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Conservatoire's international activities include exchanges of students, teachers and administrative staff with over 80 partner establishments, as well as numerous teaching, research and production activities. Every year, concerts, performances, workshops, study trips and seminars in France and abroad bear witness to dynamic collaborations with leading institutions around the world.

The mobility of students, teachers and administrative staff is governed by the European Commission's Erasmus+ program, or by bilateral agreements with non-European institutions. The Conservatoire is a holder of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027 and applies its Erasmus policy statement.

A non-exhaustive list of partner institutions can be found on pp. 20-22 of the Music and Choreography Study Guide.

Come on exchange
 

The Conservatoire welcomes students from partner institutions in Europe and the rest of the world, for semester or academic year stays.
During their studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, exchange students enjoy the same rights and duties as regular students, and remain enrolled at their home institution.

Students from partner institutions can apply via the Easy Mobility Online platform. Application deadline: March¹, 2025. Before doing so, applicants should consult their school's international exchange coordinator. Non-partner schools can request an agreement through an authorized representative, via this form.

Please consult the course catalogs in the Download section.

Research stays

Researchers enrolled at a French or foreign university or higher education institution in a 2nd cycle supérieur, Master Recherche or 3ème cycle supérieur-Doctorat course can also be hosted, depending on the status of the host researcher, as defined on p.13 of the internal regulations.

Coming for an exchange

The Conservatoire welcomes students from partner institutions in Europe and around the world, for periods ranging from one semester to one academic year.
These exchanges take place either in the framework of the European Commission's Erasmus+ program, or through bilateral agreements with non-European universities. During their studies at the Paris Conservatoire, exchange students enjoy the same rights and obligations as degree students and remain enrolled at their home institution.

Students from partner institutions may apply through the EASY Mobility Online platform. Deadline to apply:^1st March 2025. Before starting this process, applicants must consult with the International Relations Coordinator at their school. Non-partner institutions may request an agreement through an authorized representative, via this form.

Please consult the courses catalogs in the Téléchargement section.

Guest researchers

Researchers affiliated with a university or other higher education institution in a postgraduate or doctoral program may also come under a guest researcher status, defined on p. 13 of our institutional rules.

Going abroad

Students at the Conservatoire can spend a semester or academic year abroad as part of their study program, starting in the second year of the 1st cycle. In the final year of a cycle, mobility is limited to the 1st semester, so that students can prepare and sit their final exams in Paris.

A non-exhaustive list of partner establishments can be found on pp. 20-22 of the music and choreography study guide.

To receive all the information on mobility or to submit a pre-project, you can register via this form. Alternatively, you can make an appointment now with Luca Dupont-Spirio, Head of External Affairs and International Relations(LDupontSpirio@cnsmdp.fr).

Steps are taken according to the following schedule:

Financing

Multiple types of financial aid, which can be combined, are available to students on mobility programs. Support from the Erasmus+ program is granted to all participants going to a European country; it is also awarded to certain projects outside the EU. Other grants are subject to calls for applications sent to students preparing their mobility, then to internal commissions.

International activity

In addition to exchanges of students, teachers and staff, the Conservatoire is involved in numerous international projects involving its classes and ensembles. On stage or in workshops, in studios or online, all departments collaborate with partners all over the world. From MDW University (Vienna) to the Taiwan National University of the Arts, from New Music Dublin to the Shanghai Percussion Festival, from Sistema Greece to the socio-educational foundations of Latin America (Batuta in Colombia, Guri in Brazil), the school's artists perform and engage across the globe.

Recent tours by the Orchestre du Conservatoire have included stops in London, Manchester, Sao Paolo, Vienna and Berlin. Those of the Ensemble chorégraphique headed for Lisbon, Taipei and Rotterdam.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Conservatoire continued to welcome and support exchange students, adapting its programs to meet health requirements. State-of-the-art audiovisual equipment acquired during this period enabled us to set up online sessions with The Hague, Vienna, Los Angeles and Kyoto, and to implement new distance partnerships, notably with the University of the Arts in Tirana (Albania) and the Bolivia Clasica educational program.

International programmes

In addition to numerous bilateral projects, the Conservatoire works with its partners to set up joint academies and programmes involving several institutions.

The European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA) organizes monthly courses in its member schools (Paris, Vienna, The Hague, Oslo, Vilnius, Fiesole, Manchester, Bern). Every year, prestigious venues (Wigmore Hall, Ghent Festival, Budapest Liszt Academy, Shanghai Conservatory) welcome the ensembles for professional concerts that reveal young international chamber music talent. Since 2020, this approach to career support has been developed through the ECMA Pro project, financed by the European Commission's Europe Creative program, which includes the creation of an online resource center.

The ECMAster program offers a diploma course in 2nd cycle advanced studies. Aimed at chamber ensembles from trio upwards, it requires two semesters of study (out of four) in two partner schools (your choice of Vienna, The Hague, Oslo, Vilnius, Fiesole or Manchester).

At Masters' degree level, the EUJAM (European Jazz Master) offers jazz students two semesters of training (out of four) at partner institutions: Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Jazz Institute Berlin, Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Faculty of Music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim).

The joint modules, intensive courses and online sessions of METRIC - Modernizing European Higher Music Education through Improvisation bring together the techniques and creative approaches of 15 institutions in a multidisciplinary perspective.

International networks

The Conservatoire de Paris is a member of several networks for international cooperation.

The European Association of Conservatoires brings together 280 higher music education institutions and is the most important network in this field. A resource center and forum for reflection and exchange, it offers dedicated platforms, working groups and thematic programs, as well as annual meetings.

The International Association of Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centers has some 2,000 members in 45 countries worldwide.

The International Association of Schools of Jazz has 80 members in 40 countries, organizing annual meetings for professional musicians, pupils and teachers.

The Audio Engineering Society brings together engineers, researchers, acousticians, teachers and students in the field of sound engineering.

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Courses & ECTS - Audio engineering

Courses & ECTS - Composition and conducting

Courses & ECTS - Early music

Courses & ECTS - Instrumental performance - classical and contemporary

Courses & ECTS - Jazz and improvised music

Courses & ECTS - Voice

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