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2009
I’M GOING
TO FRANCE
I’m going to France
EDITORIAL
Nowadays international mobility is a fundamental issue both for students and host countries. With the current globalisation and internationalisation of exchange programmes, young people are keenly
aware of the need to incorporate a stay abroad into their training
programme.
If in your own country you are preparing to enter the fields of
science, culture, administration, or business, then France is the best destination for you.
In fact, it stands out among the major host countries. For, as well as a reputation
for the excellence of its institutions, generosity is a feature of the French higher education system. In keeping with its traditional policy of hospitality, foreign students enjoy
the same benefits as French students, within an institution that is for the most part publicly owned and free, and also offers a range of social services to make student life easier.
The CROUS and CNOUS network is in charge of organising French student life, and
they aim to fully integrate foreign students
Recently the French government decided to bestow a charter relating to the reception of foreign students, to enhance the profile of its higher education provision. Today
everyone involved in the reception process, including the CROUS and CNOUS network,
is working towards making your project to study in France easier.
For a long time “I am going to France”, available in a variety of languages, has been
the reference handbook for those wishing to plan their stay from their own country:
providing useful information on choosing a course, preparing your departure, and on
the practical and administrative organisation of your stay.
4 - I’m going to France
Editorial
The contacts and advice contained in it are invaluable for answering all your questions: how to fit in to the higher education system, how to find accommodation, how
to obtain a residence permit and organise health insurance, etc…
Ministry of Education, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the universities, with whom
a close relationship is maintained throughout France. In addition to accommodation
in university halls of residence, in which more than 25 % of residents are international
students, our regional centres have set up a number of reception facilities which you
can find out about on arrival or on the CNOUS and CROUS websites.
The 2009 edition of “I’m going to France” has been completely revised to take into
account new developments. All the institutions and administrating bodies involved have
contributed to this update.
The 2009 edition of “I’m going to France” has been completely revised to take into
account new developments. All the institutions and administrating bodies involved have
contributed to this update.
It is our way of saying welcome. Have a great stay in France!
Jean-François Cervel
Director of the CNOUS
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the CNOUS International students’ guide to life and higher education in
France, which is designed to help all overseas students who wish to study in France.
This document is mainly aimed at those who are eligible for French grants. Copies of
these brochures are widely available in no less than 170 French cultural centres around
the world.
The aim of the CNOUS International students’ guide to studying in France is to
provide prospective students with useful information and to help them make the most
of their studies in France. The subjects that we will be covering in this brochure range
from organizing studies to getting to know the French lifestyle.
During an international student grant-holder’s stay in France, the CNOUS and CROUS
will be there every step of the way. CNOUS and CROUS provide a welcome upon
arrival as well as information and help with administrative procedures concerning both
schooling and finances during the course of studies. These valuable contacts aim to help
students succeed.
20 QUESTIONS
TO ASK YOURSELF
BEFORE YOU
SET OFF
20 questions to ask yourself
before you set off
1. How long in advance do I need to start getting organised? (p. 46)
2. Where can I get an Application Form? (p. 46)
3.
How do I find out the French equivalent of my qualifications? (p. 49)
4. What can I bring through Customs? (p. 59, p. 60, p. 61 and p. 62)
5. What documents do I need to take to the ‘Prefecture’
(police headquarters) to obtain my Student Residents card? (p. 68 and p. 69)
6. How are the CNOUS overseas students grant services organised?
(See the: “Overseas Student French Government grant-holders’ section,” p. 249)
7. Where can I find French language classes? (p. 96)
8. How do I obtain a student card? (p. 67)
9. How much are the enrolment fees going to cost? (p. 54 and p. 67)
10. Can I change subjects or schools during my time in France? (p. 178)
20 questions to ask yourself
before you set off
11. Do I have sufficient health cover? (p. 112)
12. How do I, to whom and when should I apply for a grant? (p. 55)
13. Can I have more than one grant? (p. 55)
14. How much money does a student need to cover monthly expenses? (p. 54)
15. How do I apply for a room in student accommodations? (p. 73)
16. How do you get access to the university canteens? (p. 72)
17. Can overseas students work and study at the same time? (p. 77)
18. What student services do the ‘Œuvres universitaires’ provide? (p. 77)
19. What do I need to know about driving in France? (p. 114)
20. How do I keep in touch with France and French culture when I go back to
my home country? (p. 187)
*BGF: French Government grant holders.
SOMMAIRE
Éditorial
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Introduction
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p.4
2. Before setting off
p.7
How to plan your stay
in France
p.46
CampusFrance
p.46
Applying to a French university
for 1st cycle studies prior to
coming to France
p.46
All you need to know about:
Are my qualifications
recognised in France
p.49
French language test: the TCF
p.49
How to apply for a VISA that covers
the length of your stay in France
p.50
Short term Visa: “student entrance
exams”
p.50
Documents needed when applying
for a VISA for the first time
p.52
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20 questions to ask
yourself
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p.10
1.Your host country:
‘La France’
The birth of a nation
Key dates in French history
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p.19
p.19
A modern country
Institutions
Administration
A Competitive Economy
The French economy today
France’s ranking on a global scale
p.26
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p.28
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p.29
p.30
Discover the country
Geography
‘La Douce France’
The Environment
Find out what the French
are all about
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French cultural events
Museums and exhibitions
Cultural events
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How am I going to pay
for my studies
in France?
Necessary resources
Applying for grants
Checklist of essential
documents
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3. Settling in
Arriving in France
What to do when
you get to Paris
First administrative procedure:
enrolment
Applying for a resident’s card
Documents needed when
applying for a “student” residents
card for the first time
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Sommaire
‘Œuvres universitaires’
Student information
services
University life starts at the
CROUS
The university canteen service
‘At the heart of student life’
Student accommodation
Temporary employment service
Working while studying
CROUS student welfare services
‘Le dossier social étudiant’
CROUS cultural policy
The Franco-German youth office
(OFAJ)
‘Œuvres universitaires’ overseas
student information services
Local and regional ‘Œuvres
Universitaires et Scolaires’
student welfare centres
University diplomas
Training in teaching French
Pedagogical research body
Published works on teaching
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4. Getting into the
swing of French life
Everything you need
to know about finding
accommodation
p.106
Where can I find offers
of accommodation?
p.106
A few pointers before you
start renting
p.108
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Sport at university
in France
FFSU regional offices
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p.90
Social Security and
student insurance cover
Social Security
Student insurance companies
‘les mutuelles étudiants’
Special procedures
for grant-holders
French eating habits
You are what you eat…
Restaurants
Examples of average
living expenses
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p.109
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French social cover
Healthcare for everyone
Students healthcare
What to do if you have to
go to hospital
Pharmacies
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A modern system of
communication
On the road in France
Internal flights
Public town transport
Postal and telephone
services
‘La Poste’ in a nutshell
Internet
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Learning French
as a Foreign language
Learning French
prior to coming to France
Learning French in France
French national diplomas:
DILF, DELF and DALF
The Alliance Française diplomas
p.112
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p.117
p.117
Studying at a
French university
Broad area study subjects
- The LMD system
- The Licence
- How to choose the right ‘Licence’
- Which Masters program?
Post-graduate research cycle
- The doctorat
Vocational or specialised
courses
- ‘Licence professionnelle’
- MIAGE, MSG and MST courses
- IUP vocational courses
- IUFM’s
3rd cycle vocational courses
- ‘Le Magistère’
- ‘Le DRT’
- Engineering courses
at university
- The Master Pro (ex- DESS)
Health studies
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Consumerism
French banks
Distribution
The Euro
A couple of ideas for holidays
The international student card
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Media, culture
and leisure
The French Media
The French audiovisuals galaxy
Theatre, cinema and
cultural activities
A museum in each town
Libraries and sources of
information
Boarding houses, lodgings,
youth hostels
Sport and keeping fit
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French higher education
system
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5. Studying in France
A few guidelines
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Studying at one
of France’s
‘Grandes Ecoles’
Preparation classes
- Preparation courses
in Literature
- Preparation courses in
Science-related subjects
- BCPST preparation courses
- Preparation courses in
Economics and Business
The ‘Ecoles Normales
Supérieures’
Engineering schools
Business and management
schools
Other ‘Grandes Ecoles’
Other prestigious institutions
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Higher education: Short
vocational courses
(BTS, DUT, DEUST)
p.136
Useful Information: ONISEP and
CampusFrance
p.137
system organigram
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establishments
& disciplines
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Short courses
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Long courses
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Sommaire
Courses in vocational
subjects
Social work
Aeronautical studies
Agriculture, ‘agri-business’
Paramedical studies
Architecture
Creative arts
Fine arts
Professions in cultural heritage
Performing arts
Music and opera studies
Dance
Audio-visual arts
Images and Sound
Journalism
Interpreting and translation
Other disciplines
Agricultural studies
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Making the most of
your studies
Your study plan
Changing courses
Finding the right path of study
European programmes
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University addresses
(international student
services and SCUIO) p.198
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European university
associations
in France
p.211
Student insurance
companies
p.212
Mutuelles de l’USEM
branch listing and
addresses
p.216
‘Cité internationale
universitaire
de Paris’ affiliated
establishments
p.222
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Tourist offices
(in university towns)
Specialised schools
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Specialised information
centres
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6. Keeping in contact
with France
Map of the ‘académies’
and towns
p.239
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A network of contacts
Building a network during
your stay in France
Maintaining and expanding your
network after your return home
Keeping in touch with France
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Glossary
Useful web sites
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Education office
telephone numbers
and addresses
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Index
p.190
The overseas
French government
grant holder
Appendices
Useful addresses
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p.196
YOUR HOST
COUNTRY
“LA FRANCE”
Key dates in French history
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p.19
A modern country
Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A competitive economy . . . . . . .
The French economy today . . . .
France’s ranking on a global scale
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Discover the country
Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
‘La Douce France’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Population of France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Find out what the French are all about .
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Cultural life
Museums and exhibitions
Cultural events . . . . . . . .
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Your host country “la France”
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Key dates in French
History
From the beginning to 1214
From an amalgamation of tribes who were
constantly at war with each other, a nation was
born. Over centuries, divided territories were
reunited under the reign of a monarchy whose
power was slow to reach its peak: and so after
many an ordeal, France was constructed.
What do we know about France’s first inhabitants? Popular imagery remembers ‘France’s
ancestors the Gauls’, but there were a number
of very diverse local populations.Many centuries
before the Gauls, other tribes had already
populated the France that we know today.We do
not know a great deal about France’s distant ancestors, but traces of their existence have been found
in some of the country’s finest prehistoric sites.
France’s fertile land and mild climate have seen
tribes come and go and even settle.These invasions caused the weaker tribes to back down,different races to mix and different types of blood
to intermingle.Therefore even though most of
the French territory was occupied by the Celts
in the days of Julius Caesar, there has never
been one ethnic group in Gaul.The Gauls were
evidently divided into several dozen tribes.Incapable
of joining forces against the threat of new invaders, they called upon the help of the Roman
legions.For five centuries,the people of Gaul reaped the benefits that came with the peace of
the Roman Empire.The Gallo-Romans contributed to fending off the Barbarians beyond the
Rhine and Danube rivers.Meanwhile,Christianity
pervaded the country. After the first persecutions, the Edict of Constantine enabled the Church
to become powerful.
However, then came the decadent era of the
Roman Empire.An adventurous and cunning Frank
leader called Clovis emerged, and with his
conquests reunited scattered territory.
After accepting to be baptised Clovis king of
the Franks, the founder of the Merovingian
dynasty gained support from the Church. But
at the time of his death his kingdom was split
between his descendants. Compared with the
Gallo-Roman epoch, the Merovingian era was
noted for its decadence. During these uncertain times the Church was the only thing that
morally held the nation together,striving to maintain an ideal.At that time religious life was at its
peak. Out of the Merovingian chaos then emerged the Pepinnites (Pepin the Short’s followers).
After Charles Martel, conqueror of the battle
of Saracens at Poitiers in 732, his son Pepin
the Short was proclaimed king by the pope. In
800 Charles (Charlemagne), son of Pepin the
Short was crowned king in Rome.A new Empire
was created under the strong rule of
Charlemagne; his reign was one of great cultural renaissance and saw the development of free
education for everyone.Bitter battles took their
toll on the Carolingians who could not hold out
against new waves of invasions.As the Carolingians
were incapable of defending the masses, they
often left this task to the tribal leaders.To their
disadvantage, they hastily moved towards
Feudalism. At this time, France saw the rise of a
caste of landowners, who possessed a militarylike power.Feudal Lordships multiplied and were
then inherited by later generations. In this new
hierarchical society,vassal and sovereign masters
bound people to each other. Feudalism had
constructed a pyramid where the King and the
sovereign masters were at the top,but the power
was decentralised as it lay with the private landowners.
The founder of the Capetian dynasty, Hugh
Capet, who owned but a patch of land in Ile de
France, was hoisted on to the throne by the
Church who acted on behalf of a failing Carolingian
army. Hugh Capet seemed particularly weak in
comparison with the powerful lords around him.
However, with the clergy’s support, the monarchy managed to consolidate. King Louis VI’s
rise to the throne marked a turning point. He
fought against the less noble of the pillaging
lords, did justice and intervened in the system
of private kingdoms.During this time,theChurch
sent the chivalry on long expeditions to prepare to
freeThe Holy Land (the Crusades).PhilipIIAugustus
(who quadrupled the size of his territory) had to
fight the‘Plantagenêts’ (owners of a large part of land
in western France) to ward off the permanent danger that they represented for his dynasty.The victory of the battle of Bouvines helped to establish
his authority across the kingdom. He was the first
Capetian king to neglect the duty of anointing his
son (the heir to the throne) during his lifetime (Louis
VIII easily took over the throne). He thought that
the royal authority was strong enough to do without
the prerequisite unction.
Feudal France 1214-1515
Modest to the core and having overcome
many difficulties and dangers, the Capetian
dynasty was slow to assert itself. The king
gave up the role of suzerain in order to become a sovereign.Louis IX was the most virtuous
person in the dynasty. The man who was to
become ‘St. Louis’ went on to model everything he did on the example that had been set
by his predecessor.With authority and wisdom,
he strove to prevent corruption and to let justice reign: a noble ideal for a world that was
dominated by violence and force.
After the duller reign of Philip III the
Bold,St.Louis’s grandson Philip the Fair’s reign
could not have been more different.With his
jurists, he maintained a tough policy, shunted
royal power towards absolutism and laid the
foundations for strong government and administrative organisation. Following the reigns
of Philip’s three sons, the crown was passed on
to younger members of the family (1328), the
Valois.The country did not seem to suffer from
the change in the monarchy. Under the Valois
Dynasty, royal power was well established, and
France was known as the richest and most densely populated state in Europe.But the Hundred
Years War jeopardised the Valois Dynasty’s
chance to progress.
On the death of king Charles VI (‘le petit
roi de Bourges’), and as Joan of Arc emerged
and was assigned the task of driving the English
out of France, Charles VII was defeated by
Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415).After
the Consecration of Rheims, the Virgin martyr made it easier for the French to unite and
gave the resistance a decisive boost.
In spite of the ruin the countr y had
accumulated, one has to admire France’s ability
to bounce back; there was quick industrial and
commercial recovery of which the ‘bourgeoisie’
took great advantage. But the king still had to
beat a coalition of lords.For several generations,
of all the lords of the coalition, the Dukes of
Burgundy, had proved to be the biggest
threat to the monarchy. King Louis XI’s reign
represented a step towards unity and
absolutism in France. Patient and cunning, no
airs and graces nor the slightest bit pompous,
he intended to be the sole master.As he was
well aware of the economic situation, he
instituted good economic reforms: established
a courier service, set up markets and promoted
craftsmen and shop owners. Nevertheless he
still had to fight the great feudal lords such as
Charles the Foolish.After Charles the Foolish
died, Burgundy became part of France. King
Louis XII’s reign coincided with a period of
great economic growth. The middle classes
became richer and there were many changes
in society. At the time of Louis XII’s death
(1st January 1515) the country was flourishing.
Renaissance and reform 1515-1648
The dazzling Renaissance dominated the
XVI century. Charles VIII and Louis XII cavalcades in Italy opened their eyes to a more
prestigious way of life. When they returned
to France, a Revolution broke out.The French
civilisation was thus modelling itself on the
‘Great age’ (period before the Middle Ages).
Francis I and his royal court generously promoted artists and architects. He ordered that
the Louvre Palace be restored and many ‘chateaux’ were constructed, e.g. Chambord,
Chenonceau.
Under his reign, France underwent great
intellectual renewal.The Concordat of Bologna
ensured that the monarchy was well thought
of by the Clergy. Meanwhile, the government
system had been greatly improved. In spite of
the amazing victory at Marignan (1515),
Francis I experienced serious international
problems. His son Henry II continued to be at
war with Austria. For Henry II, the Reform
brought yet more harm than good.Under Francis
I ’s rule,repression remained sporadic.The new
king Francis II (1559-1560), less tolerant than
his father, was arrested for heresy, and burnt
to death at the stake all those who were against
him. Catherine de Medecis played an influential role during Francis II’ s short reign and then
went on to take regency in the name of her second
son Charles IX who did not have any strong religious beliefs.The most ghastly horror of this period climaxed at the Massacres of St.Bartholomew
(24th August 1572).
Under king Henry III the dynastic issue
got caught up with the passionate world of
religion: the royalty’s power and the
country’s unity came under threat. On the
death of Henr y III, Henr y de Navarre
who later became Henr y IV had to face
the ‘Ligues’ (coalition of the Roman Catholic
Church) and the support of their Spanish
allies. The Edict of Nantes (1598) ensured
the co-existence of the two confessions
and soothed the Protestants troubled minds.
However Henry IV had to carry out the
great task of re-establishing order in the country. Yet another giant step was taken towards
an Absolute Monarchy. The King made Sully
(Maximilien de Béthune) his minister and assigned
him the role of straightening out the budget.
Louis XIII entrusted the Cardinal of
Richelieu, in whom he saw the making of a
great politician, the task of restoring France’s
finances after the Wars of Religion. The
Cardinal managed to see through all three
of his designs: he subdued the Protestant
rebellion by seizing La Rochelle, incessantly
made the Aristocracy tow the line against their
will, and made a stand in the Thirty Years War
fighting the Austrians to victory. On the
Cardinal’s death, shortly after the death of
Louis XIII, 14th May 1643,Absolute Monarchy
had firmly taken root.
The Regent of France, Anne of Austria,
who alongside Mazarin ruled in the name of
her son Louis XIV had to face up to the revolt
of politicians and princes. Mazarin’s flexible,
cautious and clever character meant that he
bent but never broke.The revolt was a good
test before an Absolute Monarchy was to be
finally established. The attempted Revolution
turned out to have had the opposite effects of
what had been planned.
The rise and fall of the absolute
monarchy 1648-1789
After the death of Mazarin, Louis XIV (The
Sun King) wanted to assume absolute power
(the Divine Right of Kings). Every aspect of
his rule was inspired by his thirst for glory
both for himself and his kingdom. While it
seemed as though the Aristocracy was fairly
‘domesticated’ the important positions were
given to people of lower birth, such as the
likes of Colbert. Determined to keep first
place in Europe, in the beginning Louis XIV
held happy wars.The king’s great literary interests led the way for the triumph of Classicism
(Molière, Racine, La Fontaine, Blaise Pascal).
However, as time went on he faced more and
more problems. The War of the succession
of Spain left a trail of misfortunes throughout
a rather impoverished France. During these
unfortunate times in Louis XIV’s reign, a decimated Royal family went through successive
periods of mourning.
At the time of Louis XIV’s death in 1715,
Philip of Orleans became Regent of France
in the name of young Louis XV. When his
uncle died, Louis XV would become heir to
the throne after the death of Cardinal de
Fleury. During this Age of Enlightenment
(Voltaire , Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin,
Lavoisier, Diderot) a new state of mind developed.
Philosophers guided by reason wanted to
transform political and social order. The circulation of new ideas played an important part
in the run up to the Revolution.
Louis XVI began his reign in 1774, with a
serious mistake: the recall of the members
of Parliament that were made to tow the
line by Maupertius.The Magistrates took back
their obstruction work. Turgot, (controller
general of Finances) who was following up a
plan of Reform, came up against too many obstacles, and the king did not support his efforts.
A coalition of financial interests undermined
the monarchy; the privileged joined forces with
the people who wanted to do away with absolutism. Louis XVI was incapable of fighting his
opponents and avoiding going bankrupt, so
was obliged to call upon the help of Necker
who he saw as the one to save the day, and
then announced that there would be a meeting of The States General. been planned.
The French Revolution, the Consulate
and the 1st Empire 1789-1815
The States General was speedily transformed into the ‘Constituent Assembly’ (9th Julyth
30 September 1791), where the third estate
played an influential role (in fact it was the third
estate of the ‘Bourgeoisie’).After Bastille was
taken on the 14th July 1789, symbol of absolute royalty, the people took notice of their
power.The Aristocracy decided to abolish their
privileges and theAssembly drew up the Human
Rights and Citizens act. In June 1791, the King
made an attempt to flee the country, but he
was caught up and arrested in Varennes.
Louis XVI officially accepted the Constitution
(14th September1791).From now on,the monarch and the new Assembly, the ‘Legislative’
(1st October 1791-10th August 1792) had to
work together to ensure that France prospered and its people remained content.The
War against Austria was declared. Right from
the first defeat, the king was accused of treason by the patriots, who then set nation’s uni-
ted forces against the monarchy. Meanwhile
the Federates arrived in Paris and the installation of the Insurrectionary Commune provided the perfect opportunity to carry out the
attack on the Tuileries (10th August 1792).
With the‘Convention’ (20th September 179226th October 1795) came the dawn of the First
Republic.The constitution of the First Republic
was drafted by the Convention in 1793. French
Armies went on to attack and marked the beginning of the battle of the Conquests. Louis XVI
was executed 21 st Januar y 1793. The
Montagnards,leaders of theAssembly were forced to fight the enemy and the enemy within
(which represented a rather brief outburst of
Federalism).The Mass up-rise enabled clarification of the Military situation, whilst the
Revolutionary government was behind the
organisation of ‘the Terror’. Alongside the
Committee of Public Safety backed by
Robespierre,the General Security Council was
in charge of law and order.After getting rid of
Herbert’s followers, whose ideas were too
advanced for their time and Danton’s followers
one after another, tired of all the bloodshed
that they had created for themselves,Robespierre
was left to rule. The great Reign of Terror
pervaded.At that precise moment in time when
the soldiers of Year II (the French Republican
calendar) made their glory complete at Fleurus
(26th June 1794),the members of the Convention
were trembling in Robespierre’s presence.The
fall of Robespierre on 9th ThermidorYear II (27th
July 1794) was spectacular and terrifying. His
death marked the end of the Reign of Terror.
Thus, the era of the Thermidorian
Convention began, but from then onwards,
the Revolution started to stagnate. The
Assembly’s position was fortunately strengthened by victories outside the Assembly and
the signing of more treaties.The Convention
split up to make way for ‘the Directory’.
Meanwhile, in Paris, a young general named
Bonaparte undermined the Royalist insurrection of Véndemiaire (1 st month of the
Republican calendar). With a blow-by-blow
approach, the Directory tried to find a way
of maintaining an awkward equilibrium. So
Napoleon wouldn’t get involved in any schemes
that would show him in a bad light and to
reassure directors who were unsure of his popularity, the Corsican took a step back and went
to Egypt.Yet more defeats in Italy emphasised
the unpopularity of France’s statesmen.
The great Napoleonic era lasted fifteen years.
It began with a transition period:the Consulate.
Napoleon’s first aim was to establish new order
by restoring finances, administration and justice. But the country wanted to hastily finish
the wars overseas. Bonaparte’s popularity soared when he concluded the Treaty of Amiens
with England (25th March 1802). In the public
eye, the first Council was perceived as peacekeeper. Throughout the country, stability and
prosperity reigned.The Teaching Reform, the
institution of the Legion of Honour and the
publishing of the Civil Code added to the country’s feeling of general satisfaction. On 18th May
1804, the Revolution’s greatest soldier became Emperor.
Napoleon was surrounded by an excellent court,which appointed marshals,high dignitaries and created an imperial aristocracy. He
wanted to rule a docile country. He appointed prefects who were totally devoted to him
and police to guard his suspects.The press seemed to be muzzled.The French wouldn’t have
even dreamt of grumbling about having to go
to battle,let alone fighting overseas.The conqueror re-organised the map of Europe, destroyed
the old German Empire, and gave the German
throne to his brothers. But in Berlin, on the
21st November 1806, the Continental System
that was created in order to make England tow
the line caused imperial politics to get involved in yet more conflicts. Up until 1808, the
Empire had only ever won battles. Napoleon’s
Empire now extended to Hamburg, Rome
and was made up of 130 counties.The Russian
alliance split up and hence, a new war loomed
on the horizon. ‘La Grande Armée’ (alias
Napoleon’sArmy) plunged into the Russian steppe. The Campaign ended in catastrophe.After
the campaign in Germany and the defeat of
Leipzig, invasion followed. Even though he did
a fine job of using his strategic genius during the
French Campaign,Napoleon was nevertheless
obliged to abdicate on 6th April 1814.
Monarchies, Revolutions,
the second Empire: 1815-1870
After the Empire came the Restoration.
Louis XVIII ruled with his moderates. But he
found himself torn between those who were
for going back to the Old Regime, ProRevolutionists, not to mention those who were
nostalgic about the Glory of the Empire.Charles
X did not seem to get any further with the
problem either. The first barricades in Paris
caused him to flee the capital in 1830. Louis
Philip I replaced him and took the throne. His
position was just as unstable: born amidst riots,
he seemed to be at the mercy of them. The
pressure mounted during the campaign for the
banquets.The French did not want a king any
longer and especially not a bourgeois king.
Louis Philip, in turn, was obliged to flee the
country (1848). The February Revolutionists
proclaimed the Second Republic which was
to abolish slavery and proclaim universal suffrage. But after the celebrations were over,
uncertainty spread throughout the country.
In 1848, as in 1830, the Bourgeois dreaded
the social upheaval that the Working classes
had been hoping for.The conflict swiftly came
to a head.With Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
as leader,the voters supported a strong government and proved to be incapable of standing
up to the future Emperor’s many predictable
‘Coup d’Etat’.
Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of the Republic with a strong
majority on 10th December 1848.After a‘Coup
d’Etat’, he went on to be president for ten
years and then as heir to the throne became
Napoleon III. The first decade of his rule
was a happy one.The country was undeniably
satisfied. Industry boomed, the economy became more modern, finances were given a new
lease of life, new projects were taken on board
and Baron Haussmann’s urban scheme transformed Paris. An excellent court entourage
supported the Emperor, the Empress Eugenie
and their son, the heir to the throne; it also
added a touch of prestige to the Imperial couple.
Meanwhile, France won the Crimean war and
helped Italy fight to victory against theAustrians,
thus flattering national pride. In fact, after 1860,
the Second Empire moved towards a progressively more liberal regime.
In spite of the apparent contentment that
was particularly noted during the Universal
Exhibition in 1867, the regime slowly
dwindled towards its fall. During the elections
of 1869, the supporters of the liberal empire
won, and the defeat by Prussia in 1870 caused
the empire fall.
From the III to the V Republic
1870-2000
The Republic was proclaimed on the 4 th
September 1870.CivilWar took over war overseas: The Commune.Under theThird Republic,
France started by licking its wounds, French
territory was now free; finances and administration were under control. Despite the
Georges Boulanger Affair and the Dreyfus
Affair, the Republic had firmly taken root.The
era was noted for its movement towards secularism, its teaching reform and its colony expansion policy.TheThird Republic’s weak point lay
in the political instability (between 1871 and
1914, there were 55 statesmen). A few years
later, and thanks to King EdwardVII of England,
France signed an agreement that was to become the ‘Entente Cordiale’ with their old
archenemy.Hence,the‘Belle Epoque’ (that coincided with England’s Edwardian era) was
born.The currency was stable,the middle classes
became richer, and peasants did not want for
much as long as they had their woollen stockings.
A rather unexplainable logic did, however,
dictate that Europe was heading for
catastrophe.
In August 1914, the French went off to battle thinking that the war would be shortlived: the sea crossing, the trench warfare and
the massacre atVerdun all indicated that it was
far from over. Georges Clemenceau personified the will that would carry France to
victory. With the United States of America
entering (1917) into the FirstWorldWar together, they managed to compensate for the
Russian defection. After the terrible alert in
the spring of 1918, the allies finally forced
the enemy to armistice.TheTreaty ofVersailles,
signed on 28 June 1919 between Germany and
the Allies, was tough and unjust, and provoked huge resentment in Germany.
