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Ontario RhoneAlpes Program (ORA) CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
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ORA consists of ten universities located in four regions in France. Six of the Universities are located in Lyon, two in Grenoble and one each in Saint-Étienne and Chambray/Annecy. The ORA program connects Ontario post-secondary students with French universities, allowing them to participate in an exchange that contributes both to their Ontario degree and helps to improve French language skills. The program exchanges 65 full time students from each region, for a total of 130 students per year in the program.
PROGRAMS OFFERED IN ENGLISH: • Anthropology • Biology • Business • Criminology • English • French • Environmental Sustainability
• Geography • History • Media Studies • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • and more
Depending on the university of choice, students may need a certain level of French language proficiency in order to participate.
SUMMER PROGRAMS ORA also administers the popular Summer Language Program, a fourweek program in which students from around the world study French and learn about the French culture. It offers a unique and highly enjoyable learning experience in the classroom, as well as supporting an extracurricular program which opens up many different regional places of interest to students. The ORA Summer Research Program offers funded research opportunities in France for students enrolled in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Health Sciences.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES • The ORA program administers scholarships for all participants, using funds provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities. Students are eligible to receive $1600 for a one-semester exchange and $2500 for a full-year exchange.
APPLICATION DEADLINES ORA Summer Language Program: March 1st of each year ORA Summer Research Program: December 15th of each year ORA Exchange Program: January 31st of each year 11