Government Study Abroad in Paris, France

The Center for University Programs Abroad (CUPA) is an independent organization founded in New York in 1963 as the Center for Overseas Undergraduate Programs (COUP). CUPA has offices in Paris and the United States. CUPA has chosen to focus on Paris and seeks to bring as genuine an experience as possible to its students. That is why, unlike most other study abroad programs, CUPA specializes in s...

Since 1948, JYF has sent students to Paris for an intensive immersion experience. In 2010 we opened a program in Nice. With a focus on true language immersion and increasing cultural understanding, students take university courses with French students, have the option to intern and/or volunteer in addition to their studies, and stay with host families.

Spend a full semester or even a year at St. John’s new campus in Paris, France! Bring to life the art, culture and politics that have inspired luminaries throughout history!

CIPA develops, promotes, and administers programming for undergraduate students that encourages both intellectual and personal growth through challenging scholarship and cultural immersion. Its services support students and faculty before, during, and after the study abroad experience in order to ensure that study abroad is an essential part of education.