Coming to the FDE through agreements

Every year, the Faculty of Education at the University of Montpellier welcomes around thirty foreign students to study for a semester, a year or a Master’s degree.

If you would like to come under an ERASMUS+ partnership or as part of a cooperation agreement between your university and the University of Montpellier, please contact your university’s international relations department.

Our Erasmus + partners :

  • Germany :

    •  University of Hamburg

  • Belgium :

    •  Haute Ecole de la ville de Liège
    • University of Vives

  • Denmark :

    •  Via University College, Aarhus

  • Spain :

    • University of Granada
    • University of Malaga
    • University of Seville
    • University of Valencia
    • University of Valladolid

  • Greece :

    •  University of the Aegean, Island of Lesbos
    • University of Thessaly, Volos

 

For further information, please write to us at :

fde-relationsinternationales@umontpellier.fr

Our cooperation agreements :

A « cooperation agreement » is similar to an erasmus + agreement, but is not included in this programme. It is usually with a country outside Europe (with a few exceptions). Nevertheless, it offers students just as many opportunities as a traditional Erasmus agreement.

  • Andorra :

    •  University of Andorra

  • Canada :

    •  University of Ottawa

  • Suisse Switzerland :

    •  University of Teacher Education, Bern
    • University of Teacher Education, Zurich

  • Thailand :

    •  Kasetsart University, Bangkok

For more general information about studying at the University of Montpellier, visit the website :

Coming to the FDE without agreements

If your university does not have an Erasmus + agreement or a cooperation agreement with the University of Montpellier. It will still be possible for you to study at our university.

If you are a student from the European Union, you can apply for a bachelor’s or master’s degree via the Parcoursup platform :

If you are not a citizen of the European Union, you can only apply for a Master’s degree, and you will find all the information you need on the  » Études en France  » website :

Coming to do a PhD

If you are a foreign student and would like to write your thesis at the  » Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Didactique, Éducation et Formation » (LIRDEF).

The laboratory is staffed by a secretary/manager and around 80 tenured or associate researchers, as well as some 40 PhD students.

The LIRDEF website provides useful information, including a list of university professors and HDR lecturers who can supervise theses. By taking a look at their personal pages, publications and scientific interests, you’ll be able to better target your request to direct a thesis.

Please note that in Doctoral School 58, the number of thesis supervisors is limited to 8, which means that some teacher-researchers who are approached, sometimes in spite of themselves, have to decline proposals.

Entry to the doctorate program is possible under certain conditions:

  • Proof of good work (minimum grade of 15/20) done in the Master’s program (M2). This work enables us to identify prerequisites and avoid committing to a project that would be unfeasible.

  • Acceptance of your thesis proposal (often renegotiated) by a professor or lecturer authorized to supervise research, possibly as a co-supervisor

  • A calendar and scientific orientations in line with potential directors’ areas of study

For your application to be considered, the following documents are required (in addition to your detailed CV) :

  • A copy of your Master’s degree or equivalent

  • A thesis and doctoral studies project in a single document (often around 5 to 10 pages)

  • A copy of your Master’s thesis (or equivalent)

Further information :

Welcoming researchers

The Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Didactique, Éducation et Formation (LIRDEF), housed in the Faculty of Education at the University of Montpellier, regularly welcomes visiting researchers and doctoral students from abroad for scientific projects, co-tutelles or doctoral theses.

For further information on partnership opportunities or doctoral theses, please contact the secrétariat du LIRDEF

For more general information on hosting foreign students and researchers at the University of Montpellier, visit the International Relations Department website.