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THE GRANDE ECOLE
FOR MULTILINGUAL AND
INTERCULTURAL EXPERTISE
since 1957
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND
STATE-ACCREDITED MASTER'S DEGREE
THE GRANDE ECOLE Mission THE GRANDE ECOLE Mission
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
ISIT’s DNA has been shaped around three historic milestones :
its creation against the backdrop of the inception of the European
A MASTER’S DEGREE ACCREDITED BY THE
Union in 1957 ; its acceptance as a member of France’s Conférence FRENCH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND THE
des Grandes écoles in 2010 ; and its formal recognition as a private
higher education institution of public interest (EESPIG) in 2015.
CONFERENCE DES GRANDES ECOLES (CGE)
A private higher education institution of public interest (EESPIG) and a
member of France’s Conférence des Grandes écoles (CGE), ISIT offers a
OUR Mission series of master’s courses that have been recognised:
• By the highest international accreditations. For example, ISIT’s specialist course
As a private higher education institution our graduates are skilled conveyors of in conference interpreting has been granted the status of a European Master’s in
of public interest (EESPIG), our mission meaning, indispensable intermediaries Conference Interpreting (EMCI).
is to oversee the development of in a diverse, complex, digitalised and • By the government’s main national evaluation bodies, including the Ministry of
multilingual and intercultural experts, constantly-evolving world. Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI).
ready to evolve into valued and versatile • By first-class academic partners, such as the Catholic University of Paris, Paris II
In collaboration with our academic and
members of companies, institutions Panthéon-Assas University and Jean Monnet Law Faculty at the Université Paris Sud.
professional partners, we dedicate The latter two institutions maintain partnerships with ISIT through the framework of
and organisations, today and in the
ourselves to cultivating the language the Lawyer Linguist double-degree program.
future.
skills of our students and enhancing their Our students benefit from a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and multilingual learning
Whether managers, entrepreneurs, cultural awareness and human values program, combined with a strong focus on research. ISIT is also a member of the National
communication professionals, in a multidisciplinary, international Federation for the Teaching of Business Management (FNEGE) and an associate member of the
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
lawyers, translators or interpreters, and collaborative environment.
ISIT’s 9 working
OUR AIM languages*
To develop, share and transmit
the knowledge, mentality and A Grande école on
a human scale, what makes ISIT
5 guiding principles of
the ISIT teaching program
Transform your passion for languages
•
•
•
Arabic
Chinese
English
mindset required to become into an international career
• French
stand out is the way it transforms
a life-long intercultural expert. its students’ love of languages Be free to imagine yourself • German
and different cultures into an as a global professional • Italian
unbeatable cocktail of skills designed
OUR valUES to enhance the international
Become a multilingual and intercultural
expert and a protagonist in the globalised world
•
•
Portuguese
Spanish
competitiveness of organisations • Russian
audacity & passion & and companies across a large Stand out in the globalised
diligence humanism professional spectrum. labour market * Students wishing to take
the Master’s in Conference
curiosity Tamym Abdessemed, Professor Develop a professional network for life Interpreting may apply with
& éthics of Strategic Management, ISIT Dean & CEO thanks to a Grande Ecole on a human scale languages beyond those listed.
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THE GRANDE ECOLE careers THE GRANDE ECOLE Careers
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
A SUSTAINABLE AND DESIRABLE OUR alumni Come as you are!
ISIT is a school with a human feel
INTERNATIONAL CAREER that will give you the support you need,
while your fellow students will be
Since 1957, ISIT has been the institution of choice for those looking to launch there to help out and exchange
an international career. From communication professionals to lawyers, ideas throughout your course.
managers to international relations specialists, translators to interpreters, Aware of my passion for the language, elisabeth, ISIT 2012
its graduates are equipped with an impressive array of multilingual and my senior high school English teacher Freelance translator
Australia
intercultural skills. They include the diligence of translators, the speed and advised me to consider a demanding
focus of interpreters, the creativity and people course at a translation school that she’d
skills of communication professionals, the heard good things about: ISIT. I followed her
organisational capacity of managers, and the advice and have never looked back!
precision of lawyers. François, ISIT 2010
Translator at the While working in Italy and the United States
The key figures UN Headquarters,
USA as part of my studies at ISIT, I developed
a cultural awareness that is very useful for
Business/careers
1 forum per year
adapting to different business models,
in France or elsewhere in the world.
Professional conferences
15 per year
At ISIT, I felt entirely free Claire-Isabelle, ISIT 2014
to put ideas forward and I even Enterprise architecture business
24% of ISIT alumni work abroad created my own start-up project.
I then encountered that same
analyst at Brookfield Renewable,
Canada
of young graduates work in
76% an international environment sense of entrepreneurial freedom
in the world of consultancy.
find employment within
93% 3 months of graduating
Samantha, ISIT 2014
Change Management
have already signed an employment This double-degree program gave me
62% contract before graduating
Consultant at Mazars,
France access to very good internships
and allowed me to stand out
during recruitment processes.
