Education

The Institute of Political Studies

Aix has long been a university town: Louis II of Anjou granted a royal charter for a university in 1409. Today Aix remains an important educational centre, with many teaching and research institutes:

Université de Provence Aix-Marseille I, specialising in the humanities in Aix. Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II, specialising in economics in Aix. Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III, specialising principally in law, economics, political science and administration in Aix. Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence (IEP), an Institute of Political Studies Institut de l'Aménagement Régional, an institute in the Université Paul Cézanne for town and country planning. École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers Institut d'Etudes Françaises pour Etudiants Etrangers (IEFEE), a language school in the Université Paul Cézanne for foreign students of all levels of French proficiency Lycée George Duby, an international secondary in Luynes, on the outskirts of Aix, taking a large number of English-speaking students. The American University Center of Provence, an American study abroad program Institute For American Universities, a small program for American students studying abroad Wellesley in Aix Vanderbilt in France Princeton French study program International Bilingual School of Provence, a private school in Luynes, on the outskirts of Aix Val Saint André, a private school in the east of Aix that teaches English IGCSE and A-level examinations as well as the French Baccalaureate. EPIM International School of the Mediterranean, an international nursery, kindergarten and primary school that teaches in English and French just south of Aix

Aix also has several training collèges, lycées, and a college of art and design. It has also become a centre for many international study programmes. Several lycées offer CPGE