A victorious France emerged impoverished
from the conflict, in spite of the uncertainty
that characterised ‘les Années folles’ (World
War I). The devastation of the war caused
financial, economical and social problems to
worsen. The French began to realise that
the conciliation policy that Aristide Briand
had made with Germany in the 1920’s risked falling through. However, during these
years, nobody seemed to pay much attention
to the Nazi Party’s rise to power. In 1933,
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor and methodically followed through with his plan to break
up the Treaty of Versailles.
Whilst Hitler was imbuing Germany with
militarism, in France there was much upheaval:
the Popular front had risen to power (1936) and
the Matignon agreement had been finalised:
40hr week, collective contracts, paid holidays
were obtained by the working classes in the
midst of this period of social unrest.Whilst they
accepted Germany’s annexation of Austria and
the Sudeten Mountains without a qualm in the
August 1939 Germano-Soviet agreement,Hitler’s
attack on Poland no longer allowed the allies to
pussyfoot around:World War II was declared.
After the “phoney war”, in the space of two
weeks, Germany occupied France.The country was split in two: non-occupied territory
governed by Marshal Petain who willingly
collaborated with Nazi Germany, was south
of the Demarcation line, and occupied territory was north of the line. After Armistice,
General de Gaulle won England’s support.
In London on 18 th June 1940, he made his
Resistance appeal. He came a long way from
his solitary debut as he saw his followers multiply and get organised. He became leader of
the Free France movement. After the allies
arrived on the shores of Normandy in June
1944, he regained French support. Due to
his indisputable immense popularity, de Gaulle
entered Paris to head the new government of
France’s Fourth Republic. Assisted by the
Marshall Plan, he went on to draw up extensive plans for restructuring the country that
had suffered four years under German occupation. At odds with the other Parties’ views
on new institutions, General de Gaulle retired from political life in January 1946.
The Fourth Republic (1947-1958) continued
exploring plans for rebuilding and modernising France’s Economy. Nevertheless by giving
Parliament such pre-eminence, the institutions
created great political instability; thus making
the regime incapable of dealing with the unrest
that had resulted from decolonisation.When
war broke out in Algeria, the regime itself
was under threat the most.As France was on
the verge of civil war,the people made an appeal
for help to General de Gaulle. He accepted to
come back as France’s leader and created new
institutions, which gave the President of the
Republic a key role. From 1962 onwards, the
president was elected by means of universal
suffrage. The Constitution of the V Republic
was adopted through a referendum of a large
majority. Up until 1962, General de Gaulle
devoted himself to sorting out the War of
Algeria that ended with the Evian agreement
which gave independence to the old French colony. The de Gaulle administration was charac-
terised by a period of economic growth and
by his foreign policy that emphasised France’s
splendour and independence during the
Cold War. Before they spread throughout
the country, the student riots in May 1968
revealed the social debt of the regime and
astounded General de Gaulle. He resigned in
1969.The centrist statesman Valéry Giscard
D’Estaing who had to deal with the economic consequences of two oil crises replaced
his successor Georges Pompidou who died
in 1974. In 1981 François Mitterrand led
the left to power for the first time since
1958. During his two seven-year terms, he irreversibly committed France to the construction of the European Union via the Unique
European Act in 1986 and the MaastrichtTreaty
in 1992. On the home front, the country
experienced cohabitation of two Political
parties twice:The republican statesman Jacques
Chirac was Prime Minister from 1986-88, his
fellow republican Edouard Balladur was then
Prime Minister from 1993-95. In 1995, Jacques
Chirac was elected President of the Republic.
The Socialist candidate, Lionel Jospin,
became Prime Minister after the early General
Election in June 1997.
The 2002 Presidential Election ended five
years of cohabitation government.The ballot,
exceptional in every way,eliminated the Socialist
party candidate, Lionel Jospin, in the first round
in favour of Jean-Marie Le Pen (far right),
who qualified for the second round. A largescale mobilisation of civic organisations – young
people among them – to “bar the far right”
made its wishes known. By receiving a massive amount of votes that had gone to candidates on the left in the first round, Jacques
Chirac was able to gain re-election as President
of the Republic on May 5, 2002.
Following the General Election in June 2002,
which saw a high rate of abstentions, JeanPierre Raffarin became Prime Minister. He was
replaced on 3rd May 2005 by Dominique de
Villepin after the failure of the referendum
on the European constitution.
Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of
the Republic on 6 May 2007 with 53.06% of
the votes cast (18,983,138 votes) against 46.94%
for Ségolène Royal (16,790,440 votes), becoming the 23rd President of the French Republic
and the 6th President of the Fifth Republic.
MODERN FRANCE AT A GLANCE
The Fifth Republic’s Constitution of October
4, 1958, adopted by way of a referendum, has
governed the functioning of its institutions. It
has been amended several time for such
changes as the election of the President by
direct, universal suffrage (1962), introduction
of a new clause covering the criminal
responsibility of members of government (1993),
creation of a single session for Parliament,extension of the scope of referendums (1995), temporary terms regarding the status of New
Caledonia (1998),establishment of the Economic
and Monetary Union, equal access for men and
women to elected office and functions, recognition of the jurisdiction of the International
Criminal Court (1999), reduction of the
Presidential term of office (2000).
France is a Republic that is renown for its
indivisibility and its democracy, both on a social
level and in terms of religion, in which all citizens no matter what their creed or colour are
equal in the eyes of the law.
French democracy of today owes a lot to
the French Revolution in 1789. Its principles
are based on the Human and Civil Rights
Declaration that the French Constitution of
1791 used as a prelude.
• The French motto is “Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity”.
• France’s Emblem: theTricolour (Red, white
& blue) flag.
• France’s National Anthem:‘La Marseillaise’
• France’s national celebration day falls
on the 14th of July and celebrates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille
in 1789.
French institutions
France’s executive power
In France the President of the Republic is the
Head of State. He is elected for a period of
five years by universal suffrage.The President’s
duty is to promulgate acts, sign orders and
decrees and can put forward proposals for new
laws by calling a referendum. He makes sure
that everything complies with the constitution.
He has the power to break up the National
Assembly after consulting the Prime Minister
and the presidents of the National Assembly
and the Senate, ‘Upper Chambers of
Legislatures’. In case of grave crisis, he can exercise emergency powers.
The President appoints the Prime Minister
(government leader) and together they appoint
the members of Parliament. He presides over
the Council of Ministers.The Prime Minister
directs the actions of the government and
ensures execution of the laws.
The government is accountable for the decisions
that are made in the Parliament.
The President particularly deals with foreign
policy: His job is to negotiate and ratify treaties,
to appoint French ambassadors for embassies
abroad and to entertain foreign ambassadors
when they are visiting France.
The President is Commander in Chief of the
armed forces.
Legislative power
Parliament is made up of two assemblies:
The National Assembly led by the President,
who is voted in for five years as a result of
universal suffrage,and the Senate,which is voted
in for nine years as a result of universal suffrage. Ever y three years a third party is
reassessed.The most recent election for the
Senate was held in September 2004,and in June
2007 for the National Assembly.
The Government votes in new laws,
authorises the ratification of international treaties and can be entrusted with the task of revising the Constitution by the President of the
Republic.
Judicial power
The legal system is independent of the
executive and legislative powers. As guardian
of personal liberties, the judicial authority in
France is organised into a fundamental separa-
Modern France at a glance
the government to provide its opinion on
proposed laws and certain proposed decrees.
The Revenue Court judges the public
accounts and the regional chambers of accounts.
Other institutions defined by the
Constitution
tion between judicial jurisdictions responsible
for resolving disputes between individuals on
the one hand, and on the other hand, administrative jurisdictions for disputes between citizens and government offices.
The judicial system consists of two types
of courts:
• Civil Court
Basic legal jurisdictions (Court of First
Instance) or specialised ones (Court of Common
Pleas, Commercial Law Court, Social Security
Court and the Arbitration Board that decides
disputes between employees and employers).
• Criminal Courts, which deal with three separate levels of infractions:
- Fines assessed by Police Court (Tribunal
de police).
- Misdemeanours judged by the Court of
Corrections (Tribunal correctionnel).
- Felonies by the Court of Justice (Cour
d’assises) (the only court with a jury,whose
decisions may only be contested via appeal).
Lastly there is a specific court for both civil
and criminal offences involving children called
Minors Court (Tribunal pour enfants).
The Supreme Court (Cour de cassation),
the highest judicial authority, is responsible for
hearing appeals of rulings from the appeals
courts.
At the top of the administrative jurisdictions
(administrative tribunal, administrative appeals
court), the State Council (Conseil d’Etat)
passes final judgement on the legality of
governmental actions. It is also consulted by
The President of the Republic, the President
of theAssembly and the President of the Senate
appoint the nine members of the Constitutional
Council. Its main job is to ensure that the elections run smoothly and to check if governmental laws and laws that have been referred
for its review meet the requirements of the
Constitution.
The members of the Economic and Social
Council are representatives of various
organisations (syndicates, workers unions, and
associations), individuals who are either
already qualified or appointed by the government. It is a body that is there to inform people
about proposals for new laws,decrees and social
and economic projects.
The Supreme Council of Magistracy, which
is made up of magistrates and other individuals,
is chaired by the President and the French
Minister of Justice (equivalent of the Lord
Chancellor in England). Its duty is to nominate high magistrates and as a disciplinary council must give the verdict.
The task of the Court of Justice of the
Republic (formerly known as the ‘High Court
of Justice’ and made up of fifteen judges, twelve statesmen and three magistrates) is to
take legal action against and judge members
of parliament. Action is taken if members
have committed minor or serious criminal acts
in connection with their profession. Anyone
who feels that they have been wronged by
the criminal act of a Member of Parliament
can lodge a complaint to the Requests
Commission.
Introducing France’s
administration system
A competitive
economy
The regions of France
1945-1961
At the end ofWorldWar II, even though the
French were on the winning side it had to
sort out the state of its tattered economy.At
the time, France had 40 million inhabitants (as
in 1900) a rate of production that was 50%
lower than it was before World War II, a
shortage of raw materials and inflation that was
without precedent.The three first government
proposals rebuilt basic industry and raised production; they made the French economy face
up to international competition.
Metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions.
Each region is administrated by its‘Conseil régional’; Councillors are elected via universal suffrage. The Deferre Bill on decentralisation conferred two obligations on the regions.These are
ongoing adult training and economic development. However,councillors can intervene in other
areas (transportation, culture, tourism, etc.).
The transfer of additional authority and
greater financial autonomy will soon contribute to reinforcing the political and economic power of the regions.
France’s départements (counties)
France is made up of 96 départements in
metropolitan France, 4 colonised islands
overseas (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion
and Guyana) and the other overseas colonies
of (Polynesia, New Caledonia, Mayotte,
Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, Wallis, Futuna,
Terre-Adélie [Adélie Land], Kerguelen Island,
Crozet and Saint Paul).
Départements are administrated by their
‘Conseil général’, (‘County Council’) whose
members are elected via universal suffrage.The
police represent the State. Départements are
divided into (339 including those overseas)
‘arrondissements’, (areas), districts (3995)
and 36,565 towns or as in French ‘communes’.
French towns
The Mayor and the town councillors who
are elected via universal suffrage look after the
town administration.
1962-1973
During these years, the enormous efforts of
the State bore fruit.The growth rate was the
highest ever-recorded in France’s economic
history (5-6%), thus creating plenty of jobs, a
feeling of well-being, higher consumption and
rapid pay rises.
Different proposals were devoted to
town planning,investments,expansion and organisation of the society (reforms in social
security and the generalisation of pensions).
Progressive industrialisation has led to societal change.Agricultural jobs went from 20% in
the 1960s to a little over 10% in 1970.
Urbanisation and rural exodus occur together.
From 1973 onwards
After three oil crises (1973,1979,1980)
and world economy crashes, France’s economy faced slow growth and growing inflation.
From 1976 to 1981, economic policy focused mainly on fighting inflation and containing
the national debt.The result, as was the case
in other European countries, was a significant
increase in unemployment.From 1981 to 1983,
the Socialist government launched a vigorous
policy of boosting the economy and employ-
Modern France at a glance
Agriculture
The agricultural sector is highly concentrated,
professionalised and specialised. Overall, the
number of agriculture jobs and small, nonspecialised farms has dropped,but France remains
the top ranked agricultural producer and exporter in Europe.The principal French products are
cereals (ranked 5th worldwide), wine (2nd worldwide), milk (5th worldwide), sugar beets and oil
producing seeds.
ment that ran up against external constraints.
France returned to a policy of fiscal discipline
and liberalised the economy through privatisation and deregulation.
The GulfWar and German reunification dragged Europe into recession.A restrictive monetary policy followed, with weak growth and a
new rise in unemployment. In parallel, France’s
participation in the construction of a united
Europe brought about an economic policy
whose main goal was a single European currency and adherence to the criteria for convergence laid out in theTreaty of Maastricht (inflation, national debt).
From 1997 to 2000, a return to growth
allowed France to introduce innovative
solutions to its employment policy (reduction of withholdings from lower salaries,
creation of jobs for youth, reduction in the
work week) and to cut unemployment.
The French economy
today
In terms of GDP, France ranks in the top
world economies. The country has many
advantages: transportation, telecommunications, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals as well as
banking, insurance, tourism and luxury products (fashion, perfume, alcoholic beverages).
Industry
As in other developed countries, industry’s
share has shrunk. In France, the sector only
employs a little over one worker out of six.
Traditional sectors have endured major
restructuring (steel making, metals,
mechanical, textile).
Other remain very competitive, namely:
- Construction and public projects
(Bouygues, ranked 1st in Europe),
- Agribusiness (1st ranked exporter and
2nd producer for Europe),
- Chemicals industries (Air Liquide,
Rhodia),
- Fashion and luxury (Vuitton, Hermes,
Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dior),
- Pharmaceuticals (4th ranked producer
worldwide),
- Processed materials (Péchiney, Saint
Gobain),
- Telecommunications,Aviation and
Aerospace,TGV.
French industr y is an open market,
particularly in Europe. Over 60% of all trade in
the industrial sector is with European
countries.The sector is dependent upon other
countries because France must import the natural resources it doesn’t have, mainly
fossil fuels.
Services
The ser vice sector has developed
significantly. Among France’s strong points is
the banking, financial and insurance sector.This
last area ranks 4 th worldwide (Axa, 1 st
insurance company in Europe).
The development of services has taken place
both in the commercial sector, with strong
growth in business and personal
services, as well as the public services sector,
which has also grown significantly (healthcare,
education).
The tourism industry, among the largest in
Europe, plays a critical role in the balance of
trade. It represents 6,5% of the GDP and 2 million jobs.As an example, several French hotel
chains are established on every continent (Accor,
Club Méditerranée, etc.).
France is the most visited country in the
world (over 78 million foreign tourists in 2006)
and ranks 3rd worldwide in tourism revenues.
France’s ranking on
a global scale
France holds an essential position in the world:
- among Latin countries (in 2000, one out of
6 people are from a Latin country);
- among French-speaking countries, which
constitute a community of approximately
105 million people;
- among European countries, tightly connected to the European Union, with whom the
country conducts the majority of its trade
(50% in the Euro Zone).
As a major economic player,France ranks 4th
in the export of goods (mainly equipment) worldwide and 2nd for services and agriculture.
The country ranks 4 th worldwide among
destination countries for foreign investment.
France is one of five permanent members
of the UNO, United Nations Organisation to
have the right of veto and is also one of five
representatives of the IMF, International
Monetary Fund and member of the G8.France’s
capital city is also home to the head office of
UNESCO - The United Nations, Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A COUNTRY THAT HAS PLENTY
TO OFFER
Studying in France gives you the opportunity to discover the extraordinary variety of landscapes, towns and regions that
France has to offer.
Being a student in France also means
learning about living with the French
and sharing their lifestyle and their outlook on life. Every intellectual experience is a beneficial exchange that is
just as good for those who entertain
as for those who are being entertained.
Geography
Structure
France’s geography is one of the most diverse in Europe.700 million years of geological rock
formation that left behind very high mountains,
(some of whose eroded peaks can still be seen
today in the‘Massif armoricain’,‘Massif Central’,
‘Vosges’ and ‘Ardennes’) large sediment-filled
ponds and high mountain ranges.These mountain ranges are the Alps, Pyrenees and Jura
Mountains.
In theWest and North of the country there
are plateaux, plains and hills of an altitude
that are generally less than 200 metres. This
area is the France of eroded mountains and
large pools.The threshold of Poitou separates
the Parisian pool and the pool of Aquitaine.
In the South and in the East you will find rugged mountain ranges (Alps that soar 4807
metres in the air, the Pyrenees at 3298 metres
and the Jura at 1728 metres) and rustic, narrow stretches of land. In central France the
contours of old volcanoes are located around
the pool ofAquitaine to theWest (700m-900m),
the RhoneValley to the East (1000-1700m),and
on the plain in the south of Languedoc.
Geographical diversity
France’s geography makes France exceptionally rich in terms of its surroundings, but
also makes it unique because so many features are reunited in one country.
France represents a complete model of
the European continent,with its western plains,
ancient mountains,steep ranges,multiple shores
and Mediterranean mildness.
Rivers & lakes
The French nickname for France‘L’Hexagone’,
taken from the country’s hexagonal shape, is
well hydrated with its dense tributaries that are
made up of thousands of streams, rivers, small
coastal lakes and five main rivers.
The Loire River is the longest river in France
(1 010 km).The calm River Seine (775 km) that
runs through the capital is the most navigable
French river.
The Garonne River (525 km) is renown for
having seriously flooded its banks several times.
The Rhone River (520 km) runs through
Southeast France in a north to south line.
And finally there is the Rhine River, which runs
through 195 km of French territory.
‘La douce France’
A mild climate
80% of the protected sites of natural interest in Europe are in France. France is situated
in the Temperate Zone of the Northern
Hemisphere and so benefits from a moderate
climate that follows the rhythm of four welldefined seasons. In during winter, average temperatures vary from 0-8°c. In the summer they
vary from 16-24°c. Annual rainfall adds up to
600-800 mm of water for more than half of
France.
The geography of each region determines
its specific climate, according to different
combinations of cold and warm continental
fronts, oceanic and Atlantic breeze, or subtropical Mediterranean air. Brittany and Normandy
possess humid oceanic climates (approximately 200 rainy days per year), with strong
westerly winds, mild winters (average temperature is 7°c) and cool summers (16°c).Aquitaine
is prone to oceanic and meridian weather conditions, changeable winds, and heavy rainfall in
the spring, with an average temperature of
5°c in winter and 22°c in summer.The east and
the northeast’s climate are semi-continental.
The winters are bitterly cold there and it snows
(average temperature is -1°c). The summers
are hot and stormy (average temperature is
19°c). The winds come from the north and
the east.
The South of France has a Mediterranean
climate, with rain in the autumn, north and
south winds, mild winters (average temperature is 6°c) and hot summers (average temperature is 20°c).
The weather in the mountainous regions
of France is characterised by heavy rainfall,long
snowy winters,hot stormy summers,often with
much different weather on the slopes, i.e.,
micro-climates (neighbouring areas that
experience different weather conditions).
le climat de montagne est caractérisé par
des précipitations abondantes, un hiver long,
froid et enneigé, un été chaud et orageux,
avec de grandes différences selon les versants
et de très nombreux microclimats.
France’s different climate zones
Mediterranean Climate
More subdued Oceanic Climate
Transitive Climate
Semi-Continental Climate
Oceanic Climate
Mountain Climate
A country that has plenty to offer
Structure and contours of France
Mer du Nord
Ardennes
Manche
Bassin Parisien
Vosges
1
Jura
Océan Atlantique
Bassin
Aquitain
Alpes
2
Pyrénées
Méditerranée
Plains and Sedimentary plateaux
1 Massif Armoricain
Ancient Pools
2 Massif Central
Young Alpines Ranges
France’s population
Demography
In 2007, France’s population consisted of
63.4 million inhabitants; 2.8 million were from
overseas territories, which makes France
Europe’s 2nd largest nation and the 20th largest
in the world.The birth rate rose after World
War II and then slowed down until 1997
when the birth rate steadily rose again. It has
remained high since late 2000.
Population age pyramid (number in thousands)
Population in mainland France
Total (in thousands)
births (in thousands)
Deaths (in thousands)
Birth rate (%)
Mortality (%)
Infant mortality rate (%)
Marriage rate (%)
Total fertility rate
(children per woman)
Age distribution on 1 January (%)
under 20
20 to 59 years old
60 years and over
1980
53880
800
547
14,9
10,2
10,0
6,2
1990
58751
794
535
13,6
9,2
7,3
5,1
2000
60751
808
541
13,3
8,9
4,4
5,0
2006
63195
831
531
13,1
8,4
3,7
4,4
1,9
1,78
1,89
30,6
52,4
17
27,8
53,2
19
25,6
53,8
20,6
1,9
2007
24,7
54
21,3
Source : INSEE
Population in mainland France
In thousands
27.7 million French people are active
assessment by sector of
• (43%
• Population
of the population),10% are looking for
activity:
work (25,000,000 people actively working).
men account for 61,7% of the
• Working
active population.
Women account for 49,3%
• ofWorking
the active population.
-
agriculture: 3,6 %
industry: 14,1 %
construction: 6,4 %
services and other: 75,9 %
source: INSEE
A not so dense population density
Compared with its neighbours, France is a
sparsely populated country. France’s average
population density is 112 habitants per square kilometre compared with 234 in Germany
and 459 in the Netherlands. Each area population density greatly differs from region to
region according to their contours and economic evolution.
- In the industrial zones of the north and in
the Rhone Alps region, there are an
average of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre. Population density in the Ile de
France is 957. In the Seine, Garonne and
RhoneValleys, it is 80 inhabitants per square kilometre.
- In the mountainous zones, forests cover a
quarter of the territory and where there
are plains of poor quality earth, there are
less than 60 inhabitants per square
kilometre.
- The other half of the country that’s left
ranges from 50-150 inhabitants per square kilometre depending on whether there
are plains, plateaux, or if the region is
agricultural or industrial.
France’s towns
The development of industry and services
and the modernisation of the agricultural
system encouraged more people from the countryside to move to towns. A rural drift that
began back in the 19th century made a come
back after 1946.
Today, 75% of French people live in towns
and less than 5% work in farming and
agriculture.
29 French towns have more than 200,000
inhabitants and roughly forty towns have 100,000
inhabitants. Paris comes out on top with an
agglomeration of almost 10 million city dwellers (2,166,200 in Paris alone), followed by
Marseilles with 826,700,Lyon (467,400),Toulouse
(437,100), Bordeaux (229,500) and Lille
(224,900).
The environment
Ecologists’ reactions against plans for
building nuclear power stations have shown
that the French are becoming more and more
interested in looking after nature and the
environment both in town and in the
countryside.
The GrenelleAgreement on the Environment
in October 2007 launched legislative measures
for the protection of the environment. See the
website: www.legrenelle-environnement.fr
The urban landscape is forever changing.
While the city centres have more or less remained unchanged for centuries, colourful overpopulated suburbs sprawl around them.
The rural landscape is also evolving. The
biggest changes have been noted in small
places; jobs in agriculture that have slumped
(that account for 3.6% of employment) have
been replaced with industrial farming.Like towns
and cities, rivers and beaches are being affected by pollution.
In any case, France’s green spots are tending
to become residential areas and a lot of effort
is being made to improve the quality of life in
the suburbs.
Find out what the
French are all about
Their budget
French spending power doubled over the
last quarter of the century with consumption
of goods and services tripling from 1959-1994.
Salaries (civil servants’ salaries, manual
workers’ wages,doctors,architects and lawyers’
rates) are the main source of income for a
French family’s budget. Pensions, benefits,
copyright laws and various other payments
can be added to the list of state benefits that
are paid to families in France.
The average monthly salar y in France
before tax is about 1,584 euros. Half of French
salaries are,however,under 1,302 euros.Salaries
are slightly better in Paris than ‘en Province’
and vary from company to company.The difference in the salaries of an executive and
simple employee range from 2.5 to 3.3%.
Money is spent on accommodation, health
services, food, transport, telephone bills,
purchasing goods and services, leisure, and
clothing, in order of the most to the least
important. Purchases are usually made by
cheque or credit card.VAT is added on to all of
these purchases‘TVA,taxe sur la valeur ajoutée’.
Direct tax (income tax, tax on privately
owned property or Council tax), retirement
payments, social security, medical insurance
cover, insurance, and television licence can
all be added to the chapter on “spending”.You
can save money by opening a savings account
in a bank or at the Post Office ‘La Poste’.
Nearly 10% of households in France possess 50% of France’s heritage.
A minimum job seeker’s allowance (RMI,
revenu minimum d’insertion) was established
in France in 1988 for the worst off. Like all
state benefits, the much debated minimum job
seeker’s allowance was periodically re-assessed and in 2007 stood at 447 euros a month
for a single person living in the metropolis.
The Minimum Wage (SMIC, salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance) after
tax stands at 1 280 per month, according to
prices and other salaries.The CMU, Universal
Medical Cover, was created in 1999.
The French daily routine
French people tend to plan their day
differently depending on whether they live in
town or in the country. In the provinces,
many shops close between noon and 2pm. In
big towns, shops and offices are open all day
and so people leave work earlier to go shopping on their way home and then watch television (3 hours a day on average).
Young children go to primary school, senior
school or college from Monday morning until
Friday evening with a day off onWednesday for
primary school pupils.The 4-day week is carried out by 24% of primary schools. However,
proposals are being put forward to re-organise the school day.Core subject lessons are held
in the morning when the children are supposedly more alert, and afternoons are usually
devoted to different activities.
For most people who work, Saturday and
Sunday are days of rest; and for shop owners,
Sunday and Monday.
School holidays differ according to the region.
There are three regions:
A typical day in the life of French retired
people is usually a lot less cluttered, without
the hustle and bustle of work or university life,
clubs, etc., to think about.
There are 11 long awaited public holidays each
year in France:
• 4th July: ‘La Fête Nationale’ Anniversary
of the Storming of the Bastille
• 8th May:V(ictory) Day to mark World
War II
• 11th November: Armistice
• 1st January: New Year’s Day
• 1st May: Labour Day
There are three fixed holy days:
• 15th August: Assumption
• 1st November:All Saints day (but the day
of ‘les deux morts’ is not a public holiday)
• 25th December: Christmas day
There are three holy days that fall on different days each year:
Easter Sunday and Monday that follow
the 1st full moon of springtime.
The Ascension Thursday (40 days after
Easter)
Pentecost (7th Sunday and Monday after
Easter)
The year begins on the 1st January and the
school year starts in September, after the summer holidays in July and August. The school
calendar is divided by the Christmas and Easter
holidays into three terms.
• Z o n e A : C a e n , C l e r m o n t - Fe rr a n d ,
Grenoble, Lyon, Nancy-Metz,
Nantes,Rennes,Montpellier and
Toulouse.
• Zone B: Aix-Marseille, Amiens,Besançon,
Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice,
Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims,
Rouen and Strasbourg.
• Zone C: Bordeaux, Paris, Créteil and
Versailles.
Free time
Since 1945 proposals were put forward to
reduce the working week.
In 2001, many sectors switched to the
35-hour week. Different leisure activities to
suit people of different ages, social and
professional backgrounds, standards of living
and personal tastes are very diverse.
The average length of paid holiday is
between 25 and 30 days.The Seaside still comes
out at 44% of the population’s most favourite
holiday resort.The Mountains are another favourite place to go on holiday.
Every household has a radio and families listen to at least France-Inter, RTL, Europe 1 or
other FM radio stations.Almost every household owns a television and can watch national
television (France 2, 3 and France 5, Arte, Le
Soir and the private channels, (TF1, Canal +,
M6). For 118 euros (in 2007) for a TV licence
you can legally own a colour TV.
On 31 March 2005 DigitalTerrestrialTelevision
(TNT) was launched, broadcasting high quality, digital television programmes. All homes
equipped with a simple antenna aerial, plus a
TNT adaptor, can receive 18 free channels plus
around ten subscription channels.
Le savoir-vivre (The “know how”)
If some aspects of French life seem the same
as anywhere else in the world,there is one thing
that the French have and the rest of us don’t,
and that’s ‘savoir-vivre’. The ‘savoir-vivre’
tends to differ among different generations of
French people.
When meeting someone you shake hands
or if you know the person quite well you can
kiss them on both cheeks.You can use‘tu’ when
speaking to your friends and family,but it is better to ‘vous’ everyone else. It is advised not
to phone people after 9pm or to arrive too
early or too late when meeting up with someone and you must make sure to let the person
know when you cannot make it.
When using public transport it is polite to
give your seat to elderly people,pregnant women
or handicapped people; to wait for everyone
to be served before you start eating at the meal
table, to ask permission to smoke, to leave a
tip for waitresses, guides, taxi drivers, etc.
