PRUNE pre-entry program

Pre-entry university program (PRUNE)

Are you an exchange student coming to the University of Lyon 2 for one or two semesters? Prepare to join the University with the PRUNE course!

The PRUNE pre-start course is an intensive French course focused on University.
Scheduled before the start of University courses, the PRUNE course will enable you to :
- improve your oral and written French skills
- familiarise yourself with French university methodology (argumentative writing, summaries, presentations, etc.)
- discover the Lyon 2 University
- discover Lyon and its history

Public: international exchange students at the Université Lumière Lyon 2 (European Erasmus or Lingua programmes, agreements with American universities).

INTENSIVE FRENCH COURSE - 2 weeks of classes (40 hours of classes + optional activities) - two sessions per year: September and January pre-starts ECTS credits: 5 Course location: CIEF - Université Lumière Lyon 2 / Campus Berges du Rhône Course fee: €350

Depending on language level, two courses are available:
Levels A1-A2: PRUNE city discovery course
The program for this language course includes language lessons, city and museum outings to discover Lyon's history, and optional afternoon activities (workshops, outings, excursions).
Levels B1-B2-C1-C2: PRUNE course - University techniques
On the program for this language course: language classes, a lecture, a course of your choice (options available: history, political science, literature, etc.), museum visits, optional afternoon activities (workshops, outings, excursions).

Next session: September 2025