2027 Season

Choosing where to study is a decision made together.

Your future starts here.

France Études is a counselling practice for school guidance and international mobility. From Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville to Bordeaux, we prepare the 2027 academic year with you.

Book a meeting See the 2027 pathway

One continuous guidance, from Pointe-Noire to Bordeaux.

Gerna MOUANDA

Founder & Director

Founder's message

Connecting Africa and Europe through education

Dear students, welcome to France Études. Our mission? To make higher education in Europe accessible to every ambitious African student.

Since our creation, we have guided thousands of students through their administrative procedures. Every file receives rigorous, personalised follow-up.

Education transforms lives. That is our conviction and our daily commitment.

“The future is written with the pen of education”

A counselling practice, not a platform.

Discover the practice

We do not sell ready-made application packs. Every family meets a counsellor, weighs the options genuinely open to them, and leaves with a written roadmap. Each season, the practice takes on a deliberately limited number of files.

Independent advice: No recommendation is tied to a partner school. The only filter is the student’s interest.
One counsellor per family: The same person, from the first meeting to move-in day.
Three offices, one file: Bordeaux, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire work on a single record — no duplicate data, no dropped threads.

What we guide

School guidance

Orientation assessments, study-track choices and post-secondary planning: a reasoned opinion, discussed with the student and the family.

International mobility

Country and school shortlists, application calendars, admission procedures: a written strategy, never a catalogue.

Applications and files

Personal statements, translations, administrative documents: every file is reviewed line by line before it is sent.

Departure and settling in

Visa, housing, first-month budget: the family knows exactly what lies ahead before anyone boards a plane.

The full expertise

The 2027 pathway, step by step

The campaign runs eleven months, from the 2026 school year to arrival on campus in September 2027.

01
Assessment
September – October 2026
Two meetings — the student first, then the family — to establish the starting point.
02
Choices and preferences
November 2026
A short, realistic list of study tracks and schools, argued through with the family.
03
Applications
December 2026 – February 2027
Files prepared, reviewed and submitted on time, at home and abroad alike.
04
Visa and departure
March – July 2027
Consular procedures, translations, flights, insurance: nothing is left to chance.
05
Settling in
September 2027
Housing, transport, first banking steps: the student arrives prepared.

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The team behind your file

Counsellors based in Bordeaux and in the practice’s two Congolese offices, trained in both school guidance and French admission procedures.

Meet the team

Gerna MOUANDAFounder & Chief Executive
Valdy LEPOUKOUDeputy Managing Director
Modeste MBOTTOHead of the unit
Valdy LEPOUKOUHead of the unit

Latest publications

All articles

9 October 2026
Student visa: five mistakes that delay a departure
What we see most often at the practice, and how to avoid it month by month.
5 October 2026
Studying in Bordeaux: what a realistic budget looks like
Housing, transport, groceries, nights out: the real figures behind a first-year budget.
28 September 2026
After the baccalaureate: four paths, four temperaments
University, IUT, BTS or specialist school: how to choose without copying the neighbour's choice.