Young people tend to behave in a more frank
and friendly manner (for example, by using
people’s first names).
Entertaining
France is renown for its passion for
gastronomy.Towards the end of the week or
for a special occasion,the French present meals
in a special way. They may put small
plates on bigger plates to make the meal look
more elegant, and in the countryside, people
have kept up the grand old tradition of sitting
down to a big meal. Everyday French cuisine
follows the international trend of giving you
less time to eat to make more time for other
things and eating less because it is healthier.
The French are, therefore, open to variety
but at the same time do not leave their culinary traditions behind. Eating habits vary more
by gender and age, but the recent emphasis
on safe, healthy eating has played an increasingly vital role in the French diet.
Host families
One of the best and most effective ways to
adapt to the French way of life is to live with
a French family. However, unlike Anglo-Saxons,
the French are not used to welcoming students
into their homes as easily, so finding a family
may take some time.Making friends with French
people is a good way to find a family. If all else
fails, the CROUS staff can give you the names
and addresses of host families who are looking
for foreign students and a list of special organisations that can put you in contact with
host families (see chapter 3, p. 85).
FRENCH CULTURAL LIFE
France has been a beacon of culture
and invention all throughout its History.
In the XIII century, the universities of
Paris, Orleans, Toulouse and Montpellier
were already accommodating students
from all over Europe. Rather than plan
your stay for you, we simply would like
to invite you to discover as much as possible about the French culture during
your stay. Below is a list of recommended museums to visit and dates of events
to note down. The CNOUS cultural services also organise student activities.
Museums
and exhibitions
Art and archaeology museums
Most big university towns have museums
that act as living proof of the wealth of France’s
culture. Admissions to national museums are
free on the first Sunday of every month.
In Paris, The Louvre has brought together a range of treasures from Oriental, Greek
and Roman Antiquities as well as paintings of
all eras (Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Vermeer’s
‘Lacemaker’,Watteau’s ‘Le Pierrot’, Chardin’s
‘La Pourvoyeuse’, Delacroix’s ‘The death
of Sardanapale’).
You can get to the Louvre by the glass
pyramid entrance in the middle of the Louvre
Palace’s courtyard that is oppositeTuileries gardens. Metro:Palais Royal;open every day (except
Tuesdays and some Bank Holidays) from
9am-6pm, late night closing at 10pm on
Wednesdays and Fridays; www.louvre.fr.
The Musée d’Orsay displays a vast
collection of XIX Century paintings (Daumier,
Courbet, Millet and also Van Gogh) as well
as famous Impressionist works of art (Monet,
Renoir, Manet, etc.) in the former Orsay
railway station. Main Entrance: 1 rue de la
Legion d’honneur, 75007 Paris, RER Musée
d’Orsay. Open every day except Mondays,
from 9.30am-6pm, late night closing until
9.45pm on Thursdays; www.musee-orsay.fr.
The Capital city is also home to museums
that are dedicated to individual artists: The
National Picasso Museum that was set
up in a XVII Century private hotel and displays
the artist’s paintings, sculptures, illustrations,
etchings and ceramics. You can also find the
work of Rousseau, Cezanne, Derain, Matisse,
Braque and Miro here to name a few. 5, rue
de Thorigny, 75003 Paris; metro Saint Paul.
Open everyday except Tuesdays from 9.305.30pm; www.musee-picasso.fr.
If you like sculptures you’ll find bronze and
marble sculptures byAuguste Rodin and Camille
Claudel at the Rodin museum 77 rue de
Varenne, 75007 Paris; metro Varenne; open
every day except Mondays from 9.30am-5.45pm;
www.musee-rodin.fr.
Nantes ‘Musée des Beaux-Arts’ (Fine
Arts) (10, rue Georges Clémenceau, 44000
Nantes) collection brings together old (Georges
de la Tour, Philppe de Champaigne, Rubens,
Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet…), modern (Sonia
Delaunay, Kandinsky…) and contemporary
works of art (Soulages, Tinguely, Richter…),
mainly European works from the 14th Century
through today. Open daily exceptTuesdays and
Bank Holidays, from 10am to 6pm – late night
opening on Thursdays until 8pm.
The musée du quai Branly, musée des
arts premiers, il présente des collections
exceptionnelles d’objets des civilisations
d’Afrique, d’Océanie, d’ Asie et des Amériques
(37, quai Branly, 75007 Paris; métro AlmaMarceau - Bir Hakem).Tout les samedi à partir de 18h, le musée est gratuit pour les
moins de 26 ans; www.quaibranly.fr.
The Museum of Modern Art in
Villeneuve-d’Ascq (1 allée du musée, 59650,
Villeneuve d’Ascq) displays modern and contemporary art by Modigliani, Léger,Van Dongen,
Buren, Lipchitz, etc; open daily exceptTuesdays,
from 10am to 6pm; www.nordnet.fr/mam.
At the Antoine Vivenel Museum in
Compiègne, you are invited to discover Greek,
Roman and Gaul antiquities, paintings,
sculptures and objets d’art that date from the
Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the modern
day. (2 rue d’Austerlitz 60200 Compiègne;
03 44 20 26 04; www.mairie-compiegne.fr).
Music exhibits
The Cité de la musique includes a museum
based on music, two concert halls (classical
music, contemporary, jazz and world music),
music and dance information centre and an
educational media library.(221 avenue Jean Jaurès
75019 Paris; métro Porte de Pantin; open from
Tuesday-Saturday from Noon till 6pm, Sundays
from 10am-6pm. Information and reservations:
01 44 84 44 84, www.cite-musique.fr).
Science exhibits
Le Palais de la Découverte (The Palace
of Discovery) is home to permanent and
temporary exhibitions and has ‘hands on’
activities and guided tours.The Museum has a
Planetarium and a photo lab.You can have lessons and courses onAstronomy (avenue Franklin
D Roosevelt,75008 Paris,métro:Champs Elysées
Clemenceau;open fromTuesday –Saturday from
9.30am-6pm, Sundays from 10am-7pm.
Information at 01 56 43 20 20. www.palaisdecouverte.fr.
La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
(Science and Industry) organises spectacular
interactive exhibitions, puts on shows and has
Documentation Centres (30 avenue Corentin
Cariou, 75019 Paris, metro Porte de laVillette;
openTuesday-Sunday from 10am-6pm. Sundays
10am-7pm; www.cite-sciences.fr.
The Museum of Natural History has
permanent and temporary exhibitions, shows
films and puts on conferences and educational activities.It also has a menagerie and a media
library (57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris; métro:
Jussieu: open daily except Tuesdays, from
10am to 5pm; reservations: 01 40 79 36 00;
www.mnhn.com).
Futuroscope, a 53 hectare theme park
near Poitiers,brings together all the latest audiovisual technology (giant screens,3D cinema and
surround sound ) and interactive activities;information and reservations: 05 49 49 11 12;
www.futuroscope.com.
Cultural events
For the ‘Fête de la Musique’ (France’s
Annual Music Festival on 21st June),professional
artists and increasingly more classic and modern
amateur musicians from all over the world are
given permission to do live concerts in most of
France’s big towns for the day.The programme of
events is available before the festival on
www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr.
Other successful cultural events take place
each year throughout France: Heritage Days
(September) when historic monuments (ministries, buildings, embassies, banks) are specially
open to the public.
The aim of Science Week is to provide
information on developments in science and
their implications for society. Several universities participate in this.
La Fête de l’Internet brings the public up to
date with issues of information and new technologies; www.fete-internet.fr.
Nantes organises “crazy days” dedicated
to classical music.
Au Printemps de Bourges (Mid April,
to see programme:www.printemps-bourges.com)
and Aux Francofolies de La Rochelle (Mid
July; to see programme: www.francofolies.fr),
enable various French singers to show off their
talent and meet each other.
The techno-parade takes to the streets of
Paris around the 18th September:
www.technoparade.fr.
The Avignon Theatre & Dance Festival
is held every year from the beginning of Juneend of July (box office opens from beginning
of June) where each year, many a well-known
director takes to the stage to put on a play or
a dance performance www.festival-avignon.com.
For La Fête du cinéma (France’s Annual
film festival around the 30th June), you can
see as many films as you like for the price of
one ticket with only 2 euros extra for an
additional ticket. www.feteducinema.com.
The Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
(at the beginning of February) speciality is showing short (French and foreign films); information: 04 73 91 65 73.
www.clermont-filmfest.com.
The Three Continents Film Festival
(late November) in Nantes offers films from
Asia,theAmericas andAfrica presented by some
of their directors.
Comic book lovers are advised not to miss
the annual Comic Book Festival at Angoulême,
which takes place in February or March.
www.bdangouleme.com.
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BEFORE
SETTING OFF
How to plan your stay in France
CampusFrance Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying to a French university for 1st cycle studies .
Are my qualifications recognised in France . . . . . . . .
French language test: the TFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to apply for a VISA that covers the length
of your studies in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short term visa: “student entrance exams” . . . . . . .
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How am I going to pay for my studies
in France?
Necessary resources . . . . . .
Applying for grants . . . . . . . .
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• Checklist of essential documents
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Before setting off
HOW TO PLAN YOUR STAY
IN FRANCE
Regulations for entering the country
as a student for a long period of time are
different from when you are visiting the
country as a tourist.
Obtaining permission to live as a student in
France depends on your financial resources and
upon acceptance of your application for secondary studies.
This application must be presented in
different forms depending upon whether you
are admitted into 1st or 2nd year, masters, or
doctoral level studies. Please note that being
turned down for masters level studies does not
give you any priority for 1st or 2nd year (undergraduate) studies. Therefore, if there is any
doubt, it is advisable to work on both.
Campus France
Centres
Today there are CampusFrance Centres in
about thirty countries :
Algeria,Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon,
Canada, China, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville,
South Korea, United States, Gabon, Guinea,
India, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco,
Mauritius, Mexico, Czech Republic, Russia,
Senegal, Syria,Taiwan,Tunisia,Turkey,Vietnam.
These CampusFrance Centres aim to help
overseas students wishing to study in France
with the university and administrative procedures.
If you live in one of the countries
above, you have to enrol through the
corresponding CampusFrance centre
(fill in the form on the website), to make
your application and to obtain your student visa.
To find the website for each country
go to: www.campusfrance.org
Application for pre-enrolment online
enables your personal electronic file to
be set up. It is a quick and simple operation, and you will be required to make
a payment. This process significantly
speeds up the response time of the establishments and the visa formalities. You
can therefore plan your study visit in the
best possible way.
This online enrolment is followed by
personalised questions both to assess and
to pinpoint your study plan, and the
level of your French language skills (by
proficiency test).
The preliminary
application for
admission (DAP) for
an undergraduate
course in a higher
education institution
When the candidate has chosen a discipline
and the higher education establishment where
they would like to study, an applicant for first
or second year studies must then in December
pick up or ask the Service de cooperation et
d’action culturelle (SCAC) of the Embassy of
France to send a pre-application form (called
“le dossier blanc”) to their home address. In
countries with a CampusFrance Centre,the procedure can be organised online.
The application form is also downloadable on
the web site for the Ministry of Youth, Public
Education and Research: www.education.gouv.fr
Pre-application is a must when applying for
all of the following studies for the first time:first
and second year university studies in Medicine,
Dentistry,Pharmacy and Law.This applies when
the candidate’s secondary qualifications are not
French.
Please note:this process has very strict deadlines. You must consult these on the
CampusFrance websites or on the website of
the Ministry for Higher Education and Research
or the French administration portal.
Special cases
• Candidates that are living in France and have
at least a 1 year Resident’s card must pick
up an application form from their nearest
university;
• European Union and European economic
zone citizens can enrol directly at the
university of their choice without going
through this procedure. These applicants,
and certain others (see table on p. 48) may
also bypass the procedure.
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second choice of university. Similarly, if the
second university does not accept you, they
will send it on to the third
.
For more information, go to the following
websites:
www.campusfrance.org
www.education.gouv.fr
www.service-public.fr
www.cnous.fr
Choosing a university
Students are asked to choose three universities and to put them in order of preference, except when applying to three Parisian
universities (Paris, Créteil,Versailles), where you
can only choose one.
Once the pre-application form has been
filled in and you have enclosed everything
that is required, it must be sent back to your
first choice French university. If your first
choice of university does not accept you, they
will automatically send your form onto your
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Before setting off
Special exemptions
Candidates do not need to go through the
motions of getting a visa card if they are:
• Holders of a French baccalaureate or
holding an exemption certificate, holders
of an international or Franco-German
baccalaureate;
• Students undertaking studies within
the framework of an approved programme agreed between governments
or within a programme defined by an
inter-university convention;
• Students who are recognised as stateless or as refugees by the French office
for the protection of refugees and
stateless persons (OFPRA), and, if necessary, with the permission of the director of this Office, applicants who have
not yet obtained this status;
• Children of diplomats currently holding
posts in France
• Citizens of the European Union and/or
the European Economic Area
• French or overseas government grantholders that are looked after by aggregated French organisations (such as
CampusFrance / CNOUS / EGIDE);
Reminder
In the following cases, application is made directly to the institution:
• Masters or doctoral level students or laboratory research students provided that
they get a place in their chosen university
and that their study years/diplomas are validated (VAE).If a candidates’ diplomas aren’t
validated, they will have to pre-enrol;
• Candidates who wish to enrol in a French
high school (CPGE,STS:preparatory classes
for the hautes écoles, advanced technical
section);
• Students requesting enrolment in an
institution of higher learning that bases
admissions on a portfolio, entrance exam,
panel vote, or degree (IUT, IEP, etc.);
• Students studying at schools that are not
under the ministry of Higher Education and
Research, (for example Schools of music
orAgriculture) must contact the school or
its associated ministry directly.
Are my qualifications
recognised in France?
French educational institutions should recognise qualifications from other countries.There
is no legal equivalent between international
diplomas and French diplomas.
Consequently, an academic board that
consists of a president or the director of the
candidate’s chosen university is responsible for
all decisions regarding validating qualifications
from other countries.
Also, the ENIC-NARIC Centre France has
information on the recognition of academic and
professional diplomas. It provides certificates
for the recognition of study levels for overseas diplomas.
All information relating to this centre can
be found on the website: www.ciep.fr
French language
test: the TCF
To be able to register in a higher education
institution or to receive a certificate of preliminary registration, you will need to have
excellent French language skills.
The TCF (Test of French language
skills) is obligatory for applicants within the
framework of preliminary requests for admission (DAP) to diploma courses at a university
(licence 1 and licence 2) or to a school of architecture;
Candidates who do not hold the DELF B2
or the DALF should take the TCF relevant to
the course for which they are applying,“TCF
for the DAP”. There is a fee for this test.
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The TCF is the official test of the French
Ministry of Education. Only universities,
schools of architecture, French embassies and
the CIEP (International Centre for Educational
Studies) are approved to holdTCF sessions for
the DAP.
Testing
• overseas, students must make contact with
the cultural cooperation and action department at the French embassy in their
country. These departments will provide
information on: the dates of the sessions and
the fees for TCF for the DAP. Once enrolled, students must take theTCF for the DAP
in an establishment indicated by the French
embassy (the French Institute, Alliance
Française, French Cultural Centre, university, etc)
• in France students must take the TCF for
the DAP only in their chosen university or
school of architecture. Usually these establishments organise the sessions for theTCF
for the DAP in January or February. It is
for the students to make direct contact with
the departments of the university or school
of architecture before 31 January.
Test content
The TCF for the DAP lasts a total of 3
hours. It consists of:
• an oral comprehension test: 30 questions
• a test on language structures (grammar
and vocabulary): 20 questions
• a written comprehension test: 30 questions
• a test of written expression (on two subjects: a commentary ondata in 250 words,
and a reasoned argument in 400 words).
For further information go to: www.ciep.fr
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Before setting off
Exemptions
The following persons are exempt from
the French proficiency test:
• holders of a DELF B2 or a DALF C1 or
C2, of a French baccalaureate (awarded
by the French Ministry of Education) a student or graduate from French bilingual
departments on a list established jointly
by the French Ministries of National
Education and of international affairs;
• holders of the assessment test in
French (TEF), organised by the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry in
Paris, and who have obtained 14 out of 20
for the written expression test; (please
note: theTEF qualification is only valid for
one year)
• nationals from countries where French is
an official language: Bénin, Burkina Faso,
Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, GuineaConakry, Mali, Niger, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Sénégal,Togo;
• candidates who are nationals of the countries of the European Economic Area are
exempt from the DAP process, and can
therefore make a direct application to the
university of their choice, which will
decide whether or not they need to take
a language test
How to apply for a
visa that covers the
length of your stay
in France
Obtaining a long term visa
Overseas students who are planning to
study in France must go to their nearest French
Consulate and get information about coming
to France and what you need to do to obtain
a Resident’s card. Students who are not nationals of the 30 countries of the EEA (EU countries plus Norway,Iceland and Lichtenstein),and
who are not nationals of Andorra, Monaco,
Switzerland, San Marino or the Vatican, must
obtain a long-stay visa with the mention “student” to study in France, when they are intending to stay for longer than six months.
You can also refer to the web site for the
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs:
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
No visa, no go
In France and in other European countries,
overseas students who have a temporary
“tourist” visa cannot obtain a French Resident’s
card. Applying for a short-term visa before
coming to France is, therefore, essential.
Overseas students (other than EU nationals)
staying in France for longer than 3 months have
to obtain a student residence permit within
two months of their arrival in France.
Obtaining a short
term visa for ‘entrance
exam students’
The short term ‘étudiant-concours’ visa is
designed for those whose enrolment was guaranteed by a successful interview, test results
or entrance examination.Temporary student
visas (and visa protection) are awarded to those
who can prove that they passed the entry examination. By producing an “etudiant-concours”
visa along with proof of passing the exam, a student may obtain a temporary “student” residency card at the Prefecture of Police.
For shorter stays you can contact the your
country of origin’s Consulate and Embassy for
information on how to obtain a visa.
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Practical information
Ministry of Education has set up a “student portal”, a website for information on Higher
Education options and student life.
In May 2006,the French Ministry for licence,
master and doctorate levels. Education launched a“student portal”. This information can
be accessed in www.etudiant.gouv.fr providing
information on different ways depending on
whether or not higher education courses
and their the student knows which course
he or she professional insertion, to help students wants to take. make “an informed
choice”.
At first glance, going into higher education appears to be a complicated business.
The portal currently has 22,000 courses and
information about them
This portal brings together information
on all higher education courses, for both universities and the “grandes écoles”, for all
levels.
Web links in each category enable further
research.
The portal also has a section on “student
life” with information on fees, grants,
accommodation, student welfare, etc,., and
sections entitled “Going abroad to study”
and “Studying in France”
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Before setting off
Useful Information:
Documents needed when applying for a visa for the first time
Proof of enrolment
To be sent either in the form of a
positive response for a pre-application,
confirmation of pre-enrolment in a staterun or public establishment.The document
must state the level of studies attained and
the chosen discipline. If it’s a public
establishment, the number of lesson hours
and confirmed payment of fees for the year
ahead must be mentioned.
Student‘Au pairs’ (work placement – home
help, Chapter 3, p. 78): One of the following is
required: Host family exchanges organised by
the Department of Employment and Careers,
Overseas manual worker’s service.
Proof of funding
• If the student is a grant-holder, they need
to produce: on the grant company’s letter
headed paper, a document that states the
amount of the grant allocated and the length
of time that it covers.
If someone who lives in France financially
supports the student, they will need to produce a letter written and signed by this person.A photocopy of this person’s identity card
or passport, proof of income (guarantor’s
last three pay slips, or proof of pension payments if retired,and their last income notice).
If the student depends on funding from
overseas: he/she will need to prove that they
have a bank account in which to transfer
money from their country of origin (thus,
enabling the guarantor or funding company to
make all signed transactions in French).They
will also need to produce either the written
agreement signed or a letter confirming funding by the candidate’s country of origin.
Medical
All overseas students who are resident cardholders must have a medical exam in France by
a French doctor who is a member of the OMI
’office des migrations internationales’. If the
overseas student is a French government
grant- holder,the exam can be done in the country of origin by an accredited doctor of the
ANAEM (formerly the Office for International
Migration)
Parental Consent
Students under the age of 18 must have
their parent or guardians consent before
studying in France.
Obligatory vaccinations
If your country of origin has recently been
hit by an epidemic, certain vaccinations may
be required.
Contact your nearest French Consulate before setting off,
or look at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs website:
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr: enter “visa” into the search engine box.
You can also look at the website: http//vosdroitsservice-public.fr/particuliers/F223l.xhtml
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Before setting off
HOW TO FINANCE YOUR
STUDIES IN FRANCE
Before setting off, it is necessary to specify which financing method you are going
to use to fund your stay.
You will need to work out a budget that
takes into account your resources and gives
you a rough guide to your financial needs.
Financial support can be provided either by:
• The candidate’s family
• A higher education grant
• A loan
Necessary
resources
The French minimum wage
The minimum wage ‘le SMIC’ in France has
been around 1,321.02 gross since 1st July
2008, 1,037.53 net, based on the 35 hour working week).
Such a small wage leaves little room for
extravagant spending.
Student privileges
Students can benefit from “special
treatment” in France.
• Subsidised university canteens;
• Possible student accommodation (Halls of
residence, Guesthouses, ‘HLM’ basic
accommodation (equivalent of council
flats);
• Special Student transport rates
(see chapter 3).
These special deals should enable students
to stretch their budgets to cover their basic
living costs as well as student expenses (books,
going out, etc.)
Monthly needs
In France, a student can live reasonably
well on a sum of anything between 700 and
850 euros per month.
This amount of money should cover the
costs of rent and deposit, food, healthcare, going
out, leisure, etc. Overseas students are advised
not to come to France empty-handed. Students
are therefore expected to try and save up for
the stay in France.About 430 euros is a good
estimate of the amount of money you’ll need
every month. You could end up needing less
money if you take into account all the facilities
available to students (i.e. living with relatives
in France).
Fees for schooling
The annual rate for school fees in State-run
higher education establishments varies between
165 and 900 euros and according to the curriculum. But this amount can be higher, particularly in certain private establishments, where
they may be 3000 to 7000, if not more.
Please note: course fees should be added to
these enrolment fees, and may be much higher
than the enrolment fees.
Social cover
Overseas students are entitled to student
social security:
- if he or she is under 28 years old (this limit
can be extended for some specific courses of
study or situations);
- if they are following a complete initial training in a higher education establishment;
- if they are not covered by any other social
security system;
Where students are not eligible for student
social security, the CMU ‘Couverture Maladie
Universelle’, in some cases, can allow them to
benefit from social security through health
costs.
Students should contact their local CPAM
‘Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie’.
How to finance your studies in France
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Indicative monthly budget
(excluding fees for schooling)
his estimated monthly budget is for a single student who,
as is typical for students, is not in university housing
Rent (including utilities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 €
Restaurant meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 €
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 €
School supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 €
Cultural events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 €
Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 €
General maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 €
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .725 €
Applying for grants
The different types of maintenance
grants available
There are three types of grants for students
who would like to study in France.
• Grants that are allocated by the French
government and arranged by diverse organisations. The French Embassy’s Cultural
and cooperation services (SCAC) in
the candidate’s countries of origin are
the only organisation to award these
grants.
To look at the list of addresses go to
the Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs website:
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/annuaire
• Overseas government maintenance grants
are awarded to students who want to pursue their studies abroad (contact the State
organisation that deals with grants);
• International and non-governmental
foundations as well as associations award
maintenance grants also.
To at have a look at the list of the last two
types of maintenance grants, pick up a copy of
the UNESCO: Bi-annual guide to studying abroad.
Copies can be ordered on the UNESCO website: www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad
Grant applications must be made a year in advance
before you plan to come to France. It is not possible to have more than one grant from the same
institution or from two different institutions.
Students who were awarded maintenance
grants from their country of origin must inform
their Embassy or Consulate at home know that
they have arrived safely in France.Those of you who
are grant-holders with international maintenance
grants or non-governmental grant-holders (ONG:
‘Organisation non gouvernemental’) must similarly
contact the grant-awarding organisation in France.
Travel costs
MAEE grant-holders’ out and in bound
flights are usually paid for by the grant-awarding body, which may also pay for travel in
France between the arrival point and destination.
For other grant-holders (from overseas
governments, foundations, international bodies)
the transfer from the arrival point to the destination (and the return transfer) may be paid
for either by the grant-awarding body or by
the student.
We advise non grant-holders to contact
several different airlines and travel agents and
to “shop around” for the cheapest ticket and
good student deals.Whether you are heading
for Paris or not, travel agents usually offer you
the widest choice of routes and connections.
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Before setting off
Practical Information:
Checklist of essential documents
• A valid passport or identity card;
• A long term “student” visa;
• A cover letter from the French Embassy’s
Cultural services in the candidate’s
country of origin for French government
grant-holders only;
• About 10 passport sized black & white
photos (3.5x4.5cm);
• The originals and their certified translations
of all secondary and further education
qualifications that provide access to higher
education in the candidate’s country;
• A detailed account of examination and
coursework grades from the last two
years of study. Candidate’s grades are
essential for enrolment in preparatory
classes for ‘les Grandes Ecoles’, in some
IUT’s and some university disciplines;
• A detailed programme of the candidate’s
curriculum, subjects studied and grades
obtained during further education;
• A detailed research project to be enclosed
in your application form for postgraduate
study;
• A letter from the university, confirming that
the candidate has been offered a place on
their chosen course;
• Authorised translation of written proof of
Income;
• The authorised translation of candidate’s
Birth Certificate.
• The originals of all written evidence
presented to the consulate to obtain the
visa. These may need to be shown at
Customs and when applying for the
resident’s card.
If you want to have a car in France:
• International insurance card;
• A valid driving licence that will allow you
to drive for two years in France, to be
exchanged for a French driving licence or
an international driving licence after one
year.
If you want to import a car:
• You must have ‘a carte grise’ or a proof of
ownership for the vehicle;
• An International insurance card ‘carte
verte’
And especially:
• A sum of money of at least 150 euros to
cover the very first expenses.
For any complimentary information before
setting off contact the Service de coopération et d’action culturelle (SCAC) in the
nearest French Embassy to where you
live or refer to CampusFrance’s website:
www.campusfrance.org. For educational guidance contact the universities’ information and
support services and the ONISEP website
‘Office National d’information sur les enseignements et les professions’: www.onisep.fr,
under “Je recherche... une formation”.
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SETTLING IN
Arriving in France
Custom control
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Practical:The arrival in Paris .
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All you need to know about: What to do when you get to Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Documents needed when applying for a residents card for the first time
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p. 63
p. 66
p. 69
‘Œuvres universitaires’ Student information services
University life starts
at the CROUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The university canteen service
‘At the heart of student life’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• How to get a flat in universitary residence? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary employment service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New and confused?
Working professionally while studying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The CROUS student welfare services are here to help . . . . . . .
‘Le Dossier social étudiant’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CROUS Cultural Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
‘Œuvres universitaires’ overseas student information services .
• Local and regional ‘Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires’ student welfare centres
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cover student
Social Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Student insurance companies ‘les mutuelles étudiants’ .
• Special procedures for grant-holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Learning French as a foreign language
Learning French prior to coming to France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Learning French in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French national diplomas: DILF, DELF and DALF . . . . . . . . . . .
Test of knowledge of French test: the TCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Alliance Française diplomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) exams
University diplomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teacher training courses in teaching French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short teaching courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ARRIVING IN
FRANCE
Going to a new country is a real test.
Discovering a new environment, learning
new customs, rules and regulations is never
easy. The best way to adapt to the change
of environment and to make your stay
worthwhile is to get information in advance
and to find out what are the first things you
need to do when you arrive.
Going through Customs
When you arrive at the airport, like all travellers, overseas students must go through
Customs:
Passport/Identity card check for people
from European Union member states and
Customs driving licence and foreign currency
check (see table below).
Customs restrictions
1 - The following
regulations
apply to all
travellers.
There are certain goods that are banned or
restricted (counterfeit, weapons, animals, products that are protected by the Convention of
InternationalTrade and Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna & Flora,telecommunications equipment, cultural items, narcotics or psychotropics, etc).
-If you are a non-European Union
citizen:
You can legally bring up to 175 euros worth
of goods per person (90 euros if the person is
under 15) that you have bought or that have
been given to you in France without having to
declare them to Customs.
Personal belongings contained in your
luggage, whose nature or quantity does not
denote that they are for selling purposes,are permitted. In addition to“allowance” goods,travellers are allowed* limited:
Cigarettes:
200 unités
or cigarillos: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 unités
or cigars: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 unités
or tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250g
and
Coffee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 g
or Coffee extract or essence: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 g
Tea: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 g
or tea extract or essence: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 g
and
Alcoholic Beverages
Wine: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 litres
FortifiedWines with an alcohol
content of over 22%: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 litre
or FortifiedWines with an alcohol
content of 22% or less: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 litre
and
Perfume: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 litres
and
Eau de toilette: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 centilitres
* Persons under the age of 17 cannot
import tobacco or alcohol.
