ICN Business School

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General Information
Host Institution Name: ICN Business School
Campus Location(s): France (Nancy & Paris) & Germany (Berlin)
Language(s) of Instruction: English or French
Academic Calendar:
  • 1st Semester: End of August/beginning of September to mid/end of December
  • 2nd Semester: Beginning of January to mid/end of May
Partnership Type(s):
  • Bilateral Academic Exchange
  • Short-Term Summer Program
  • COIL
Area(s) of Exchange Agreement: Business

Available ICN Program Streams:
  • Master in Management 1
  • MSc 1
  • Bachelor in Management 3
    • Perk! Possibility to obtain ICN Bachelor's Degree in addition to your Acadia Degree. Must have already completed at least 2 years of university, attend ICN on exchange for the full academic year, and successfully complete full course load.
Note: Master's Level 1 is equivalent to Acadia's 4th Year
Exchange Restriction(s): Unavailable ICN Program Streams:
  • ICN Bachelor en Management 2
  • Master in Management 2
  • MSc 2
Note: ICN's Undergraduate Programs have a maximum age limit of 25 years old.
Short-Term Summer Program
Credit Conversion: 1 Acadia credit is equal to 2 ECTS
Exchange Information Session:
Additional Resource(s):
What is Campus France?

Campus France is a public institution in charge of promoting French higher education abroad and welcoming foreign students and researchers to France. It encourages international mobility and manages scholarship programmes and the alumni network.

Campus France provides foreign students and researchers with all of the information they will need to prepare for coming to and setting up in France. Campus France also ensures foreign students and researchers are properly welcomed by helping the institutes of higher education and regional authorities improve their reception and integration procedures.

Why France?

Pre-Departure Resources:

Do I require a visa?

For French Visa: ICN Business School adheres to the CEF (Centre pour les Etudes en France) convention. Find out if you need to follow the CEF procedure.

Please note: The universities in Atlantic Canada work collaboratively and in partnership with VFS to host two (2) French Visa Clinics per year, typically in July (For Full Academic Year/Semester 1) and November (For Semester 2) in either Moncton and/or Halifax. If students are not able to attend the Visa Clinic, students must travel to a VFS Global Center in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, or Ottawa.

For German Visa: Find out if you need a visa to study in Germany

Is funding available?