IU students in the Aix-en-Provence Program share their study abroad experiences with IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie, IU President Michael A. McRobbie and members of the IU delegation to France. The students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language, civilization, culture, history and social science. The students take courses, all of which are all taught in French, at Sciences Po Aix, a political institute in France, or Aix-Marseille Université, the country’s largest university with around 70,000 students. IU students in the Aix-en-Provence Program stand with IU President Michael A. McRobbie and members of the IU delegation to France. The group of IU students immersed themselves in the culture of the region during their past year in France. After meeting with the students from the study abroad program, IU President Michael A. McRobbie and the IU delegation attended meetings at Aix-Marseille Université in Marseille, France.In Marseille, IU delegation members pose for a picture with their counterparts from Aix-Marseille Université.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and Aix-Marseille Université President Yvon Berland sign a renewed agreement between Aix-Marseille Université and the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis that has facilitated student exchanges between the two schools since 2002.In Marseille, IU delegation members pose for a picture with their counterparts from Aix-Marseille Université.Fishing and leisure boats are docked along the coast of Marseille, France, where the IU delegation visited when attending meetings at Aix-Marseille Université.
