GSE at Ecole Superieure du Commerce Exterieur, Paris La Defense

  France

• Paris: 
Paris

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Spring 2010 semester is Early February - Early June

Description: GSE students at Ecole Superieure du Commerce Exterieur participate in a course of study specifically designed for foreign students. If a student's French language skills are inadequate for placement in a French-language curriculum, many courses are also available in English. Please contact a GSE Program Advisor for course availability, course descriptions, dates, and program fees. Official transcript issued by École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur, which issues ECTS credits and is recognized by the Ministry of Education in France as a Private Higher Learning Institution.

Highlights: Paris is France's capital and is widely considered to be the most stylish and romantic city in Europe, and perhaps the world. Paris has long been the cultural and commercial hub of France, reflected by the city's urban planning and proud citizens. Grand boulevards, beautiful gardens, and magnificent monuments show the city's pride and grandeur, while secretive alleys tucked away hide colorful markets and old-fashioned pedestrian arcades.

Always trendy and hip, Paris is continually dictating style to the rest of the world and is home to many top designers, including Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent and Jean-Paul Gaultier. When the sun sets, the city's vibrant nightlife springs into action, as theatres and concert halls host inventive, world-class productions of music, dance and drama. French café culture continues late into the night, joined by hundreds of first class restaurants, brasseries, and night clubs. With so much to take in, there is never a dull moment in the City of Lights.

"I loved Paris. I loved it for reasons I cannot explain. I loved it because for that small window in time, the city was mine. I would recommend that every student go abroad for as long as they can possibly afford it, because there will be no other time in your life where you are so open to new people, places, and experiences. Going away from what you know helps you realize what you're made of. This is an opportunity to live in one of the world's most famous cities, to eat and walk and see what people have been taking pictures of and writing books about for centuries. It's your chance to live it." --GSE participant from University of California at Santa Barbara

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: $6, 195 - $14, 695

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to France Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Global Student Experience's Mission Statement: Global Student Experience (GSE) is a dedicated team of study abroad advisors focused on providing the perfect cultural and personal experience for students abroad. GSE offers study abroad programs during the summer, quarter, trimester, semester, or full academic year in Argentina, Australia, England, France, Italy, Mexico, and Spain.

Year Founded: 2004