Specific examples of careers
Head of editorial Head of advocacy Lawyer I chose to study at ISIT Morgane, ISIT 2017
Business manager Lawyer-Linguist at the ECJ,
communication linguist out of my love for all things “foreign”,
Consultant Head in the broadest sense of the word:
Luxembourg
Conference interpreter International
International buyer of SEO lawyer those who speak a different language
Financial and
legal translator Head of International relations
Specialist to me, who think and see the world
web marketing officer translator in a different way.
International of subtitles
HR manager Mobility Multilingual Stéphane, ISIT 1994
International
Content manager specialist community manager marketing manager Commercial & Marketing
Manager at Minor Hotels,
Cambodia
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
TWO YEARS OF LEARNING & YEAR 1 – LAWYER LINGUIST 60
CONSOLIDATING THE FUNDAMENTALS
ECTS
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
Having laid the foundations with a core curriculum rich in multilingual, intercultural and digital content, This double-degree program is jointly organised with our partner law schools. The linguistic and
students can gear their studies towards specialist areas that are more in line with their own interests. intercultural elements of the course are taught at ISIT, while the legal modules take place at
the partner institutes. ISIT has signed partnerships with the Paris II and Paris XI universities.
Year 1 60
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH Fundamentals of Intercultural Studies
Legal Traditions of the World
Contemporary Introduction to Foreign Legal Systems
international issues British Constitutional
and Administrative Law
Choose from 3 options
Introduction to Law
Economics General Geopolitics*
General Geopolitics International Economics*
History and Civilisation Geopolitics by Region*
Working methodologies workshop LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Fundamentals of Intercultural
INTERCULTURAL INTERNATIONAL Voltaire Project
Studies MANAGEMENT RELATIONS &
Legal Translation into A language
IT Tools – Level 1 Introduction MULTILINGUAL
to Management COMMUNICATION Introduction to Legal Translation
Social Networks
Introduction to International Relations into B language
Language development Marketing/Communication (before and after 1945)
Language Development
Analysis of A language Oral Expression in the legal setting
Written and Oral Output CAREER SUPPORT
in A language
TRANSLATION & Support for personal development
General Translation into A language
INTERCULTURAL Associative activities within
Written Expression in B languages COMMUNICATION
and outside of the school
Oral Expression in B languages Principles of Translation
Textual Analysis
One-month international internship
Language development
of B languages *Optional
Joint project
Based on the “theme of the year”
CAREER SUPPORT
Support for personal development
Associative activities within and
outside of the school The end-of-year
1-month international internship international internship !
A language: mother tongue
In year 1 all students carry out a 1-month
B languages: foreign languages internship abroad. Europe, Asia, the Americas,
Oceania: anywhere is possible, apart from France.
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
Year 2 60 YEAR 2 – LAWYER LINGUIST* 60
ECTS ECTS
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, Credits LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
*TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A COURSE
Contemporary AT ONE OF OUR PARTNER LAW SCHOOLS
international issues
Economics – Level 2 CONTEMPORARY
European Institutions INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
General Geopolitics – Level 2 Criminal Law
History and Civilisation Tort Law
Intercultural Dialogue Choose from 3 options Foreign Legal Systems
Intercultural Issues Virtual Erasmus
International Public Law Comparative Law
INTERNATIONAL Business Economics**
Digital Law RELATIONS &
IT Tools – Level 2 INTERCULTURAL MULTILINGUAL Business Language**
MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION
Language development Marketing Geopolitics of Conflict LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
& Communication Theory of International Voltaire project
Written and Oral Output Sustainable Development Relations
in A language – Level 2 Legal Translation into A language
Sustainable
General Translation Development Legal Translation into B languages
into A language Language Development of B languages
Written Expression Analysis and Debate of Legal Current
in B languages or General TRANSLATION & Affairs
INTERCULTURAL
Translation into B languages COMMUNICATION CAREER SUPPORT
Oral Expression in B languages History of Translation
Language Development The Basics of Communication
Support for personal development
of B languages – Level 2 Semiotics Associative activities within and outside
Correction and of the school
Joint project Revision of Texts
6-week international internship
Based on the “theme of the year”
**Optional
CAREER SUPPORT
Support for personal development
Associative activities within and
outside of the school
2-month international internship
A language: mother tongue
B languages: foreign languages
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
YEAR 3: PRE-MASTER’S YEAR 3 – LAWYER LINGUIST* 60
ECTS
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, Credits
One of the features of this transition year is the addition of two cross-disciplinary modules GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
to the core curriculum:
*TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A COURSE
• An ‘Entrepreneurship’ program to introduce students to the concepts of innovation, AT ONE OF OUR PARTNER LAW SCHOOLS
digital transformation and leadership.
• An introductory module on research, presenting the key elements of a scientific CONTEMPORARY
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
approach and developing the students’ capacity for reflection and critical thinking.
