🚀 Open House: Join us on January 31 in Nantes or February 7 in Paris!
Come with questions, leave with new perspectives. Tour our campuses, chat with our students, and ask our teams your questions.
Erasmus Programs
Audencia Business School welcomes international students from more than 250 partner universities in over 60 countries. We are one of the most diverse schools in the world (5th in the world for diversity, The Economist ranking).
You'll be welcomed and integrated while enjoying the best of French life.
Quality learning and lifestyle
Ivy League quality
Audencia is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, a quality label comparable to the Ivy Leagues in the United States.
Triple Accreditation
Audencia is among the elite 1% of business schools holding three major international academic accreditations.
More than 200 courses in English (+ options in French)
Choose from more than 200 courses in English, with the option of taking additional courses in French as a foreign language; you can also choose from our credit-bearing courses in French.
Happy at School
Audencia students are overwhelmingly happy; we rank in the top 1 of the Happy At School 2024 rankings
Green and innovative
Nantes is the 2nd greenest city in France (2020) and is often awarded for its innovation (European Innovation Capital, 2019).
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Loire Valley offers magnificent waterways, majestic castles and much more; our region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and people come from all over the world to discover its beauty and culture
How can you join our school?
Audencia offers a number of different ways to study in France as part of an exchange program.
- Semester
- University year
- Winter vacations
- Summer vacations
Language: English or French
One or two terms
Be in good standing with your home institution and receive its nomination; have completed at least three semesters of business studies; be fluent in English or French.
Fall, Spring or Summer
No additional tuition fees for students from partner institutions
Information for partner institutions
Erasmus partner institutions
We participate in the European Commission's Erasmus program and adhere to the Erasmus principles for Higher Education.
In 2025, Audencia was awarded the "Good Practice" label by the Erasmus+ Agency. This label rewards projects that have demonstrated quality implementation and a particularly successful impact.
Integration & meeting French students
Erasmus partners
During your first two days in France as an exchange student at Audencia, you'll attend an orientation session and network with French students. It is very important that you attend, as we will cover important topics such as
- Campus tour
- General information about the school and the program
- Cultural Seminar
- Administrative procedures and formalities (visa, social security, Erasmus, etc.)
- Career guidance services and student associations
- Practical help from representatives of banks, mobile operators and transportation services.
You'll also meet Audencia's Bureau des Internationaux, a group of French students who will help you adjust to life at Audencia. They are responsible for organizing cultural events, excursions and language exchanges between you and the French students!