You are an exchange student ? > Nomination & application 2024-2025

How to choose courses as an exchange student ?

Phelma hosts international students in the framemork of student’s exchange programs.
International students registered in a partner university can apply to a mobility at Phelma :

• For one semester : Fall semester (August –  January) or Spring semester : (January – June)
• For one academic year (August – June)

  Download useful information here (calendar for Spring semester 2025, contacts, school organisation...).
 

Course organization at Phelma

Phelma offers three years of study divided into six semesters.
Last semester (S10) has no courses but a Master thesis project (Projet de Fin d’Etudes in French) consisting in an internship, internship report and oral assessment.
Only years 2 and 3 are open to exchange students.

Study tracks

• AM* : Advanced Materials
• BIOMED* : Biomedical Engineering
• EPEE : Electrochemistry and Processes for Energy and the Environment / Électrochimie et procédés pour l’énergie et l’environnement
• GEN : Reactor Physics and Nuclear Engineering Specialty / Génie Energétique et Nucléaire
• IPHY* : Physique engineering for photonics and microelectronics / Ingénierie Physique pour la photonique et la microélectronique
• SEI* : Integrated Electronics Systems / Systèmes Electroniques  Intégrés
• SEOC : Embedded Systems and Connected Devices / Systèmes Embarqués et Objets Connectés
• SICOM* : Signal and Image Processing, Communication Systems, Multimedia / Signal, Image, Communication, Multimédia
• SIM* : Materials Science and Engineering / Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
   

* Study track taught in English / with a few courses taught in English.

Language requirements

According to CEFR

• If you attend classes taught in French: at minima B1 level in French, but B2 level is recommended.
• If you attend classes taught in English : at minima B1 level in English, but B2 level is recommended.
• You will need to provide a test or certificate of language unless you are native in French or English.

How to choose your classes and fill your learning agreement / study programme ?

1 - Select one of our study tracks (= Filières)

AM / GEN / SEOC / BIOMED / IPHY / SICOM / EPEE / SEI / SIM

2 - Select a year :

2nd year : semester 7 (Fall semester) and/or semester 8 (Spring)
3rd year : semester 9 (Fall semester). Semester 10 has no courses but an internship, internship report and oral assessment

Courses must be chosen in one single year and one single study track in order to avoid scheduling conflicts. It is not possible to take courses from two different years or from two different tracks.
For example :
You cannot choose courses from BIOMED and GEN study tracks.
You cannot choose courses from SICOM 2nd year and SICOM 3rd year.

You will find here the list of courses https://phelma.grenoble-inp.fr/en/studies/engineering-degree

Your course choices have to match with your prerequisites.
At your arrival at Phelma, your referent teacher will validate your programme.

We ask you to register for at least 15 ECTS credits and maximum 30 ECTS credits per semester.

Sports

You can join a sport, for academic or leisure purposes:

For academic purposes: the sport must be included in your choice of course/study contract. You will receive a grade and a credit (ECTS).
For leisure: the sport will not be included in your choice of course. You will not receive a grade.
Further information on sport will be sent to you after your application.
 

 

Prepare your arrival in Grenoble

Get organized with ISSO

Because some subjects require more detailed information, the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) of Université Grenoble Alpes organizes information webinars on various topics: accommodation, residence permits, steps to take upon arrival, healthcare, etc. You will find here the programme of the upcoming information sessions : ISSO website

Orientation events for international students

Université Grenoble Alpes offers its international students a varied orientation program. Welcome!
Information here

Contact us at in-coming@phelma.grenoble-inp.fr if you have any questions !