Contract Law
Company Law
Year 3 60 Foreign Law (B languages)
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS American Law
Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
CONTEMPORARY
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Choose from 4 Essay on Comparative Law
Legal and Financial Translation
International Economics career-focused options into A language
Practical Approach Legal and Financial Translation
to Intercultural Studies into B languages
IT Tools – Level 3 INTERCULTURAL INTERNATIONAL Analysis and Debate
MANAGEMENT RELATIONS &
MULTILINGUAL
of Legal Current Affairs
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Marketing
& Communication COMMUNICATION
Applied Semiotics CAREER SUPPORT
Human Resources Diplomacy
Introduction to Consecutive International Business Law Human Rights Support for personal development
Interpreting Sociology European Institutions & ISIT Legal Clinic
of Consumption the Key Global Challenges
General Translation into A language Associative activities within
The Geopolitics
Current Affairs: Analysis & Debate of Regional Zones and outside of the school
Language Development – Level 3 End-of-year internship (2-month min.)
General Translation into B languages INTERCULTURAL
DIGITAL
RESEARCH TRANSLATION & COMMUNICATION **Possibility to carry out
INTERCULTURAL a study exchange abroad
Introduction Advertising Creation
COMMUNICATION
Advertising & Editorial
Critical essay Specialised Translation Communication
into A language
Photo and Video Techniques
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Specialised Translation
Search Engine Optimization
into B language
Introduction Sociology of
Consumption
CAREER SUPPORT
Support for personal development
Associative activities within and
outside of the school
Study exchanges
8-week international internship
All third year students will complete
a semester-long study exchange at one of our
A language: mother tongue 100+ partner universities, following which they must
B languages: foreign languages
write a report on their intercultural experiences.
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE CAREER GUIDANCE
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
SIX MULTILINGUAL SPECIALISATIONS, YOUR GATEWAY TO A WELL-CHOSEN,
ONE MASTER’S DEGREE SUCCESSFUL AND LONG-LASTING CAREER
ISIT’s higher education program produces graduates with exceptional ISIT is committed to supporting the professional development of its students,
intercultural intelligence, leaving them fully trained and ready to make a real repeatedly exposing them to the working environment and thereby allowing
contribution within international organisations and companies. them to test their projects in the field and to improve their knowledge of
the labour market. Our career-focused activities include up to 13 months of
A career — and international — oriented program internships, the option of a sandwich/work-study course in year 5, experience
of project work and practical simulations. Every graduate leaves ISIT with
with shared core components valuable professional experience under their belt.
• 9 to 12 months of compulsory international internships
• The possibility of completing year 5 via a sandwich/work-study Calendar of internships
course, depending on the specialisation selected
• A two-year research project analysing the links between
year
1 year
2 year
3 year
4 year
5
PREPARATION OF VALIDATION OF
the humanities, interculturality and the digital world aim professional
personAl
Development
PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL
INTEGRATION
discovery PROJECT PROJECT
• Personalised support to facilitate the professional integration
3 to 4 months 6 months
of each student MIN. length 1 month - Summer 6 weeks - Summer 2 months- Summer
starting in June starting in March
In France or In France or
location Abroad Abroad Abroad
abroad abroad
Internship report
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Feedback on Summary sheet
research
or in-house
multilingual
Summary sheet on Internship report in
ASSESSMENT experience in on competences/
sector/market foreign language professional project
foreign language project
and viva
specialisations areas
ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION
Conference Interpreting Discourse analysis
(only available at Master’s level) • Round tables on key careers • Preparation for job interviews with
Anthropology in the digital world • A series of conferences with the help of HR professionals
Intercultural Communication participation from professionals • Individual career advice interviews
Communication and marketing and alumni • Career guidance workshops
& Translation • A careers forum
Intercultural Digital Strategies Conflicts and geopolitical crises • Workshops on how to write CVs
and cover letters, and how to
Law and languages create a Linkedin profile
Intercultural Management • Skilvioo: transforming
Economic intelligence knowledge into a portfolio
International Strategies
Artificial intelligence
of professional skills Discovering entrepreneurship
& Diplomacy • Support groups on soft skills In year 3 (pre-master’s) and year 4,
Lawyer Linguist (double-degree HR and management • MBTI-style group exercises to
students are given the opportunity to cultivate
get to know one another
including law training) their entrepreneurial spirit, by way of field
Terminology
surveys and masterclasses. During year 5,
Translatology and translation the most advanced projects can be further
technologies developed in the ISIT pre-incubator.
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
CONFERENCE INTERPRETING CONFERENCE INTERPRETING
FRENCH AND ENGLISH OBLIGATORY FRENCH AND ENGLISH OBLIGATORY
ALL LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS POSSIBLE ALL LANGUAGE COMBINATIONS POSSIBLE
Year 4 Year 5
COMMUNICATING WITHIN AN CAREER SUPPORT COMMUNICATING WITHIN AN CAREER SUPPORT
INTERCULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL Multilingual Mock Conferences INTERCULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL Multilingual Mock Conferences
CONTEXT: THE FUNDAMENTALS CONTEXT: FINETUNING YOUR Stress Management Workshops
Stress Management Workshops
OF INTERPRETATION PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Professional Integration Workshops Seminar on Professional Interpreters’
Consecutive Interpreting & Seminars Advanced Consecutive Interpreting Code of Ethics
& Sight Translation B to A language & Sight Translation for Professional Volunteer Interpreting
End-of-year internship abroad
Consecutive Interpreting Contexts
(2 months min.) Internships within the Interpreting Departments
& Sight Translation A to B language Simultaneous Interpreting with and of International Organisations
Consecutive Interpreting without text (language combinations:
Participation of key recruiters
& Sight Translation C to A language B to A, A to B, C to A)
at the final exams
Self-study (individual and group) CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING THE PROFESSIONAL ISSUES: SPECIALISED INTERPRETING
ENVIRONMENT & RELATED PRACTICES Geopolitics
Introduction to Interpretation Legal Interpreting
& Speech Analysis
Public Speaking Skills
A language: mother tongue
Methodology of Consecutive Interpreting or language of instruction
Methodology of Sight Translation B language: second active language
C language(s): passive language(s)
CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL
ISSUES: SPECIALISED INTERPRETING Partnerships with
Political Economics International Organisations
Economic and Financial Interpreting These partnerships enable students to carry out
“dummy booth” (muted microphone) internships
A language: mother tongue
or language of instruction
and to benefit from virtual classes given by
B language: second active language staff interpreters from the European Commission,
C language(s): passive language(s)
the European Parliament, the UN or the OECD.
