École d'architecture
de la ville & des territoires
Paris-Est

International applicants

    International applicants from outside the European Union who do not hold a French higher education diploma and who wish to study at the school must follow a specific procedure depending on their place of residence (in France, in the European Union or outside the European Union).

    For all applicants, please note:
    French language requirements at the École d'architecture de la ville & des territoires :
    International applicants must provide proof of their level of French, either :

    • The Diplôme d'Études de Langue Française (DELF), level B2 ;
    • The Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DALF), level C1;
    • Or the Test de Connaissance en Français (TCF) DAP (overall score greater than or equal to 420 and greater than or equal to 12/20 - written and oral).

    For 2025/2026, the timetable is as follows:
    Registration opens: October 7, 2024
    Application deadline: December 15, 2024
    Deadline for institutional decisions: April 30, 2025
    Student decision deadline: May 31, 2025

    Please refer to the procedure indicated for your situation.

    You live in France You are applying for
    You are applying for a 1st year of study at a school of architecture (licence 1):

    • You have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent: you go through the procedure Parcoursup
    • If you do not have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent: you go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure - blue file.

    You are applying for a Licence 2, 3 or Master 1:

    • You do not hold a French higher education diploma: you go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure - blue file.
    • If you hold a French higher education diploma relevant to architectural studies: you must go through the validation d'acquis procedure.

    If you live in the European Union
    You are applying for a 1st year of studies at a school of architecture (licence 1):

    • You have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent: you go through the procedure Parcoursup
    • If you do not have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent: you go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure - yellow file.

    You are applying for a Licence 2, 3 or Master 1:
    You go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure - yellow file

    You live outside the European Union You are applying for a
    You are applying for 1st year studies at a school of architecture (Licence 1):

    • You have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent and your country is involved in the Études en France program: you go through the Parcoursup procedure and follow the Études en France procedure at the same time.
    • If you do not have a French baccalaureate or European equivalent, and your country is not involved in the Études en France program: you go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure - yellow file.

    You are applying for a Licence 2, 3 or Master 1 degree:

    • If your country is part of the Etudes en France program: you go through the Etudes en France procedure and follow the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure at the same time - yellow file.
    • If your country is not involved in the study program in France: you go through the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) procedure.

    Links to the different application procedures:
    Parcoursup
    Applicants for the first year of a bachelor's degree, who have or are in the process of obtaining the baccalauréat or European equivalent Parcoursup

    Yellow file - Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) (French only)
    International applicants who are not nationals of a member state of the European Union or of a state belonging to the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, and who reside abroad and hold or are in the process of obtaining international diplomas.
    Cerfa : REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE [service-public.fr]
    *getNotice.do [service-public.fr]
    Please note that if you live in a country covered by the "études en France" procedure, you must also go through la procédure études en France

    Blue file: Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) :
    International applicants, holding or in the process of obtaining foreign diplomas, who are not nationals of a member state of the European Union or of a member state of the European Economic Area or of the Swiss Confederation, residing in France, applying for a first enrolment in an ENSA.
    You'll need to download and complete the DAP blue file form, and at the same time create a candidate space on Taïga, the external admissions portal of the Écoles Nationales Supérieures d'Architecture.
    Cerfa : REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE [service-public.fr]
    Notice to candidates : Note_candidats_DAP_2024_2025_VF.pdf [archi.fr]