Unified master’s application portal unveiled

Launch fulfils minister’s promise but critics warn of continued oversubscriptions to some courses

The French government has published details of a single online portal to handle all applications to master’s courses at universities in France.

The MonMaster site, modelled on the undergraduate application portal Parcoursup, will open on 1 February. It will allow applicants to make a single deposit of files required by multiple courses, which will now follow a unified national timetable for deadlines. Until now, candidates had to contact each master’s programme separately, as each selection process was specific and followed its own deadlines.