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by roma1n 2805 days ago
The French École Normale Supérieure will pay you around 1200 euros per month to study there. There are strings attached though (10 yrs public service commitment).
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programLyrique 2805 days ago
10 years but the 4 years of studying there are included in the 10 years. Most continue with a PhD (at least 3 years in France). And then it is allowed to do research abroad, not for the French governement, for instance in an US university. Working for a private company entails to have to give back just part of the money.

And there are 4 ENS (écoles normales supérieures) in France so even more opportunities!

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fuklief 2805 days ago
It's more around 1300 euros actually :-) And it's only possible for EU citizens afaik.
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carlob 2805 days ago
No engineering track though... Also you need to pass a highly competitive exam to get in and it's really somewhat a graduate programme, since you're supposed to get in one year before the master starts, not right after high school.
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captain_perl 2805 days ago
Well, this is an American site, and Americans can communicate in any language as long as it's English.

French is one of the most difficult Western languages to master, so keep that in mind. Think a year of formal study.

Even for Germany, the visa office typically gives you a German language test that requires you to speak the language well.

If you're one of those people that thinks "I'll pick up a new language on the airplane", you're in for a rude awakening.

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znpy 2804 days ago
> Americans can communicate in any language as long as it's English.

Any language. As long as it's English.

I... I guess?

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