Study abroad - outgoing mobility

General information and list of reference teachers by destination

The information websites below are accessible only to students of the school (login with the email address @paris-lavillette.archi.fr and the corresponding password).

Application timetable for mobility in 2026-2027

An information campaign takes place every year in the autumn, with a “return from mobility” exhibition, and two weeks of information meetings and meetings with the teachers in charge.
In the fifth semester, students are taught how to prepare a portfolio and write a letter of motivation.

Applications to study abroad are accepted over 2 sessions:

• For destinations in North America (Canada), Asia (Japan, Korea, India and Thailand) and Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark), application deadline: January 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
• For all other destinations, application deadline: March 3, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Spanish, Italian and German tests: January 26, 2026

Selection interviews for Japanese destinations: January 13 and 14, 2026

Candidate selection criteria and procedures

When applying for a study abroad program, you must demonstrate that you have a “mobility training project”. It is the clarity of this project, its relevance and the demonstration of the student’s ability to carry it out that will be assessed.

Selection is based on a review of the student’s application by at least two teachers: a member of the International Relations Committee and the teacher responsible for the student’s chosen destination. For some destinations, such as Japanese partner universities, this procedure is supplemented by selection interviews.

The aim is to use the various documents in the application to check that the student’s planned mobility and choice of destination are in line with his or her personal training project, in the light of :

• the skills he has acquired and demonstrated in his portfolio: this portfolio is an opportunity to take a reasoned look at the experiences gained ‘before mobility’, with the aim of highlighting major training interests;
• the expectations expressed in the student’s cover letter and proposed study contract: the cover letter must clearly state what the student wishes to learn ‘during the mobility program’ and how the chosen university and city are relevant;
• and what this mobility will mean for his or her professional future: a mobility project also requires us to think about the “return” by anticipating the hoped-for spin-offs for the end of the training course, as well as the initial professional intentions (objectives of the Master’s cycle). It can also involve discovering new teaching methods, techniques and content, and/or deepening existing knowledge.

In addition, the selection procedure ensures that the candidate’s profile meets the expectations of the host university, particularly in terms of the results obtained by the student during his or her studies, the student’s language skills and the host university’s educational offer.

Online language support for Erasmus+ students (study or internship)

OLS (Online Linguistic Support) is a European Commission platform which enables participants in the Erasmus+ programme to prepare for their mobility by improving their knowledge of foreign languages:

• take online language courses to overcome the main obstacle to mobility: lack of proficiency in the language of the host country;
• assess your foreign language skills before going abroad. This assessment is compulsory for students ; 
• take an online course before and during your stay abroad.

29 national languages and three regional languages (Basque, Galician and Catalan) are available.