France: La Rochelle UniversitéUniversity of La Rochelle
SUNY Cortland
Academic Year, Fall, Spring
La Rochelle, France (Map)
The city of La Rochelle is a popular seaside resort city situated about 300 miles southwest of Paris on the Atlantic coast. It lies about three hours from Paris via France's famous rapid transit train, the TGV. La Rochelle has wonderful, old cobbled streets, two stone towers guarding the entrance to the old harbor, and a very modern university to contrast it all. The regional climate is mild and conducive to wine production. The city is home to a population of approximately 75,000 and is both a commercial and cultural hive of activity. The University of La Rochelle opened on January 20, 1993. Since that time, the number of students and staff has grown steadily. It offers both undergraduate and graduate courses and is organized into four faculties: Law, Liberal Arts, Science, and the University Institute of Technology. SUNY Cortland's exchange program with the University of La Rochelle seeks to provide you with an opportunity to advance your proficiency in French and to pursue your specialized fields of academic interest in an atmosphere that is especially conducive to cultural as well as intellectual enrichment. High-quality instruction by faculty members at the University of La Rochelle is combined with immersion in French language and culture as you gain new perspectives on French culture. To learn more about the city of La Rochelle, you can view Voyage virtuel: La Rochelle et sa région, a website created by Marie Ponterio, a native of La Rochelle and a professor of French at SUNY Cortland, who was instrumental in the creation of this exchange program with the University of La Rochelle.
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French Field(s) of Study:
Biology Business Economics Economics French International Studies Special Features:
Excursions, On-Campus Study, Language Study |
