{"id":36596,"date":"2019-07-25T11:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=36596"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:46:08","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/curriculum\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"French"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Engineering Program<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"IEP\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-iep\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-79612\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/\">IEP Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79613\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79613\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/year-abroad\/\">Year Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79614\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79614\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79610\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/living-learning-community\/\">LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79618\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79616\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/about-the-iep\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-86978\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-86978\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/aciee\/\">Colloquium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/French-hero.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-hero-caption-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero-caption\">French IEP student, Ian McElroy touring the Alps during his year abroad<\/div><div class=\"cl-hero-credit\">Photo courtesy Ian McElroy<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Consider the French IEP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">France is one of Europe\u2019s largest economies and home to major engineering firms such as Schneider Electric and Toray. As a language, French is widely spoken around the world and one of the official languages of the European Union and United Nations. French IEP students have a unique opportunity to study a beautiful language while interning at major companies with major investments around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  right\">\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/enroll\/\" title=\"\">join the iep<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/academics\/french\/\" title=\"\">languages department: french<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-support\/program-curriculum-check-sheets\/iep-curriculum-guides\/\" title=\"\">curriculum guide<\/a>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>French IEP students spend a semester studying engineering at the University of Technology of Compi\u00e8gne in France. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students then complete a six-month paid internship at an engineering firm in France or in French-speaking Belgium, Canada or Switzerland. In previous years, students have interned for companies such as Schneider Electric, Total, Yanmar, Dassault Syst\u00e8mes, VP et Green Ing\u00e9nierie, Bouygues Construction, R\u00e9gie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), \u00c9lectricit\u00e9 de France (EDF) and France Energies Marines, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Do French IEP Students Study Abroad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/uri-sa.terradotta.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&amp;Program_ID=10850\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/UTC-France.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"An IEP student stands with two friends in front of the Chateau de Chambord, a famous French Renaissance castle.\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Universit\u00e9 de Technologie de Compi\u00e8gne<\/h2><p>Compi\u00e8gne, France (exchange program). Learn more in URIAbroad, our study abroad database.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">explore<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Partner Corporations<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong><br \/>\nBernard Energy Advocacy (Brussels)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><br \/>\nSAP (Karlsruhe, Montreal)<\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><br \/>\nAir Liquide (Jouy-en Josas-Cedex)<br \/>\nBiotrial (Mulhouse)<br \/>\nBouygues Construction (Marseille)<br \/>\nCEREMA (Compi\u00e8gne)<br \/>\nCGG (Paris)<br \/>\nConstructions 3D (Valenciennes)<br \/>\nDassault Syst\u00e8mes (V\u00e9lizy-Villacoublay)<br \/>\n\u00c9cole des Hautes \u00c9tudes en Sant\u00e9 Publique (Rennes)<br \/>\n\u00c9lectricit\u00e9 de France (Chatou)<br \/>\nENERCAP (Lyon)<br \/>\nEurovia (Vinci Construction &#8211; Bordeaux)<br \/>\nFederal Mogul (Cr\u00e9py-en-Valois)<br \/>\nFrance Energies Marines (Plouzan\u00e9)<br \/>\nGeoc\u00e9an (Marseille)<br \/>\nGroupe ADP (Paris)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>GTM (Batiment)<br \/>\nGTM Hall\u00e9 (Vinci Construction &#8211; Nancy)<br \/>\nHutchinson (Auxy)<br \/>\nIfremer (La Rochelle)<br \/>\nIfremer Service PRAO (La Seyne-sur-Mer)<br \/>\nIHU-Strasboug (Strasbourg)<br \/>\nInstitut Hospitalo-Universitaire (Strasbourg)<br \/>\nInstitut M\u00e9diterran\u00e9en d&#8217;Oc\u00e9anologie (MIO &#8211; Toulon)<br \/>\nInstitut Polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble)<br \/>\nLaboratoire Electom\u00e9canique de Compi\u00e8gne (UTC \u2013 Compi\u00e8gne)<br \/>\nLaboratoire Mati\u00e8re et Syst\u00e8mes Complexes (Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9 &#8211; Paris)<br \/>\nLaboratoire Simard (UTC \u2013 Compi\u00e8gne)<br \/>\nLaboratoire TIMR (UTC \u2013 Compi\u00e8gne)<br \/>\nLingua Custodia (Paris)<br \/>\nLMS Imagine (a Siemens business) (Lyon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Medincell (Jacou)<br \/>\nRATP Group (Paris)<br \/>\nRenault (Guyancourt)<br \/>\nRhodia (Clamecy, Lyon)<br \/>\nRhodia (Paris)<br \/>\nSaint-Gobain (Cavaillon, Avignon, Germany)<br \/>\nSchneider Electric (Montpellier)<br \/>\nSixense Soldata (Nanterre)<br \/>\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale (Fontenay-sous-Bois)<br \/>\nSTMicroelectronics (Grenoble)<br \/>\nTerres Inovia Laboratoire (UTC \u2013 Compi\u00e8gne)<br \/>\nToray Plastics (Lyon)<br \/>\nTotal (Paris, Pau)<br \/>\nVinci Construction Maritime et Fluvial (Chevilly-Larue)<br \/>\nVP et Green Ing\u00e9nierie (Paris)<br \/>\nWorldline (Lille)<br \/>\nYanmar (Saint-Dizier)<br \/>\nZF (various locations in Germany, Spain, France, USA, Mexico, China, Italy)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Language Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compi\u00e8gne Summer Immersion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Universit\u00e9 de Technologie de Compi\u00e8gne (Compi\u00e8gne, France)<br><em>Every August<\/em><br>The Universit\u00e9 de Technologie de Compi\u00e8gne offers a four-week French language immersion program during August. The program is tuition-free for IEP students, and offers an opportunity to gain experience at our partner university, where they will study abroad during their fourth year. This is not a faculty-led program, so students should be prepared to travel to France on their own. Participants are placed into one of the four language levels courses and take weekend trips. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.fr\/en\/international-relations\/international-mobility\/incoming-mobility\/#french-as-a-foreign-language-fle-\">Visit the program\u2019s website<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France Study Tour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Universit\u00e9 de Technologie de Compi\u00e8gne (Compi\u00e8gne, France)<br><em>URI J-Term, January, during winter break<\/em><br>Students enrolled in the International Engineering and International Business Programs, can gain some short-term immersion experience in France prior to their senior year. This program will allow students to experience the context of the French language and engineering\/business studies. Furthermore, it will give students the opportunity to explore the culture and technology environment, and communicate with their budding language skills. Course work will be supplemented with cultural tours and excursions while in France, including a day trip to Paris and site visits to French companies.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/study-abroad\/short-term\/\">Visit the URI Faculty-Led Programs page<\/a> for additional information and current offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Engineering Program French Why Consider the French IEP? France is one of Europe\u2019s largest economies and home to major engineering firms such as Schneider Electric and Toray. As a language, French is widely spoken around the world and one of the official languages of the European Union and United Nations. 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