Non-European applicants are admitted by Prior Admission Request (DAP).
It is subject to the school’s capacity.
Audience
This includes :
- Foreign applicants* holding a foreign high school diploma or higher education diploma applying for their first enrolment in a French national school of architecture.
* not nationals of a member state of the European Union, a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation
Download the information note for candidates, 2024-2025
Organization
Selection by Demande d’Admission Préliminaire (DAP) is based on the student’s application file; there is no interview. The admissions committee assesses all the elements of the application. It alone is empowered to select candidates and decide on their year of integration into the ENSAPLV curriculum. The administration is not a member of the ENSAPLV admissions committee.
Before applying, candidates are advised to consult the school’s curriculum so that they are aware of the knowledge and skills acquired by ENSAPLV students.
Applicants from outside Europe are required to take a French language test, the TCF/DAP, issued by France Education International (FEI).
Calendar
Applications are open from October 1 to January 15, 2025 for the year 2026-2027.
The blue preliminary admission file (DAP) is available on the Internet.
Download the DAP bleu 2025-2026 file
It must be printed out by the applicant, completed and uploaded to the Taiga portal, together with the documents requested on the DAP form.
Go to the Taiga portal (“National sessions” tab, “DAP Bleu 2025/2026”)
Applications sent by post or e-mail will not be considered.
ATTENTION
Anyone applying to more than two National Higher Schools of Architecture (ENSA) will have all their applications declared inadmissible, and their file will not be processed.
Applicants must complete, date and sign a declaration on their honor that they are not applying to more than two ENSAs.
This attestation must be uploaded to your Taïga application.
For applicants residing in the 72 countries with a “Study in France” procedure
Applicants must apply via Campus France, which then forwards the applicant’s electronic file to the relevant schools of architecture. They must connect to the Espaces Campus France website for the “Études en France” procedure corresponding to their country of residence, and follow the instructions given on the site to register.
Countries with a Campus France “Study in France” program:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Burma, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
For applicants residing in countries outside the “études en France” procedure
The yellow DAP (dossier d’admission préalable) is available online.
Download the DAP yellow 2025-2026 file
It must be printed out by the candidate, filled in, then handed in or mailed to the cooperation and cultural action department of the French embassy in the candidate’s country of residence. Diplomatic posts are responsible for receiving DAPs, inviting candidates who have not been exempted to take the French language test (TCF/DAP), and sending all compliant applications to the national schools of architecture concerned.
As teaching at ENSAPLV is conducted solely in French, candidates from outside Europe are required to take a French language test, unless exempted.
ENSAPLV requires an overall score of at least 420 on the French language test and a mark of at least 12/20 on the written expression exercise.
This minimum level of French is compulsory whatever the level of the course for which the applicant is applying (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree).
Passing the French language test is a necessary but not sufficient prerequisite for admission to architectural studies. It does not entitle the holder to admission to a French national school of architecture.
Register for the Test de connaissance du français (TCF/DAP) online on the France Education International website
Date: from November 4 to December 15, 2024 for the year 2025-2026
The registration fee of 74€ is payable by the candidate.
The following are exempt from the French language test (TCF/DAP):
- nationals of countries where French is the official language (French-speaking countries)
- candidates residing in a country where French is the official language and holding a high school diploma from a country where French is the official language
- non-French students in French bilingual sections
- candidates whose secondary education took place mainly in French (French lycées)
- DALF level C1 and C2 holders
- DELF level B2 holders
- candidates who have passed the TEF (test d’évaluation de français) organized by the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie and obtained a minimum mark of 14/20 in the written test.
Admission of non-European candidates is subject to ENSAPLV’s capacity.
For 2025-2026 :
- Licence 1 = 10 places
- Licence 2 = 10 places
- Licence 3 = 10 places
- Master 1 = 15 places
- Master 2 = 0 place
It is not possible to enter the school in the 2nd year of the Master’s program; only the Master’s 1 program is offered.
Resource
Contact
Access the contact directory- Department for the organization of training, schooling and student lifeFlanders site - Office 9 - Esc. 1A, 3rd floor 01 44 65 23 14florence.breton@paris-lavillette.archi.fr
Florence Breton
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