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Advise all students from middle school to the last year of high school so that they receive the best possible guidance.
Provide personalised guidance to each student.
Support post-secondary guidance and reorientation.
Open the doors to top higher-education admissions in France and abroad.
These initiatives are carried out in close collaboration with all teaching, student welfare and health teams.
Understand the economic and professional world
Find out about the wide range of careers and educational options
Develop a sense of commitment and initiative
Build a personal academic and career guidance plan
All actions are part of the future pathway (parcours Avenir) programme which aims to offer, throughout a student’s schooling at Vauban, the best possible guidance for each individual, based on their aspirations, personal strengths and intellectual abilities.
Guidance sessions
As of 3e with their form teacher
Personalised support
To help all students develop their guidance plan
Guidance monitoring
For all students with the teaching staff
Information
Preparation of a guidance report for Terminale students and their parents
Preparation for admissions
Post-secondary competitions: SESAME, GEIPI, business schools, communication schools, Sciences Po, etc. Conducting admissions interviews for all higher-education programmes (France & abroad)
Events
Organisation and communication about careers guidance events
For middle school students
Careers fair This fair, which Vauban organises every April, is a chance for middle school students to discover current and future careers, whether academic or vocational, thanks to presentations by professionals in the art, gastronomy, education, banking and financial sectors, etc.
Company visit 5e students get to discover the professional world in Luxembourg during a company visit.
An introduction to thinking about future pathways From 4e and 3e, students are encouraged to reflect on their future pathway choices through preparatory tests and interviews. The Guidance Service can also help students who wish to pursue a vocational pathway.
Work experience 3e students carry out a one-week work placement in a company or a sports, cultural or humanitarian association to get a glimpse of what professional life is like.
For high school students
The ADN-AEFE scheme This is a school exchange programme that allows students to spend several weeks studying at a partner school in another country. Students take part in pairs and are hosted by local families. Discover the ADN-AEFE scheme
Choosing specialist subjects for the baccalauréat In Seconde, students are guided in choosing their specialist subjects.
Work experience in Seconde As part of their discovery of the world of work, Seconde students carry out a two-week work placement in a company, a cultural or sports organisation or an association involved in social or humanitarian work. This hands-on experience allows them to better understand what life is like in the workplace, see how their interests match the realities of the working world and reflect on their academic and professional future.
Work experience for the technological baccalauréat specialising in management and business studies (STMG) In Première and Terminale, students put the topics studied into practice during a one-week work placement in a company or a sports, cultural or humanitarian association.
Education fair In November or December each year, the Guidance Service brings together over a hundred exhibitors, enabling over a thousand visitors to find out about further study opportunities at universities and at art, business and engineering schools, both in France and abroad.
Meetings on post-secondary pathways in France and abroad
Themed conferences These conferences organised throughout the year aim to introduce students to study programmes and student life in a particular country, or to provide an insight into a profession or business sector.
‘Motivation interview’ morning Each Terminale student is interviewed by two professionals about their guidance plan. This 45-minute exercise highlights the strengths of the student’s oral presentation and identifies areas for improvement. Students benefit from expert advice from the jury to prepare successfully for their upcoming motivation interviews.
Graduates of Vauban high school pursue higher education at institutions that match their ambitions and their baccalauréat results.
With tailored guidance throughout high school, each student develops a strong academic plan that allows them to join the programme of their choice, whether in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands or other European countries.
Our graduates follow a wide range of demanding pathways, including universities, preparatory classes, engineering and business schools, artistic courses and studies in political science or healthcare.
45% in France
10% in Luxembourg
10% in Belgium
8% in the UK
8% in the Netherlands
5% in Canada
5% in Switzerland
4% on a gap year
2% in Spain
1% in Germany
1% in the US
0,5% in Portugal
0,5% in working life
25% business, management, marketing & communication
Paris - Dauphine University, IESEG, NEOMA Reims, ESCP, Erasmus Rotterdam, Mc Gill, HEC Montréal, King’s College London, ESADE, SOLVAY Brussels, University of Navarra, etc.
