Université d’Orléans—Orléans, France
The program has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to study French in a context where they will have an occasion to use it on a daily basis. In addition, the program seeks to develop students’ understanding of culture through a combination of classroom and field experiences, drawing on local resources to enhance the learning process. A further goal of the program is to increase students’ awareness of local customs and lifestyles by housing them with native host families.
UALR students can participate in semester, year-long, or summer programs in Orléans, France. Because UALR has an active exchange agreement with Université d’Orléans, students can study abroad for a semester or year in Orléans while paying UALR tuition and fees (tuition and fees at the host university are waived for exchange students). The Office of Programs Abroad determines eligibility and admission to the program; in most cases, a minimum of six semester hours of French language credit and a GPA of 2.5 is required for program admission.
Please see the Université d’Orléans website for more information on summer or semester/year-long programs.
National Institute of Applied Science (INSA)—Rouen, France
As of Summer 2008, an exciting new program exists for students interested in multi-disciplinary applied research in the areas of Engineering, Science and Technology. This program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation at UALR, and is carried out in collaboration with the National Institute of Applied Sciences at Rouen (INSA de Rouen), France. While abroad, students will have the opportunity to work on projects in a number of areas, be exposed to joint research activities, and work with experienced researchers in the field. A stipend is provided to cover most expenses. For program specifics, please download the program flyer and application. To view INSA de Rouen’s website, click here. Please note that the application deadline for this program is Monday, November 16th.