Kanat Z.
Google
From my point of view this university is absolutely unserious institution. I didn't attend it but gained negative experience in process of initial communication. Here is my story: after submitting multiply inquiries to different emails regarding a couple of graduate programs a month later I finally have managed (in France it's hard) to receive a single reply just from one of recipients, who has redirected me to another person - prof. Ladan Niayesh, and she has demonstrated unacceptable behavior, - was inpolite and toxic: in the begining she expressed her unpleasure for being contacted, doubted my understanding of written texts, continued addressing to me with word "applicant" despite the fact that I have clearly indicated that I am just a prospective one considering 2024 year intake... in the end she shocked me with her declaration that my syntax doesn't seem to her as an appropriate... Have I asked her to judge my syntax? I had specific questions related to formal requirements for academic credentials and institutional policies associated with admission criterias... I wasn't interested in her personal opinion at all... I needed to learn whether my degrees make me formally eligible for consideration so I can include their program into application list. Instead she started evaluating my syntax by reading email as if it was a letter of motivation or sample of academic writing, but sent unreasonably a year before of a potential application itself. She is a snob pretending to be someone she isn't. Her manner surprised me very much, never expected such person at one of the most respected universities of Paris... I have two degrees from universities in my country of origin Kazakhstan and never seen such people and attitude at those institutions - in fact any kazakh person, even least educated or really bad one, has a better etiquette... especially if they work at academic institution... I had a stress while trying to gather information even prior applying, just imagine how terrible will be your student life at this university...
By the way, I think it should be added that her own syntax doesn't look to me as perfect one since it has no similarities with ones demonstrated by native well educated speakers (professors, journalists, editors) from UK and USA with whom I communicate quite often.
