Parution : 3 octobre 2007 à 18:15 / Mise à jour : 22 mai 2009 à 08:35

The missions of the International office are varied. In addition to overseeing the organization and logistics related to the pursuit of studies abroad, the Office is responsible for the reception of all foreign students who come to the university within the framework of the exchanges.

International exchanges

Just as the International Office sends students abroad, it also contributes to welcoming foreign students into our university. Hailing from Australia, Canada, Spain, Hawaii, and New Zealand in particular, the first foreign students studied at U.P.F 15 years ago. Our office takes care of logistics concerning the period of study at U.P.F. : assistance in the search for housing, information, welcoming students on the campus, etc .

Before signing agreements of cooperation with our institution, the partner universities define with our institution equivalences between the various teaching units so that their students can validate their grades on their return for credit transfer.

Friendly Meetings

These concern all students who make a stopover in Tahiti as part of their “discovery” or “learning French”curriculum. Since 1990, more than 100 students of Wisconsin, Florida, Canada, New Zealand or Switzerland have become acquainted with French Polynesia and visited our university. Not counting Japanese students from Tokai University who regularly honor us with a visit from their school vessel, “Bosei Maru” (the Star of Hope).

For the fourth year, the university will also welcome groups of students from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, who come within the framework of the Study Abroad Program to study Polynesian life, culture and environment.

For several years, Hawaiian students have been welcomed at the university

The International Office organizes friendly and fun activities for these students. Quizzes about general culture, visits of the campus, discovery of local cuisine and gift exchanges are part of the program during their stay. As it is important for these students to take advantage of the Polynesian sense of welcome, the University also invites its own students to meet them.

The University of French Polynesia has also welcomed in May 2007 during three weeks about ten canadian students from Ottawa University. They followed courses notably given by Dr Al Wardi and Professor Bruno Saura in order to be familiar with the institutions and the history of French Polynesia.

Japanese students with the U.P.F. President