossing the city from north to south to the Ile de Nantes on the Loire River.
Concerned with sustainable development, it boasts energy-efficient facilities, with 260,000 sq. m of space for education and 60,000 sq. m for research.
The campuses are located in wooded areas and most are well served by public transportation. In Saint-Nazaire, the western part of the campus overlooks the Loire estuary and the Atlantic Ocean, while the La Roche-sur-Yon campus is located in a landscaped park.
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