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Customs restrictions (continuation)
Medicines: medicines are allowed when they
are imported for personal use, that is, in quantities corresponding to 3 months treatment
without a prescription (or larger quantities
with a prescription), and if they are carried in
your luggage. For medicines containing narcotics or psychotropics, a prescription is obligatory.
NB:if the amount carried exceeds that corresponding to personal use,importation will not
be permitted.
Tobacco and alcohol products can be imported within the authorised allowance limits.
For example, if you buy 100 cigarettes, and
you only use half your allowance for this category of tobacco, you can then take the remaining allowance as cigarillos (50 pieces),cigars (25
pieces) or tobacco (125g).
- If you are a European Union citizen:
On 1st January 1993,the tax and duty regulations on the borders between European
Countries were abolished.
You no longer have to declare goods
from EU Member States on which you
should pay duty or tax if your purchases are
for your own personal use (on which you
pay the EU country’s corresponding VAT).
Nevertheless there are quantity limits
that have been fixed for certain goods. If you
exceed the limit, then the merchandise is
considered to be for selling purposes.
Therefore you will have to go along with the
right documents and settle the duty and tax
required.
Cigarettes : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 pièces
Cigarillos
(weighing 3 grams each) : . . . . . . . . 400 pièces
Cigars : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 pièces
Smoking tobacco: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 kg
Spirits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 litres
(Gin,Whisky, etc)
Fortified wines and
other liquors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 litres
(Vermouth, Port, etc))
Wine (only 60 Litres of this
can be Sparkling) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 litres
Beer : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 litres
Useful information: temporary arrangements allow the transport of tobacco products
manufactured by visitors coming from new
member states of the European Union (Bulgaria,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Slovakia,Slovenia,Czech Republic and Romania).
These measures are intended to maintain the
tax-free limit of 200 cigarettes.
Over and above this quantity you must
declare your cigarettes to the customs service,
and pay the excise duties applicable in France.
Note: this limit may vary depending on the
countries listed above
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2 - Your personal
belongings and
valuables
In addition to a traveller’s “allowance”
goods, people who are coming to study in
France can bring study materials. (Student
essentials and suitable second-hand furniture for a student’s room).The allowance is
allocated to students at least once a year on
presentation of the following documents:
• An attestation of attendance;
• 2 copies of a detailed, approximate inventory dated and signed;
• An attestation from the Director of the
establishment that mentions the course’s
starting date;
• A (CERFA n°10070*01) proof of purchase
for furniture of value and other valuables.
Customs will give you a copy for the inventory.
(*) European Union Member States:Germany,
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Danemark,
Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hongry,
Irland,Italy,Lettonia,Lituania,Luxembourg,Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic,
United Kingdom,Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.
For further information do not hesitate to
contact the Customs Information Service on:
0 820 02 44 44 (0.12€/mn)
Email: ids@douane.gouv.fr
Money
Bringing various forms of money in and
out of the country is not restricted.
However both French people and foreigners entering or leaving the country with a sum
of €10,000 (including cash, cheques, travellers’
cheques,bills of exchange and foreign letters of
credit,cash vouchers,capital bonds,stocks and
shares and other letters of credit negotiable by
the bearer, etc) must make a written declaration:
• To the Customs department if you come
from a non-European Union member state;
• To the ‘service des titres du commerce
extérieur’ ‘(SETICE’ 16, rue Ives Toudic,
75010 Paris –Tel: 01 40 40 39 00) at least
15 days before you travel if you are coming
from an EU member state or if during your
travels you can make a written declaration
to one of the inter-community customs
departments that still exist between the
boundaries.
Useful information
To give up (by sale, hire, loan) duty-free
goods you must pay charges and taxes associated
with importation taxes.
Paris Customs Information Centre :
84, rue d’Hauteville
75498 Paris cedex 10
Tél. : 01 53 24 68 24
www.douanes.gouv.fr
You can also enquire at a French Customs
and Excise office or at a regional French Customs
& Excise department.For a wide range of information and a list of contact details for French
Customs & Excise, go to their website at:
www.douane.gouv.fr.
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Your personal
vehicle:
If you live outside the European Union:
There are no formalities to comply with
if you are staying in France for less than six
months, and if you leave with your personal vehicle.
During your stay in France, you cannot
lend, hire out or hand over your vehicle to
a resident of the European Union.
If you live in the European Union:
If you buy a non-community vehicle for
your private use, you must go through the
customs formalities and pay the fees and
taxes.
When you arrive in France the fuel in the
tank of your private vehicle and in a fuel can
(max 10L) is exempt from duty and taxes.
Plants and plant
products
Certain plants and plant products, because
they may spread harmful organisms, are
automatically subject to a phytosanitary
test on entry into the EU community member state.
However, there are some exceptions to
the phytosanitary inspection when the plants
have been imported under the following,
cumulative conditions:
• in small quantities
• in the visitor’s personal luggage
• for consumption while travelling or for
non-commercial reasons
Food products
and products of
animal origin
Food products and products of animal origin, such as powdered milk and baby foods,
special food products required for medical
reasons, can be carried in the luggage of visitors coming from a third country, providing
that the following, cumulative conditions are
fulfilled:
• products not requiring refrigeration
before being consumed;
• pre-packed, branded products;
• products in original packaging.
NB: The importation of any other personal items of meat, milk or dairy products
is only permitted by customs authorization
on arrival, and on presentation of official
veterinary documents.
Products other than meat, and meatbased products are authorised in quantities
under 1kg (e.g. fish).
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Arrival in Paris: airport and train stations
Parisian airports
Orly Sud et Ouest :
• Informations and reservations services
Air France from 6:30am to 11:45pm,
Tel: 3654 (€0.34/mn)
Charles-de-Gaulle
- Roissy 1 et Roissy 2 :
• Informations and reservations services
Air France 6:30am to 11:45pm,
Tel: 08 92 10 48 (€0.48/mn)
• passenger information centre 24/24,Tél. : 3950 (€0.34/mn)
Flight information: - refer to website Aéroport de Paris: www.adp.fr
- for Air France flight, got to website: www.airfrance.fr
© Aéroport de Paris (AOP)
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All you need to know
about what to do when you get to Paris Airports and train Stations (continuation)
Airport-Paris bus service
Air France Coaches
Round the clock information:0892 350 820
(0.45 € /mn)
• Orly South, Orly West- Paris
Buses leave every 15 minutes from 6am-11pm
pm for‘Invalides’ Station (in the centre of Paris)
and stop at ‘Gare Montparnasse’.
• Paris-Orly - The RER line C (direction
Versailles,Western Suburb) stops at the Parisian
Stations that run along the River Seine,such as
the Gare d’Austerlitz.The Orlyval shuttle bus
links up with the RER line B, which runs from
the North – South of Paris.The first train is at
6am.The last train is at 11pm.
The journey takes: 35 minutes.
Fare: 9 euros
The journey takes: 8 minutes.
FTrains come every 4 to 7 minutes.
Fare: Orly - Paris : 9.30 euros ;
• Charles de Gaulle Roissy 1 and Roissy 2- Paris:
Air France coach line n°2 stops at ‘Place de
l’Etoile’ at the corner of rue Carnot and Porte
Maillot on boulevard Gouvion Saint-Cyr
opposite the Méridien Hotel.The coaches leave
from aérogare I,at the arrivals gate n° 34,aérogare II Hall A & C gate n° 5, Hall B & D gate n°
6. Coaches leave the airport every 15 minutes
from 5:45am-11pm.
• Charles de Gaulle Etoile/Roissy-Paris
The RER line B (direction Robinson or SaintRémy-les-Chevreuse, Southern suburb) runs
through Paris, stopping at Gare du Nord,
Châtelet, Saint-Michel,The Latin Quarter, Port
Royal, Luxembourg.To get to the RER For the
RER station, take CDG VAL and get off at the
station for Terminal 2 or Terminal 3.
The journey takes: 35 to 50 minutes.
Fare: 14 euros.
•Air France coach line n° 4 goes to the Gare de
Lyon (boulevard Diderot) and the Gare
Montparnasse (rue du Commandant Mouchotte).
Coaches leave from aérogare I at the arrivals gate
n° 34 and aérogare 2A & 2C, exit 2 from 2C.
• Orly - Charles de Gaulle Roissy link
Air France coach service (line n° 3) runs from
6:00-10:30pm.
Fare: 16 euros.
Alternatively: take the ‘Orlyval’ from Orly
Airport and then change to the RER underground train line B
Fare: 17,20 euros
RER (réseau express régional)
Is the train system which is both the‘Métro’
and the ‘RER’ rolled into one and stops at all
the main transfer stations where you will see
the‘correspondance’ sign,meaning that the station is linked to Paris’s Métro system.
RATP
Paris’s public transport system runs Paris’s
underground and bus system and part of the
RER in conjunction with France’s National
Railway, the SNCF (Société Nationale des
Chemins de Fer Français).
• Roissy :
- The bus service from Roissy-Paris (OpéraRoissy-Charles de Gaulle) leaves every fifteen
minutes.The first bus is at 5:45 am from Opéra
and the first bus from Roissy is at 6am.The
last bus from both stations is at 11pm.
The journey takes: 45 to 60 minutes ;
Buses leave every 15 to 20 minutes ;
Fare: 8,40 euros.
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about what to do when you get to Paris Airports and train Stations(continuation)
Airport-Paris bus service (continuation)
- The first bus from Roissy leaves at 5am.The
last bus leaves at Midnight. Buses leave every
15 minutes.
Fréquence de passage : 15 minutes.
The journey takes: 25 minutes to get to ‘Gare du
Nord’,and 45 minutes to get to Denfert-Rochereau.
A bus ticket from Orly-Paris costs 8.20 euros.
Taxis
There are plenty of taxis at Orly and Roissy
airport.The average fare during the day to the
centre of Paris varies from 50 euros from
Roissy and 31 euros from Orly with 1 euro per
piece of luggage that weighs over 5kg.
Paris’ railway stations
The National Railway Company, the
SNCF, owns all of Paris’s Railway Stations:
Gare d’Austerlitz
The trains from this station go down to the
South West of France (Bordeaux, ClermontFerrand, Limoges, Orléans, Pau, Perpignan,
Poitiers,Toulouse,Tours) and to the Southern
suburbs (also linking up with main lines that
lead to Spain and Portugal).
Gare de l’Est
Asitsnameimpliestrainsfromthisstation cover
the East of France (including Metz, Nancy,
Reims, and Strasbourg), the Eastern suburbs
and main lines that go to Germany, Austria,
Poland, Russia or Scandinavia.
Gare de Lyon
Paris’s High Speed (TGV) train station.The
trains from this station go to the South East of
France (Aix-en-Provence,Besançon,Chambéry,
Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Lyon,
Marseille,Montpellier,Nice,Nîmes,Saint-Etienne,
the South Eastern suburbs and link up with main
lines that lead to Switzerland, Italy and the
Balkans
Gare Montparnasse
The High-Speed (TGV) trains from this station
go to the SouthWest andWest of France (Angers,
Bordeaux, Nantes, Poitiers, Tours, Rennes) and
theWestern and North-western suburbs and link
upwiththemainlinesleadingtoSpainandPortugal.
Gare du Nord
The trains from this station go to the North of
France (Amiens,High Speed train (TGV) to Lille)
and the suburbs to the North of Paris and link up
with the main lines leading to England,Belgium,The
Netherlands,and Northern Germany.
Gare Saint-Lazare
The trains from this station go to the North of
France (Amiens,High Speed train (TGV) to Lille)
and the suburbs to the North of Paris and link up
with the main lines leading to England,Belgium,The
Netherlands,and Northern Germany.
CDG airport 2 TGV station
This station serves many French towns as well
as Brussels from Charles De Gaulle 2.You will find
additional, more precise information (including
train timetables) from all French stations and on
the website: www.gares-en-mouvement.com
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about what to do when you get to Paris Airports and train Stations (continuation)
Domestic transport system
If you are not heading to Paris, you can travel by plane by booking a domestic flight.
Travelling by train is a good way to
travel if there are high-speed (TGV) trains to
your chosen destination.Information is available
at the airport on how to get to the relevant
transfer station in Paris (there are six stations,
see“Practical Information”:Arriving in Paris See
previous page).
Transporting luggage
If your hand luggage is in excess of the required allowance,you must let theAirline Company
or the SNCF know in advance.Luggage trolleys
are available at the airports and train stations.
Self-service lockers or luggage offices allow
travellers to temporarily leave their luggage in a
safe place,providing that they look after the key
or locker number in order to get their belongings back (see Chapter 4).
First administrative
procedure: enrolment
In France the university year is generally from
September to June, but research and studies
can be done during the summer months.
Applications should be made directly or by
post to the registry office at the establishment
that you are applying to, which will then send
you information about required documents
that you will have to provide.
Every foreign student obliged to pre-enrol
must individually and definitively enrol each year.
SNCF Information
For information about train times,
ticket prices or to reserve main line and
international bound train tickets you can call:
+33 (0)8 92 35 35 35 (0.45 €/mn) from 6am to
midnight.
- Or look at the SNCF web site:
www.sncf.com where you can check train
times and book and pay for tickets online.
- PublicTransport Information for the Paris
region: +33 (0)8 91 36 20 20 (0.30 €/mn)
The Paris-Gallieni International Bus
Station: www.eurolines.fr
TheTravelAgents‘Euorlines’ run a coach service that is situated on the outskirts of Paris and
of most European towns (for information about
Eurolines and the Paris-Gallieni Bus station call
+33 (0)8 92 69 52 52 (0.45 € /mn).
You can contact the Paris Centre at Métro
Station ‘Gallieni’.
There are two stages to the final enrolment procedure:administrative enrolment and pedagogical
enrolment.
Administrative enrolment
This officially accords you student status. Each
university independently determines the conditions
for this important administrative step, but be
aware that you can pick up an enrolment form from
the beginning of July.The university will inform you
of the date limits for handing in the enrolment form
and paying tuition fees. Basically the enrolment
entails being issued with a student card that is valid
for the academic year (from 1st October to
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For certain fields of study there are other
costs in addition to enrolment costs: correspondence, duplicated lecture notes, joint subject
courses.
Enrolment fees also include contributions to university preventive medicine.To learn more about
this, go to Chapter 4,“Social Cover” p. 112.
30th September of the following year).
If your student card is not provided
immediately, you must ask for an attestation of
enrolment.You will need this in order to obtain
your residency card.
We recommend that you keep your student
card with you at all times.
University course fees
Fees for a year’s schooling with a view to passing a national diploma in a state-run institution of
higher education range from 150 to 900 € depending upon the type of degree (including use of libraries). If you are under 28 years old, you are also
required to pay 192 € to register with the student
social security system (in 2007-2008).
Pedagogical enrolment
This second and final part of the enrolment
procedure registers you for all the courses you
must take (determining your schedule) and lays
out the conditions for validating your grades.
It is free, and you must register at the ‘Unité
de Formation et de Recherche’ (UFR) that deals
with your course.
Students then,choose their subjects,modules
‘unités d’enseignement’, study support groups
‘travaux pratiques,travaux dirigés’ and class times.
Students are advised to get information about
the different enrolment procedures (including
entry requirements and calendar) in all higher education establishments (other than universities) by
directly contacting the establishment of their
choice.
The administrative enrolment application form
Even though each university independently defines the contents of this form,
expect to provide:
a) Certified proof of level of study obtained.
Students must enclose the originals of
their certificates, attestations or grade
sheets along with the translations in French,
along with a copy;
b) a birth certificate or civil registry record.
A photocopy of your passport with residency visa,or identity card for citizens of
European Union member countries;
c) Certified proof of Insurance cover:Proof
that you have student social security, or
that you have adequate insurance cover
if you are not eligible for student social
security (see Chapter 3, p. 93);
d) The university will provide you with
an enrolment sheet (often called an
“enrolment file”), which you are
required to complete with all
requested information (birth certificate,
etc.) as precisely as possible.This will
be essential for the school’s
administration of your studies and to
generate statistics on higher learning
in France;
e) Registration sheet for a ‘mutuelle
étudiante’ (Student insurance company)
if you have decided to take out
supplemental insurance;
f) 3-6 passport-sized photos.
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Applying for
a resident’s card
Date limits
Foreign Students who come to France to study
for a period of more than three months must apply
to their nearest‘Prefecture’ (Police Headquarters)
for a temporary student resident’s card as soon
as they arrive.
Length of validity
The validity of your temporary student card
corresponds to the validity of your passport.It cannot exceed the length of your period of study. It
is valid for a maximum of one year. However, you
can renew your card.When renewing your card,
your plans for study will act as a serious enough
reason for the‘Prefecture’ to re-issue a new temporary student resident’s card.Students will be judged by their examination results obtained. The
prefecture will only acknowledge an application
when they have sufficient reason to believe in a student’s capacity to see through their plans for
study in France.
Where do you need to go?
In Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon and Nice:
• You must go to the reception centre for
overseas citizens at the‘Prefecture de Police’:
13 rue Miollis,75015 PARIS (metro Ségur,line
10 or Cambronne line 6 or by buses 80, 39,
70, 89, Monday toThursday from 8:45 am to
4:30 pm, and on Friday from 8:45 am to 4:00
pm) with all the necessary documents that
prove that you are an overseas citizen in France
(Visa and University registration document).
• Some establishments have their own depot of
overseas student’s files (see university educational services). Students who are registered
here do not have to go to the ‘Prefecture de
Police’,but must go to the centre that has the
file that was passed on from the depot (the
residence permit is issued by the prefecture).
If you are living in Paris’s suburbs:
• In the suburbs bordering on Paris:
Students must go to the county’s police
headquarters
• In the provinces:
Students must go to their nearest police station
or to the local sub-prefecture or police headquarters.
An information help-line is open to overseas citizens: +33 (0)1 58 80 80 58 from 8:35 am-5:25 pm.
Obtaining your resident’s card
After handing in the application form,
students will receive acknowledgement of receipt
and an appointment to come and collect their card.
Students have to collect their temporary Resident’s
card themselves and pay a tax of 55 euros.
You must provide your Resident’s card to your
chosen university’s admissions service in order to
receive a student card.
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Resident’s Card
Documents needed when applying for a resident’s card for the first time
A valid passport (original + 2 photocopies of
the pages that mention your date and place of
birth,the expiry date of your passport and visa).
If you are married or divorced and if your date
of birth or your maiden name is not mentioned on your passport,you must enclose a marriage or divorce certificate or an identity
certificate from the consulate (original + photocopy).
Certificated proof of studies (originals + photocopies): Social security registration certificate,
proof of enrolment and Pre-enrolment in a staterun or public educational institution or in a training school.
If the studies undertaken do not correspond to
a final honours course or university course,the
certificates must state the university’s aggregated establishment number;the nature of study;
the length of the course; course times and the
number of lesson hours per week; the sum of
fees paid for one trimester.
Certificated proof of permanent home
address (original and photocopy).
• If you are renting a flat or living on your own,
you must enclose your last gas or electricity bill
or your home insurance contract or a rent
receipt.
• If you are lodging with someone, you must
ask your landlord to give you a document (a template is available in overseas student offices at
the prefecture de Police) that proves that you
are living under the same roof.A photocopy of
their passport, identity card or resident’s card,
and if your landlord is not a European Union
citizen, they will need to give you an (original)
the latest gas, electricity or rent statement or
proof of ownership of the property.
• If you are lodging in a hostel,then you will have
to produce an attestation from the director
of the hostel.
If you are not an EU citizen (with the
exception of people from Switzerland),you must
provide proof that you have a long-term visa that
is adapted to your situation.
• Either a long-term visa that will allow you to
obtain a student resident’s card;
• Or a short-term visa entitled ‘étudiantconcours’, which only applies to students
whose admission depends on whether they
have passed the entrance exam.Therefore, a
temporary visa will not entitle students who
fail their entrance exam to obtain a resident’s
card.
Certificated proof of sufficient funding:
EU citizens simply need an attestation stating
that they have been allocated sufficient funding*.
Non-EU citizens must produce all the necessary documents that are required by the consulate to obtain a visa. If the person is employed
by a third party,proof of employment,together
with 3 latest pay slips and tax assessment. For
overseas students that have grants from their
country of origin and for students on European
Union exchange programmes, a copy of their
grant form will be sufficient.
*Funding that is the equivalent of 70% of the
French Government’s monthly maintenance
benefit (70% = 430 euros per month for the year
2007).
3 recent, frontal, black & white or in
colour passport-sized photos (3.5cm x
4.5cm),that bear a resemblance to the student
(without any headgear).
1 stamped addressed envelope with sufficient postage
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Resident’s Card
Documents needed when applying for a resident’s card for the first time (continuation)
A valid passport (same procedure as for
the first time you applied).
Certificated proof of a permanent
home address (same procedure as for the
first time you applied).
The previous resident’s card (original
+ photocopy).
Certificated Proof of studies (originals
+ photocopies):first resident’s card application
form (see procedures for applying for a resident’s card for the first time), as well as any
other documents that prove that the student has been in school during the last
twelve months (attendance certificate, qualifications obtained,etc).A list of courses studied since the student has been in France
and their study plans for the coming year.
Certificated Proof of sufficient funding
for the current year: students must
enclose.All documents that state the amount
of grant that they have been allocated.
For the coming year: grant holders must
produce an official document on the
company’s headed paper that states the
amount of grant allocated, the length of time
that it covers and the nature of the course
that was studied.
• Non-grant holders that are financially supported by a guarantor in France must
provide:
• a letter written and signed by the guarantor
or funding company (by following the
template available from the reception
centre for overseas citizens at the
‘Prefecture de Police’).
• a photocopy of the guarantor’s valid
identity card or passport and proof of
income (their last three pay slips, or proof
of pension payments if retired, and their
last income notice).
• Students who are financially supported by
organisations overseas: must provide travellers cheques, foreign exchange office
receipts or any other document that proves
that they are regularly receiving financial aid
from an overseas-based organisation and
states the amount of monthly grant allocated.
• Students working part-time your three
latest pay cheques. In fact, except for
Algerian students, the temporary student
residence permit authorises up to 964
hours of work per year. Algerian students
should apply for a temporary work permit.3 recent, frontal, black & white
passport-sized photos (3.5cm x 4.5cm),
that bear a resemblance to the student
(without any headgear).
A doctor’s certificate as proof of having
had a medical examination from the
Agence Nationale de l’Accueil des Etrangers
et des Migrations (ANAEM) which only needs
to be presented the first time the resident’s
card is renewed.
‘Prefecture de Police’ addresses can be
found on the Minister of the Interior’s
web page: www.interieur.gouv.fr under ‘les
préfectures’.
* ‘Service de la Main d’Œuvre Etrangère’
(MOE) that is part of the DDTEFP
‘Directions Départementales du Travail, de
l’Emploi et de la Formation’professional
training. The Ministry of Employment and
Solidarity’s web page lists all the DDTEF and
‘Préfectures de Police’ addresses:
www.travail.gouv.fr
For further information,go to the website:
www.service-public.fr; enter “overseas students” into search.
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‘ŒUVRES UNIVERSITAIRES’
STUDENT INFORMATION
SERVICES
Founded in 1955, the ‘Œuvres Universitaires’
student welfare services set out to improve
higher education students’ working and living
conditions in order to enable them to make
the most out of their studies.
The‘Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires
et Scolaires’ (CNOUS) operates, organises and
plays a vital role in running 28 regional centres
(CROUS),16 local centres (CLOUS) and over 40
smaller branches that offer student information services and are there to cater to students needs.
• About 2.2 million students can benefit from
the various CNOUS services that are provided by a workforce of 12,000 employees.
• The ‘Œuvres Universitaires’ annual budget
peaked, in 2008 at more than 1 billion euros,
of which 32.05 % is financed by France’s
Ministry of Higher Education and Research,
3.24 % by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
European Affairs and 64.71 % by their own
financial resources.
All students who benefit from these services
can take part in the daily running of CROUS life
in the different establishments by being elected a
representative via the board of governors‘Conseil
d’administration’.
University life starts
at the CROUS
(See section Local and regional ‘Œuvres
Universitaires et Scolaires’ student welfare centres,
p.85)
The CROUS services cover every aspect of
student life:
• Student catering services: 54.4 million
reduced-rate meals were served every day in
2007 the CROUS’ s 870 canteens;
• Accommodation: 155,000 students are
accommodated in one of France’s biggest
student lodgings agency that has halls of
residence and HLM‘habitations à loyer modéré’
equivalent of inexpensive accommodation
provided by the local council;The CROUS "offcampus" service also offers student accommodation with private landlords.
• In 2006, 265,039 international students
were enrolled in a French state-run university,
which corresponded to 12% of the quota, that
universities had to meet.The Œuvres Universitaires
student services directly dealt with 14,000 overseas French Government or International organisation grant-holders;
• Culture: 1,200,000 were allocated to the
CROUS to be spent on Campus-based and
student cultural activities (700“Culture actionS”
activities were set up);
• Employment:The CROUS offers students
the possibility to find temporary work.You can
look at job offers on the different CROUS websites by connecting to the CROUS online network: www.cnous.fr; click on CNOUS –
CROUS.
• Student Welfare: In 2007 the CROUS
provided students in difficulty with over
6 million euros of emergency assistance
through donations and loans.
• Grants: the University Services manage
the student financial assistance from the
Ministry of Higher Education and Research:
489,853 awards were made in 2006-2007
for social reasons (social criteria, university criteria, on merit, study allocations, personal loans)
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The canteen service
‘At the heart
of student life’
The ‘Œuvres Universitaires’ provides student
restaurant facilities. 604 canteens are run directly
by the CROUS, and 248 are certified by the
CROUS.
The ‘Restaurants Universitaires’ are (affectionately known as ‘Resto U’) a central part of
student life that enables students to get together
and enjoy a balanced meal.
Quality food hygienically prepared
The menu on offer is prepared according to
strict food hygiene standards using the HACCP
(Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).
Each restaurant undergoes national and regional health and safety inspections.
sant bars,chip bars that provide students with
snacks and fast food throughout the day at university, at their halls of residence or in the eating
areas.
Several CROUS (Lille, Créteil, Bordeaux,
Grenoble,La Réunion) are equipped with fast food
vans on their university campuses and in halls
of residence.
Approved restaurants
Approved restaurants are companies run independently of the CROUS but which nevertheless
accept student payment by university restaurant
voucher. They are set up in locations where the
CROUS are not present.
The different menus
Several different lunch and dinner menus are
on offer to students in the canteens:
• A whole self-service meal‘à la française’:starter, hot main meal, side order and dessert
for a fixed rate of 1 meal ticket worth 2.90 €
in 2008-2009);
• In the majority of university towns,the CROUS
offer specialities from around the world;
• Cafeterias, sandwich shops, pastry and crois-
Conditions of admission
• To have access to the different services that
theCROUSoffers,youmustbeenrolledatanestablishment or part of a higher education establishment that automatically qualifies you for student
social security. Student cards therefore act as a
CROUS pass.
Note: Some services (student lodgings in halls
of residence, grants service, hardship funds or ‘le
Fonds de Solidarité Universitaire’) are not open to
everyone.
• In the context of CROUS agreements
and twinning with ‘Studentenwerke’, the ‘FrancoAllemand des Œuvres Universitaires’ card enables
studentsfromFranceandGermanytobenefitfrom
reciprocal services in both countries without any
additional administrative procedures for short
periods of study.
Student information services
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Access to student canteen services
To use the student canteen services,you must
have a student card issued by a French higher education establishment.
Tickets-restaurants’(mealtickets)ormealcards
aresoldatareducedrate,whichisfixedbytheState
at (2.90 € for a meal ticket in 2008 – 2009).
Meal tickets and payment by cash are
slowly being replaced in the CROUS canteens
by an automated system (magnetic chip cards,
cards with magnetic strips or magnetic badges).
Student
accommodation
University residences
In older student halls of residence, the
following services are available to students:
• A bedroom measuring about 10 m2 ;
• Shared kitchen area;
• Access to study,computer,meeting and common rooms;
• Cleaning service for all communal areas and
in some cases bed linen and porter services
are provided.
An average month’s rent per person for a standard room is 135 . Lodgers can apply for housing
benefit or‘Allocation Logement à Caractère Social’
(ALS).The‘Caisse d’Allocation Familiale’ (CAF) deals
with this housing allowance.
