Overview

Tradition for excellence
Innovation for relevance

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Forward College is designed for bright undergraduate students who wish to go beyond academic excellence. Our students combine prestigious Bachelor’s programmes with a unique international experience, small-class teaching by a world-class faculty, and leadership development.

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On-campus

Lisbon Year 1 > Paris Year 2 > Berlin Year 3

English

Accommodation guaranteed

From €16,000

Financial aid & student roles available

Find the programmes that suit you best

Our programmes cover the following majors: 

  • Politics & International relations
  • Business & Management
  • Economics
  • Data science & AI
  • Psychology…

Help me choose

 

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Step 1: Explore our majors

Forward College covers 5 broad disciplines within social sciences to develop a deep understanding of the world. Some of our programmes combine two disciplines while the Open Bachelor’s allows students to explore a variety of subjects in Year 1 before specialising in a Major / Minor in Years 2 and 3. 

Step 2: Select the intensity of your programme

Forward College offers 3 formats of undergraduate programmes to accommodate different needs and potentials. 

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Our Bachelor’s degrees designed by the LSE and KCL

Forward College has an agreement that allows us to offer Bachelor’s degrees under the academic direction of the London School of Economics (LSE, #3 in Europe*) or King’s College London (KCL #6 in Europe). 

If you choose to apply to one of these bachelors’, you will be registered simultaneously at Forward College and the University of London. The University of London is the historic institution founded in 1836 which, until recently, awarded the degrees from most London based universities, including the LSE and KCL.

This dual registration is a formality and is included in our tuition fees. Concretely, for students, this means that: 

  • The programmes are designed by either the LSE or KCL. Students have access to all the learning material elaborated by academics from these institutions.
  • Forward College provides the teaching on our campuses with our own professors who have been vetted by either the LSE or KCL. They follow the programmes as defined by the LSE or KCL.
  • Annual exams are graded by academics from the LSE or KCL depending on your programme.
  • At the end of the three-year programme, the degrees are awarded to our graduates by the University of London. The diploma specifies that they are awarded under the academic direction of the LSE or KCL depending on the programme completed.

Our Open Bachelor’s

With this innovative programme, you will experience the freedom of U.S. liberal education with a forward looking twist. 

This unique curriculum is multidisciplinary and customisable, allowing students to better apprehend global challenges, understand the dynamics of change and identify opportunities to make a difference. Our approach emphasises a balance of theory, application, and hands-on practice, with a strong focus on project-based learning and teamwork.

In their first year, students select their crouses from a broad range of subjects. By the second and third years, they specialise in order to meet the requirements for demanding disciplinary masters’ degrees in addition to interdisciplinary masters’. Students can also adjust the intensity of their programme, selecting a Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s + or a Double Bachelor’s degree.

  • Flexibility: explore freely in Year 1, and specialise in Years 2 and 3.
  • Integration: Combination of academic theories, applications and leadership practice.
  • Innovation: strong focus on contemporary challenges (climate change, technological advancements, inequalities…) and potential solutions.
  • Format: BSc (5 courses per term), BSc+ (6 courses per term) or double BSc (7 courses per term) allowing for a double major.
  • Degree: Bachelor’s in Social Science and Technology designed and awarded by Forward College.

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“To acquire the right skills, students need empowerment and experience”

Forward College in the media – The Times Higher Education

“Forward College is one of the pioneering centres that have given a twist to the university experience”

Forward College in the media – El Economista

“Forward College combines what corporates are looking for: a solid intellectual training with soft and digital skills.”

Jean-Claude Legrand – Global Head of Human Resources L’Oreal and Forward College Advisor

“Forward College brings about new talents who will be both more humane and able to leverage technology for good.”

Corinne Vigreux – Co-Founder of TomTom, Founder of CODAM Coding School” and Forward College Advisor

“Forward’s Personal Development programme is essential. It enables students to become the best version of themselves.”

Kathia D. Costa – Paulmier – Former General Manager People & Organisation CHANEL and Forward College Advisor

“Students need to be much more flexible, adaptive and agile. That’s why Forward College is a fantastic initiative.”

Hubert Giraud – Head of HR & Transformation at CapGemini and Forward College Advisor

“One of the most innovative universities is Forward College with an emphasis on leadership, management and practical team-work skills.“

Forward College in the media – Independent Schools Magazine

“Expanding education to develop all human intelligences.”

Forward College in the media – Challenges

“Forward College aims to train “future young leaders”, aware of and able to respond to the environmental and economic challenges that result from them.“

Forward College in the media- Studyrama

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