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THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 60 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 60
& TRANSLATION – YEAR 4 ECTS
Credits & TRANSLATION – YEAR 5 ECTS
Credits
CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, DEVELOPING YOUR LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH,
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Intercultural Intelligence RESEARCH Image & Brand Communication CAREER SUPPORT
Visual Organisation of Information Translation methodology and translation studies International Communication Careers Forum
Web Interface Creation Communication and translation theories Translation of Business Leadership and self-marketing
Professional Speaking Skills Research methodology Communication into English Report on activities
Business Languages Translation dissertation and translatological & achievements
COMMUNICATING IN
Sight Translation analysis AN INTERCULTURAL Internship (at least 6 months)
Liaison Interpreting Applied research project or entrepreneurship & MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT or 1-year sandwich/work-study course
COMMUNICATING IN program UX Design workshops RESEARCH
AN INTERCULTURAL Intercultural Communication Applied research project or pre-incubator
& MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT Web project: Web & Cultures program (on application)
Business Management A choice of specialisations… TRANSLATING Research Methodology Workshop
Project Management AND INTERPRETING Research dissertation
Corporate Communication
TRANSLATION Communication Website Translation from
Digital Communication & web tools
Writing, Translating, Communicating
& TERMINOLOGY
Contract Law Communication Strategy
all languages studied A choice of specialisations…
Sight Translation from
Technical Translation Translation in Institutions Marketing
Video Techniques
all languages studied
Legal Terminology & Translation
Economic and Financial Translation Digital Marketing & SEO Legal Translation from translation Communication
Specialised Terminology
Computer-assisted Translation Localisation – Level 1 – Level 1 all languages studied Audiovisual Translation Web Editing Techniques
Subtitling Community Management
(CAT) Translation for International Community Management
Organisations – Level 1 ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL Computer-assisted – Level 2
Translation (CAT) – Level 2
CAREER SUPPORT Adobe Photoshop CONTEXTS Revision and Post-editing
Digital Marketing & SEO
– Level 2
Leadership and self-promotion Project Management – Level 2 Technical Writing (FR-EN
Documentary Filmmaking
& controlled languages)
Careers forum Agile Project Management Translation Tools Crisis Communication
Internship (3 months min.) Dictated Translation Fundraising & Sponsorship
Web Project: Web Site Creation
Intellectual Press Relations
About Visual Property Law
Organisation of Information
A language: mother tongue Students choose a subject and two distinct
B languages: foreign languages A language: mother tongue
cultures before going on to design one website for each B languages: foreign languages
culture. For example, “Ecotourism in France and Norway”.
From the project manager to the visual, editorial and
technical specialists, the students are each allocated a
different role and have often ended up with a product “that would
be the envy of many professionals”, according to their teacher!
Ecotourism
France and Norway: Two different perceptions
Choose
16 your culture 17
THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
INTERCULTURAL DIGITAL STRATEGY – YEAR 4 60 INTERCULTURAL DIGITAL STRATEGY – YEAR 5 60
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS
Credits Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATING ONLINE DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES Intercultural Scripting for Mobile Applications PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Careers forum
Web Interface Creation Webmarketing & SEO Web Editing Techniques Leadership and self-marketing
Contract Law Video Techniques Javascript Language Report on activities and achievements –
Adobe Photoshop & Premiere – Advanced Coding & Web Interface Creation Intellectual Property Law updated professional project
Level 1 Website Project 6-month internship starting mid-March
Project Management – Level 1 CAREER SUPPORT or 1-year sandwich/work-study course
Content Curating
Business Language (B languages) Careers forum Data Design Visits to companies working exclusively in the
Developing your Intercultural Leadership workshop Motion Design (in English) digital sector and meetings with professionals
Intelligence Internship (at least 3 months) Project Management – Level 2 RESEARCH
Design thinking Visits to companies working exclusively Community Management – Level 2
in the digital sector and meetings with Research methodology
Digital Communication:
Fundamentals, Professions & Tools professionals ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL Research dissertation
CONTEXTS
COMMUNICATING IN RESEARCH
Cultures and the Internet /
AN INTERCULTURAL Research methodology online project A choice of specialisations…
& MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT Intercultural research Visual Layout of Information
Mapping – Level 1 Presentation of research options Online Ergonomics – Level 2
Community Management – Level 1 Assistance with information searching Digital Mapping – Level 2
Professional Speaking Skills & bibliography PRE-INCUBATOR CONSULTING
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) (ON APPLICATION) ASSIGNMENT
Digital Language (in English) Translation methodology
Digital Publishing & Typography –
Online Ergonomics Dissertation (two-year project) Level 2
Digital Publishing & Typography APPLICANTS HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO APPLY
UX Design – Level 1 COMMUNICATING IN FOR A DUAL-DEGREE WITH THE MASTERS IN
AN INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGES, CULTURE AND DIGITAL INNOVATIONS
Website Translation A choice of specialisations… & MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS.
