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The French Language and Culture Institute of the Catholic University -ILCF Paris- is a perfect place to study French in France. It was founded in 1948 and since then, every year, the ILCF teaches 3,000 students aged 18 and upwards. Students come from all over the world, individually or in a group, to learn French and to become acquainted with the French culture and civilization in a university atmosphere.

Our assets

1. In the historical heart of Paris
On the Catholic University campus, walking distance to Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Germain-des-Près, Luxembourg gardens, .

2. Educational quality
50 highly qualified French teachers, modern teaching methods (multimedia), educational follow-up

3. Educational diversity
100 different classes of French language courses per semester

4. French Culture and civilization courses
Fine arts, communication, literature, history, philosophy, geography...

5. Diplomas and certificates
DFP, TEF, French certificate, ICP diplomas

6. Official exam centre
of the CCIP (Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry) for DFP Examinations

7. Access to the Catholic university programmes
after the ILCF courses

8. Stable classes
throughout the whole session : no “incoming “or “outgoing” students

9. Conformity
to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)

10. European Credits
ECTS and Credits for students from American universities

11. Free French conversation classes
with native French speakers and free access to the multimedia lab

12. Accommodation and transfer services

13. Registration, test and payment on line

14. Residence card application office
within the Catholic University of Paris

15. International accreditation
Quality Label "FFL***", CampusFrance, Socrates/Erasmus, MICEFA, CSN, Musée du Louvre...

A prestigious setting

The ILCF is a Department of the prestigious Catholic University of Paris (ICP), a place of intellectual and research tradition in the historical heart of Paris. It is located near the students' Latin Quarter (Sorbonne), the existentialists' Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir) and the painters' Montparnasse (Picasso, Modigliani, Chagall).

Highly qualified and experienced team

50 qualified and experienced French teachers, all specialists of FLE (French as a Foreign Language), authors of many FLE books. They follow-up the students in a personalised way.

The ILCF holds the Label Qualité FLE***, the Quality label for teaching French to foreigners

with the maximum rate (3-star) for every category : welcome, place, teachers, programmes, management