Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)

At first it was shocking to see how few people really spoke english, all the communication was in french. Although, my choice for France, was partly to learn french, it seemed quite difficult in the beginning, especially in the lectures and administrative situations. However, when you're surrounded by only french speaking people, it is only naturally to pick up the language after a while. The effort didn't seem that great at the end, compared to the great amount one can learn in a short period.

It was great, the only way to speak french is to get to France! You also have the opportunity to learn other languages because of all the international students

Note that the language of instruction varied from class to class - some were in English and others in French.