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Services common to all international students
To facilitate their integration at amU, international students can take advantage of the Buddy System and benefit from the support of local students!
-> What is the Buddy System?
The Buddy System is a sponsorship program developed by ESN. The idea is simple: to put an international student who has come to study at Aix Marseille University in contact with a French student, with the aim of facilitating their integration.
The role of the sponsor is to inform, guide and help the sponsored student make new friends!
Via the BuddySystem, the godparent is called the "Buddy"!
-> How do I get involved?
- Register on the BuddySystem platform and complete your profile to increase your chances of finding a Buddy!
- Our mobility managers will assign you a Buddy based on the information you provide and your sponsorship expectations.
- Consult your dashboard to check your messages and discover your Buddy's profile!
Our International Partnership Diplomas
Join an international program by enrolling in a Diplôme en Partenariat International (DPI) with Aix Marseille Université. From your home university abroad, you can spend one or more semesters studying at amU and its partner institutions, on a continuous or split basis. At the end of your course, you'll be awarded a degree from your home university, as well as one or more from the partners involved, as part of an internationally-recognized double, triple or multiple degree program.
Our Seasonal Schools
Join Aix Marseille Université's seasonal schools for an intensive international academic experience.
For a few weeks, you'll follow thematic courses and educational activities in a multicultural environment, alongside students from all over the world.
These short programs enable you to enhance your skills and discover the university in a different way, at the heart of an international campus.
Here is a selection of seasonal schools offered by amU’s interdisciplinary institutes for research and education in 2027:
-> Open Registrations:
- Biomedical Imaging
📅 3–7 May 2027 | 📍 Cargèse, Corsica
More information and registration: https://institut-imaging.univ-amu.fr/fr/biomedical-imaging-school
> Organised by the Marseille Imaging Institute
- Cancer Immunotherapy (CIVIS BIP-certified)
📅 1–9 July 2027 | 📍 Online and in Marseille
More information and registration: https://civis-agora.widening.eu/offering/46/2321
> Organised by the Cancer and Immunology Institute
- Rare Diseases (CIVIS BIP-certified)
📅 March to May (online) + July (in person) | 📍 Online and in Marseille
More information and registration: https://civis-agora.widening.eu/offering/46/2267
> Organised by the Marseille Rare Diseases Institute
-> Registrations opening soon:
- Public Health:
https://institut-isspam.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/ecole-ete - Ocean Sciences:
https://institut-ocean.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/ecole-dete - Origins of Planets and Life:
https://institut-origines.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/ecoles-ete - Economics:
https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr - Language, Communication and Brain:
https://www.ilcb.fr/