23% science & technologies
60 % of whom are at engineering schools. Polytech Montréal, INSA Lyon, EFREI, HEI, ESEIA, IPSA, EPF, Polytech Nancy, University of Toronto, Manchester, University College London, École polytechnique Lausanne, University of Maastricht, master's degree in ingeeniring at Paris - Sorbonne, etc.
12% health & medical
90% of whom are in the first year of a LAS or PAS programme (university pathways providing access to medical and health studies) in France, Belgium, Luxembourg or Germany.
5% physiotherapy in Luxembourg or the Netherlands, and 2.5% veterinary science in Germany or the Czech Republic
9% preparatory classes for prestigious Grandes Écoles
Letters, B/l, MPSI, PCSI, ECG, ECT, BCPST Sainte-Geneviève, Blaise Pascal, Louis le Grand, Lakanal, Saint Jean Douai, Georges de la Tour-Metz, Poincaré Nancy, Fabert Metz, Naval Brest, Ciné-Sup Guist’hau Nantes
7% humanities, literature & languages
INALCO, Lille Catholic University, Paris - Sorbonne, Nancy, Lyon, etc.
7% law
Universities: Paris - Assas, Lille Catholic University, Nancy, Exeter in the UK, Maastricht
5% political sciences
86% of whom opted for programmes offered in France. 60% Sciences-Po Paris, 14% ESPOL and 14% a joint degree in political science and law at Sorbonne University and Lille Catholic University
5% architecture, music, audiovisual, art & design
architecture schools (Paris Villette, Lyon, EPFL Lausanne); art & design (Ecole de Condé, Design Academy Eindhoven, Haute école Jacquard Namur); archaeology and history (Paris - Sorbonne); music (Germany); cinema (Concordia Montréal, ESRA or University for the Creative Arts Farnham in the UK)
4% national civic service programme
2% tourism, hospitality & catering
In Switzerland (EHL Lausanne) and in France (Institut Paul Bocuse)
Less than 1% volunteer soldiers
Less than 1% in employment
Aim high Think of some less demanding solutions, too Prepare your motivation letters
Make an appointment with the Guidance Service Read the monthly guidance report
Sign up for and take language tests in good time Meet application deadlines and respond to offers on time
Gather together your high school reports and your baccalauréat transcripts from Première (Cyclades extract) Assemble the required administrative documents and check that they are valid (passport for studying in the UK/Canada/USA) Use a suitable e-mail address
Prépa Sup’ workshops Supervised study sessions Careers guidance events School life
Resources available in the library (CDI) and from the Guidance Service
A wide range of resources are available, including access to the ONISEP website and magazines (issues dedicated to preparatory classes, business and engineering schools, as well as the January special edition featuring a directory of study programmes in France), L’Étudiant magazine and school/university prospectuses.
AGORA Monde – an AEFE network initiative
AGORA Monde is one of the initiatives shared by schools within the AEFE network for the benefit of their students. It is a collaborative platform based on exchange and dialogue between high school students as they develop their guidance plans and young students who have already begun higher education. www.agora-aefe.fr
Studying in France
www.parcoursup.fr
www.terminales.fr
AEFE - Guide 2023 "Etudier en France après le baccalauréat"
Studying in the UK
www.ucas.com
Studying in the Netherlands
www.studyinholland.nl
Studying in Germany
www.study-in-germany.de/en/
Studying in the United States
www.commonapp.org
www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
Studying in another country
Seek information from the Guidance Service.
Financial support for higher education
Reserved for students whose parents live or work in Luxembourg
https://mengstudien.public.lu/fr/aides-financieres.html
Go to the financial support calculation simulator
From Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Françoise Santoni
Head of the Guidance Service
Tel.: +352 28 10 13 45 E-mail: f.santoni@vauban.lu
Barbara Susanj
Careers Adviser & Agora ADN – AEFE Coordinator
Tel.: +352 28 10 13 45 E-mail: b.susanj@vauban.lu
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