Studying in France

Studying in France

Campus France Kigali is responsible for promoting French higher education abroad. It is part of the French Institute of Rwanda while being directly attached to the headquarters of Campus France Paris (head office).

Campus france at the service of students & universities

Would you like to study at a university in the first year of your degree in France?
Come and submit your Preliminary Admission File (DAP) until 15 December at the Espace Campus France of the Centre Culturel Francophone du Rwanda.

For more information on the DAP, the Espace Campus France welcomes you every Tuesday and Thursday from 14:30 to 18:00 at the Centre Culturel Francophone du Rwanda.

For enrolment in the first year of a bachelor’s degree in a French university, an application for prior admission (DAP) is compulsory for foreigners holding a foreign secondary school diploma. If you are a foreign student residing in your country, you will need to download, complete and return the white file before 15 December 2022.

A tool for information, dialogue and transparency, Campus France Rwanda aims to facilitate the mobility of students wishing to undertake higher education in France.

A tool
at the service
of students

  • Personalized advice for the development of their study project in line with their previous career.
  • Answers to their information requests.
  • Support and follow-up with higher education institutions.

A tool
for higher
education institutions

  • A constant dialogue with French institutions.
  • Modernisation and streamlining of procedures.
  • A check of the documents and diplomas presented by the candidates.

Documents to download

White folder
Explanatory note
List of public universities concerned by DAP

Additional documents will be required to complete your application:

  • Copy of your secondary school diploma translated into French if necessary
  • Copy of your transcripts from the previous two school years (5th and 6th grade) translated into French if necessary
  • Copy of your translated identity card or passport
  • One of the diplomas of knowledge of the French language issued by the Ministry of Higher Education at a level equal to or higher than level B2, such as DELF B2, except for students whose secondary education was conducted in French
  • The originals of all the above documents to be shown when you hand in your application but which you will keep

The mission of the Campus France in Kigali is to provide and coordinate all the answers to Rwandan students interested in the French educational offer, from the search for information to the university pre-registration. It provides information, advice, guidance and support to applicants in developing their study and training plans within French higher education institutions.

We welcome and guide students in their search, help them choose a course of study and assist them with the administrative and consular formalities prior to their arrival in France.