{
  "generated_at": "2026-07-27",
  "profile": "Tunisian applicant, completed cycle d'ingénieur in Tunisia, targeting M2/MSc/Bac+5 private France tech programs with January/February intake.",
  "important_warning": "Many schools mention January/F February for application dates or first-year rentrée décalée, not M2 entry. For a Tunisian visa, each January intake must be confirmed by admissions + Campus France timing before payment.",
  "shortlist": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "school": "ESGI",
      "programs": "Rentrée décalée / Executive MSc / Bac+5 tracks: Architecture des Logiciels, Sécurité Informatique, Systèmes Réseaux & Cloud, Management SI",
      "january_status": "Best lead: official page says rentrée de janvier at ESGI. Need admissions confirmation for direct Bac+5/M2-level entry, not just lower years.",
      "fit": "Very strong for QA automation → software architecture, DevOps/cloud, cybersecurity.",
      "level_after_cycle_ingenieur": "Possible if they accept your Tunisian cycle d'ingénieur as Bac+5 or equivalent; must ask admissions.",
      "tuition": "Executive MSc pages show €11,000 personal financing for 10-month rhythm on some tracks.",
      "visa_tunisia_notes": "Because you are Tunisian/non-EU, ask if ESGI supports Études en France/Campus France for January rentrée and whether the certificate is valid for VLS-TS student visa.",
      "official_urls": [
        "https://www.esgi.fr/rentree-decalee.html",
        "https://www.esgi.fr/ecole-informatique/executive-mastere.html",
        "https://www.esgi.fr/executive-mastere/securite-informatique.html",
        "https://www.esgi.fr/executive-mastere/architecture-logiciels.html"
      ],
      "decision": "Contact first today. Do not pay before written confirmation: January intake + Bac+5 direct entry + visa support.",
      "email_status": "sent",
      "contact_note": "Emailed admissions@esgi.fr and international@skolae.fr",
      "gmail_id": "19fa9f8e32028277"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "school": "Epitech",
      "programs": "Master of Science Cybersécurité; Master of Science Intelligence Artificielle",
      "january_status": "Not January; official pages say October intake or February if reorientation.",
      "fit": "Strong for AI/cyber/software, but admission says Post Bac+3/Bac+4 and duration 2 years/24 months, so it may not be true one-year M2 after cycle d'ingénieur.",
      "level_after_cycle_ingenieur": "Ask if Bac+5 Tunisian engineer can enter second year directly or receive exemption. Otherwise it is too long.",
      "tuition": "MSc pages did not expose tuition in scan; Bachelor page shows unrelated bachelor fees. Need admissions quote.",
      "visa_tunisia_notes": "February reorientation may be difficult for visa timing; must confirm Campus France compatibility.",
      "official_urls": [
        "https://www.epitech.eu/formation-alternance/master-of-science-cybersecurite/",
        "https://www.epitech.eu/formation-alternance/master-of-science-intelligence-artificielle/"
      ],
      "decision": "Possible backup only if they accept direct second-year/M2 and February start for internationals.",
      "email_status": "sent",
      "contact_note": "Emailed official international contact yoan.van-uxen@epitech.eu",
      "gmail_id": "19fa9fddba60bbbb"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "school": "ESME",
      "programs": "MSc Cybersecurity / AI / tech MSc in apprenticeship",
      "january_status": "No January start found. MSc pages emphasize apprenticeship/alternance and admissions for Bac+3/+4/+5.",
      "fit": "Good for cybersecurity/AI, and alternance could solve tuition if contract secured.",
      "level_after_cycle_ingenieur": "Bac+5 accepted in admissions page wording; need ask whether one-year entry is possible.",
      "tuition": "MSc page says apprenticeship is exclusive and tuition is covered by host company if contract secured; engineering fees separate ~€10k–€12k.",
      "visa_tunisia_notes": "Alternance is hard from Tunisia before arrival; ask if international non-EU students can start and sign apprenticeship.",
      "official_urls": [
        "https://www.esme.fr/formation-master/admissions/",
        "https://www.esme.fr/formation-master/prix-tarifs-financement/"
      ],
      "decision": "Good September/alternance option, not a confirmed January option.",
      "email_status": "sent",
      "contact_note": "Emailed contact@esme.fr and melanie.puglia@esme.fr",
      "gmail_id": "19fa9f8ef59b3de7"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "school": "Sup de Vinci",
      "programs": "Mastère IA & Big Data; Mastère Cybersécurité",
      "january_status": "Not January; official pages show next intake October 2026.",
      "fit": "Good practical RNCP/alternance path for AI/cyber, less Grande École prestige.",
      "level_after_cycle_ingenieur": "Mastère after Bac+3; ask for direct M2/second-year entry after Bac+5.",
      "tuition": "Pages expose €7,500 amount; exact year/category must be confirmed.",
      "visa_tunisia_notes": "Check if school is on Études en France and supports Tunisian visa files.",
      "official_urls": [
        "https://www.supdevinci.fr/formation/mastere-big-data-ia/paris/",
        "https://www.supdevinci.fr/formation/mastere-cybersecurite/paris/"
      ],
      "decision": "Cheap-ish backup, but not January.",
      "email_status": "sent_via_form",
      "contact_note": "Submitted official Sup de Vinci contact form for Rennes / Mastère Cybersécurité (2e année)."
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "school": "EFREI / EPITA / ESIEA / ISEP / ESILV / ECE",
      "programs": "Private CGE/engineering MSc/Mastère/engineering-cycle options",
      "january_status": "No clean M2 January start found. January/February mentions are mostly prep/first-year rentrée décalée or application dates.",
      "fit": "Academically strong; EPITA/EFREI/ESIEA remain best tech fit for September intake.",
      "level_after_cycle_ingenieur": "Need individual admissions decision for M2/MSc final-year entry.",
      "tuition": "See private prices page: mostly €10.8k–€15k/year.",
      "visa_tunisia_notes": "Better for September intake because Campus France/visa timing is more standard.",
      "official_urls": [
        "https://chance.wajdi.site/fast/prices/"
      ],
      "decision": "Strong academic target, but probably September not January.",
      "email_status": "sent_all_major",
      "contact_note": "EPITA/EFREI/ESIEA/ISEP/ESILV/ECE have all now been contacted by official email."
    }
  ],
  "email_questions_to_send": [
    "Do you have a January/February 2027 intake for this program?",
    "Can I enter directly into M2/final year after completing a Tunisian cycle d'ingénieur/Bac+5?",
    "Is the diploma recognized for a French student visa through Études en France/Campus France Tunisia?",
    "What is the exact tuition for one year and are there application/registration fees?",
    "Can a Tunisian non-EU student access alternance/apprenticeship for this program?",
    "What are the deadline and documents for January intake?"
  ]
}