General Marketing
Adobe Photoshop & Premiere –
Business Management
Level 2
Business Communication (in English)
PARCOURS CONSULTING Intercultural Communication –
ENTREPRENDRE ASSIGNMENT Level 2 (in English)
A language: mother tongue
B languages: foreign languages UX Design – Level 2 (user tests)
Project Management - Level 2
ISIT Consulting
The AGILE Method
Students carry out
A language: mother tongue consulting assignments
B languages: foreign languages
on behalf of international
companies and organisations before
presenting their work in front of those who
have sponsored it. In 2018/19, ISIT students designed a brand new
website for METS, a European consortium on specialised translation
as well as the administrative handbook for its back office.
18 19THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT - Year 4 60 INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT - Year 5 60
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS
Credits Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
INTERNATIONAL CAREER SUPPORT DEVELOPING YOUR
ENVIRONMENTS & CONTEXTS Careers forum PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Sustainable Development Leadership and self-marketing Change Management
Innovation through Design Thinking Internship (at least 3 months) Human Resources
Developing your Intercultural
RESEARCH
International Marketing A choice of specialist projects…
Intelligence New Economic Models & Innovation
Critical Approach to Interculturality Research methodology
Intercultural Management Case
Corporate Organisations & Culture Interculturality and research Studies
Strategic Management Presentation of research options International Human Resources CONSULTING CONSULTANT POSTURE
Assistance with information searching ASSIGNMENT COACHING
Shadow Manager
& bibliography COMMUNICATING IN
Collaborative & Agile Project AN INTERCULTURAL PRE-INCUBATOR
Management Translation methodology
& MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT (ON APPLICATION)
Globalisation and Economic Shifts Dissertation (two-year project)
“Shadow Manager”
Digital Transformation Workshop
Digital Marketing & Communication
Business Language A choice of specialist projects…
Sales Hero
Human Resources
CAREER SUPPORT A choice of research theses…
COMMUNICATING IN
AN INTERCULTURAL Careers forum
HR /
& MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT Innovation Management International mobility
Communication Strategies Leadership workshop marketing DIGITAL
Report on activities & achievements & communication ANTHROPOLOGY
Content Curating
Marketing Trends marketing ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6-month internship or 1-year
& communication PROGRAM sandwich/work-study course SPEECH
Multilingual Professional HR & management ANALYSIS
Speaking Skills TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING
Liaison Interpreting Digital transformation workshop
Multilingual Professional Writing UX Design ECONOMIC
Economic & Political Analysis INTELLIGENCE
Analysis and Debate
& Translation of International Current Affairs
Innovation through design thinking
In 2020 a 3-day event
on the theme of climate
challenges in urban areas was
organised to introduce the first-year
master’s students to the concept
of innovation through design thinking.
The students came up with innovative
solutions and presented their prototypes to a jury made up of representatives
from the event partners, Bouygues Construction and La Ville d’Arcueil.
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FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES & DIPLOMACY – 60 INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES & DIPLOMACY – 60
YEAR 4 ECTS
Crédits
Credits
ECTS YEAR 5 ECTS
Credits
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, MASTERING LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH,
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
ENVIRONMENTS & CONTEXTS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
International Law (in English) COMMUNICATING IN AN INTERCULTURAL Geopolitics of Crises and Conflicts CAREER SUPPORT
Geopolitics and Regional Zones & MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT International Protection Careers forum
Theory of International Relations Multilingual Professional Writing of Human Rights
Leadership and self-marketing
Critical Approach to Interculturality Liaison Interpreting The Geopolitics of Europe
Reports on activities and achievements
Developing your Intercultural Political Communication & Lobbying Sociology and Politics of the
6-month internship or 1-year sandwich/
Intelligence Agents of Globalisation
Economic & Political Analysis & Translation work-study course
Economic Intelligence International Economic & Financial
Multilingual Professional Speaking Skills
Globalisation and Economic Shifts Regulations RESEARCH
Business Language ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL Research dissertation
CONTEXTS Research methodology
CAREER SUPPORT
Careers forum A choice of specialist International Human Resources
Leadership and self-marketing professional modules… International Negociations
(in English)
Internship (at least 3 months)
Economic Intelligence A choice of specialist
RESEARCH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONSULTING COMMUNICATING IN professional modules…
Research methodology PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT AN INTERCULTURAL
Translation methodology & MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT
Dissertation (two-year project) A critical Approach PRE-INCUBATOR CONSULTING
(ON APPLICATION) ASSIGNMENT
to Interculturality
A language: mother tongue Analysis of International Affairs
B languages: foreign languages
IHEDN seminar
Second-year master’s students
took part in a seminar entitled
“Defence and National Security”,
organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies
in National Defence (IHEDN). The aim was
to explore the issues of defence, geopolitics
and international relations with professionals.