For further information go to the ‘CAF’ web
site: www.caf.fr
Over the last few years to move with the
times, the CNOUS and the CROUS have channelled their efforts into a vast renovation and
new student accommodation construction
The list of all CROUS university canteens can
be found on the CNOUS website:www.cnous.fr
programme.These new construction programmes
do not correspond to one national building agreement but are defined by each CROUS service.The
flats or‘studios’ that measure 18-23m2 are equipped with:
• A kitchenette;
• Bathroom facilities;
• A room design that ensures comfort and
convenience (individual wiring and sockets for
telephone and television);
• Home automation system (card to enter the
building, individual use of utilities);
• Communal services (launderette,study rooms,
meeting rooms, discotheque, games rooms,
photocopy machine rooms,cafés,ready made
meal vending machines).
The average rent ranges from 250-350 euros
depending on the type of accommodation. In
some cases certain lodgers can apply for (APL)‘Aide
Personnalisé au Logement’ (individual housing
benefit).The (CAF)‘Caisse desAllocations Familiales’
deals with this housing allowance.For further information go to the CAF web site: www.caf.fr
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‘La Cité Internationale
Universitaire de Paris’
• La Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris’
(CIUP), which iconsists of 39 houses and student halls of residence’, is made up of French
and international halls of residence.There are
a complete range of facilities and services that
have been put together on one campus to offer
residents the best possible living and working
conditions and meeting places.The residence are
grouped together on 34 acres of parkland and
accommodate nearly 5,600 students, interns,
post-doctorate students,and researchers from
over 132 countries.
•“La Cité Internationale Universitaire” de Paris
is open to 2 types of residents:student residents
and research residents.
1)To qualify for admission as a student resident (Masters or Doctorate) you need:
- to have reached first degree level or its equivalent, and not hold a doctorate.
- to be enrolled at a higher education
college or one of the Paris, Créteil or
Versailles faculties with a view to obtaining
a diploma that is recognised by the French
State.
- art students whose qualifications are not formally recognised by the State tend to be
admitted if their diploma course equated to
two years of higher education study and was
issued by a prestigious institution that is
renown for its excellence.
Admission is for one year and can be granted
twice more.
© Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Generally, if a candidate is under 30, he or
she will be considered as a student for initial training; if the candidate is over 30, he or
she will be considered as a student in continuing education (in this case acceptance for
admission is accepted between defined dates,
for a period not exceeding one year, renewable once).
2) To qualify for admission as a Resident –
researcher, you need:
- to hold a doctorate and have approval for a
post-doctorate project (postdoctorants) or an
academic project (invited researchers and
teachers, teachers on research leave) and it
must be within the framework of a Higher
Education establishment policy and research
programme. Admission is granted for one
year and can be granted again once.
• Students and researchers can apply online at
www.ciup.fr “preparing your stay”. Applicants
whose nationality is represented by an international house can go directly to that website,
(see website information above Website).
• For any further information,you can contact:
- Bureau d’Accueil des Etudiants en Mobilité:
Tél: +33 (0)1 70 08 76 30 / 36
Email: baem@ciup.fr
- Bureau d’Accueil des Chercheurs Etrangers
Tél: +33 (0)1 70 08 76 30 / 34
Email: bace@ciup.fr
© Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
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‘La Cité internationale universitaire de Paris’
(continuation)
•As a general guide,the monthly living expenses
at the ‘Cité’ for the year 2008/2009 (indicative
figures):
Student residents:
Single room:
(depending on size)
Single room:
For standard
400 to 535 €
350 to 410 €
Research residents: (rate per person)
Single room
from 440 to 615 €
Single studio flat
from 423 to 900 €
• From June to september,a“summer offer”
offers temporary individual or group student
accommodation.
- For groups,APO (Partnership-ObservationAdmission) at the following address:
apo1@ciup.fr
- For individual enquiries, apply online at:
www.ciup.fr
As an example, the 2008/2009 “summer
scheme” rates were as follows (per person,per
night)
The Cité Internationale in Paris offers students
many cultural activities:music (orchestra,choirs,
jazz bands, etc), live shows, plastic arts, etc, and
every day presents lectures, exhibitions, film
shows or concerts there.
The Cité organizes exhibitions, meetings and
debates, lectures and conferences in partnership with schools or architecture,urbanism and
the countryside, embassies, universities, regional communities, etc. All the events are linked
with the traditions of the site
The documentation of the resource centre is
available to the public. It consists of over 2000
documents: archived files, files concerned with
renovations and the development of the site,collections of photographic archives.
Always on the lookout for ways to renew performance arts, the theatre of the Cité
Internationale Universaire de Paris continues
in its special mission as a showcase in Paris for
young directors and choreographers from
France and from overseas.
For information: www.ciup.fr
- Standard single room: from 23 to 30 €
- Good quality single room: 31 to 38 €
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Laces at the ‘Cité internationale
universitaire’ are restricted
It is very difficult to get a place in student
halls of residence if you do not have a grant. If
12-15% of student lodgings are offered to international students, then this means that the
French government grant-holders and overseas
students who have grants from the ‘Œuvres
Universitaires’ student services are given priority. In Paris, being a French government grantholder does not guarantee you a place in
student halls of residence.
The CROUSAccommodation Service and the
‘Centre d’Information et Documentation Jeunesse’
(CIDJ) can give you some hostel addresses upon
demand.
HLM accommodation
‘Studios’ and furnished flats in HLM‘Habitation
à Loyer Modéré’ buildings account for 5% of
CROUS student lodgings.This kind of independent, off-campus accommodation is particularly well suited to young (married) couples.
For further information
All the information you need to know about
finding accommodation is available from the
CROUS’s accommodation service: ‘Le Point
Logement’.
The accommodation advisors help students
look for the type of accommodation that is most
suited to the their needs: room in halls of residence, low rent studio,HLM accommodation,flat
in the city, private residence or hostel.A computer database and an on-line data processing system are available to help students pick out the right
information.
CROUS aggregated hostels
The CROUS also offers accommodation in
twenty or so hostels,that are often for young workers, or sectarian hostels where lodgers have to
sign a contract.An average month’s rent varies from
310-500 euros.
Privately rented accommodation
The CROUS has developed a service that puts
students in contact with individuals who wish to
rent out a room, studio or flat.
An updated daily list of offers is available to students as well as advice concerning the legalities of
renting in France. (See Chapter 4, p. 106).
Practical Information
How to obtain a place in a student hall of residence
• Registering with a higher education college is
compulsory if you want to apply for a room
in student halls of residence. However, registration does not automatically guarantee student accommodation.Admission is a function
of the amount of places available and each
CROUS board of governors’ policy.
• French government grant-holders or other
grant-holders who are registered with the
CNOUS have priority (see section accompanying booklet: Overseas Student French
Government grant-holders guide, reserved
for French government grant-holders p.257).
• Students are advised to contact the CROUS
from December to find out conditions for
admission and entry requirements for the following.
• With all written applications, please enclose
a large (26 x 33cm) stamped addressed envelope addressed to the sender’s home address
along with the international‘coupon-réponses’
for postage.Some CROUS charge a small fee
for dossier handling.
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Working while studying
Temporary
employment service
Each CROUS offers students a temporary
employment service that finds thousands of job
offers each year within different companies that
are keen to recruit. However, demand is still
much greater than supply.
Student jobs
To name a few:looking after children,‘au pair’,
private lessons, surveys and opinion polls...
You can consult the following web sites:
www.europairservices.com
www.etudis.com.
How to get access to the ‘job offers’
In each CROUS, there are ‘jobs services’, that
advertise temporary employment vacancies which
are stored in a national computer-aided job data
bank.
Careers information service
The‘Œuvres Universitaires’ student information
centres also provide students with advice and guidance on different careers.They organise study trips,
and student group visits to companies.
Principle
Foreign nationals holding a temporary student
residence permit marked “student”, can undertake paid professional work in France without a
work permit. This activity should be in addition
to studying,and limited to 964 hours of work per
year. Having a student card entitles you to do
any kind of paid work in France.
Employment
An overseas student can only be employed
through a nominated declaration from the
employer at the Prefecture,which granted the student’s residence permit. The employer has to
complete this formality at least two working days
before the employment starts. The declaration
must include a copy of the student’s residence
permit, and must specify the nature of the work,
the length of the contract and the number of
hours worked annually.
Sanction when the authorised work
period is exceeded
The Prefecture can withdraw the residence
permit of an overseas student who does not
observe the limit of 964 hours of work annually.
Algerian students
The right to work forAlgerian students is regulated by the Franco-Algerian agreement of 27
December 1968, recently modified in 2001.
These students need a work permit if they wish
to undertake paid work as an additional activity.
A request for authorisation should be made
to the local office for employment and professional training (DDTEFP) in the home country.
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“Au pair” - home help
• Students who work as temporary home help,
otherwise known as an au pair,are usually students from overseas who come to France to
learn French and expand their knowledge of
French culture and civilisation.
• In order to become an au pair, which often
means solving the problem of finding a place
to live and employment, you must:
- Be a foreign national;
- Be aged between 18-30 years old and
single;
- Take classes in an establishment that
teaches French language, culture and civilisation;
- For a period which, in principle, is greater
than three months and less than one year.
• Students working as temporary home help
are expected to work 5 hours a day, looking
after the children and doing household tasks
not including big jobs, with one day off per
week plus one Sunday a month.As home helps
are not paid, they are therefore not entitled
to paid holidays.
• An agreement must be made between the
young foreign visitor and the host family. This
states the services required by the family, the
hours to be worked,details of accommodation
and meals, days off per week and the amount
of pocket money agreed.
The host family gives a copy to the head of
the appropriate departmental office for work,
employment and professional training
(DDTEFP).
In principle,this agreement must be completed
before the oversea applicant has left their home
country. However,the agreement is also for students already resident in France.
• To obtain a long-stay visa prior to coming to
France, you must provide: proof of a contract
with a host family that has been verified by the
‘Direction Départementale du Travail et de
l’Emploi’; proof of pre-enrolment in a French
course; a photocopy of all further education
qualifications obtained and its certified translation.
Please also enclose a photocopy of a valid passport. Home helps can obtain long-stay visas
from Consulates or Embassies.Given that students must have a medical check-up shortly
after arriving in France, they do not have to
bring a medical certificate.
Residence permit
• Once the young visitor’s position as au pair
has been approved he/she will receive a temporary residence permit issued by the Prefecture
and bearing the mention“student”. This is valid
for the duration of the placement and can possibly be extended.
The following documents must be presented:
- long stay visa (except for persons already
living in France and holding a“student” residence permit
- placement agreement authorised by the
DDTEFP
- a confirmed place on a French study course
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‘Le dossier social
étudiant’
The ‘Œuvres Universitaires’ student services have dealt with French Ministry of Higher
Education and Research funds since 1991 via
the ‘Dossier Social Etudiant’ that brings together a wealth of data about direct and indirect
benefits for French and EU students(grants
and/or housing).
It must be accompanied by a guaranteed offer or
contract of employment.
Authorisation is limited to 50% of the annual work
period for the branch or profession concerned.
CROUS’ welfare
services
The CROUS has a team of 157 welfare
advisers who are based in regional CROUS centres,
halls of residence and universities.Their expertise
covers a range of services including general information, a help desk, counselling service, as well
as support concerning personal and financial matters.They also welcome and help nearly 3000 students with disabilities to settle in to university life.
National emergency funds (FSU) or hardship
funds are regularly awarded by the State. The
funds enable the CROUS to offer students
experiencing temporary financial hardship limited financial funding on a special basis as part
of a bursary or a loan.
Where can I apply for financial support?
You can apply for financial support via an
adviser who will put your application before a
CROUS panel, who after reviewing a candidates’ resources, will then decide who will be
allocated funding.
Grant management
The CROUS deals with:
- All grants offered to French and EU students by the
French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
(means-assessedgrants,supplementarypaymentsfor
merit and mobility),with the exception of research
awards for studies after the Master 2 that are awarded to students of outstanding merit and scientific
research potential;
-ThemostpartofFrenchgovernmentgrantsforoverseas students (see :section on:The Overseas student
French Government grant-holders guide p.257);
-Legacydonationsorgrantsfromvariousfoundations;
- Loans made with no guarantee of repayment,‘prêts
d’honneur’ for French students who are in the final
stages of their studies and cannot apply for a grant.
Changes in social assistance announced in
September 2007 have simplified the criteria for obtainingmeans-testedandvocationalgrantsandhaveresulted in a 10% increase (50,000 grant holders) in the
number of students eligible for grants in 2008-2009.
A re-evaluation of 2.5% of rates and scales came
into force from September 2007,and the creation of
a 6th level of grant for the lowest incomes started in
January 2008.
Two complementary measures for means-tested
grants were implemented for the 2008-2009 academic year:
- merit bonus for those with baccalaureate results
marked“Very Good” and for 5% of graduates
- mobility bonus for students undertaking a foreign
stay of three or six months
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CROUS cultural
policy
The cultural policy of the University and
School Affairs network is managed in each
region in partnership with the universities and
the local group of institutional partners (regional and local organisations, DRAC, DRJS, etc)
and of course with student associations.
Two areas:
- enabling the student to become involved
and able to promote his/her area of activity by
bringing decisive, financial and material help:
financial help for projects, logistical help (hire
of specialist rooms, hire of equipment, etc). In
this sense the University and School Affairs
network aims to encourage all forms of engagement by young people in group and community life
- encouraging students to express their
artistic creativity by providing funding for as
many as possible to participate in cultural
diversity: museums, exhibitions, concerts, live
shows, etc
There are many cultural initiatives, by institutions as well as by students, which demonstrate the wealth of activities of the CROUS.
Areas of activity of the CROUS
The cultural services of the CROUS are
involved in 6 main areas:
- supporting cultural and civic projects
- supporting amateur activities
- events at halls of residence and on campus
- organising inter-regional projects of national interest - competitions specifically for
students
- managing entertainment venues
- setting up a system of student rates
- helping student cultural associations and/or
associations of general interest
The realisation of cultural and civic
projects
The operation“Culture-ActionS” is designed
to bring financial support to student cultural
initiatives and projects which both fulfil personal
aspirations, and raise awareness of the contribution these activities make to life at the Cité.
More than 1000 projects are supported in this
way each year through the Culture-ActionS
operation.
Two specific funds are available to assist student projects:
-The Culture fund: this enables the financing
of projects carried out in multiple forms (festival, meetings, concerts, exhibitions, etc), in an
artistic field: theatre, literature, cinema, photography, graphic arts, dance, music, multimedia works, painting, sculpture, etc
-ActionS fund: this is designed to finance student projects in areas of social involvement: citizenship, solidarity, environment, sport,
international solidarity, economy, as well as projects for activities in areas of student life
(university residences, university canteens,
campus, etc)
The amount of aid granted is fixed by a regional commission, and is based on the interest
of the project and above all on its spin-offs for
the students.
The project must be co-financed and accompanied by a detailed and rigorous budget. Help
for students in setting up is provided by the cultural service (guides, directories, institutional
contacts, creation of dossier, financial research).
The best student projects financed by the
CROUS are entered for a national CultureActionS prize organised by the CNOUS. The
award ceremony takes place in Paris. It is
accompanied by a presentation of the project
by its organiser.
Support for amateur activities
Cafeterias, university canteens, halls of residence and student centres (maison de l’étudiant) are available to “student artistes” and to
student amateur groups.
The cultural services of the CROUS bring
students wishing to organise a concert, a play,
a meeting or a debate together with organisations who can help them.
For example: specialist venues, rehearsal
rooms, concert halls, etc. Some CROUS provide student musicians and amateur drama
groups with rehearsal premises. Equally, the
CROUS provide students with exhibition
spaces which,in some cases,may be in university
canteens or in art galleries.
Organising events in halls of residence
and on campus
Throughout the academic year the CROUS
offer students shows and concerts in halls of
residence and in university canteens. A varied
range of events takes place during National
Tasting Week, Poets’ Springtime Festival, the
Chinese NewYear or even for particular meals
(themed meals sometimes accompanied by
dance, theatre or music, etc)
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Cultural activities produced by students or
professionals are organised throughout the
academic year in university halls of residence,
workshops or theatre clubs, writing, dance,
music, chess, photography, etc. Students may
put themselves forward to run a show or to
take part in existing workshops.
University halls of residence, depending on
the location, can provide resident students with
the necessary equipment for a number of activities: clubs, libraries, dedicated rooms (piano,
table tennis, computers,TV, video clubs, etc)
Competitions
Five national or international competitions
are organised each year by the CROUS under
the aegis of the CNOUS, in fields as diverse as:
• novel writing
• photography
• comics
• short films
• music
In each CROUS a regional jury meets to
choose the best works which then go forward
to the national competition.
The most recent in the series of competitions is the musical springboard “RU Music”
(“Musiques de RU”) organised by the Bordeaux
CROUS under the aegis of the CNOUS. It is
open to all student artistes, who should send
details to the CROUS of their “académie”.
Information and regulations available
from the CROUS cultural service and
on the website: www.cnous.fr
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Cultural spaces and the discovery of
varied artistic worlds
Certain CROUS (Besançon, Caen, Dijon,
Nancy-Metz, Montpellier, La Réunion) run
theatres offering students unusual programmes,
often oriented towards young, contemporary
works.
These halls may also be made available to
student drama groups, depending on conditions
applying at each site.
Ticketing services
Ticketing services set up in certain CROUS
allow students to take advantage of tickets at
reduced prices for performances in their town
(theatre, concerts, opera, dance, variety shows,
etc).
Partnerships with student and/or cultural associations
The University and School Affairs network
is devoted to helping and working with students
in many areas (catering, accommodation, grants,
social and cultural matters), and works regularly and in close collaboration with student
associations providing cultural projects or projects of general interest.
The partnerships undertaken with these
associations enable those students interested,
the chance to be involved in cultural, civic or
solidarity activities.
The partnerships affirm the important role
of the network at the heart of the student
population.
The Franco-German
Youth Office
The Franco-GermanYouth Office (OFAJ) is
an organisation devoted to Franco-German
cooperation, created in 1963 to develop the
relations between young people in France and
Germany.
In the field of higher education,the OFAJ aims
to facilitate the mobility of students and young
researchers in the Franco-German area and
internationally, and facilitate the acquisition of
key competences for an international career.
The OFAJ supports student meetings, binational seminars, etc, and also individual programmes (grants for study visits, practical
courses, professional placements for young
graduates, intensive language courses, etc).
The OFAJ works with the networks between
partner universities and organisations responsible for student life in the two countries,
notably the CNOUS and the CROUS, the
DeutschesStudentenwerkandtheStudentenwerke.
Office Franco-Allemand pour la Jeunesse
51, rue de l’Amiral-Mouchez
75013 Paris
Tel: 01 40 78 18 18
For further information see website:
www.ofaj.org
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- international accommodation for overseas
researchers and students
- emergency social assistance, which is generally used to help overseas students in difficulty
‘Œuvres universitaires’ overseas
student information services
The university and school affairs network
aims to improve the reception for overseas students, who come to France for many reasons:
grant holders, of course, and students on
structured exchange programmes between
institutions, but also the great number of individual overseas students.
Apart from the question of accommodation,
regional centres organise global strategy for
receiving students. Amongst other issues, we
should particularly be aware of:
- urban accommodation units which provide
student accommodation with private landlords. In certain CROUS, there have been
extremely well-organised communication
(postcard) campaigns to encourage landlords
to accept students or targeting older persons
who have rooms to let in exchange for services.
- assistance with guarantees and deposits
required by landlords
- special desks and reception areas which
bring together the services and departments
which students need when they arrive:
Prefecture, accommodation, bank, social security, universities, etc.
Support, by students at the start of the academic year, and by tutors throughout the year
with:
- cultural activities organised for the students
in general or specifically for overseas students
- parties on arrival, departure and to celebrate festivals
- regional gastronomic events, Christmas dinners
- visits to tourist, cultural and even industrial sites
- days out, weekends, excursions, longer
trips, cruises
- the offer of books on the region
- seats at local shows
More and more often these activities
become the focus for meetings between the
CROUS and the higher education establishments, to discuss particular policies which may
be of interest to local organisations. Useful
information is available in the websites of the
various CROUS under the heading “overseas
students” or “international”.
On the CNOUS website there is also a
range of information, particularly on the two
reception points well known to students
throughout the world:
- the reception area at Roissy (Terminal 2
F, Arrivals area, gate 4) open every day from
7am to 10pm
- the reception area in rue Jean Calvin in
Paris (5e), next to the SDAI, an indispensable
part of this integrated welcome
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Local and regional ‘Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires’ student welfare centres
Légende des adresses :
➥ Centre régional (CROUS)
➤ Centre local (CLOUS) ou antenne d’accueil
• Aix-Marseille
➥ 6 avenue Benjamin Abram
13621 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 42 16 13 13
➤ 3 Place Victor Hugo,
13331 Marseille Cedex 3
Tél. : 04 91 62 83 83
www.crous-aix-marseille.com.fr
• Amiens
➥ 25, rue Saint Leu
BP 541
80005 Amiens Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 22 71 24 00
www.crous-amiens.fr
• Antilles-Guyane
➥ Campus universitaire de Fouillole
BP 444
97164 Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex
Tél. : 0 590 / 89 46 60
➤ Cité Universitaire de Cayenne
Route de Baduel
BP 522
97332 Cayenne Cedex
Tél. : 0 594 / 37 85 00
➤ Résidence Universitaire de Schoelcher
BP 7208
97275 Schoelcher
Tél. : 0 596 / 61 36 73
www.crous-antillesguyane.fr
• Besançon
➥ 38, avenue de l’Observatoire
BP 31021
25001 Besançon Cedex 3
Tél. : 03 81 48 46 00
www.crous-besancon.fr
• Bordeaux
➥ 18, rue du Hamel
BP 63,
33033 Bordeaux Cedex
Tél. : 05 56 33 92 00
➤ 7, rue Saint John Perse,
64011 Pau
Tél. : 05 59 30 89 00
www.crous-bordeaux.fr
• Caen
➥ 23, avenue de Bruxelles
BP 5153
14070 Caen Cedex 5
Tél. : 02 31 56 63 00
www.unicaen.fr
• Clermont-Ferrand
➥ 25, rue Étienne Dolet
63037 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 73 34 44 00
www.crous-clermont.fr
• Corte
➥ 7, avenue Jean Nicoli,
BP 55
20250 Corte
Tél. : 04 95 45 30 00
www.crous-corse.fr
• Créteil
➥ 70, avenue du Général de Gaulle
94010 Créteil Cedex
Tél. : 01 45 17 06 60
www.crous-creteil.fr
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• Dijon
➥ 3, rue du Docteur Maret,
BP 450
21012 Dijon Cedex
Tél. : 03 80 40 40 40
www.crous-dijon.fr
• Grenoble
➥ 5, rue d’Arsonval
BP 187,
38019 Grenoble Cedex.
Tél. : 0825 001 049
➤ 17, rue du Chaney
73000 Jacob Bellecombette
Tél. : 04 79 69 57 45
www.crous-grenoble.fr
• La Réunion
➥ 20, rue Hippolyte Foucque
97490 Sainte Clotilde
LA REUNION
Tél. : 0 262 / 48 32 32
http://crous-reunion.cnous.fr
• Lille
➥ 74, rue de Cambrai,
59043 Lille Cedex
Tél. : 03 20 88 66 00
• Valenciennes
➤ Rue du chemin vert,
59326 Valenciennes Cedex
Tél. : 03 27 28 39 60
www.crous-lille.fr
• Limoges
➥ 39 G, rue Camille Guérin
BP 93630
87036 Limoges Cedex 1
Tél. : 05 55 43 17 00
www.crous-limoges.fr
• Lyon - Saint-Etienne
➥ 59, rue de la Madeleine
69365 Lyon Cedex 07
Tél. : 04 72 80 17 70
➤ 11, rue Tréfilerie
42023 Saint Étienne Cedex 2
Tél. : 04 77 81 85 50
www.crous-lyon.fr
• Montpellier
➥ 2, rue Monteil,
BP 5053 Montpellier-Justice
34033 Montpellier Cedex
Tél. : 04 67 41 50 00
Accueil des Étudiants Internationaux :
Tél. : 04 67 41 50 38
➤ Perpignan
52, avenue de Villeneuve
BP 1025
66101 Perpignan
Tél. : 04 68 50 99 62
Guichet unique : 04 68 50 97 95
www.crous-montpellier.fr
• Nancy - Metz
➥ 75, rue de Laxou
54042 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 91 88 00
➤ 42 Île-du-Saulcy
BP 587,
57010 Metz Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 87 31 61 61
www.crous-nancy-metz.fr
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• Nantes
➥ 2, boulevard Guy Mollet
BP 52213
44072 Nantes Cedex 03
Tél. : 02 40 37 13 13
➤ Jardin des Beaux Arts
35, boulevard du Roi René
BP 5128
49051 Angers Cedex 2
Tél. : 02 41 25 45 80
➤ 22 Boulevard Charles Nicolle
72000 Le Mans
Tél. : 02 43 28 60 70
www.crous-nantes.fr
• Nice - Toulon
➥ 18, avenue des Fleurs,
06050 Nice Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 92 15 50 50
➤ Avenue de l’Université
BP 127
83957 La Garde Cedex
Tél. : 04 94 08 83 00
www.crous-nice.fr
• Orléans - Tours
➥ 17, avenue Dauphine,
45072 Orléans Cedex 2
Tél. : 02 38 22 61 61
➤ Accueil des étudiants, étrangers
Terrasse du Forum
rue de Tours
Tél. : 02 38 24 27 01
➤ Boulevard de Lattre-de-Tassigny
37041 Tours Cedex
Tél. : 02 47 60 42 42
www.crous-orléans-tours.fr
• Paris
➥ 39, avenue Georges-Bernanos
75231 Paris Cedex 05
Tél. : 01 40 51 36 00
www.crous-paris.fr
• Poitiers
➥ 15, rue Guillaume VII Le Troubadour
BP 629
86022 Poitiers Cedex
Tél. : 05 49 60 88 00
www.crous-poitiers.fr
• Reims
➥ 34, boulevard Henry Vasnier
BP 2751
51063 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 50 59 00
www.crous-reims.fr
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• Rennes
➥ 7, place Hoche
CS 26428
35064 Rennes Cedex
Tél. :02 99 84 31 31
➤ Plateau du Bouguen,
BP 88710
2, avenue Le Gorgeu
29287 Brest Cedex
Tél. : 02 98 03 38 78
www.crous-rennes.fr
• Rouen
➥ 3, rue d’Herbouville
76042 Rouen Cedex 1
Tél. : 02 32 08 50 00
➤ 45 bis, rue Casimir Delavigne
76600 Le Havre
Tél : 02 35 19 74 74
www.crous-rouen.fr
• Strasbourg
➥ 1, quai du Maire-Dietrich
BP 50168
67004 Strasbourg Cedex
Tél. : 03 88 21 28 00
➤ Maison de l’étudiant
1, rue Werner
68093 Mulhouse Cedex
Tél. : 03 89 33 64 64
http://crous-strasbourg.cnous.fr
• Toulouse
➥ 58, rue du Taur,
BP 7096
31070 Toulouse Cedex 7
Tél. : 05 61 12 54 00
www.crous-toulouse.fr
• Versailles
➥ 145bis, boulevard de la Reine
BP 563
78005 Versailles Cedex
Tél. : 01 39 24 52 00
www.crous-versailles.fr
➤ Résidence Jean-Zay
Route de Versailles
92763 Antony
Tél. : 01 46 74 63 71
➤ 8, allée de l’Université
92001 Nanterre Cedex
Tél. : 01 41 20 32 04
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SPORT AT UNIVERSITY
IN FRANCE
Sport at university in France is organised by:
1/ In French universities:the‘Service Universitaire’
(or Inter Universitaire) desActivités Physiques et
Sportives’ (S.U.A.P.S. or S.I.U.A.P.S.). They are in
charge of organising and running all sports facilities and equipment and encourage students to
get involved in a wide range of sporting activities.
Many universities charge students a small fee for
the use of sports facilities.
2/ In the‘Grandes Ecoles’:Sports departments
are responsible for making sure that students get
involved in sporting activities. The way sports
activities are organised can greatly differ from one
school to another (there are public and state-run
schools). Physical education in France is often
compulsory.
3/ Student Sporting associations that provide
FFSU‘Fédération Nationale du Sport Universitaire’
corporative sporting activities and events for all
students in higher education (universities,‘Grandes
Ecoles’, IUT, BTS, Paramedical schools, etc). The
FNSU’s aim is to promote and organise amateur
competitive playing.Students must pay for a sports
licence.
4/ University sports clubs that come under the
‘Union Nationale des Clubs Universitaires’
(U.N.C.U.),which have special agreements with universities, constantly strive to bring students and
non-students together and act as a vital link between the university and ‘La Cité’.They have the
dual role of providing access to ‘La Cité’ for university students,whilst in turn providing access to
the university for ‘La Cité’. Students have the
opportunity to take part in sporting activities but
are expected to help out with organising events and
other activities. Students are entitled to reduced
rates when registering with a university sports club.
