Career
Career opportunities in Nice
The GDP of Nice is just slightly lower than the French average, with a great percent of income coming from tourism – second in France after Paris. Nice also has the third most used business airport in France.
The city has several business and technology parks and many shopping centres. Investors from France and abroad find an open economic climate ready for offering local assistance.
The main industries in the city include: tourism, computing, electronics, pharmacology and biotechnology, services, film production, transportation. Among the companies with offices in Nice you will find brands like: Auchan, IBM, NVIDIA, HP, CISCO, McDonald’s, Schneider Electric, Decathlon, Air France. Internship opportunities are offered by higher education institutions in Nice.
Postgraduate students from inside the EU, are entitled to work in Nice if a series of regular conditions are met.Life
Nice city life
Nice has a strong cultural tradition of museums, a national theatre, opera house, concert halls and casinos, owing to its history as an old tourist European destination.
Main places to visit:
- Stunning architecture in the heart of the city
- The long Nice Beach, with the Promenade des Anglais running alongside.
- Roman ruins
- Historic hotels, like Hotel Negresco
- Opera de Nice
- Botanical Garden of Nice
- The flower market
- Many squares in the city: Place Masséna, Place Garibaldi, Place Rossetti, or Place du Palais.
Party and have a relaxing time in beach clubs with loungers, restaurants, beach volleyball courts, water sports, playground areas. Take up rollerblading, running, skateboarding, cycling, snorkeling. or rent a boat on the Mediterranean. Nice has one of the longest running street carnivals in history. Attend light shows, flower battles, fireworks, street markets, or unforgettable music events.
The French Riviera is very easy to explore, offering easy access to other French marvel-cities like Cannes, Monaco, Antibes, the islands of Ventimiglia, and San Remo.
International atmosphere in Nice
Nice has over 4 million international visitors every year and it has been known as a luxury destination for the British aristocracy. So, you won’t have trouble running into English speakers, weather they are tourists, international students, or the local population. Around 10% of the population has foreign citizenship, with the largest immigrant groups including people from Tunisia, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal or Spain.
The city is laid-back and open, with a highly tolerant society, with many places that are friendly to the LGBT community. The international airport in Nice, is a great connection point with the rest of Europe and the world.
Weather Nice
While studying abroad in Nice you will enjoy hot sunny summers and mild winters. The average maximum temperature in the warmest summer months is about 27 °C (81 °F). Frost is unusual and snowfalls are extremely rare during winter, with average minimum temperatures of around 5 °C (41 °F).
Universities in Nice
Université Côte d'Azur is a public research university located in Nice, France and neighbouring areas. It is one of France's top 10 research-intensive universities and includes 17 major academic establishments. It has around 30,000 students in initial and continuing education, and offers several International MSc programs taught entirely in English with more than 70% international students.
Founded in 1906, EDHEC is now one of Europe’s top 15 business schools. Based in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, and counting over 90 nationalities on its campuses, EDHEC is a fully international school directly connected to the business world. With over 40,000 graduates in 120 countries, it trains committed managers capable of dealing with the challenges of a fast-evolving world.