22 23THE GRANDE ECOLE courses THE GRANDE ECOLE courses
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
LAWYER LINGUIST – YEAR 4* 60 LAWYER LINGUIST – YEAR 5* 60
LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, ECTS
Credits Credits
GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
*TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A COURSE *TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A COURSE
AT ONE OF OUR PARTNER LAW SCHOOLS AT ONE OF OUR PARTNER LAW SCHOOLS
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRANSLATION ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL
& CONTEXTS (ON APPLICATION) & COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS
Professional Speaking Skills Building awareness of entrepreneurship European law & International Law International Negotiating
Intercultural Communication Support for creating a business Specialised Legal Translation International Arbitration
in International Organisations into A language
CAREER SUPPORT RESEARCH
International Business Law Specialised Legal Translation
Careers forum into B language Research dissertation
Legal and Financial Translation
into B languages Personalised career advice ISIT Legal Clinic
Internship (at least 3 months) DEVELOPING YOUR
COMMUNICATING IN PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
AN INTERCULTURAL Intercultural Communication
& MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT in Business Law
Intercultural Considerations Professional Speaking Skills
in the field of Law
CAREER SUPPORT
Legal and Financial Translation
into A language Careers forum
Intellectual Property Law Assertiveness & leadership
Trust Law Report on activities & achievements
Internship (at least 6 months)
RESEARCH A language: mother tongue
Applied legal translation dissertation B languages: foreign languages
ISIT Legal Clinic
A language: mother tongue
B languages: foreign languages
Law Without Walls
As part of this international
program, two ISIT students worked
in partnership with students from
other universities and business schools
on a case devised by a selection
of partner legal firms and companies.
Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School,
University College London and the University
of Sydney Law School were among the
other participating institutes.
24 25THE GRANDE ECOLE international THE GRANDE ECOLE international
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
ISIT: A RESOLUTELY WELCOMING THE WORLD TO PARIS!
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION Boasting 40 different nationalities, the students, teachers and staff at ISIT are
accustomed to studying, thinking and acting from an intercultural perspective.
Founded in 1957 with a view to satisfying the growing need among French
diplomats for translators and interpreters at a time of frequent international
meetings, ISIT has always been an institution with a resolutely global 6 to 12 months of university exchanges
outlook. Our intercultural Grande école cooperates with over 110 universities All students spend at least one semester
all over the world, by way of networks, consortiums, exchange programs, at one of ISIT’s international university
research projects, international symposiums, international publications and partners through exchanges facilitated
dual-degree programs. by the European Union’s ERASMUS+
programs & other bilateral agreements.
French Ministry European Commission These academic mobilities are mandatory
of Europe and
European Parliament in year 3 and optional in year 2. In
Foreign Affairs
exchange, numerous students from partner universities spend one or two
UN European Court semesters studying at ISIT’s intercultural campus.
of Justice
International ISIT has been awarded the Bienvenue en France label for the quality
of the welcome and support it offers to international students.
UNESCO Institutional US Department
of State
Partners French as a Foreign Language at ISIT - The FLE Academy
International This year of immersion is designed for international students who wish to pursue their
NATO Chambers of academic career in France. The program offers intensive classes in French, intercultural
Commerce management and intercultural communication; opportunities to participate in student
life at ISIT; and an end-of-course internship.
International professional & academic networks
• AUF (Francophonie University
Association)
• EMT (European Master’s in Translation)
• EULITA (European Legal Interpreters
3 summer schools
Our programs offer international
4 international
dual degrees
• Campus France (the French national and Translators Association) students & professionals the opportunity Beijing Language
agency for the promotion of higher • FIT (International Federation of to develop their intercultural knowledge & Culture University
education, international student Translators) and French language skills.
services and international mobility) Guangdong University
• IAU (International Association • France Excellence summer school, of Foreign Studies
• CIUTI (Conférence internationale of Universities) offered to Chinese students in
des Instituts Universitaires Kent State University
• METS (Mobilités Européennes partnership with the French Embassy
de Traducteurs et d’Interprètes)
en Traduction Spécialisée) in Beijing and Campus France
• EFMD (European Foundation for Saint-Joseph University,
• UNITI (University Network • Summer course in intercultural
Management Development) Beirut
of Interpreter Training Institutes) management
• EMCI (European Masters
• Summer course in teaching French
in Conference Interpreting)
as a foreign language and translation
26 27THE GRANDE ECOLE admissions THE GRANDE ECOLE ADMISSIONS
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
APPLYING TO ISIT finding accomodation near to ISIT
Criteria Immojeune - the accommodation platform
• Command of French, English and a third language, to ISIT students have exclusive access to a free and secure website for their
be chosen from Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, accommodation needs. It is a social and collaborative web platform enabling
Spanish or Russian. Assessments for other languages may
For more them to find student accommodation with more ease, whether they are looking
also be arranged at the end of the course.
information for somewhere near to the school or elsewhere in France or the world.