Observation: The UFR STAPS ‘Unité de
Formation et de Recherche des SciencesTechniques
des Activités Physiques et Sportives’ or Faculties
of Sports studies and Physical Education are responsible for developing and researching the subject of “Physical education and sports-related
careers”. Student numbers on the STAPS programmes are constantly on the increase.
Playing fields and training grounds: The SIUAPS
and the Local Community Sports associations comanage the sports centres and playing fields.
Training: training sessions for all university students are arranged by the SIUAPS,sports departments in the ‘Grandes Ecoles’ and other higher
education colleges as well as any FFSU-affiliated
sports associations.
Using the sports facilities is not free; students
must pay a small membership fee.
‘La Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris’
has 50 sports activities on offer for both students
who live on campus and non-residents: from fencing to the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira and
from tennis to taekwando:“sport” in every sense
of the word: www.ciup.fr/sport.htm
The FFSU duties include:
• promoting and organising amateur competitive
playing;
• enabling students to successfully combine sport
and higher education study;
• awarding ‘Champion de France Universitaire’
sports prizes;
• promoting good relations between French university sports departments and national and
international Sporting Associations.
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The FFSU, is made up of:
- Approximately 90 000 members;
- 28‘Comités Régionaux du Sport Universitaire’
(CRSU) regional University Sports committees;
- and, in some localities, Comités Départementaux du Sport Universitaire’ (CDSU) or
local University Sports committees.
Activities:
The FFSU offers 55 individual sports and 9
group sports and organises 38 championships and
26 cups in France.
In addition to its national duties,the FFSU participates in international tournaments (theWorld
University Championships) and every two years
in the Universiades,which are similar to University
Olympic Games,in terms of the number and quality of the competitors.
Training Schemes:Referee training,sports coaching and sporting event organiser courses.
• Aix-Marseille
CSU 16, rue Bernard du Bois
13001 Marseille
Tél. : 04 91 90 91 38
E-mail : sport-u-marseille@wanadoo.fr
www.sports-u-marseille.com
• Besançon
Gymnase universitaire de la Bouloie
Rue Laplace
25000 Besançon
Tél. : 03 81 66 61 16
E-mail : crsu.besancon@univ-fcomte.
• Amiens
IUT, avenue des Facultés,
80000 Amiens
Tel: 03 22 53 40 08
E-mail : crsu.amiens@wanadoo.fr
www.crsu-amiens.fr.com
• Bordeaux
Stadium Rocquencourt Domaine universitaire
18 avenue Jean Babin
33600 Pessac
Tel: 05 57 35 60 51 ou 05 57 35 60 50
E-mail : crsu33@wanadoo.fr
• Antilles-Guyane
CRSU-BP 250
Campus de Fouillole
97157 Pointe à Pitre Cedex
Tel: 05 90 48 92 78
E-mail : tony.feuillard@univ-aq.fr
• Caen
Esplanade de la Paix
14032 Caen Cedex
Tel: 02 31 56 55 54
E-mail : crsu.basse-normandie@unicaen.fr
www.unicaen.fr
• SUAPS – Univ.Antilles-Guyanne
BP 7209
97233 Schoelcher
Tel: 05 96 72 73 21
E-mail: suaps@martinique.univ-ag.fr
30, rue Etienne Dolet
63000 Clermont-Ferrand
Tel: 04 73 29 39 40
E-mail: ffnsuclermont-fd@wanadoo.fr
www.sport-u-clermont.com
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• Corse
Université de Corte
20250 Corte
Tél. : 04 95 45 02 02
E-mail : franceschi@univ-corse.fr
• Créteil
2, rue Tirard
94000 Créteil
Tél. : 01 48 99 64 00
E-mail : crsucreteil@free.fr
www.sport-u-idf.com
• Dijon
Maison des sports, campus universitaire
Montmuzard BP 27877
21078 Dijon Cedex
Tél. : 03 80 39 67 91
E-mail : fnsu-crsu@u-bourgogne.fr
• Grenoble
Domaine universitaire allée de la Passerelle
38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères
Tél. : 04 76 82 44 10
E-mail : crsu@ujf-grenoble.fr
www.sport-u-grenoble.com
• Lille
CSU, 180, avenue Gaston Berger
59000 Lille
Tél. : 03 20 52 59 91
E-mail : crsu.lille@orange.fr
www.sport-u-lille.com
• Limoges
Gymnase universitaire de la Borie
185, rue A.Thomas
87100 Limoges
Tél. : 05 55 77 43 20
E-mail : ffsportu@unillim.fr
www.unilim.fr
• Lyon
Université Claude Bernard
43, boulevard du 11 novembre 1918
69622Villeurbanne Cedex
Tél. : 04 72 44 80 89
E-mail : fnsulyon@univ-lyon1.fr
www.sport-u-lyon.com
• Montpellier
Centre sportif universitaire
532, avenue du Pr. Emile Janbrau
34090 Montpellier
Tél. : 04 67 14 39 18
E-mail : ffsu@univ-montp2.fr
www.sport-u-montpellier.com
• Nancy-Metz
Pôle universitaire européen
34, cours Léopold
54052 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 54 40 54 31
E-mail : sportu@europole.u-nancy.fr
www.sport-u-nancy.com
• Nantes
1, rue Douarnenez
44300 Nantes
Tél. : 02 40 94 49 50
E-mail : sportunantes@free.fr
www.sport-u-nantes.com
• Nice
CSUValrose
65, avenue deValrose
06100 Nice
Tél. : 04 93 84 99 17
E-mail : ffsportu@nice.fr
www.sport-u-nice.com
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• Orléans-Tours
Maison des sports
1240, rue de la Bergeresse
45160 Olivet
Tél. : 02 38 49 88 88
E-mail : crsportu.orleans@wanadoo.fr
www.sport-u-orleans.com
• Paris
CIUP - Espace Sud
9 F boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 43 13 13 60 ou 01 43 13 13 61
E-mail : crsuparis@wanadoo.fr
• Poitiers
2 bis, allée Jean Monnet
Tél. : 05 49 36 62 90
E-mail : ffsportu.poitiers@wanadoo.fr
www.sport-u-poitiers.com
• Reims
UFR Sciences
Moulin de la Housse
BP 1039
51687 Reims Cedex 2
Tél. : 03 26 9131 31
E-mail : ffsu@univ-reims.fr
www.sport-u-reims.com
• Rouen
CSU, 33 boulevard Siegfried
76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 10 07 03
E-mail : crsu@univ-rouen.fr
www.sport-u-hnormandie.com
• Strasbourg
CSU, rue Gaspard Monge
67000 Strasbourg
Tél. : 03 88 60 55 96
E-mail : fnsu.strasbourg@wanadoo.fr
www.sport-u-strasbourg.com
• Toulouse
Université Paul Sabatier – Bâtiment 1A
Villa FFSU, 118, route de Narbonne
31062 Toulouse Cedex
Tél. : 05 61 55 65 00
E-mail : sportu.toulouse@cict.fr
www.sportu-toulouse.com
• Versailles
FF Sport U – CR Sport UVersailles
BP 146
92185 Antony Cedex
Tél. : 01 46 74 63 93
E-mail : fnsuver@club-internet.fr
www.sport-u-idf.com
• Rennes
Université II, la Harpe
2, rue du Doyen Denis-Leroy
35044 Rennes Cedex
Tél. : 02 99 14 20 31
E-mail : ffsportu.rennes@freesbee.fr
http://ffsportu.rennes.free.fr/
• La Réunion
SUAPS
15, avenue René Cassin
BP 7151
97715 Saint-Denis Cedex 09
Tél. : 00 262 93 83 59
E-mail : ffsu@univ-reunion.fr
Le siège de la FFSU FF SPORT U
108 avenue de Fontainebleau
94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Tél. : 01 58 68 22 75 Fax : 01 46 58 12 73
E-mail : federation@sport-u.com
www.sport-u.com
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SOCIAL SECURITY &
STUDENT INSURANCE COVER
Social Security
Compulsory insurance cover
Taking out sufficient student insurance,whether
the student is French or a foreign national,essentially goes hand in hand with applying for student
social security in France.This is a version of the
French‘Sécurité Sociale’ which is adapted for students (see Chapter 4, p. 112).
EU economic zone citizens who come to
France to study can be exempt from the
procedure of having to apply for student social security if they have one of the following forms: E106,
E109,E111,E128,E121 or a document that proves
that they have taken out health insurance for themselves or any family members (if accompanying
them) to cover possible medical expenses during
their stay in France. Health insurance must
cover the academic year (1 st OctoberSeptember of the following year).
Taking out health insurance should be done at
the same time as you enrol at university.
French government grant-holding students are exempt from paying the subscription fees.
Conditions for taking out student
insurance cover
To apply for student social security, you must:
- Be enrolled in a higher education college that
is registered with the French social security
system;
- Be under 28 years old on the 1st October of
the current academic year.Exceptions can be
made in some cases (long periods of illness,
long maternity leave, and long university studies);
- Be able to produce a document that proves
that you are officially allowed to reside in
France.
Refunding medical expenses
The French Social Security approves consultation charges called “tarifs de convention” (TC).
Affiliation with the Social Security system
entitles students to refunds of health expenses.
The percentage of these refunds is calculated on
the basis of the approved charges (between 60%
and 100% of the TC depending on the type of
expense).
That is why the student mutual insurance propose a complementary health service.This is indispensable to make up the difference between the
TC and the social security reimbursement.It may
even cover expenses that are in excess of theTC..
Universal health cover
The 27th July 1999 act introduced Universal
Health cover on the 1st January 2000,which set
out to cover basic benefits (C.M.U.) and mutual
benefits (‘CMU complémentaires’).If basic benefits do not concern the majority of overseas students because they have student social security,
mutual benefits can be allocated to overseas students whose income or housing arrangements
meet the criteria. Each person that receives
mutual (CMU) benefits must either find a health
insurance broker or a complementary firm,
such as a student mutual insurance company.For
further information on universal health cover,
contact the Department of Health office (‘Caisse
Primaire d’Assurance Maladie’ CPAM) nearest
to your place of study
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Student insurance
companies
‘Les mutuelles
étudiantes’
La Mutuelle des Etudiants
The LMDE is the only national student health
insurance company, with 153 locations and a
switchboard with telephone operators who speak
English and Spanish.
In France Student Health Insurance is provided by:
- a national company:La Mutuelle des Etudiants
(LMDE),set up across France and the overseas territories
- 9 regional companies
To contact this switchboard (Phone Campus),
dial 3260 and say “LMDE”.
Delegated by the NationalTreasury for Health
Insurance (Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie,
CNAM) the Mutuelles control the Student Social
Security System.
They also offer,for a relatively low subscription
compared with the benefits provided, additional
health benefits adapted to the needs and requirements of students.These additional health benefits, which vary according to the Mutuelle and the
level of guarantees chosen,allow students to have
better control over their health expenses.
The Mutuelles reimburse all or part of the moderator ticket, i.e. the difference between the Social
Security charges for care, medicines and hospitalisation and the Social Security payment.
The Mutuelles also offer cover and civil liability
risks (accidents caused by a third party), accident
and invalidity.
Finally,these Mutuelles offer a range of insurances
allowing students to complete their studies with
complete peace of mind: home insurance,car insurance and even insurance covering courses abroad.
To help students, the LMDE has agreed many
arrangements for subsidised payments with pharmacies and medical organisations including hospitals
and clinics. These agreements allow the student
to be relieved of all or part of the health care payments.
For overseas students the LMDE offers a specially designed range of documentation (in French
and in English):
Guide to social protection in France,in French
and in English. Information leaflets on Social
Security in English,Spanish,German,Italian,Arabic
and Chinese.
In order to welcome overseas students as well
as possible, telephone helplines have counsellors
who speak English and Spanish.
The LMDE offers a range of health benefits adapted to the needs of students;3 levels of cover are
available.
In partnership with the Banques Populaires,the
LMDE has created a proposal allowing easy access
to accommodation.
Useful information
Grant holders
These files are managed by the administrative body.
• Grant holders managed by an organisation
designated by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
and European (CNOUS and EGIDE) have the
benefit of maximum cover (social security and
insurance)
Social Security &
student insurance cover
The LMDE is a partner of the CNOUS in the
organisation of overseas student grant holders:BGE,
BGF.
For further information:
La Mutuelle des Etudiants
37, rue Marceau
BP 210
94203 Ivry sur Seine
Tel: 32 60, say “LMDE”
www.lmde.fr
The LMDE centres can be found in the
Appendices, Useful addresses p. 212.
The USEM
The 6 Regional Student Mutual Insurance
Companies that make up the USEM (Union national des Sociétés Étudiantes Mutualistes régionales) and the 4 FEDME (Fédération des mutuelles
étudiantes) insurance companies manage the health
of students:
- management of the student Social Security
system
- complementary health insurance
- preventive health campaigns
- specialised service for receiving foreign students
The regional student mutual insurance companies pay refunds i the whole of France with an
regional organisation that takes specific local
aspects into account:
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- The MEP:Mutuelle des Etudiants de Provence,
covers the PACA, Languedoc-Roussillon and
Corsica regions.
- The MGEL: Mutuelle Générale des Etudiants
de l’Est,is inAlsace,Lorraine and ChampagneArdennes.
- The SMEBA:Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
de Bretagne Atlantique, in Brittany and Pays
de la Loire regions.
- The SMECO:(Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
du Centre Ouest) dans les régions Centre et
Poitou Charente, in the Centre and Poitou
Charente regions.
- The SMENO:Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
du Nord Ouest, covers the North Pas de
Calais, Normandie and Picardy regions
- The SMERAG:Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
de la Région Antilles Guyanes, couvre les
Antilles Guyane.
- The SMEREB:Société mutualiste des Etudiants
des Régions Bourgogne et Franche-Comté, is
present in Burgundy and Franche-Comté.
- The SMEREP:Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
de la Région Parisienne,is the mutual insurance
company of the Ile de France region.
- The SMERRA:Société Mutualiste des Etudiants
de la Région Rhône-Alpes etAuvergne,covers
the Rhône Alpes and Auvergne regions.
- VITTAVI is located in Midi-Pyrénées,Aquitaine,
Limousin and on the Island of Réunion.
SEM (Société des Etudiants Mutualistes), also a
member of the USEM,manages the dossiers of students without social security coverage as wellas
those of foreign scholarship holders for regional
mutual insurance companies
For all enquiries:
USEM
116, rue du Bac
75007 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 18 37 87
Fax : 01 44 18 94 75
www.usem.fr
All student insurance company addresses
can be found in the ‘Useful addresses’ chapter p.216 or on the website: www.usem.fr
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LEARNING FRENCH AS
A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Sound knowledge of the French language is one
of the main ingredients for a successful stay in
France.
To study in France, you must be able to take
notes, give oral presentations, write essays, read
brochures, do coursework and sit for exams in
French.
Linguistically speaking…
Mastering the French language is all about being
able to understand the French lifestyle and way of
thinking,as well as being able to get into the swing
of everyday life in France. In this way, a study visit
becomes an experience of cultural exchanges and
personal growth.
Learning French prior
to coming to France
Other than being able to understand the“bare
bones” of the French language to take a French
proficiency test,students are strongly advised to
learn French before coming to France.In this respect, students save their time and effort and thoroughly prepare themselves for their stay in
France.
The French embassies are a good source of
information for students with regard to French
courses in your town or area,generally a French
Institute or an Alliance Française.
To reach an adequate level of French,
students must have at least a year of regular
French classes,practice conversing in French,listen to French radio programmes, and read
French newspapers and books.
Learning French in
France
Centres for French as a foreign language in France
A directory, published every year through the
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs in collaboration with CulturesFrance (ex.ADPF),presents
a list of centres which run courses for French as
a foreign language in France. Some of these establishments are members of professional associations such asADECUEF,Alliance Française,FLE.FR,
National Office, UNOSEL, SOUFFLE (see
Appendices,p.193).This list,which spreads across
the cultural and assistance network, is also available in French,German,English and Spanish on the
website of the Ministry for Foreign and European
Affairs: www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
The acccreditation of centres for the teaching
of French as a foreign language in France
The State is undertaking a process of accreditation of centres for the teaching of French as a
foreign language in France. This initiative will
enable of training centres,whose teaching and other
services are guaranteed to the reach required standards, to be identified, recognised and promoted.
The designation “Quality French as a Foreign
Language” (“Qualité français langue étrangère”) is
issued by an inter-ministerial commission to
centres which clearly reach this quality level.
This initiative is part of the international accreditation process for language centres in Europe.
The recognised centres, or those who have
applied for recognition,feature in the“2008 list of
centres for the teaching of French as a foreign language in France” 2008 French directory of training centres for overseas visitors in France
(“Répertoire 2008 des centres de formation
français étrangère en France”).
The offer of certification
in French as a foreign
language
The French Ministries for National and Higher
Education and Research offer a wide range of qualifications in French (diplomas and tests) to recognise competence in French, from the lowest to
the highest levels. The offer is available to all, and
is integrated into 6-level scale of the European
Executive common reference for languages of the
Council of Europe.
French National
Diplomas: DILF,
DELF and DALF
DILF – Initial French Proficiency Test
The DILF is for those with a very basic level of competence in French (level A1.1 in the Common
European Framework of Reference). It is primarily for migrant workers.
DELF – standard French proficiency diploma
DALF – advanced French proficiency
diploma
Details of the units.
The DELF and DALF are official diplomas issued
by the French Ministry of National Education,and
indicate an overseas candidate’s level of proficiency
in French.The DELF and DALF consist of 6 individual units, which correspond to the six levels
of the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages.
The tests can be taken in any of the 1000
official examination centres found in 164 countries
including France.
The DELF and DALF diplomas take into account:
- international standards for testing;
- harmonisation in the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages.
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The DELF and DALF qualifications are under the authority of the National Commission for DELF and DALF
whose headquarters are at the CIEP, and which brings
together representatives from the Ministry of Education,
the Ministry for Higher Education and Research, the
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and the
Conference of University Directors.
CECR
DELF/DALF
A1
DELF A1
A2
DELF A2
B1
DELF B1
B2
DELF B2
C1
DALF C1
C2
DALF C2
User
basic
independent
experienced
The 6 diplomas that make up DELF and DALF
are completely independent.This means that candidates can register for the examination of their
choice, according to their level.
At each level, 4 skills are evaluated: listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
Additional information
www.ciep.fr/delf/dalf
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Useful information
Who can register?
Do you want to obtain proof of your
command of professional reasons?
You can take the DELF and/or the DALF, whether you are from overseas or a French citizen living
in a non French-speaking country.
Which diploma?
Different DELF and DALF diplomas are awarded at each level: so you can take whichever test
you choose. You can equally sit several
units in one session.
The junior version of DELF
The junior version of DELF is designed on the
same basis as the standard DELF. Only the subjects differ:the material takes account of the areas
of interest of young people.
It is aimed at students of secondary school age
and leads to the award of a diploma identical to
the standard version.
Test of knowledge of
French: TCF
Where do I enrol?
Students can register directly with the examination centre, either in France or abroad.You
can enrol in the same country,or in different ones,
with no time limits.
The TCF, and its adaptations for specific learners, is standardised and graded. TheTCF places
the candidate, for each language competence, at
one of 6 levels of the European Executive common reference for languages,thus providing a detailed linguistic profile. Since 2003 TCF has earned
ISO 9001:2000,which guarantees the quality of its
design and management. This qualification is valid
for 2 years.
How much does it cost to enrol?
When enrolling abroad, the cost for each
diploma is set by the French embassy service for
cooperation and cultural action and the National
Commission. In France, it is set by the “rectorats”. Contact the examination centre you wish
to use for current rates. For some diplomas, candidates must provide proof of a French baccalauréat
qualification or its equivalent.
The TCF for the general public: it is aimed at
those wishing to test their abilities in French for
personal or professional reasons.
TheTCF for students and future students: the
TCF is a mandatory part of preliminary admission
(DAP),in the first two years at university (Licence
1 or Licence 2) and in schools of architecture. It
is automatically demanded by institutions of higher
education for students who wish to submit an application for 2nd and 3rd cycle (Licence 3,Master 1,
Useful information
The CIEP
• The CIEP ‘Centre National d’Etudes
Pédagogiques’, which is a State-run establishment that is under the supervision of the
Ministry of Education, is in charge of running
a co-operative that promotes education on an
international scale.
It operates in two areas: languages (French
as a foreign language and foreign-language teaching in France) and educational engineering
1, avenue Léon Journault
92318 Sèvres cedex
Tél : 01 45 07 60 00
www.ciep.fr
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The Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry of Paris
examinations (CCIP)
Master,2 and Doctorat) in an institution of higher
education or Grande Ecole.
TheTCF for those in international organisations:
this version was designed to meet the needs of
international organisations or intergovernmental
organisations (ONU, OCDE, etc), diplomatic
schools and international relations
Further information:
www.ciep.fr/tcf/
The Alliance
Française diplomas
TheAlliance Française teaches DALF and DALF
courses which replace its own former diplomas.
It also offers a specific diploma, the Diploma of
Higher French Studies (Diplôme des hautes études
françaises) DHEF,at level C2 offering two options:
literature and translation.
For further information, visit the website:
www.alliancefr.org
The CCIP’s ten examinations in business and
professional French evaluate,at different levels,competence in French applied to the principal areas
of the professional world:business,medicine,tourism and the hotel industry, law, secretarial work,
science and technical.The examinations are practical and test the candidate’s level of written and
spoken comprehension in “real professional life”
contexts.
The TEF French proficiency test (Test
d’Evaluation de Français), designed and distributed by the CCIP is an international instrument of reference for the measurement of
competence in French. It can be used in the
context of a higher study project for some of
the Grandes Ecoles business schools, or for an
emigration project aimed at a francophone
country.
It is recognized by the French Ministry of
National Education (ministerial decree of 3 Mai
2007), by the Canadian federal government
(Citizenship and Immigration),by the Ministry for
Immigration and Cultural Communities of Quebec,
and by numerous,French-speaking businesses and
educational institutions.
The CCIP French tests are available in hard copy,
(TEF andTEFAQ) and in electronic versions:e-tef
and e-tefaq.
For further information, visit www.ccip.fr.
University diplomas
The university centres for the study of French
by overseas students offer four diplomas covering
different levels of French language competence and
associated knowledge:
Practical certificate in French language (CPLF) B1
Diploma in French studies (DEF) B2
Advanced diploma in French studies (DAEF) C1
Superior diploma in French studies (DSEF) C2
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The diplomas are only open to non-French
nationals and are awarded by the Ministry of
Education-authorised universities after consulting the ‘Conseil de l’Enseignment Supérieur’
(Higher Education board).
Candidates must provide proof of qualifications
that are equivalent to the French ‘baccaluréat’.
These four diplomas are taught and taken in most
universities,but some have set up internal diplomas.
Professional
Associations and
Networks
Teacher training
courses in teaching
French
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: founded in 1883,
Alliance Française is a network of 1072 associations
established in over 130 countries,and spreading the
French language to all levels of society:
www.alliance.fr.org
Students or teachers who are preparing themselves for a career in teaching French can take
courses that prepare‘Diplômes de Français Langue
Etrangère’ (FLE). Over half of universities offer
courses and literature or linguistic‘licence’ (degree
level) and Masters level courses leading to the teaching of French as a foreign language.These national diplomas are open to both overseas students
and French nationals and are awarded by the
French universities.
In some universities,students also have the possibility of studying the didactics of French as a foreign
language,or‘Didactique du Français Langue Etrangère
(FLE)’ at the Doctorate, or third level.
Many universities in conjunction with
language institutes organise one-year short courses
for prospective teachers of French as a foreign
language (FLE).These courses prepare students
for university diplomas such as the ‘Diplôme
Supérieur à l’Enseignement du Français Langue
Etrangère’ (DAEFLE). Information about these
courses is available in the ADPF brochure published by the Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs and CultureFrance.
ADECUEFE:Association of directors of universities for French studies for overseas students. It
brings together 32 centres for French as a foreign
language,based in French universities:http://cla.univcomte.fr/adcuefe
FLE.FR: the FLE.fr group of centres brings together 43 centres specialising in French as a foreign
language: www.fle.fr
L’OFFICE:The national office guaranteeing language courses and visits has 31 members, including 8 schools for French as a foreign language:
www.loffice.org
SOUFFLE: Created in 1990, this association
brings together organisations teaching French as
a foreign language, and has 18 members:
www.souffle.asso.fr
UNOSEL:The national union of organisations for
linguistic visits and for language schools has 65 members of which 3 schools teach French as a foreign
language: www.unosel.com
Short teaching
courses
Overseas teachers wishing to do a short teaching
course can look in the directory of teacher training centres addresses, which is edited by the
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in collaboration with CulturesFrance (ex ADPF).
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Pedagogical research body
•The INRP is a national State-run establishment
that is under the supervision of the Ministry
of Education and has the role of researching
into all levels of education. As a resource
centre, the INRP deals with and informs the
public of their findings mainly via the library
service.
Institut national de la recherche pédagogique (INRP)
29, rue d’Ulm, 75230
Paris Cedex 05
Tél. : 01 46 34 90 00
For further information, www.inrp.fr
For all research on the education system and
teaching in France,you can contact the‘Centre
National de Documentation Pédagogique’
(CNDP) or the Regional & Area centres networks (CRDP & CDDP).Their role is to make
administrative information and publications
on teaching available to the education system,
including teachers and researchers.
This information is available from reference
multimedia libraries, video libraries, and software libraries.To compliment educational policies, the CNDP network edits reviews and
written series and produce audio-visual and
digital (especially for television) programmes,
videos, software and multimedia.
The CNDP is a State-run establishment
that is under the supervision of the Ministry
of Education.Their head office is located at:
29, rue d’Ulm
Tél. : 01 55 43 60 00.
Students can browse and purchase CNDP
documentation at the ‘Librarie nationale’
(bookshop):
13, rue du Four
75006 Paris
Tel. 01 46 34 54 80
or bookshops and sale outlets in the CNDP’s
28 regional centres (CRDP) and in their 86 area
teaching centres (CDDP).
They also arrange a lot of promotional
activities with the help of new technology and
communications.
A list of centres is available on the internet
at www.cndp.fr.
They strive to build on information systems,
media and communications and educational
engineering exchange projects with foreign
countries.
You can also consult the “Professionals in
Education” web site at http://educlic.education.fr,
which proposes the possibility of researching
a particular theme.
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GETTING INTO
THE SWING OF
FRENCH LIFE
Everything you need to know
about finding accommodation
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Where can I find offers of accommodation?
A few pointers before you start renting
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living expenses
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French social cover
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What to do if you have to go to hospital
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A modern system of communication
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Internal flights . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Postal and telephone services
Internet .
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Consumerism
Frenchbanks .
Distribution .
The Euro
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Media, Culture and Leisure
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The French audiovisuals galaxy . . . . . . .
Theatre, cinema and cultural activities . .
A museum in each town . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libraries and sources of information . . .
Boarding houses, lodgings, youth hostels
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Getting into the swing of French life
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT FINDING
The property market
Finding a place to live in the large cities has
become difficult, even for French people.
Rental properties (unfurnished or furnished)
are most often found through rental agencies
that serve as intermediaries between the property owners and renters. You can also deal
directly with a property owner, provided you
are sure to respect all legal formalities. Renting
an apartment with a lease requires proof of
income.The rental agent or property owner
will often ask for a guarantee by a third party,
that is, the commitment of a third person to
pay your rent and fees in the event you do not
pay them.A landlord cannot refuse to accept
a deposit from somebody on the grounds that
this person is not French (legislation of 17
January 2002, article 161). Generally, monthly
income must be four times the rental payment.
If you choose to use a rental agent, you will
be required to pay rental fees when you sign
the lease. These fees can range from 2.5% to
10% of the annual rental amount, excluding
extra charges. Extra charges cover maintenance
of common space, refuse removal, water, and
in some cases, heat.
In addition to the rental payment, you are
required to subscribe to an insurance policy with
a student insurance company or with a company of your choice.
On average, rent in Paris is 50% more expensive than rent in the rest of France.You should
expect to pay from 350 € to 450 € euros per
month for a room and from 450 € to 1000 € for
a studio apartment in Paris and the surrounding
region.The average rent in Paris and its surroundings is twice as high per square metre as in other
regions of France.The average monthly rent for
private rental properties is 17.70 € per square
metre in Paris, between 11.6 € and 13.6 € per
square metre in the surrounding area,and 7.9 € per
square metre in the other regions of France.
Finding a room or a furnished studio without
your parent’s guarantee is often difficult for a
young person and even more so if the person
is a foreign national.
In the Paris region and especially in Paris
itself, the problem of finding accommodation
has reached such amazing proportions that
students are recommended to consider other
French university towns if they do not already
have a leasing contract or have made arrangements
for accommodation before coming to France.
