Education

Created in 1965, the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis has 27,000 students, 17% of which are of foreign origin.

The Côte d’Azur has the highest concentration of international schools in France after Paris. From nursery school to PhD level, diversified and high quality education is one of the main factors that fuels development on the Côte d’Azur. The area’s public schooling system is the fastest growing in France, a result of the strong demographic evolution witnessed over the past few years. The region has thus become a pilot academy on a national level in various fields, with a focus on ensuring that educational programs correspond to business needs: multi-disciplinary channels, specialized masters degrees, international exchange programs.


International education is dispensed in a dozen schools, addressing the needs of a cosmopolitan population that has settled in the region. About 2,600 pupils follow a comprehensive international cursus, giving access to the best universities in the world.


The University of Nice- Sophia Antipolis, a pioneer in multi-disciplinarity, proposes over 200 university courses shared between Nice and the Science and Technology Park of Sophia Antipolis. Many partnerships have been set up with the region’s industrial and business sectors.


Prestigious establishments for higher education are based here, proposing the most advanced specialized training courses. More than 2,000 students, 40% at PhD level, are registered in the various engineering schools: Polytechnic School, ISIA (Higher Institute in Computing and Automation), Eurécom Institute, Ecole Doctorale STIC. Advanced colleges of business and management provide a particularly important pool of potential candidates for local companies. About 2,000 students of 40 different nationalities follow specialized MBA courses in business administration, marketing and management:

    CERAM Sophia Antipolis http://www.ceram.edu
  1. EDHEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales)www.edhec.com
  2. IAE (Institut d’Administration des Entreprises)http://www.iae-nice.fr/
  3. THESEUS Institute.http://theseus-mba.edhec.com/37408116/1/fiche___pagelibre/
  4. Nice Sophia Antipolis University http://portail.unice.fr/jahia/jsp/index.jsp

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  • International Schools

    • Abc School
    • Centre International de Valbonne
    • Collège International de Cannes
    • Collège International la Fayette
    • Ecole le Campus
    • Ecole Elementaire Sartoux
    • Ecole Internationale Waldorf Kindergarten
    • Ecole du Pain d’épice
    • Ecole du Pain de Sucre
    • International School Of Monaco
    • International School Of Nice
    • Mougins School

    Engineering Schools and Institutes

    • Eai Tech – Euro American Institute Of Technology
    • Ecole Doctorale Stic de l’Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis
    • Ecole Polytechnique de Sophia Antipolis
    • Ensmp – Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
    • Isia - Institut Supérieur en Informatique et Automatisation
    • Institut Eurecom
    • Institut Fenelon – Esaip Grasse
    • Mbds

    High Schools of Trade and Management

    • Ceram Sophia Antipolis
    • Edhec - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
    • Esccom - Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et Communication
    • Espeme
    • Iae - Institut d’administration des Entreprises
    • Idrac
    • Ipag
    • Isecc (Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Commerciales et Comptables)
    • Sciences Po - Moyen-Orient
    • Theseus International
    • Management Institute
    • University Of Southern Europe Monaco
Conseil général

Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council
and the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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