• Admission into year 1 : French baccalaureat
or equivalent secondary education diploma on admissions This website offers:
www.isitinternational.com
• Admission into year 2: Successful completion
of one year of higher education www.candidats-isit.fr/en • Short, mid and long-term accommodation
admissions@isit-paris.fr • A social posts wall dedicated to ISIT students
• Admission into year 3: Successful completion
of two years of higher education v.agaasse@isit-paris.fr • Free guides to help answer all of your questions
• Admission into year 4: Successful completion +33 (0) 1 80 91 55 73
of three years of higher education
• Admission into year 5: Successful completion Partnerships with student residences near to ISIT
of first year of Masters studies
ADMISSION TO THE MASTER’S IN The ECLA-Palaiseau Campus, inaugurated The Jean-Paul II Residence at Arcueil,
CONFERENCE INTERPRETING at the beginning of the 2018 academic year a 2-minute walk from ISIT.
Admissions procedure Students are only admitted into the and located 30 minutes from ISIT. Warning: limited availability!
first year of the course. There are two
• Year 1 : Application to be submitted stages of entrance tests: • A campus with a “French touch” where 4 STUDEFI residences
exclusively via the PARCOURSUP 1. Pre-admission tests in English co-living is at the heart of its conception.
& French • Résidence Irène
platform (under ‘Ecoles de commerce’ > 2. Multilingual entrance exam • Fully furnished and equipped et François Joliot Curie – Arcueil
‘Région Ile-de-France’). Applicants must have spent at least accommodation as well as 3,000 m2
12 consecutive months in a country of shared spaces (restaurants, shared • Résidence Eric Tabarly – Massy
• Years 2 & 3 : Online application (available where their B language is spoken (6
at www.isit-paris.fr) followed by multilingual months recommended for all other
kitchens, sports facilities, a cinema • Résidence Océane – Massy
written tests. Students whose preparatory languages). During the entrance exams, space, an e-gaming room etc.)
schools have signed agreements with ISIT applicants will be assessed in French, • Résidence Le Mermoz – Châtillon
English and any other language(s) that • 50 dorm rooms ranging from studio
are exempt from the written tests: under they have fully mastered. apartments to duplexes, plus shared flats Warning: limited availability!
these circumstances, applicants need reserved for ISIT students
only submit the online application. ADMISSION TO THE LAWYER
List of partner preparatory schools LINGUIST DOUBLE-DEGREE PROGRAM • Contact : contact@ecla-campus.com
available at www.isit-paris.fr Applicants must be simultaneously
registered to study at a law school
• Year 4: Online application, multilingual in the Paris Ile-de-France area, or Your contact
written tests + interviews. Students already hold a law degree.
at ISIT
whose preparatory schools have signed ISIT has signed partnerships with two
universities: Panthéon-Assas Paris II Virginie Agaasse,
agreements with ISIT are exempt from
and the Jean Monnet Law Faculty at Head of Admissions
the written tests and interviews: under the Université Paris Sud. and Enrolment
these circumstances, applicants need
To apply for entry into first year, students v.agaasse@isit-paris.fr
only submit the online application. must select their chosen law school and
ISIT on the Parcoursup online platform. 01 80 91 55 73
28 29THE GRANDE ECOLE admissions THE GRANDE ECOLE ADMISSIONS
FOR MULTILINGUAL FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL & INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE EXPERTISE
HOW TO FINANCE YOUR STUDIES Financial support at ISIT
ISIT is a not-for-profit association registered under French law (Loi 1901) and Tuition Fees Insurance
80% of our resources come from student tuition fees. To allow everyone the
To help students protect themselves against everyday accidents, ISIT offers a tuition fees
chance to study at our Grande Ecole and to ensure that true social inclusion insurance at advantageous rates. It enables students to cover their tuition fees in the
remains at the heart of our public interest mission, students can opt for a wide following circumstances:
range of financing solutions.
• Death • An interruption in academic activities
As of the academic year 2020 a new fees policy will be implemented based on three guiding • Economic issues, job loss and loss or repetition of an academic year due
principles: moderation, stability and transparency. of revenue of the financial guarantor to a student’s illness or an accident
following a redundancy, illness or accident • The basic cost of the insurance
From now on, at the start of every academic every student cohort will know in advance how
for 2020/2021 is € 138. This sum is
much their fees will be until the end of their studies. Fee rates will be linked to the incoming year
transferred in its entirety to the insurer
group for each year of study, with an identical annual rate for all three undergraduate (pre-Mas-
and issuer of the contract Gras Savoye.
ters level) study year groups and an identical annual rate for the two years of postgraduate
study (Masters level). The aim is to enable all students to calculate, anticipate and subsequently
manage their overall financial investment towards obtaining their diploma.
