As part of our commitment to global academic collaboration and the fostering of partnerships between Abu Dhabi and French universities worldwide, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi benefits from the contributions of CELSA Graduate School — part of Sorbonne University — and the École du Louvre, in teaching and instruction at the university.  

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi also operates under the guidance of the Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) 

Sorbonne University CELSA entrance exam – internal process for students to apply for the Bachelor in Communication (Licence 3 Communication). 

 
CELSA is the Sorbonne University Graduate School for Information and Communication Sciences. Recognised by the Conference of Graduate Schools (Conférence des Grandes Écoles -CGE), CELSA is the place for thinking and forecasting transformations in communication, journalism, and media. 

Public School devoted to excellence in conveying knowledge, CELSA is proactive in research and offers both research and executive programmes in journalism, communication, marketing, advertising, media, and human resources. CELSA delivers the following diplomas: Licence, Professional Master, Doctorate, Research Master, Magistère, and MBA. 

CELSA Communication offers students from Sorbonne University and Sorbonne Abu Dhabi an internal process to the entrance exam in the second or third year of the Bachelor's programme. 

5 programmes are offered: 

• Entities and Companies 
  
  
• Magistère 
  
  
• Brand 
  
  
• Media 
  
  
• Management and organisations 

Only students fulfilling the below criteria can apply: 

• Students registered in Licence 2 who have validated Licence 1 and the first semester of Licence 2 with a minimum global average of 12/20. 
  
  
• Students registered in Licence 3 who have validated Licence 1 and 2 with a minimum global average of 12/20. 
  

The students meeting the criteria are granted direct access to the oral examination and English test and do not need to undergo the written examination. Nonetheless, they do not have privileged or reserved access, and their entrance is based on the results of the oral examination 

Important note:  

This process grants access to the third year of Licence. CELSA Communication does not have a process to access the first year of Master's programme. 
This process doesn’t apply to the CELSA journalism programme