Student accommodation services
A whole network of offers of private furnished
accommodation is available to students.You will
find a detailed explanation in the previous chapter about the CROUS ‘Centres Regionaux des
Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires’ Student
accommodation services.They help students find
rooms or studios in student halls of residence and
in HLM ‘Habitation à loyer modéré’ accommodation.
The CROUS centres have a private accommodation notice board (see chapter 3 p. 76).
Finding a place to live in Paris starts with the
CROUS.
Home insurance
The tenant must take out multi-risk home
insurance; the lease usually specifies that taking
out home insurance is compulsory.
Student insurance companies offer students
affordable multi-risk insurance packages.You are
advised to read the small print on the insurance
contract because insurance cover varies from
one company to another.
Everything you need to know
about finding accommodation
Where can I find offers
of accommodation?
Some student associations receive private
offers of accommodation for their members.
In Paris, for a fee of about 21 €, students have
access to an accommodation offer notice
board at the following address: UNEL:
Union Nationale des Etudiants Locataires
21, rue du Val de Grâce - 75005 Paris
Tél : 01 40 46 86 73
www.upel.fr
In the provinces,some‘Centres d’information
et de documentation jeunesse’ (CIDJ) display
accommodation advertisements on their notice
boards (See “Useful Addresses” p.190).
Look out for agencies that specialise in
student accommodation that give you a list of
offers only after you have paid a fee.
At the end of the day there is nothing better than finding a room, flat or apartment
through friends or word of mouth.
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Hotel room rental
Renting a room in a hotel (for at least a
month) is not the most convenient of arrangements, but it is still a solution.A list of hotels
is available from the CROUS accommodation
services.
Living (& paying rent) in a French host
family
It is possible to stay with a family and pay
rent or to work as an au pair (See Au
pair, Home Help, chapter 3, p.78). Offers from
French families are available to students at temporary employment services in CROUS
centres, at CIDJ’s and from some associations
that specialise in housing for students.
‘Les Centres régionaux des Œuvres
universitaires et scolaires’ (CROUS) can give
you addresses of organisations (student associations, student insurance companies, etc.)
in each university town that help students find
a place to live.
Married Students
Married students who are planning on
bringing their family to live with them in France
are advised to work out a sufficient budget and
then start looking for accommodation and
arranging insurance cover on their own.
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Hotel gradings
The Ministry of Tourism classifies French
Hotels into five categories by stars
*****
****
***
**
*
HRT
HT
Deluxe
Luxury
First class
Good quality (tourist hotel)
Tourist budget hotel (*)
Basic budget hotel
Basic hotel
Some tourist guides grade hotels differently
and from a more subjective point of view.They
tend to take the quality of service and the facilities into account where the tourist authorities only consider the facilities.
A valuable plus of private guides is that they
inform tourists about the price ranges of their
chosen hotels.
(*) NC next to the star rating refers to ‘New classification’
Most hotels serve breakfast. Many hotels
provide a catering service and a great deal have
lower prices during the off season (mid
November to March).Most very simple hotels
are unclassified.Value for money and price brackets greatly vary.
Minimum fee per night:
Paris
Province
***** 228.67 € to 381.12 € 182.94 €
**** 137.20 € to 228.67 € 121.96 €
***
76.22 € to 121.96 € 60.98 €
**
53.36 € to 76.22 € 45.73 €
*
27.44 € to 53.36 € 22.87 €
A few pointers before you start renting
Before committing yourself to an apartment,
it is necessary to be familiar with the exact
conditions in which you are renting and to make
sure:
• That you know what is included in the price
of the rent. For example, find out if extra
charges (for the caretaker, cleaning and
maintenance of the building) are included in
the rent. Heating and electricity are not
usually included. If you are staying with
someone, you must find out if provisions,
washing (bed linen), use of the shower, bath
or kitchen are included;
• That you are allowed to have visitors;
• That you ask for a written lease after the
inventory;
• The rent must be paid before moving in and
on the first few days of the month;
• If the tenant wants to leave, they must send
their landlord a letter by registered post with
proof of reception giving a month’s notice
(three months if you are dealing with an Estate
Agent).If the landlord would like to use their
room or studio at the end of the contract,
they equally have one month in which to do so.
For more information contact the ADIL
‘Agence departementale information logement’ at the local police station. The ADIL
centre addresses are available on the internet
at www.anil.org
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FRENCH EATING HABITS
French eating habits have changed due
to the stresses and strains of city life,
industrialisation of the food industry and
product internationalisation.And yet the French
still seem to be attached to the tradition of
eating good quality food and cuisine. In comparison with eating habits in other countries,the
French take pride in their gastronomy and culinary tradition. France’s agricultural industry
has adapted to French consumer tastes and
trends.
A food market with a wide range of
produce
The French shop mostly in ‘grandes surfaces’
(supermarkets) where they can lay their hands
on a broad range of quality processed foodstuffs (ready-made meals, tinned foods, dairy
products, ready prepared vegetables, etc.).
However, they still shop for fresh produce at
the many covered or open-air markets (that
are often quite picturesque) in town or those
dotted around Paris.They still go to their local
shops for quality produce (cheese,bread,selected meats and ‘charcuterie’ specialities) or pay
a visit to small ‘épiceries’ that are open until
late.
You are what
you eat…
What do the French eat?
The French traditionally prepare 3 meals:
breakfast in the morning; lunch between 12 and
2 o’clock in the afternoon; and the evening meal
at around 8 o’clock. French families get together at meal times and sit around a table laid
with a traditional dinner service. Other than
‘le pain’ and ‘le vin’, meals are essentially made
up of a starter, a main dish, cheese and dessert.
Processed foods, less time for cooking, and
different fads have altered a lot of French people’s diets. More health-conscious than before,
unlike in the past, they now choose food that
has a lower energy content, which makes for
a lower sugar and fat consumption.
Nevertheless, the art of gastronomy and regional cooking are still going strong even if world
cuisine has obliged them to evolve.When the
French have guests for dinner or celebrate a
special event, their true “culinary” colours still
manage to shine through.
On ordinary days, most French eat simply
and spend less time on everyday meals than
for special occasions. One-third of the French
eat breakfast in a ‘brasserie’ close to their
workplace, in the canteen at work, or in a fast
food restaurant and are partial to the odd sandwich.
Restaurants
Cheap eats
In France, food-catering services offer a
wide range of meal deals, and places to eat to
suit all pockets (over 120,000 catering outlets
(traditional restaurants, cafés-restaurants, cafeterias, etc). For a quick bite to eat, your best
bet is‘les cafés-brasseries’ where you can order
a main meal on its own.
Bakeries and ‘charcuteries’ sell sandwiches;
small local restaurants have set menus (between 9 and 15 ); and quick bites can also be
found in pizzerias, Chinese take-aways, croissant bars, wine bars, crêpe stalls or fast-food
joints. University canteens (see Chapter 3,
p. 72) offer a wide range of choices at very
affordable prices.
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Going out to a restaurant
When going out for a meal to celebrate a
special occasion, consumers are spoilt for
choice when it comes to different cooking
styles and prices.There is the choice between
regional French cuisine, foreign cooking, theme
cuisine (meat, fish, vegetarian restaurants),
quality processed food restaurant chains, and
for the real food lovers: ‘la grande cuisine’
(Gourmet cooking). In January 2008, new antismoking legislation came into force in France,
and forbids smoking in all enclosed public
places. If there is more choice in Paris, then the
best value for food can be found in the towns
and villages of the provinces where tradition
is still very much alive.
Essential Information:
Examples of average living expenses
euro
Alimentation
Bread : baguette (250g)
0.80
Potatoes (1kg)
1.20
Rice (500g)
1.90
Rump steak (1kg)
18.60
Cheese (1 camembert)
1.90
Butter (250g)
1.40
Eggs (6)
1.20
Fruit (1kg)
1.52 à 5.34
Milk (1 litre)
> 0.90
Cooking oil (1 litre)
1.83
Table wine (1 litre)
> 1.52
Beer (6x25cl)
2.48
Sugar (1kg)
> 1.29
Ground Coffee (250g)
> 2.30
Tea (100g)
> 2.29
Jam (250g)
> 1.22
Public Transports SNCF
Here are some prices for 2nd class travel, single
ticket (this is just a rough estimate because
there are often a lot of different reductions or
extra charges depending on the train you
take, the dates and times you travel, etc.)
Paris - Nice
90.70
Paris - Bordeaux
56.10
Bordeaux - Toulouse
27.60
Rennes - Lyon
91.60
People under 26 years of age can have a
‘12-25’ rail card that entitles them to good
reductions on train journeys in France.
euro
Running a car (average costs)
1 litre of ‘super’ petrol
1.379
1 litre of ‘gasoil’ (diesel)
1.289
Parking ticket machine
(parking by the hour in Paris)
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Public transport
in Paris
1 book of 10 metro-bus
11.10
tickets (1 ticket per metro ride or per bus ride,
regardless of the length of the journey in Paris)
Students under 26 years can apply for an Imagine
R transport that enables them to take the bus and
the metro (except OrlyVal) and the suburban
trains that are within their selected zones.
Price for a year’s subscription
to the card:
286.40
2 zones (Paris and surrounding suburbs, including
university campuses of Paris I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,and IX)
Everyone else can apply for a ‘carte orange’
transport card, which entitles them to more
or less the same advantages.
Monthly card fare
2 zones
16.30
5 zones
32.10
(1)
15.24
Average taxi fares
(1) You will be charged 1- extra for each piece of luggage.
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Essential Information:
Examples of average living expenses (continued)
euro
In the Provinces
1 book of 10 bus tickets
approx. 7.62
(1 ticket is valid for one journey or for an
hour). In Paris and in other big French
towns, you can call a taxi.
Motorway Toll station fees
Paris/Lyon (461 km)
25.80
Paris/Bordeaux (580 km)
43.80
Pastimes
National Museum visits
3.05 à 6.86
(permanent collections)
Admission is free in National Museums on
the first Sunday of the month.
Other museums
3.81 à 7.62
Exhibitions
approx. 6,10
(on a particular collection, an artist, an era
or theme).
Cinéma
Student rate
Films
5.60
9
Reading
Books (average prices)
13.72
‘Livres de Poche’
1.83 à 6.10
Music
CD’s
16
Concerts
7.62 à 76.22
Free concerts organised by the
‘Maison de la radio’, churches, etc.
euro
The Press
French newspapers
- daily
approx. 1.06
- Weeklies
2.29 à 4.57
Foreign newspapers
1.25 à 2.29
Sport
Sports competitions:
Matches
30.49 à 91.47
Sports activities:
Ice-skating
approx. 3.81
Ice-skate hire
approx. 2.29
Swimming
2.15 à 3.96
Trips to the Theatre and Variety shows
Trips to National theatres
Student rate
approx. 10.80
Opéra Bastille (opéra)
or Garnier (ballet)
9.15 à 102.14
Various theatres,
music-halls
7.62 à 38.11
Cafés-théâtres(2)
7.62 à 22.87
Night-clubs, at the W.E
(entry + 1 free drink)
20
Telephone calls
Card of 50 credits
7.50
(on sale in France Telecom agencies
or in ‘cafés-tabacs’)
Snacks
Beer (a half pint)
1.80
Café (at a table)
1.52
Sandwiches
2.70 à 3.35
(2) If you order something (all kinds of drinks) during
the show or when dining.
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FRENCH SOCIAL COVER
The French social security system is renown
for its solid structure.Most French people benefit from health costs insurance cover, maternity benefits, family allowance, unemployment
benefits, and state pensions. Student social
security is yet another benefit that the French
system provides.
A large part of the French social security
system is funded by employee salaries that figure
on the companies turnover, and also by allotted tax contributions: ‘contribution sociale
généralisée’ (CSG) and the ‘contribution sociale
de solidarité des sociétés’ (CSSS) as well as
direct public taxation.
This system encompasses several areas:
- Insurance cover that offers different policies
to cover health expenses (illness and
maternity cover, disability allowance, cover
for accidents in the workplace);
- Job-seekers allowance and complimentary
benefits from associations of the same
calibre;
- ‘les Caisses d’allocations familiales’ which
deals with family allowance;
- ‘les Caisses complémentaires de retraite’
which deals with ‘l’allocation supplémentaire’, which provides people over 65 with
a minimum state pension.
Healthcare for
everyone
Medicine
In France, medicine is free of charge.
Everyone is entitled to choose their own
doctor (there are on average 342 doctors for
every 100 000 inhabitants, which can vary from
one region to another).You must distinguish
between National Health doctors, for example,
those who are registered with the social security. Their doctor visit fees are fixed in relation
to the National Health refunding scale (22 €
for a general practitioner and between 28 €
and 33 € for a specialist doctor) and nonNational Health doctors whose fees are much
more expensive.
Call outs during the night, on Sundays and on
public holidays cost between 30 € and 50 € .
General Practitioners have set days for
visits and appointment times.They will mainly
see patients by appointment. Doctors’ numbers are listed in the Telephone Directory.
Doctors on call
A list of Doctors on call throughout the
night, on Sundays and public holidays is available from pharmacies, police stations, and
the regional daily press.
Emergency Services
In emergencies, three numbers should be
noted: for an ambulance or the ‘service ambulancier d’aide médicale urgente’ (SAMU), call 15;
for Police rescue, call 17; and to report a fire,
call 18. These services will take you to hospital if and when necessary. If you are calling
from a mobile telephone, the emergency services can be reached on 112.
Student healthcare
Your university or institution of higher learning
will provide preventive medicine and wellness
services called ‘Les services inter universitaires
de médecine préventive et de promotion de la
santé’ (SIUMPPS). A multi-disciplinary team
(doctors, nurses, psychologists, etc.) are at your
disposal throughout the year.
SIUMPPS provides personalised medical visits
(required for all first-time registrants to institutions of higher learning),appointments on request
(consultation, referral, etc.), informational campaigns (contraception, nutrition, AIDS, etc.),
issuance of medical certificates,and health orientations and screenings for students arriving in
France.
French social cover
The European Health
Card
Since 1 January 2006, the European Health
Card has been available throughout Europe. In
France, it replaces the E111 form and provides
easy access to medical care while abroad. For
full information on this, go to the European
website:
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/healthcard/citoyens_fr.htm#4c
What to do if you have
to go to hospital
Hospital infrastructures
State-run hospitals (there are more than
1000) generally offer a better infrastructure
than their private counterparts.
Most doctors who work in hospitals will see
patients in hospital wards if they do not have
an appointment and will see patients who have
made an appointment in private.
Hospital fees
The fee for a day in hospital varies according to
the type of treatment the patient receives and which
care unit they stay in (coronary, surgery).The fees
are partly reimbursed by social security (see“Student
Social security and Student Insurance companies”,
chapter 3,p.93).If treatment expenses in private clinics are more expensive,they are reimbursed in relation to the National Health refunding scale, as are
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doctors’ fees.Nevertheless,for all hospital stays longer than a day,patients must pay a fee of 16 € per
day. Student insurance companies can reimburse
foreign students if they have complimentary cover.
Pharmacies
To purchase most medicine, you must have
a doctor’s prescription to show to the
pharmacist. Pharmacies monopolise medicine
sales. In the provinces, they are open from 9am7pm and in Paris from 9am-8pm and some are
open until 11pm.They are closed on Sundays,
Monday mornings and public holidays.
24-hour pharmacies
Like doctors who are on call during the
night, some dispensaries are open all night.
Opening hours are usually displayed on the
door.
Otherwise, you can go to any police station.
The police officers have a list of duty chemists
in their area. But you should always try the classic emergency numbers or the police stations first to find your nearest duty chemist.
So, you dial 15 for the SAMU (medical help);
17 for the Police, and 18 for the Fire Service.
These emergency numbers are free of charge
and accessible from any telephone, even if the
line has been cancelled, and even if there is no
dialling tone.This is also the case for any telephone kiosk, and no card or other form of payment is necessary.
Or consult the following websites:
www.servigardes.fr or www.pharmaciesdegarde.com.
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A MODERN SYSTEM OF
COMMUNICATON
The French Railway system
Famous for halving journey time, the high
speed train network ‘trains à grande vitesse’
(TGV) go to the South East,the SouthWest,the
West and the North from Paris all the way to
international stations. If the rail system has scaled down its network, it has certainly made up
for it by picking up speed,thus representing competition for internal air links.The SNCF‘la Société
Nationale des Chemins de Fer’ also provides big
towns with suburban rail transport (see p. 65).
Booking tickets
There are two ways to travel in France.The
fares are based on a basic kilometric price to
which supplements in relation to first or
second-class travel, the type of train, and the
travel dates must be added.You can book by
Minitel, on the web or by telephone; tickets
can be purchased in SNCF travel centres or
in train stations at the ticket office or from the
ticket machines.
Reduced fares
There are memberships, reduced rates and
a number of other discounts ‘Carte 12-25’,
‘découverte 12-25’,‘découverte à deux’. For all
enquiries, you can contact OTU centres, train
stations, SNCF travel centres or look on the
website www.sncf.com; or you may call: 08 92 35
35 35 ( 0.34 a minute) or the computerised helpline: 08 92 67 68 69 ( 0.20 a minute).
On the road in France
Motorways in France
The‘autoroutes’ (over 9300 km worth),‘routes
nationales’, ‘départementales’, ‘communales’
(971,723 km in total) represent a rather well run
and efficient road network.
Coach travel
There are several fast coach travel companies that provide a national and international
coach service for short to average distance
journeys.The SNCF has a coach service.Tour
operators, travel agents and the SNCF arrange
bus trips to most sights of interest to tourists.
Travelling by car
All the traffic in France amounts to 708 million passenger-kilometres.Although maintaining
an automobile is still expensive (price of fuel,
general maintenance, tolls), motorway transport by individually owned cars seems to be
on the rise in France.
Information about itinerary,tariffs,and motor-
At the wheel:
•You drive on the right.
• The speed limit is generally 130 kph on
motorways (110 kph in the rain) and 50 kph
in built-up areas.
• Drunk driving (over 0.50g/ l of alcohol in the
blood) is dealt with very severely, resulting in
the loss of your driving licence.
• Parking in towns (usually pay and display) is
highly regulated. If you park illegally in town
centres, the car may be towed away and you
will have to pay a fine to recover it.
• Stiff fines are exacted for using bus and taxis
lanes.
• Seat bells must be worn in the back as well
as in the front.
•Drivers must always carry their driving licence,
’carte grise’ (ownership document) and insurance document.
way services and traffic news is available on
the website: www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr
or by telephone: 0 826 022 022 (info direct).
As in many other countries, ‘auto-stop’
exists in France. For information on how to travel safely and for less, travellers are encouraged to contact one of the Auto-stop
associations (small registering fee and joint
contribution with the driver to petrol costs):
‘Allo Stop’
30 rue Pierre Sémard
75009 Paris
Tel.: 01 53 20 42 42
www.allostop.net
Internal flights
The many French airline companies have
flights to most big towns in France and offer a
number of reduced fares especially for students.
Where can I find out about flights?
You can ask for information at the OTU,
travel agents, and airline companies or look on
theADP‘aéroport de Paris’ website:www.adp.fr
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Public town
transport
Bus and metro
In most provincial towns, there are bus or
tramway systems. Some big towns (Marseilles,
Lyon, Lille andToulouse) have an underground
train service. In the provinces, students usually
benefit from reduced transport fares.
Parisian public transport
In Paris, the underground ‘metro’ system is
the most popular means of transport and is
linked with the ‘réseau express régional (RER),
which has lines running across the capital city
and extend to the suburbs.When you have time
on your hands, a bus ride is a good way to discover Paris and its surrounding suburbs. All
public transport is run by the ‘Régie Autonome
des Transports Parisiens’ (RATP).
Other than single tickets or books of ten
single tickets, most passengers have weekly or
monthly ‘Carte orange’ transport passes that
are adapted to their travels around the city (see
p.110).
For further information, visit the RATP web
site at www.ratp.fr or call on 32 46
(0.34 € TTC/mn).
RATP telephone enquiries
- 7am to 9pm Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday and public
holidays
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Postal and telephone
services
‘La Poste’ (the French postal system), whose
emblem is that of an abstract blue bird on a
yellow background, delivers mail, telegrams, etc.
(see ‘La Poste’ in a nutshell p.117).
France Telecom is responsible for telephone services, (landlines and mobiles,) telex,
fax and an Internet service (Orange)
There are some 17 000 Post Offices all over
France. In Paris, the ‘La Poste’ head office provides “round the clock” service to the public
on rue du Louvres.
Telephone
Under the influence of the ever-expanding
new technology industry and with competition
at its peak, the telecommunications industry
has been noted for its strong economic boom
and lowering of prices abroad.
France Telecom, which provides telephone,
telex, fax, Minitel, and internet access services,
monopolised the telecommunications sector
until early 1998 when other telephone companies such as ‘9 telecom’ (‘le 9’),‘Télé 2’ (‘le
4’), and ‘Cegetel’, the land line operator, came
onto the scene.
The price of telephone calls depends on the
time you make a call, who you are calling and
the length of the call (from 0.034 € per
minute for a local call to 0.091 € per minute
for calls to another department).
The mobile telephone sector has been a
great success to date (with 55 million mobile
telephones in use in France 2007). In France
the mobile telephone market is shared between 3 giant operators: ‘Orange, ‘SFR’ and
‘Bouygues Telecom’.You must subscribe for a
year and you can renew your subscription automatically. There are also ‘pay as you go’ deals
(without contracts) where call costs are a lot
higher.
Before choosing a mobile phone, you are
strongly advised to shop around and look at
the different deals on offer from each operator.
If all else fails, there are telephone boxes in
most public places: Post offices, train stations,
metros, shopping centres as well as on the
street.To make calls, you need a telephone card
(‘télécarte’: approx. 7.50 € for 50 credits) or
a credit card with a magnetic chip.The call costs
are then directly debited from the account.
French telephone numbers are made up of
10 digits; the first two digits correspond to the
area code:
01 for Ile de France
02 for the Northwest
03 for the Northeast
04 for the Southeast and Corsica
05 for the Southwest.
To phone France from abroad, dial [00] then
[33], then the number of your correspondent,
knocking off the 0.
To phone abroad from France, dial [00], and
then the country code, then the number of
your correspondent.
International directory enquiries: 3212
(3 € from a land line, 2.5 € with a phone card
from a phone box).
For complimentary information: dial 1014.
To find out about all French Telecom
services as well as France Telecom agency
addresses, visit www.francetelecom.fr
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Useful Information:
At the Post Office, you can carry out the following
transactions:
• send letters and parcels by regular or
recorded delivery post;
• purchase stamps at 0.55 € for a package that
weighs 20 g or less to be sent anywhere in
Europe.There are self-service stamp machines
in many post offices. Stamps are also sold in
‘tabacs’ or ‘cafés-tabacs’;
• purchase ready-to-send stamped envelopes
and packaging;
• send an urgent document via ‘Chronopost’
that guarantees to send all post in France in
the space of 24 hours, as well as sending
express post abroad;
• to have your post sent ‘poste restante’;
• send faxes;
• make photocopies (each Post Office is
equipped with a photocopier);
• buy phone cards;
• change currency (in some Post offices);
• send or receive postal orders;
• withdraw money or put it into an account:
you can open a Post Office current account
(‘CCP compte courant postal’) in any Post
office.
• For further information about the different
services that ‘La Poste’ has to offer:
visit www.laposte.fr.
• Many Post offices give you the chance to
create your own e-mail address and to surf the
internet.
Internet
Internet is a public network that enables people:
•To open an e-mail account to send as well
as receive electronic messages around the
world in a few seconds;
• To take part in online ‘chat room’ virtual
discussion groups on various topics;
• Make general enquiries and have access to
all kinds of information;
•To download online files, software, images,
music and other free data;
•To make bank account transactions online.
Many banks have currently set up online banking services so that clients can check their
accounts, pay bills, etc.There are now more
and more services that can be purchased
online.
•There are currently millions of people who
have access to the system: individuals, small
and medium-sized businesses, associations,
schools, universities and governments.
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CONSUMERISM
January 2002 marked the birth of the
European single currency:the Euro.Consumers
in euro zone countries (excluding Great Britain,
Denmark and Sweden) now all, therefore, use
the same moneyin the fifteen countries which
constituted the Eurozone on 1st January 2008
(out of the twenty seven countries of the
European Union).
to 40 € depending on whom you bank with.
In the beginning, cards had magnetic strips
and were called memory cards. Now they have
electronic microchips and are used essentially
for payment in replacement of cash but can also
be used for other functions.
Distribution
French banks
Two of France’s biggest banks, of which two
are among the top ten banks in Europe, have
many branches all over France.They are currently issuing millions of bank credit cards to
their clients.
Not only can these cards be used to pay for
goods and services in the majority of shops,
but you can use them to withdraw cash from
cash points in banks, Post offices, train stations,
airports, shopping centres and in some department stores. Annual card fees range from 15
‘Grandes Surfaces’ and
Department stores
The French buy most of their food and
household goods in ‘grandes surfaces’ (supermarkets).
Department stores sell a very wide range
of clothes, books, hi-fi electrical equipment, and
luxury goods (perfume and cosmetics).
Banking services
All foreign nationals who stay in France for
3 months or longer must open a resident’s bank
account.
For stays of 3 months or less, students can
go to a bank or the Post office to open a bank
account ‘compte chèque postal’ (CCP).
A modest amount of money is needed to
open an account.You can put money from your
family and study grants into your account,if the
student is a grant-holder and their grant company gives them permission to do so.
Chequebooks are usually free of charge.You
are annually charged anywhere between 15 and
40 depending on the type of card and who
you bank with, for a card that is valid for two
years.
To open a resident bank account in euros,
you need three essential documents:
• A Passport
• A resident’s card
• Proof of a fixed home address (telephone or
electricity bill,rent receipt,housing lease,etc.).
You can use bankcards to withdraw money
from all Post offices and bank cash points (even
if it is not the same bank). Cash points provide around the clock services and they accept
several different cards (“Visa”, “Eurocard”,
etc.).
You can use your card to pay for goods
worth around 15 € plus in shops.
Once you have opened an account,you will
be given a chequebook and/or a credit card.
Opening an account is usually free.However,
you do have to pay for some services (for
example, to stop your card if and when lost
or stolen or when you would like to close your
account).
Consumerism
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Holiday time in France
Each summer in France, economic activity
slows down.Many shops close inAugust,there
is less traffic in town, and the motorways
become heavily congested. It is strongly advised to book train and plane tickets well in
advance.
With 5 weeks paid holiday, 65 % of French
people go on holiday while millions of foreign
Mail order shopping
Mail order shopping covers a large part of the
consumer market and sends out catalogues displaying their products at very competitive prices.
You can order goods that will be delivered to your
door via minitel, the web, by telephone or mail
order.
tourists come to France for their holidays,
usually staying in hotels, campsites, or rented
houses.
It is a season that gives a student the opportunity to become a tourist and explore the
town they are staying in and to travel around
France.
Specialised boutiques and shopping
arcades
There are plenty of specialised boutiques and
shopping arcades that sell high quality products
and well-known brands of perfume, clothing,
leisurewear and goods, etc.
Student reductions
Some boutiques and shops have student reductions from 5 to 10% off their goods.
Useful Information
The Euro
TheTreaty of Maastricht of 1992 proposed
the introduction of a single European currency
to underpin the economic and monetary
union. In 1995 the 15 member states of the
European Union agreed on its name,the euro.
They established the conditions,the timetable
and the terms for the change to the single currency. The coins and notes were introduced
on 1st of January 2002 in 12 countries of the
Eurozone with a period of simultaneous circulation of the euro with national currencies.
In 2008,fifteen member states made up the
Eurozone: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain,
Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Ireland,
Luxemburg,Holland and Portugal (from 1st of
January 2002), Slovenia (from 1st of January
2007), Cyprus and Malta (from 1st of January
2008).
Denmark,Sweden and the United Kingdom
have, for the time being, decided to stay outside the Eurozone. The other states which
entered the Union in 2004 (Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,the Czech Republic and
Slovakia), as well as Romania and Bulgaria,
members of the EU since 1st of January 2007,
have still to satisfy certain economic criteria
in order to join the Eurozone. However, as
soon as they are ready they will join.
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Useful Information
A couple of ideas for holidays
• Youth Hostels:
- The ‘Fédération Unie des Auberges de
Jeunesse’,which is a member of the‘Fédération
Internationale desAuberges de Jeunesse’,who
have 170 hostels in France. A year’s membership costs 10.70 € for under 26’s and
15.25 € for 26+. It is the only card that is
valid in over 4200 hostels abroad.To sign up
and to receive a catalogue or a list of French
hostels and their addresses, contact the
FUAJ:
Antenne de Paris
27, rue Pajol
75018 Paris
Tel.: 01 44 89 87 27
www.fuaj.org
- The FUAJ advises you to contact
your country of origin’s youth hostel
association to purchase your card and make
reservations.
