International campus for students and researchers

A humanist place open to the world

Imagined in 1925 during the pacifist movement of the interwar period, the Cité internationale project was to participate in the construction of a peaceful world by creating a place where the young people of the world could learn to live together. Despite being a century old this project remains relevant.

A campus for peace

An unsuspected artistic universe

A laboratory for ideas

Live a multicultural experience

43 COUNTRIES OR SCHOOL HOUSES

The 43 campus houses offer students, researchers and artists an extraordinary human experience. Each unique, they were designed to offer the possibility of experimenting living together in an international environment. Everything is done to promote academic success and to encourage the creation of collaborative projects.

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They talk about it

I am passionate about culture and for me living at the Cité internationale with students from all over the world is a real pleasure.

Reza Kashefi Ashtiani, resident at the Collège néerlandais

STUDY

Benefit from our libraries and a dedicated language learning area

LIVE TOGETHER

Open yourself up to the world with residents from around the world

GET INVOLVED

Build collaborative and artistic projects

HELP EACH OTHER

Benefit from our scholarship or host programme for refugees and scientists in exile

A TALENTED
COMMUNITY

« The Cité internationale is a real community that is a representation of the world. I would like to see the emergence of a society where everyone is in solidarity with each other and respects each other. »

Aditi Vijayan, Maison de l'Inde, Masters student in chemistry and life sciences, Indian

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« In Syria, I was a peaceful activist in the revolution. At the Cité Internationale, I feel free. I appreciate the variety of cultures and disciplines here. »

Majd Abazid,Maison des étudiants canadiens, PhD student in artificial intelligence, Syrian

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« At the Cité internationale, I am now living a formidable period. I arrived in France on a vegetable truck from Caracas, and for me the world of tomorrow must make a real change. »

Oscar Fiallo, Maison des Provinces de France, mechanical engineering student, Venezuelan

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« My feminist commitment has continued to grow within the framework of the Cité internationale. I believe in a better, more inclusive and more just society. »

Mary Carmen Tavira Villanueva, Maison du Mexique, Master 2 student in Cultural Heritage Management, Mexican

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HOSPITALITY IS A STRENGTH

The Cité internationale has always been a pioneer in international mobility. It supports international students and researchers from Île-de-France during their stay in Paris throughout the year.

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