Pasteur MOOCs
More than 20 online courses with free access to all course content, allowing learners worldwide to explore or deepen their knowledge of key scientific topics.
Our Training Programs in Life and Health Sciences
The Institut Pasteur offers educational programs closely connected to research in the life and health sciences. From first laboratory experiences to doctoral programs, professional education and online learning, each pathway is designed in close collaboration with research teams and addresses today's major global health challenges.
Explore our Programs
Whether you are discovering research, expanding your expertise, or developing new skills, the Institut Pasteur offers educational programs designed for every learner and every stage of your journey.
Pasteur Courses
Since 1889, Pasteur Courses have embodied the Institut Pasteur's tradition of educational excellence. More than 40 in-person courses are offered each year at the Institut Pasteur Education Center in Paris, where students, PhD candidates, scientists, and health professionals learn directly from researchers, physicians, and internationally recognized experts. This unique educational approach combines theory, hands-on laboratory experience, and cutting-edge research.
Online Learning
Learn wherever you are. The Institut Pasteur offers several online learning formats to help you discover, deepen, or update your knowledge in the life and health sciences.
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Digital Diploma in Infectious Diseases
A certificate-based learning pathway designed for students, professionals, and science enthusiasts who wish to build expertise in infectious diseases. -
Education Webinars
Online lectures in French led by Institut Pasteur experts, providing insights into the latest scientific developments and research advances.
Research Internships and Immersion Programs
Each year, the Institut Pasteur welcomes middle school students, high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and early-career researchers through research internships and immersion programs. From national initiatives to international partnerships, these opportunities provide hands-on experience in a world-class research environment.
Graduate Schools
Developed in partnership with Université Paris Cité, the Graduate Schools offer interdisciplinary programs in strategic scientific fields, including emerging infectious diseases (1H-EID), antimicrobial resistance (ANtiRes), and genetics and epigenetics (G.E.N.E.).
PhD at the Institut Pasteur
Join an international community of more than 360 PhD candidates and pursue your doctoral research within the Institut Pasteur's internationally recognized laboratories, in partnership with leading French universities. Throughout your PhD, you will receive support from both the scientific teams and the Doctoral Student Office.
MD–PhD Program
This excellence program enables medical students and physicians (MD, VetD, and PharmD) to combine fundamental research with clinical training, preparing the next generation of physician-scientists.
Specialized Mastère in Global Health
Jointly developed with the Cnam and the EHESP School of Public Health, this Specialized Mastère, accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles, prepares professionals to address global health challenges through an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of science, public policy, and field practice.
Why Choose the Institut Pasteur?
- Education at the Institut Pasteur is built on a distinctive approach that combines scientific excellence, hands-on learning, and an international perspective.
- 1 Learn through research: courses are taught by researchers, physicians, engineers, and experts who are directly involved in today's scientific breakthroughs and global health challenges.
- 2 Programs for every stage: from research initiation to doctoral programs and continuing education, the Institut Pasteur supports learners throughout their scientific and professional journey.
- 3 A global learning community: every year, learners from around the world join the Institut Pasteur's educational programs, fostering international collaboration and the global exchange of scientific knowledge.