Grants
Means-tested
grants
Tuition fees for students entering ISIT in 2020/2021 ISIT grants
As ISIT is formally recognised
as a Grande École, European
each year, ISIT allocates grants ISIT students are entitled to
1st year 2nd year 3rd year
from its own funds to a selection apply for a State-funded higher
of undergraduate studies of undergraduate studies of undergraduate studies
of the most deserving students. education grant. The window
Although insufficient to cover for applications runs from
€9,175/ year €9,175/ year €9,175/ year
the combined cost of tuition fees
during the 3 years of during the 3 years of during the 3 years of 15 January to 31 March
pre-Master level study pre-Master level study pre-Master level study and student life, these grants every year on the
then then then can go some way to relieving CROUS website.
€9,250/ year €9,250/ year €9,250/ year the burden of these expenses.
during the 2 years of Master during the 2 years of Master during the 2 years of Master
level study level study level study
Erasmus+
grants
4th year 5th year
1 year of postgraduate
st
2nd year of postgraduate allocated in the context
studies studies Lawyer-Linguist of an academic exchange
specialisation: or an internship in another
for students enrolled Bank loans European Union country.
€9,175 in a law faculty that has at negotiated rates
for master 1 level €9,175 a partnership with ISIT, Your
ISIT has negotiated
for master 2 level tuition fees are
preferential interest rates
contact at ISIT
€9 250 €5,475 per year. Amanda Lovell, ISIT
for master 2 level for its students who take out
loans with Banque Populaire, financial director,
Caisse d’Epargne and is at your service to discuss
Société Générale. your personal situation.
The payment of ISIT’s tuition fees can be made in 1 to 8-month instalments.
This information is non contractual and may be subject to change. a.lovell@isit-paris.fr
30 31THE GRANDE ECOLE CAREER GUIDANCE
FOR MULTILINGUAL PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION
& INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE
EMBRACING INTERCULTURALITY
The Grandes écoles exist to train young graduates who are committed,
responsible and have all the tools to make a contribution to society. The ways in
which ISIT rises to this challenge are multiple, and can be seen in its charity work,
its health support, and its modern campus designed with the students in mind.
BDE (Students’Union) Solidar’ISIT BOTAN'ISIT
Plays an active role in Brings students together The student's community
helping new students to settle around values such as garden
in. It organises numerous solidarity, openness, goodwill
activities throughout the year, and tolerance. It works in DIVERS'ISIT
including an induction weekend, partnership with other ISIT's LGTBQIA+ and feminist
theme nights, the ISIT Gala, trips associations to give all ISIT association
and cultural events. One of its students the chance to take part
aims is to promote greater in charity activities, including STUDIO ISIT
interaction between students pub quizzes, conferences, The student's photo
with different languages and fund-raisers and clean walks. and video society
cultural backgrounds.
www.facebook.com/BDEISIT www.solidarisit.com
Junior ISIT
Puts the intercultural ISIT Legal Clinic international
expertise of the students France’s first ever multilingual Carreers
at the service of businesses with legal clinic. It was set up with ISIT's diplomatic
a global outlook, while giving the ambition of providing legal association. It aims
students the chance to put their advice to non-French speakers to promote careers
theoretical knowledge and skills in 8 languages: Arabic, Chinese, within the European
into practice. Junior ISIT is a English, German, Italian, and UN instituions
member of France’s National Portuguese, Russian and to ISIT students.
Confederation of Junior and Spanish.
Enterprises.
www.juniorisit.com www.facebook.com/ISITLegalClinic www.carrieresinternationales-isit.eu
AlumnISIT
Brings together current
students and 6,000
alumni to form a unique
network, allowing members
to make new contacts
and facilitating their
professional integration.
www.alumnisit.hivebrite.com
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FOR MULTILINGUAL
& INTERCULTURAL
EXPERTISE
LET’S MEET!
Do you have any questions about ISIT, its higher education program or the
career prospects for its graduates? In that case, why not come and say hello!
ISIT Open Days (virtual and in-person)
Several Saturdays and Wednesdays during the year, at our intercultural campus
in Arcueil. Full calendar available at www.isitinternational.com
Open days at our partner institutions
Each year, we take part in open days at the Panthéon-Assas Paris II university, the Jean
Monnet Law School at the Université Paris Sud and the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Education fairs in France and beyond
Every year, our students and staff travel to various education fairs held in France
and beyond. For further information www.isitinternational.com
Immersion weeks
Organised twice a year during the Autumn term school holidays and the February
school holidays (Zone C) in order to get a sneak preview of ISIT life. Guided by our
welcoming students, you will accompany them to classes, to the cafeteria or even
during association events!
ISIT at your school
ISIT students regularly attend career guidance forums to meet school pupils and tell
them all about life at our Grande Ecole. Ask your school for further details!
Your contact at ISIT
Any queries about our courses?
Christel Reille is at your service. Direction de la communication de l'ISIT juillet 2020.
Design : Théo Vuong.
c.reille@isit-paris.fr Photos : Thomas Lang.
+33 (0) 1 80 91 55 74. This information is non contractual and may be subject to change.
34The GRANDE éCOLE
FOR MULTILINGUAL and
INTERCULTURAL EXPERTISE
since 1957
Find us…
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