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Touro College France
Institution Info
Broaden your horizons while staying true to your values. If you are searching for an international educational experience with excellence in teaching and learning practices, you have found it.
Established in 1971 as a small liberal arts college, Touro College today has, in addition to its undergraduate schools, graduate and professional schools of business, education, health sciences, Jewish Studies, law, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, psychology, and technology. Touro maintains campuses in the United States (New York, California, Florida, Nevada) as well as abroad (Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow).
Touro College Paris offers students a diverse, multi-cultural, international educational experience that is recognized in both the USA and France. The school focuses on small class sizes, individualized attention, and a strong learning community that focuses on critical inquiry and global perspectives. At Touro College France it is more than just an education, it is an experience that broadens your mind, knowledge, wisdom, values, ethics, and multicultural understanding about key 21st century issues.
Touro College Paris (TCP) is the French branch of Touro College based in New York city, and is accredited by the United States Middle States Commission on Higher Education. TCP is also recognized by the Academy of Paris as an institute of higher education under the name Ran University. The TCP-Ran University collaboration offers students a unique international Franco-American education. Touro's program in Paris mirrors offerings currently available at the main campus in New York. As in New York, students enrolled at the branch in France will pursue a dual curriculum combining career-oriented majors in finance, marketing, computer science, psychology, or business administration.
The TCF campus is located in the Marais district in the center of Paris, recognizably one of the worlds most beautiful, vibrant, cosmopolitan cities. Students come from countries all over the world to study at the TCF campus, where courses are taught mostly in English and programs include optional French language and culture studies. The professors are also diverse in their national and cultural backgrounds. Students of TCF become immersed in an international setting both inside and outside the campus.
The campus is situated in the heart of the Marais neighborhood, the historical Jewish area, a short walk from kosher cafés, synagogues and bookstores. In addition, the area is notable for its art galleries and museums, such as the Picasso, as well as important historical sites such as Place des Voges. TCF has two campuses in the Marais, just a 5 minute walk from each other. One is located just of off Place Thorigny, and the other on rue du Parc Royal. Together there are multiple classrooms, a computer lab, a library, student lounge areas, and the administrative offices, and students have free access to the Mitterrand National Library of Paris.
The main Touro College is based in New York, with branches not only in Paris, but in Moscow, Israel, Rome, and Berlin. Students are encouraged to spend a semester or year abroad at one of the other college locations so as to enhance their language, communication, and cultural experience even more.
Facts and Figures
| No. of Academic staff: | 15 |
| No. of Administrative staff: | 9 |
| Student to staff ratio: | 15:1 |
| Funding type: | Private (non-profit) |
Services & Facilities
Touro College France hosts some classrooms that are fully computer-equipped both for the computer science program and also for courses and extra seminars in which the Internet and other computer softwares are used.
College France endeavors to offer students library, research and professional services that will advance both their studies and their future careers. Seminars, workshops and other student events are organized on campus and off, such as resume workshop, tours, presentations by experts in the field, visits, and other course related activities.
The campus library includes a collection of the most important reference books in all university topics, and students may access them during university hours for studying, papers, and other research. We also have a full computer lab next to the library for students working on papers and other class work.
Students also benefit from two different off-campus library systems. The first is the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France), just a few metro stops from the campus. This enormous library houses books in all topics, both French and English.
Second, students have access to the Touro College online library and journal databases. This collection includes over 500,000 articles, 500 news media sources, more than 48,000 digital books, and over 33,000 academic journals. There is also a comprehensive database of student theses and dissertations. This collection is available to students online, and they may access it to order papers, research and digital books at will.
Student Life
The campus resides in the 3rd district of Paris, in the Marais. The central location makes it easy for students to enjoy the many wonders of Paris around their studies; sit in a café; read in a park; visit a museum or monument; picnic on the Seine; or just enjoy walking the cobblestoned streets of a city more than 2000 years old.
The Paris campus has two locations just a 5 minute walk from each other. The main campus, with classrooms, a computer lab with Internet access, a language lab, a library, and administrative offices, is located at 9 rue Sainte-Anastase. Just around the corner is the second campus at 1/3 place Thorigny, and it has more classrooms, a kitchen, and a student lounge. Amongst charming courtyards and gardens, the campus locations are right in the center of the Marais just minutes from cafes, bookstores, restaurants, boutiques, the oldest synagogues in Paris, and Place des Vosges. In addition, the area is thriving with a rich community of arts and culture. Art galleries and museums abound, such as the Picasso Museum, Center Pompidou, and the Hotel Carnavalet. Paris is also renown for its many cultural events; seasonally there are exhibits, expositions, festivals, and fairs. There is always something to see and do.
In the center of Europe, Paris offers a unique international learning experience. Not only is it a cosmopolitan city with global influences, but just a short train or plane flight from Paris puts one in a new country, with new cuisine, languages, traditions, and cultural identities. Paris therefore offers an excellent jump-off point for experiencing the rest of Europe and expanding one’s multicultural perspectives. Around France there are many regions to discover and explore as well, from castles in the Loire Valley to the UNESCO world heritages site, the Pyrenees Mountains.
Accreditation
Touro College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in June 1970. The college is accredited by:
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education 3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Tel: +1-267-284-5000
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
This accreditation status covers Touro College and its branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, and Paris.
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