Learn French on a university campus in the heart of Paris

Located within ICP, the Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises (ILCF) has been a recognized leader in French-language instruction since 1948.

Serving your project and helping you succeed

Learning a foreign language strongly testifies to an openness to others, a global curiosity. To best accompany you in this important, fulfilling project, ILCF relies on a few fundamental educational principles.

Innovation at the heart of our training

With our “Evenings at the Louvre”, ILCF instructors use imagination, enthusiasm and collective experiences to help their students succeed.

Heart of Paris school

Heart of Paris school
The ILCF is the School of French as a Foreign Language of the Catholic Institute of Paris located on the exceptional campus of the university

Courses 2018-2019

Courses 2018-2019
Discover all the courses offered in the year according to your level of French and your availabilities

How to register ?

How to register ?
All answers to the questions you can ask assembled in 10 questions in our FAQ

Housing and Transfer

Housing and Transfer
Host family accommodation, studio / apartment, Airport transfer: we help!

They chose the ILCF

Fadi Lion Nissan, student at ILCF pursuing a PhD in theology

Lynn, student at ILCF and aspiring artist date

Ade Malino, student at ILCF in love with the French language

Pauline, student at ILCF and fan of multiculturalism

Koki Kai, student taking university-prep courses at ILCF

Waneque, a student at ILCF truly fascinated by France

"I miss the jasmine of Damascus."

“Language is life !”

Carla Destro, student at ILCF and sports journalist

Camila, student at ILCF and lawyer

Gisela, former ILCF student