ILERI, The School of International Relations

• Year of foundation: 1948
• Location: France, Paris
• Age of students: 17+
• Number of students: 500
• Language of instruction: French
• Type of study: private university.

It was founded in 1948 as a place where civil servants would be educated and trained for un structures and the new French administration with the participation of Albert de Joffre de la Pradel, one of the most respected professors of international law of the time. At first, he did not enjoy financial support, using the lecture halls of the Catholic Institute for classes. The first classes were conducted by volunteers free of charge.

The respect that the figure of de la Pradel evoked, as well as a trickle of financial support, allowed the institute to gain a foothold. Its next director was René Cassin, one of the authors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Nobel Prize laureate in 1968.

In 1959 it changed its name to the Institut Libre d'Etude des Relations Internationales, the Free Institute for the Study of International Relations. Since 1977, the program has included economic knowledge and courses in the field of international security and economic forecasting. In the zero years, ILERI went through a cycle of successive reforms, developing education at the bachelor's level and making efforts to develop, increase internationalism, invest in academic reputation.

ILERY students are distinguished by love of freedom, receptivity, curiosity, willingness to take responsibility and fight challenges.

Linguistic training is of particular importance; teachers and the school are faced with the task of giving students a sufficient level of language proficiency that allows them to negotiate and discuss, read books without a dictionary and understand documents in the original, as well as be able to independently compile the necessary documentation in an academic or official business style.

In addition to English, the following languages are taught at ILERI:

1. European: German, Spanish, French as a foreign language, Italian, Portuguese.
2. Oriental languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian.

The mandatory minimum includes 3 foreign languages: English, one European and one Oriental language.

Within the walls of the school at different times taught 7 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, 21 visited it as invited rectors.

Dormitory is not provided; ILERI students can take advantage of special offers for renting an apartment through real estate / housing rental agencies or offers for accommodation in youth hostels (the administration assists in finding housing).

More than 20 student associations and other organizations work within the campus , from language clubs to sports communities. Along with more or less traditional options, ILERI offers:

• Reflect on the goals of sustainable development and preservation of the planet, saving resources and responsible consumption in ILE'vert;
• Get acquainted with the beautiful regardless of form and content, attend concerts, exhibitions, create yourself and help others in Artyleri - an association of art, culture and creative industry;
• Engage in the promotion of new startups, technologies and trends through the ILERI TECH club - or deal with the issues of information systems and their security in Cyb-RI;
• Promote awareness of the situation of women, the LGBT community and other vulnerable categories in ILERI Empower;
• Look for facets and points of understanding and contact in ILERI Coexister.

• A rich program, including the most modern knowledge from the field of international law and relations, political science, geopolitics, economics, compulsory study of three foreign languages;
• Teaching in French and English;
• Brilliant teaching staff;
• Various projects in the field of critical thinking;
• Recognized masters of debate and organization of group projects;
• Extremely rich and active student extracurricular life with more than ten associations: defense, humanitarian aid, climate, debate, modeling UN, UNICEF, Trust Africa, BDE, Asia, etc.;
• Variety of master classes and optional seminars;
• Open lectures with politicians, public and cultural figures, specialists in the field of international relations;
• State recognition;
• French and foreign internships, promotion of employment throughout the entire period of study;
• Association of more than 9000 alumni, access to internal resources;
• A multidisciplinary resource center that provides access to full-text databases, specialized periodicals and ongoing publications, library subscription resources;
• Prestigious partnerships: MAE, DRM, DGSI, CESA, CESM and others.

Located in the Paris campus of Paris La Défense, occupying four floors with a total area of 4500 meters.

Students are provided with everything necessary for convenient and modern education, including:

• A multidisciplinary library. This is a multimedia library with 1600 volumes, 28 periodicals, as well as the ability to access a number of full-text databases of periodicals, dissertations, documents of French foreign policy for 350 years.
• Media Center;
• Assembly hall-amphitheater for 200 seats;
• 100% WiFi coverage;
• Food court;
• Coworking spaces.

Students can dine in any of the Parisian university restaurants. The nearest café is on Malesherbes Boulevard, 108 – 75017 PARIS.

ILERI students enjoy student social security and related benefits (university restaurants, private student insurance, civil liability insurance, assistance in employment, internships, internships).

• Completed application;
• Written exam (general level of cultural development, review of the current political situation, English, jurisprudence, economics);
• Diploma or certificate;
• English or French proficiency exam.

For admission to the magistracy, a document on the completion of the bachelor's program (Bac + 3) is also required.

A non-refundable fee of EUR 100 will be charged when submitting an application.

Before going to study in France, you must obtain a student visa. There are short-term, allowing you to stay for one year, and long-term (VLS-TS):

• Student Long-Term Visa (Student VLS-TS), which is equivalent to a residence permit, for bachelor's and master's degree programs;
• The Talent passport VLS-TS for doctoral studies and beyond;
• Visa for internship (Internship VLS-TS), which is obtained with a pre-concluded contract with a company or university.

Excellent job prospects: 50% for six months, 88% for one year, with an average annual initial salary of €32,000.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision