Have you thought about supplementing your degree with additional skills training to give you a competitive edge when you graduate ?

Would you like to gain cutting expertise in an ever-growing and increasingly important scientific discipline such as Agriculture in link with Biology and Biotechnology ?

Would you like to discover science from different angles such research, exchanges with professionals ?

Would you like to undertake this training within a high-spirited, safe, cosmopolitan and stimulating campus environment, located in one of the most beautiful cities in France with marvelous cultural resources ?

The Bordeaux Summer School (BSS) on French Agriculture is a 2-week residential program for undergraduates students interested in Biology. The BSS will supplement your existing knowledge with valuable practical and applied training, and allow you to discover French agriculture trough academic work in lab class, visit of research labs and exchange with scientists who are leading experts in their area.
It will prepare you for your senior year and enhance your appeal to potential employers and graduate schools. A large time part (one week) is devoted to discover the reality of agriculture through visits of farms, fish farms, green house, breed companies, wine castles, etc.

This summer school is part of the University of Bordeaux International Summer School program. It is developed with the support of the French National Institute for Agronomy (INRA). It will allow you to make lasting connections with students from around the world, studying a range of subjects but sharing your own enthusiasm. International study will enable you to gain a deeper understanding of another culture, make lifelong friends from a wide variety of backgrounds and benefit from globally-renowned academic excellence.