Situated on the campus of a business university
International House Nice is located on the campus of the IPAG, one of Nice's most prestigious business universities. Our campus is well situated close to the town centre and to Old Nice.
Maximum 10 students per class and Certificate of achievement
The small groups, of maximum 10 students, enable everyone to actively participate. At the end of your stay you will receive a Certificate of achievement that follows the guidelines of the Common European Framework.
Experienced native French teachers
We offer high-quality courses in a friendly atmosphere and emphasise the “communicative approach”to French. Whether grammar, vocabulary or idioms are being studied, our students are always encouraged to participate. All our teachers are native French speakers and university graduates.
Various types of accommodation
Most of our students choose to stay with a host family but we have various types of accommodation such as hotels and apartment hotels, various residences and studio and shared apartments.
Computer room and Wi-Fi available
You have access to computers with the internet and a Wi-Fi connection is available free of charge.
Internship and cultural programmes
We have unpaid internship programmes available in the following fields:
Hotel industry, tourism
Newspaper companies
French pastry and chocolate making
Restaurants and catering
Beauty therapy and spa treatment
Cultural programmes, such as:
French Cuisine Courses
A warm and friendly atmosphere
We warmly welcome each new student every Monday. The friendly atmosphere within our school will make you feel at home straight away and will enable you to make the most of your stay.You will be encouraged to get the best out of yourself and to improve your knowledge of the French language.
Emergency support
A 24 hour hotline is available 7 days a week in case of emergency for your peace of mind.
Respect of all our students
We are committed to a non discriminative working code that respects every student regardless of nationality, religion, social ideas, sexual orientation or skin colour. We love France, the French people and the French language, but we love your country, its people and your language just as much!
The first day of the class
On the first day each student takes an evaluation test which allows us to create groups of similar linguistic levels. Your classes will then start after the oral and the written tests.
In the afternoon we organise a guided tour of the city. We highly recommend you participate as it is agreat opportunity to meet new people and to familiarise yourself with the city.
9:00 – 10:30 Oral and written tests
10:30 –10:45 Morning Break
10:45 –12:15 Classes start
12:15 –13:15 Lunch Time
13:15 –14:45 Orientation meeting and guided tour of the city