Would you like to study at Grenoble INP - Ense³ as dual degree student?
The first step is to apply to your home university. Please check with your university that it has a dual degree agreement with Grenoble INP - Ense³. If this is the case, your university will nominate you and send us your information. We will contact you to send your application information.
You have been nominated to Ense³ by your home university and would like to prepare your application?
Thank you for choosing us! You'll find all the information you need to help you prepare below. Please read all the sections carefully and contact us at international.ense3@grenoble-inp.fr if you have any questions.
- Application timeline
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*The following dates are subject to change*
1) Nomination by your university: 1 March to 7 April 2025
2) Application to Ense3: 1 March to 30 April 2025
3) Acceptance or rejection decision: early June 2025
4) Accommodation application: until 23 June 2025 - Academic calendar 2025-2026
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*The following dates are subject to change*
Autumn semester
Autumn Welcome Meeting: end of August, date to be confirmed (TBA)
Intensive French Week: Monday 25 to Friday 29 August 2025 (to be confirmed)
2nd year: from 03/09/2025 to 30/01/2026
Spring semester (provisional dates)
2nd year: from 02/02/2026 to 19/06/2026
Results and transcripts :
Transcripts are provided 3 to 4 weeks after the end of the exams.
Exam resits
Autumn and spring semesters: August 2026
- Housing - visas - insurance
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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 - Class attendance
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At Ense3, attendance at all academic activities (classes, practical work, projects, internships, visits, etc.) is compulsory. All absences must be justified.
- Language requirements
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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.
- French classes
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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. - Sports
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A sports class will be compulsory in you first year at Ense3.
Further information on sport will be sent to you after your application. - Buddy system
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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. - Choose your classes
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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 - Evaluation method and grading system
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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