Registration procedures

Application procedures

Where do I go ?

Institute of French Studies for Foreign Students
IEFE UFR Lettres, Langues, Sciences Humaines
Avenue du Doyen Poplawski
BP 1160 - 64013 PAU Cedex
iefe @ univ-pau.fr (iefe @ univ-pau.fr)
Tel: 05 59 40 73 85

   Online registration .

• DUEF 2024-2025 registration: see page Intensive courses : DUEF

1) If you are a resident of one of the countries listed below, you must apply via Etudes en France :

 To access the Etudes en France platform: click here.

Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

2) If you don't live in one of the above countries, you can apply directly on Simplified procedures :

https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr/commencer/candidature-au-duef-janvier-a-avril-2025-a-l-iefe-

•     DU Spring course registration: May-June 2025: see DU Spring course in PAU page.

Applications can be made online. The link will be available from the end of April.   

If you'd like a rough idea of your level: https://dialangweb.lancaster.ac.uk/

How soon?

Registrations must be made and validated before the day of the level tests.

Check the course page to see if there is a registration deadline.

Please note!

For students from outside the European Union, please take into account the time required to obtain a visa.

Additional tuition fees must be paid in full before the 1st day of classes.

What's involved?

For DUEF students :

Pour une reprise d'études : stagiaires formation continue

Cancellation policy

The registration fee of 170 euros is non-refundable.

Any course started is due in full from the first day of class.

Advance training fees are non-refundable except in the event of

- visa refusal

- and in cases of force majeure (upon presentation of proof).

Cancellations made before the start of the course will not be automatically accepted. It will only be considered on presentation of a complete file

- including the application form for reimbursement of the advance on training fees: Application form for reimbursement of the advance on training fees - 178ko

- supporting documents.

If accepted, the application fee will not be reimbursed.

Late arrivals

•     Any absence on the day of the tests must be notified in advance and justified.

•     Students will be offered an alternative date depending on their arrival date in Pau.

Please note!

Late arrivals are accepted up to one week after the first day of the initial course for beginners and two weeks for other levels.