Classe internationale à destination de lycéens non francophones
Un dispositif innovant de « classes internationales » est expérimenté afin de permettre à des étudiants étrangers et non francophones de bénéficier d’une formation en langue française et dans divers domaines au sein d’établissements français, dont la Prépa CPE Lyon – Les Chartreux !
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Les classes préparatoires associées CPE Lyon – Institution des Chartreux font partie des établissements français qui participent à cette initiative. La classe internationale ouvrira en septembre 2026.
Ces étudiants non francophones recevront pendant un an des cours de FLE, de maths et de physique-chimie contre des droits d’inscription s’élevant à 3500 euros de sorte qu’ils atteignent le niveau B2 en français. Après cette année de transition, ils intégreront le cursus normal.
The preparatory classes jointly run by CPE Lyon and the Institution des Chartreux are among the French institutions participating in this initiative. The international class will open in September 2026.
These non-French-speaking students will receive, for one year, courses in FFL (French as a Foreign Language), mathematics, and physics–chemistry so that they can reach a B2 level in French. Tuition fees amount to 3,500 euros. After this transitional year, they will enter the regular program.
Information on international classes for applicants
CPE Lyon is one of the top french engineering schools and has been delivering Masters of Science for more than 50 years in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Industrial Process Engineering, Digital Sciences, Computer Science and Cybersecurity, Communication Networks, and Microelectronics.
Strong partnerships with the Lyon’s Claude Bernard University, research and industrial key players worlwide, allow CPE Lyon to ensure high value curricula, including vocational, for more than 340 graduates each year. The first two years of these five year combined bachelor/master programs are undertaken by the Institution des Chartreux, a reknown school group in charge of almost 4000 pupils from kindergarden to higher education, based in Lyon and its surroudings.
97% of young graduates find a job in less than 4 months after graduation, with an average starting salary of 39900 euros, raising up to 46800 euros three years after hiring. 55% are hired in the south-east of France, 16% abroad, mostly Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada and United States. 13% get into a PhD program. In the field of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 33% of young graduates work in the chemical industry, 12% in pharmaceuticals, 30% in consulting, 10% in research. In the field of Digital Sciences, 48% work in ICT industry services, 12% in ICT industries, 19% in consulting, 5% in research.
Globally, CPE Lyon’s alumni work mostly in research and development, consulting and expertise, quality health safety environment, and many created their own company over the past 50 years. Today, the alumni network represents 8500 engineers, 2000 of them being outside of France, a powerful network from which CPE Lyon and its students benefit. Among CPE Lyon’s outstanding alumni, 3 got a Nobel Prize (V. Grignard, Y. Chauvin, J. Jouzel).
Brief description of curricula after the International Class year
(more information on www.prepa.cpe.fr and www.cpe.fr)
- Bachelor : year 1 and 2 : advanced courses in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering Science or Chemistry (depending on the major chosen), French, English.
- Bachelor : year 3 : two separate curricula : one majoring in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Or one majoring in Electronics, Communication Networks, Computer Sciences.
- Master : year 4 and 5 : each curriculum progressively specializes either in one of the four following fields : Chemistry and processes applied to the environment, Formulation and implementation of divided solids, Life sciences and biotechnologies, Process engineering; or in one of the five following fields : Web languages and smart systems, Telecommunications, Image / 3D modelling / computer science, Robotics, Electronic architecture / micro-electronics.
Contact : internationalclassCPE@leschartreux.net