Coming to Ense3 as a double degree student

Autumn semester/year:
1) Nomination by your university: March 1 to April 15, 2024
2) Application to Ense3: March 1 to April 30, 2024
3) Acceptance decision: end of May 2024
4) Housing application: if accepted by June 15, 2024

Spring semester:
1) Nomination by your university: from September 15 to October 24, 2024
2) Application to Ense3: September 15 to November 10, 2024
3) Acceptance decision: early November 2024
4) Housing application: if accepted by November 15, 2024

- Welcome meeting: Friday, August 30^th, 2024
- Intensive French week: Monday 26th to Friday 30^th of August

Autumn semester

1^st year: 02/09/2024 to 24/01/2025

2^nd year: 04/09/2024 to 24/01/2025

3^rd year: 16/09/2024 to 31/01/2025

Spring semester
1^st and 2^nd year: 27/01/2025 to 13/06/2025
3^rd year: between 03/02/2025 and 30/09/2025

Exam resit
For spring and autumn semesters: August 2025

Grenoble INP offers priority accommodation in university residences for exchange students. At the end of the application period, you will receive an e-mail with a link to apply for accommodation (in July for the autumn semester and in November for the spring semester).

For further information on accommodation, visas (non-EU students) and insurance, please consult the ISSO website below:
International Student and Scholars Office

At Ense3, attendance at all academic activities (classes, practical work, projects, internships, visits, etc.) is compulsory. All absences must be justified.

A B1 level in French and English is required to be accepted for the double degree. Level B2 is recommended and must be passed to obtain the diploma.

Students can take French courses free of charge as follows:

- one intensive session (20 hours over one week) before the start of the fall semester
- an extensive session (2 hours per week over 10 weeks) during the fall and/or spring semester.

It is possible to take both the intensive and extensive sessions.
Further information on the French course will be sent to you after your application.

A sports class will be compulsory in you first year at Ense3.
Further information on sport will be sent to you after your application.

At Ense3, you can sign up for the buddy system. Buddies are a tandem of two students, one local and one international. Your buddy can guide you through your life on campus in France, helping you to discover the city, meet new people, integrate into the local culture and so on.
Further information about sponsorship will be sent to you after your application.

You'll start your studies in the second year and stay for two years, working out your choice of courses with your home university.
You must choose 30 ECTS credits per semester, i.e. 60 ECTS credits for one academic year.
Your choice of courses will be made for semesters 7, 8 and 9 (semester 10 is dedicated to the end-of-studies project), following the same rules as regular students.

To obtain your engineering diploma, you'll need to pass a French language exam: either the Test de connaissance du français - TCF or the Diplôme d'études de la langue française - DELF or the Diplôme approfondi de la langue française - DALF.

You can choose from our six courses:

ASI: Automatique et Systèmes Intelligents / Automatic control and Intelligent Systems
HOE : Hydraulique Ouvrages et Environnement / Hydraulics, Civil & Environmental Engineering
IEE : Ingénierie de l'Energie Electrique / Electrical Power Engineering
IEN : Ingénierie de l'Énergie Nucléaire / Nuclear energy engineering
ME : Mécanique et Energétique / Mechanical & Energy Engineering
SEM : Systèmes Energétiques et Marché / Energy systems and associated markets

To find out more about our evaluation method, course types and resit examinations, please consult the document below.
Note: this bilingual document can be sent to your home university to explain the French evaluation system.

Evaluation and grading system document