Télécom SudParis

Telecom SudParis has built up a vast network of partnerships with elite universities and engineering schools all over the world. Twice annually we send out an update to all partner universities containing full details of the exchange programs currentlly available to international students, along with information regarding the application procedure and applicable deadlines.
→ The International Relations Office
Welcome to Telecom SudParis!
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Telecom SudParis! We hope that this experience will be rewarding and worthwhile from both an academic perspective and as a rich immersion among the different nationalities, cultures and languages that you will find on our campus.
The International Relations Office is very much aware of the challenges and hurdles involved in study abroad, not only the paperwork but also adapting to a new and unfamiliar working environment far away from home. It will be our greatest pleasure to accompany you as you make the transition and throughout your stay at Telecom SudParis.
This International Supplement to the Telecom SudParis Student Guide provides information concerning the administrative procedures that are required to facilitate your integration in France and at Telecom SudParis.
Enjoy your stay!
From all of us at the Telecom SudParis International Relations Office
Email: international@telecom-sudparis.eu
Katherine Maillet, Director
Stephane Maag, Deputy Director and Academic Counselor
Natasa Pele, Development Officer and International Scholarship Coordinator
Stephanie Marmion, Internationlization Officer
Students from our partner universities can apply for an exchange or a double degree mobility. To make sure that your university is a partner of Télécom SudParis, you will need to check our list of partner institutions and universities.
if you do not study in one of our partner universities, you can come to Telecom SudParis but you will have to pay fees.
→ For more information, please consult our latest Factsheet:TSP Factsheet AY 2023-24
You can apply for :
Exchange and double degree students can take courses from :
Besides, students can also apply to the Masters delivered by IP Paris, almost exclusively taught in English
Télécom SudParis is a graduate school of Engineering. Télécom SudParis doesn’t deliver undergraduate programs.
To participate in an exchange program, students must have validated 7 semesters prior to the exchange.
To participate in a double degree program, students must hold a bachelor degree or equivalent.
To apply to our MSc “Data Science and Network Intelligence”, students must hold a Master 1 degree or equivalent academic level (240 ECTS credits)
French language proficiency :
English language proficiency:
Télécom SudParis tuition fees are waived for students coming under a non-degree confering partnership agreement. However, they have to pay tuition fees in their home university.
Step 1
. They must be nominated by the International Relations Office of their home institution. It is the responsibility of this office to send us the nomination @international prior to the nomination deadline.
Step 2. Nominated students must retun to @international the following documents, prior to the application deadline :
Step 3. Admitted students will receive their notification of admission within 2 weeks
Incoming students are advised to prepare the following prior to their arrival in France
The French Authorities will first review your application from an academic perspective, more especially to evaluate the coherency between your educational and/or professional background and the studies you intend to follow at Télécom SudParis.
If the academic assessment is positive, your visa application will automatically be forwarded to the French Consulate in your country.
IMPORTANT:
You will find information about the VLS-TS “Etudiant” visa here.
Validating your visa will allow you continue travelling outside and returning to France after these first three months. Visa validation is subject to a tax (60 € in 2020) and the process is digital: https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/
IMPORTANT: If you travel outside France without a validated visa, you will be required to apply for a new visa to return to France.
https://www.campusfrance.org/en/student-long-stay-visa
https://www.campusfrance.org/en/the-temporary-long-term-visa-or-vls-t
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/studying-in-france/
Send an e-mail to international@telecom-sudparis.eu with your full name, the program that you have been admitted to at Télécom SudParis, your application number and the Consulate where you have submitted your application.
European Students (EU27 + Swiss + Norway + Iceland + Liechtenstein) should obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) in their home country. Your healthcare expenses will be reimbursed under the same conditions as if you were in your country.
You should obtain your EHIC in your home country prior to your arrival in France. Make sure that it is valid until the end of your stay. European students who do not hold an EHIC and students from other countries must apply for French National Healthcare (Sécurité Sociale). The French healthcare system will cover you until the end of your stay in France, and will reimburse on average 60% of your healthcare expenses.
https://heyme.care/fr/assurance
https://www.lmde.fr/mutuelle-sante/les-offres-surcomplementaires-lmde
How much money you need depends on your habits. The following table lists the most common expenses for students. International transportation costs and tuition fees are not included in the following table.
- Wedding certificate if you come with your spouse.
- Certified copies of your degrees and grades.
- Warm clothes for winter, which might be colder than in your country.
- Adapter for electronic devices (computer, hair dryer, etc.) 220 volts plug for France.
IMPORTANT: Télécom SudParis cannot finalize your registration without your CVEC notice of payment or exemption.
Télécom SudParis uses the 20-point scale :
16 - 20 Very good
14 - 15.9 Good
12 - 13.9 Quite good
10 - 11.9 Satisfactory
07 - 09.9 May be considered passing grade for one component module, if average grade for the field is 10 out 20
<7 Fail
At Télécom SudParis, a field is considered successfully completed and validated when the student obtains a final overall grade greater than or equal to 10/20 and if no component module's final grade is under 7/20.
The transcript records all the grades corresponding to the modules attended and to the final exams the student passes.
Télécom SudParis issues official transcripts free of charge at the end of each semester or at the end of the academic year. For exchange and double degree students, official transcripts are sent to the International Office of their university or to their Erasmus+ coordinator.
The academic year is divided into two semesters + one examination-week at the end of each: