ENTRANCE EXAMS

Note: To optimally prepare for 3A entrance exams, all future candidates are advised that the exams are composed as follows:

Exams Weight Duration
A French-English motivation interview (group oral) 6 2 hours
An overview of economic documents 5 3 hours
An English grammar test 2 1 hour
A logic test 2 45 minutes
A test of general culture 2 30 minutes
  • ENTRANCE EXAM - LYON 2008

  • Saturday, 15 March 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm =>
  • Saturday, 19 April 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm =>
  • Saturday, 24 May 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm =>
  • Tuesday, 1 July 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm =>
  • Location of examination
  • René Cassin International Professional University
  • 3rd floor
  • 47 rue Sergent Michel Berthet
  • 69009 Lyon
  • Metro: Gorge de Loup, Line D
  • Open house day:
    Saturday, 9 February 2008, from 10 am to 3 pm
    Saturday, 8 March 2008, from 10 am to 3 pm
  • Dates before which you must
    return your application file
  • Friday, 7 March 2008
  • Friday, 11 April 2008
  • Friday, 16 May 2008
  • Tuesday, 24 June 2008

  • ENTRANCE EXAM - PARIS 2008
  • Saturday, 7 June 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm =>
  • Location of examination
  • On the premises of IGS Paris
  • 12, rue Alexandre Parodi
  • 75010 Paris
  • Metro: Louis Blanc, LINE 7 and 7 Bis
  • Dates before which you must
    return your application file
  • Friday, 30 May 2008


To prepare for the exams:

The overview exam is socio-economic in nature.

You have a choice between two questions, both of which are accompanied by documents. The purpose of this exam is to evaluate your ability to make an articulate response on the basis of documents. It goes without saying that you can enrich your answer by drawing on your personal knowledge.

In this regard, a comprehension of the issues of international trade and development, geopolitics and social and economic aspects in the 3As (the Americas, Asia and Africa) is a plus. With this in mind, you can best prepare for this exam by consulting such journals as Problèmes économiques, Problèmes d'Amérique Latine, L'Afrique - L'intelligent, Far Eastern Economic Review, Lettre du CEPII, etc.

There are a number of basic resources that will help you prepare for the general culture exam.

By way of example:
Title: 100 questions en culture générale
Authors: Magali Féralis, Hélène Hoch, Ariane Molkhou
Published on: 15/09/2005
Publisher: DALLOZ-SIREY

Happy reading!

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  • Admissions contact person:
  • Tamara Gallois
  • Tel: 04 72 85 73 83
  • Fax: 04 72 85 73 86