• ‘Gîtes’ in France:
Their brochures advertise short breaks,
and propose a large choice of houses or
lodgings (weekly or weekend rentals in a‘Gîte
rural’, overnight stay with breakfast in guestrooms and occasionally a buffet supper). It
is one of the most pleasant ways to explore
France when on holiday and to enjoy some
fresh air.
If you would like to find out more about
‘gites’ and would like to receive a national or
regional catalogue of your choice, please
contact:
‘la Maison des gîtes de France
et du tourisme vert’
59, rue Saint-Lazare,
75439 Paris Cedex 9
Tel.: 01 49 70 75 75
You will find all the necessary information
and more, and you can reserve online at:
www.gites-de-France.fr
The international student card
The International student identity card
(ISIC) offers more than 37,000 discounts and
services (8,000 in France) in 118 countries
worldwide,on flights,cultural activities,accommodation, entertainment…
All discounts and services are listed in a brochure provided when the card is bought at a
cost of 12 €.
To find out more, go to the website:
www.carteisic.com
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Media, culture and leisure
MEDIA, CULTURE & LEISURE
The wealth and richness of the French media,
cultural environment and attitude to leisure are
second to none.Outside of a university context
that is packed with cultural and leisure activities, students are often spoilt for choice.
The French media
Freedom of the press
Freedom of expression was fostered in
both the ‘Déclaration des droits de l’Homme
et du Citoyen’ (Human Rights) in 1789 and the
‘liberté de la presse’ in July 1881, that together
represented a fundamental right that paved the
way to pluralism.
French newspapers
The readership of the daily press has been
declining for the last twenty-five years. In 1973,
one-half of the French population read a newspaper every day or almost every day compared to one-third today.Nevertheless,the French
regional press has gained a much larger readership of roughly two out of every three
people.
The Paris region is a strong consumer of
national daily newspapers.Almost 49 % of the
population of Ile de France read a national daily
fairly regularly, of which 28% read one almost
every day. Only 37% read regional newspapers.
The specialised mainstream newspapers have
grown considerably and have become more
diversified (press for women,radio and television,
sports, etc.).
Press editing firms
Press editing companies that play a key
international role in developing links between
countries and that have had to adapt to the
changes in new technology and computerisation
are extremely abundant.There are 300 pressediting firms of which 10 are part of an international set.
Press agencies
There are 200 or so press agencies in
France (newspapers, photography agencies,
audio-visuel companies).The most important
player in the international arena is the ‘Agence
France Presse’ (who boasts a team of over 200
journalists).The ‘Agence France Presse’ supplies
the media with news and photographs and has
a following of thousands of worldwide subscribers.
The French
audiovisual galaxy
Radio and Television are the main sources
of information and entertainment. On average,
the French spend 3 hours in front of the television each day.
State-run broadcasting sector
This is made up of one organisation,
‘Télédiffusion de France’ (TDF), which monopolises broadcasting in France.
A National broadcasting group named
‘France Télévision’, which owns ‘France 2’, a
general terrestrial television channel, ‘France
3’ that broadcasts different programmes on 11
regional channels, and ‘France 5’, known as the
channel of ‘savoir et connaissance’ for intellectuals. ‘Radio France’ brings together national and regional radio stations, offers its varied
audience interests as different as the news to
culture, music and shows. Radio is also a good
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way of getting people together to swap ideas on
the airwaves and to hold live debates. ‘RadioFrance Internationale’ (RFI) is the nation’s international radio stations along with overseas television
channels and radio stations: ‘l’outre-mer français’,
‘Radio-France outre-mer’ (RFO).
The Public sector also owns part of the
Franco-German channel ‘Arte’ which is responsible for French programmes broadcast
overseas by ‘TV5’. It is supplemented by the
production company, ‘la Société française de
production’ (SFP) and a preservation company,
vocational training and production, ‘l’Institut
national de l’audiovisuel’ (INA), which is now
responsible for all audio-visual works.
Private radio & television
broadcasting sector
The private sector offers TF1 general
terrestrial television, M6, predominantly a
music channel, Canal +, a channel that you have
to subscribe to, and some 250 specialised
channels both French and foreign.These channels are broadcast by satellite or cable television and show sport, cinema, documentaries,
information, and music. There are ten regional channels and two peripheral channels,
‘TMC’ and ‘RTL’.There are ten or so production companies that supply both national and
private TV programmes.
In terms of radio stations,the French territory
is covered by the big regional and peripheral
radio stations that broadcast to the nation:
‘Europe 1 & 2, RTL, Radio Monte-Carlo, Sud
Radio’ and several dozen local FM radio stations,
some of which are united by a network.
The French digital television service (TNT)
made its appearance on 31 March 2005 and
broadcasts digital TV channels throughout
France. Any home equipped with a standard
aerial and a TNT adaptor can receive 18 free
channels and around 10 subscription channels.
Theatre, cinema and
cultural activities
The Parisian privilege
In Paris, about 250 plays and over 300 films
are shown every week.All provincial towns are
equipped with theatres and organise festivals,
exhibitions and all kinds of cultural activities.
Going to the Theatre
Sixty or so theatres are directly attached to the
Ministry of Culture whilst being subsidised by the
local authorities.So-called‘scènes nationales’ often
have several stages under one roof and exhibition
rooms.
There are also a great deal of small private
theatres that belong to town councils and whose
cultural activities are very active arranging variety
shows, film clubs, and exhibitions each year.
Student reductions
Students are entitled to reduced rates in
many theatres and concert halls. Cheap tickets
for some activities can be purchased at the
CROUS.
Going to the cinema
Going to the cinema remains a favourite
pastime and is extremely popular with the
12/25 years of age group, which makes up half
the audience.
The Cinema industry in France accounts for
almost 4,700 projection rooms, of which 732
are ‘d’art et d’essai’ cinemas (that show old
classics or experimental films) and a thousand
are multi-cinema complexes (3,400 projection
rooms). French films make up a large part of
the cinema industry in France (between 120
and 200 films per year), and yet the industry
still finds room to welcome international films.
New films come out in the cinema every
Wednesday in Paris as well as in the Provinces.
Media, culture & leisure
Film clubs
Film-clubs or‘Ciné-clubs’ can be found in
every town. Other than ‘la Cinémathèque
française’, in the Cinema museum at the Palais
de Chaillot, there is the ‘cinémathèque du
Centre Georges-Pompidou’ (Beaubourg) and
the video library in the forum des Halles.
Student reductions
In the majority of cinemas, students can
benefit from special rates by showing their student
card. The giant Paris-based French cinema
companies (UGC, Gaumont, and Pathé) offer
special subscription deals and loyalty cards.
A museum
in each town
Museums can be found in every town and
sometimes even in villages. About 73% of
French people visit at least one museum or one
monument each year.The most visited sights
are the Louvre, the Château de Versailles and
the Georges-Pompidou Centre.
France officially counts 33 national museums,
half of which are outside of Paris, and 1,078
museums that are ‘classés ou contrôlés’ by the
authorities in France who guarantee their
scientific and cultural quality.These generally
belong to the territorial communities.
However, alongside these ‘quality assured’
museums, you will find several other esta-
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blishments (over 8,000 and growing) that are
managed by various ministries, associations,
municipalities, institutions or private citizens.
Of note are the ‘Musées de la Ville de Paris’
(Museums of the City of Paris), the Natural
History museum,Army and Navy museums, the
‘Centre national d’Art et de Culture GeorgesPompidou’ (Beaubourg) that accommodates
the ‘musée national d’Art moderne’ (national
museum of modern art), Science and
Technology museums,‘La Cité des Sciences et
de l’Industrie de la Villette,’ and ‘Futuroscope’
in Poitiers.
Monuments and sites of
archaeological interest
A number of sites of archaeological
interest and historical monuments cling to
France’s ‘patrimoine’. 25,200 monuments are
protected and 3,700 monuments are listed with
a preservation order on them (4,260 of which
are churches and 1,470 are ‘châteaux’).
Thousands of other monuments and sites are
listed but are often in ruins.
Complete lists of all French cultural events
and activities are available on the ministry of
Culture’s website at
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actualites/arts/index.htm
Libraries and sources
of information
Public libraries
There are many libraries in all French towns,
including about 4,170 public libraries, and a hun-
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dred or so rural community libraries with a
mobile library service, ‘bibliobus’, and several
thousands of private libraries. 6 million French
people are members of a library.
Specialised libraries
Students have access to the libraries in
their colleges and universities to help them
with their research modules.There are additionally 84 university or inter-university libraries and a dozen or so other libraries and
specialist documentation centres, together
with data banks.
The ‘Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris’
library is open everyday to overseas students:
- mid-October to mid-June, Monday to Friday
from 10am to 10pm,Saturday and Sunday from 1pm
to 7pm.
- mid-June to mid-October, Monday to Friday
10am to 7pm.
Five specialised libraries (Germany,
Argentina, Spain, Japan, and Mexico) are also
open to students. For information, visit
www.ciup.fr/bibliotheque.htm.
The Grand Parisian libraries
Founded in 1386, the ‘Bibliothèque Nationale’
(la BN) in Paris has over 13 million volumes plus
all the‘presse-information-publications’ for over two
centuries (all publications there-fore are protected
from copyright). ‘La Bibliothèque Nationale de
France’ (BNF) has been open to the public on the
Tolbiac campus since December 1996.After much
expansion,it now provides a reading area that can
accommodate 1,600 people and holds 180,000
volumes, 2,500 of which are periodicals.The collections come with ‘microformes’; there is a digital library and an audio-visual and multimedia
library. Students have free access to the BNF
where they can look at reference catalogues in the
library, such as the ‘BN-Opale’ (which lists 2 million books, periodicals and computer file references), ‘BN-Opaline’, etc.
The research library offers 2,000 work booths
for accredited readers. Specialised department
collections including maps, prints, photographs,
manuscripts,coins,medals,antiques,music,and performing arts will remain at ‘Richelieu’ where they
will be on show again.
For further information, see www.bnf.fr
The Georges-Pompidou Centre’s public
information library, a non-circulating library that
requires no subscription, is very popular with
students.
To learn more, visit www.bpi.fr on the
internet.
Since 1945 the library and the‘Documentation
française’ centres provide the public and especially
students with several hundred thousand different
works, studies, periodicals, official publications,
documentation files,etc.on political,social and economic current affairs in France and the rest of the
world.
To learn more, visit
www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr.
Boarding houses,
lodgings & youth
hostels
MJC centres (Youth & culture centres)
To take part in cultural activities outside of
university, the ‘Maisons des Jeunes et de la
Culture’ (MJC),which are open to everyone,are
financed by the Ministry of youth and sports and
local authorities.They organise a wide range of
activities for students.
MJC centres double up as good places to meet
people and indulge in leisure activities. Joining in
with the activities (workshops,photo developing,
literature or artistic activities such as theatre,
Media, culture & leisure
conferences,film clubs,and exhibitions) at the MJC
centres enables students to see where their
strengths lie.There are 600 MJC centres among
11 regional confederations and the MJC
Confederation in France (CMJCF: 900).
For further information or to obtain a list of
the MJC regional centres, contact the FFMJC:
15, rue la Condamine
75017 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 69 82 25
www.ffmjc.org
or the CMJCF :
168 bis, rue Cardinet
75017 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 85 29 50
www.mjc-cmjcf.asso.fr
‘Les Foyers d’éducation populaire’
There are 22 regional unions,102 departmental
federations, and 33,000 affiliated associations or
‘foyers d’éducation populaire’.Their aim is to help
students meet people and meet personal goals
through activities.
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Sport & keeping fit
Taking part in sporting activities
One out of two French people engage in
sport activities from time to time. One out of
ten of them train regularly, and over 6 and a half
million French people are signed up with the
Olympic Federation, of which there are almost
2 million participants in football and 1.3 million
in tennis.
Outside of free sport at university (see Chapter
3, p. 89), there are towns with public and private
swimming pools, sports halls and fitness equipment that students can use for a reduced rate.
Thousands of local sporting associations offer students the chance to train and to use their communal facilities.Further information and addresses
are available from the Town hall.
Sports associations
In France there are approximately 700,000
sports associations.60,000 are created each year.
A lot of them are sports-orientated (over 20%
are football associations), but there are others
that are oriented toward culture, science, leisure, collectors, games, mutual aid, etc.
For all enquiries and to obtain a list of regional‘foyers’,please contact the‘Ligue Française de
l’enseignement et de l’éducation. Permanente’:
3, rue Récamier,
Tél. : 01 43 58 97 31
www.laligue.org
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STUDYING
IN FRANCE
French higher education system
A few guidelines
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Establishments & disciplines
Short courses
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Short vocational courses
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Studying at a French university
Broad area study subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The LMD system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• The Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Choosing a licence course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Choosing a masters course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postgraduate research (‘troisième cycle - Doctorat’) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vocational or specialised courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• ‘Licence professionnelle’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• MIAGE, MSG and MST courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• IUP vocational courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• IUFM’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd cycle vocational courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• ‘Le Magistère’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• ‘Le DRT’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Engineering courses at university . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• ‘Le DESS’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Master Pro (former DESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Studying at one of France’s ‘Grandes Ecoles’
Preparation classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Preparation courses in Literature . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Preparation courses in Economics and Business
• Preparation courses BCPST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Preparation courses in Science-related subjects
The ‘Ecoles Normales Supérieures’ . . . . . . . . . . .
Engineering schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business and management schools . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other ‘Grandes Ecoles’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other prestigious institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Courses in vocational subjects
Social work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aeronautical studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture, ‘agri-business’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paramedical studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creative arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fine arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professions in cultural heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performing arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music and opera studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio-visual arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Images and Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interpreting and translation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other disciplines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agricultural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Making the most of Your studies
Your study plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding the right path of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
European programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Studying in France
THE FRENCH
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
A FEW GUIDELINES…
A history of French
education
An institution of old tradition
After the Revolution in 1789, at a time when
many public higher education and research-related establishments were built, such as ‘le
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers’
(CNAM) in 1794 and ‘le Musée d’Histoire
Naturelle’,many schools were opened as well such
as‘Polytechniques’ and in 1794,‘Ecoles normales
supérieures’ .This was done in order to accommodate the needs of a growing industrial society.
Over the course of the 19th century, higher
education branched out into three domains:
- ‘Les facultés’ (founded by Imperial demand,
in conjunction with the‘université de France’
in 1808). Napoléon I used the term ‘université’ to represent all French higher education
establishments, including: ‘lycées’ (colleges),
secondary schools, and schools specialising
in training teachers, lawyers and doctors.A
Headmaster and a Ministry in Paris governed all of the above schools.
- Specialised schools or ‘grandes écoles’ that
were both educational and research-related
and where admission was based on entry
exam (Ecole normale supérieure,Ecole polytechnique, Ecole des sciences politiques,
created in 1871, etc.).
- Prestigious schools of scientific study (Collège
de France,Ecole pratique des Hautes études,
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, etc.) that were
not reserved for a select few students, but
that prided themselves on their excellence
in laboratory research.
The current education system
The old system was maintained until 1968.After
the student protests in France in May 1968, the
12th November 1968 act called for restructuring
of the French education system,with the exception of the ‘grandes écoles’.
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Faculties were closed down and replaced by
universities to make a connection between teaching and research. From then on, these multidisciplinary establishments therefore had the
task of coming up with an original way of combining the three components of study:knowledge,
observation and reflection. Universities gained
independence and opened their doors to everyone, including outsiders.
The 26th January 1984 Higher Education act
laid the legal foundations on which the organisation of today’s legal system for state-run higher
education is currently based.
The State Higher Education Service encompasses all of the post-baccalaureate courses in
universities and schools. It is associated with
various ministries Higher Education and Research,
Agriculture, Health, the Arts, and Defence).
Like the 1968 education act, it was assigned the
mission of developing courses on a cultural and
vocational level, to promote knowledge, culture
and good international relations.It based itself on
the basic principals that were defined in the 1968
act:autonomy,involvement and multi-faculty learning whilst adding a new dimension:‘vocationalisation’ or vocational training.
In order to cater to the increase in demand
(student numbers) for higher education, a new
contracting policy was decided upon by higher
education establishments and the Ministry of
Education’s administrative body.Through negotiations with the government, universities and
‘grandes écoles’ created four-year contracts that
outlined the missions set by the education system and the course orientation that was defined
by the State.Each establishment had to define the
main points of their contract,whilst considering:
- its national and international ranking;
- the increase in the number of students and
its consequences on the courses offered
(diversity,teaching methods,in-house training,
vocational training, helping students to find
work experience, etc.);
- Objectives for improving students’ quality of life;
The French higher education system
A few guidelines…
- Objectives for a national and international
scientific policy;
- Conditions for better organisation of courses
and research into winning combinations of
skills.
The ‘contracting’ policy was supported by
more self-governed establishments and is destined to favour the creation of courses that provide students with original skills and initiatives.
U3M plan
Evolution of the current situation made way
for a new plan for the development of higher education and research, otherwise known as
‘Université du troisième millénaire’ (U3M).The
plan defines the higher education systems’
priorities and the main ideas of their future
projects, including:
- Improving the running of all establishments,
whilst encouraging different organisations
to work together;
- Promoting open-mindedness and international mobility;
- Developing new InformationTechnology systems‘nouvelles technologies d’information et
de communication’ (NTIC);
- Developing research.
Funding of the U3M plan will be provided by the
‘Contrat de Plan Etat – Région’ for the 2000-2006
period.
Even though student numbers have evened out,
the French higher education system is going to
have to face up to new challenges.These new challenges include the deployment of teaching staff
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over the next fifteen years, international competition in terms of research and courses on offer,
and the development of new Information
Technology systems. These three factors will
play a decisive role in the evolution of academic
organisation and research in higher education.
Perspectives
Since the appeal addressed to the Sorbonne
in 1998 by the four ministers of higher education
of Germany, Italy, Great Britain and France and
the conferences in Bologne (1999) and Prague
(2001),32 European countries have since started
construction on a European centre for higher learning, or ‘espace européen de l’enseignement
supérieur’.
Based on the mutual recognition of training
quality and diplomas of different national systems,
European harmonisation of diplomas implies:
- accreditation of education according to a system of credits or ECTS (European Credit
Transfer System) that can be transferred from
one establishment to another;each course is
weighted with credits that the student can
obtain in one university or even several different universities;
- Organisation of education in semesters and
instructional units (unités d’enseignements
or UE);
- A plan of advanced studies based on 3 levels
of diplomas according to the “L.M.D” framework: Licence (Bac + 3), Masters (Bac +
5),Doctorate (Bac + 8).The licence is accredited with 180 credits (6 semesters of 30 credits), the Masters with 120 additional credits
(4 semesters of 30 credits) or 300 credits for
the complete curriculum available in two avenues, the professional Masters and the
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research Masters,which leads to the Doctorate,
accredited with 120 credits.However,the national diplomas such as the DEUG,the DEUST and
the DUT will continue to be issued at the intermediate level of 120 credits.Likewise,the Maîtrise
will still be issued after 60 post-licence credits;
- Extended procedures for accrediting
professional (VAE) background that henceforth will take into consideration a candidate’s past work experience. For example, this
procedure allows for the issuance of a complete diploma on the basis of work experience
alone,presupposing the approval of a duly mandated committee.
Adopting a harmonised European framework
for advanced education in France implies a modular educational structure aiming to:
- guarantee more flexible,diversified,and multidisciplinary educational paths according to the
goals and profiles of the students;
- facilitate the process for directional
progression or re-direction by supporting a
structure that provides pathways between
different types of curriculum;
- integrate all forms of mobility between educational and professional activities by accrediting experience acquired, and among
countries and educational establishments by
accrediting various types of curriculum;
- to ensure that a diploma will be perfectly
recognisable from one institution to another
and from one country to another, it will be
accompanied by a diploma supplement, or a
descriptive appendix that details the instructional content and aptitude acquired by
the student throughout his university career.
This reform of the so-called “L.M.D.” is implemented through a contract that each institution
of higher education will sign with the Government:
the institutions are asked to work together to spell
out their strategies and to define the course of education within each discipline as well as the content
to be offered and diplomas to be conferred.
The law concerning the freedom and
responsibilities of the universities
Law nº2007-1199 of 10 August 2007 concerning the freedom and responsibilities of the universities (known as the LRU law or the Pécresse
law),initially entitled the law supporting the organisation of the new university, and generally called the Law on the autonomy of universities, is
a French law brought in by the Fillon Government.
The bill was announced at the end of May 2007,
and drawn up in June 2007, with the social partners and organisations representing students,by
the Minister of Higher Education and Research,
Valérie Pécresse. For the French executive, the
law sought three objectives:“to make university
attractive”,“to end the paralysis of the current
governing system” and“to give research in French
universities an international profile”.
The first of these objectives tackled the problem of the number of students dropping out of
diploma courses after the first year, and the
length of time it took to find employment after
completing a diploma; the second dealt with the
role of mediation previously devolved to university
principals; and the third, the position of French
establishments in international rankings. This new
law set up a new organisation for the universities within one year, and ensure more automomy within a maximum of five years. Equally,
it changed the system of governing the university (the roles of central councils and of university principals) and put into place a system for
pre-enrolment for university. It also included
other measures related to universities.
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FRENCH HIGHER EDUCATION
ESTABLISHMENTS
& DISCIPLINES
The French Higher Education system is noted
for its large variety of universities, schools and
colleges, for which the organisation and entry
requirements vary according to the type of establishment and the kind of course you want to
study.
All three establishments offer students both
short and long higher education courses.
The higher education system is based on a
complementary three-tier system comprising:
Short courses
- Universities,state and public multi-faculty colleges that offer diverse, broad area and specialised subject courses of all levels based on
a programme of three successive years of
study or‘cycles’.Universities are open to students who have a‘baccalaureate’ or its considered equivalent, and there is no selection
process.
- ‘Grandes écoles’ (of Science especially),
Technology and Business studies offer students
a high level of specialised study that is geared towards a specific profession.Applicants
are subjected to a strict selection process.
‘Grandes écoles’ are either run by the state
or are public fee-paying establishments.They
are financially dependent on the Ministry of
Education and other ministries, including the
ministries of health, Defence and Trade and
Industry Agriculture and Fisheries..
- Specialised schools that cover a wide range
of vocational courses and that offer courses
that are related to a specific profession:Acting,
Nursing, Journalism, etc.
There are numerous course possibilities in
terms of level and length of study.There are
specialised state schools, ‘consular’ schools,
which are financially dependent on the
Chambers ofTrade & Industry,as well as public
fee-paying schools.
Short courses range from 2-3 years and are
mostly concerned with industrial, tertiary and
paramedical fields.The following programmes are
diploma courses:
- The ‘Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie’
(DUT) is a two-year programme taught in one
of the‘Instituts Universitaires deTechnologie’
(IUT) that are part of the universities.
Admissions are subject to a selection process.
- ‘Brevet de Technicien Supérieur’ (BTS) is a
two-year programme that is taught at a
‘Sections deTechniciens Supérieurs’ (STS) in
further education colleges; candidates are
admitted on the basis of their application
form.
- ‘Diplôme d’Etudes Universitaires Scientifiques
etTechniques’ (DEUST) is offered as a twoyear training course in some universities
and is designed to prepare students for the
world of work.Admissions are subject to
a strict selection process.
Long courses
Long university courses
Universities offer two types of courses that are
based on either broad area subjects or core subjects, which include traditional university subjects
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such asArt,Law,Literature,Languages,Medicine,
Science, Socio-economic and Social Sciences.
Specialised subject courses include a variety of
fields such as Business and Management studies
and Information Technology, etc.
National diploma-awarded studies are
divided into three successive levels of study or
‘cycles’ (see Chapter 5, p. 141).
In addition to the qualifications that are awarded by the Education authorities,universities offer
students the possibility to take qualifications that
are awarded by and are unique to universities
otherwise known as a‘Diplôme d’Université’ (DU)
or certificates (like the MS).
Course subjects at
the ‘Grandes Ecoles’
There are different types of ‘grandes écoles’
that each work within their own specific legal
framework. For example, Ministry-governed
(National Education,Agriculture and Fisheries etc.)
institutes or higher education colleges,‘consular’
schools that are financially dependent on a
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (‘CCIChambre de Commerce et d’Industrie’) and
higher education colleges.
The course subjects on offer in these
establishments are extremely diverse.They mainly
include:
- Long Science and Technology-related
courses, general and more specialised subjects that are taught at the ‘grandes
écoles’ of Science,which award students with
engineering diplomas qualifications after
consulting the‘Commission desTitres’ who
work with the‘Ecoles Normales Supérieures’
(ENS).
- Literature and science-related four-year
courses that are offered in the ‘Ecoles
Normales Supérieures’ (ENS).
- Business and Management studies in the
‘grandes écoles’ of business.A lot of the Staterecognised schools run diploma courses
validated by the Ministry of Education.The
‘CGE’ ‘Conférence des Grandes Ecoles’
award schools with what is called a ‘label’.
- Instituts d’Etudes Politiques (IEP or‘Sciences
Po’).There are nine of these schools in total,
the most well known school being the Parisbased IEP, that all offer high level study programmes that last for four-five years, after
which students can specialise in one subject
(Civil service, Economics and Finance,
Economic and Social Policy,International relations).
The‘Grandes Ecoles’ are particularly noted for
their strict selection process,via an entrance examination for baccalaureate,‘classe préparatoire’
or university ‘DU’-‘Diplôme Universitaire’ students. They are not only renown for the five to
six year multi-faculty courses that they provide,
but also for the close working relations that they
maintain with industry for training and research
purposes.Their international relations are becoming more and more widely recognised.
The Grandes Ecoles also offer other courses
such as doctorates,MBAs,MS (Specialist Masters),
Masters Pro, etc
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HIGHER EDUCATION: SHORT
VOCATIONAL COURSES
These courses last two to three years and correspond to‘premier cycle’ or first level (two years)
or ‘second cycle’ (three years).They are reserved for post-baccalaureate students or equivalent qualification and essentially concern the
production and service sectors.
The short courses on offer are preparations
for the following diplomas:
‘Le BTS’
The BTS ‘Brevet de Technicien Supérieur’ is
a two-year full-time programme of study that
is taught at STS departments ‘Sections de
Techniciens Supérieurs’ in State or Public‘lycées’
(further education/sixth form colleges).
Specialised courses are vocational and geared
towards specific professions.
The BTS course includes an eight to twelveweek work placement that counts as an integral
part of the course.There are about a hundred
different‘Technicien Supérieur’ specialist courses
in agriculture (over a quarter), Business Studies,
Economics, Management, Science and Industry,
services and areas of Paramedical studies.
Applications are assessed via a strict selection process from February during the students’ year in
‘classe terminale’ (upper-sixth).
For further information about specialist
courses and establishments,the ONISEP has
a good web site:
www.onisep.fr or the CampusFrance website: www.Campusfrance.org
‘Le DUT’
A broad-based technology course, the DUT
‘Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie’
prepares students for a career in technology, in
some areas of the industry and service
sectors and in technical research.This high-level
technician diploma programme is a two-year
post-baccalaureate course and is taught in IUT’s
‘Instituts universitaires de technologie’,which are
part of universities.
This course entails a lot of time in lessons,
which are divided up into course units or UE study
modules (‘Unité d’Enseignement’) and covers a
number of subjects.Diplomas are awarded to students on the basis of their overall marks (and any
work placements undertaken for 10 weeks or graded work projects).Applications are assessed via
a selection process from February during the student’s year in ‘classe terminale’.
There are 25 DUT courses, with over thirty
options, which are taught in about one hundred
IUT’s in France.
To find out more about DUT courses and
the IUT’s that offer them, consult the
ONISEP website at www.onisep.fr
or the CampusFrance website:
www. Campusfrance.org
or the Ministry of Education’s website at
www.sup.adc.education.fr/iutlst.
‘Le DEUST’
The DEUST course ‘Diplôme d’Etudes
Universitaires Scientifiques etTechniques’ lasts
two years and provides students with specialised training that prepares them for the world
of work. Over 100 specialist DEUST courses
are on offer, and universities pride themselves
on their close links with the local and regional
industry.
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Admission procedures vary from one university to another.In fact,students are admitted when
they obtain their baccalaureate and on assessment
of their application and after an entrance examination.
For further information, visit
www.onisep.fr or the CampusFrance
website: www. Campusfrance.org
Continuing study after
a BTS, DUT, or DEUST
On the whole,after a DEUST course,students
are ready to enter the world of work.
With a BTS or a DUT, students can continue
study.They can either:
a) Enrol on a complementary BTS or DUT
course. These courses cover a variety of
different fields (mainly tertiary and
industry sectors) and allow students to specialise in one particular profession or an additional subject, for example after a DUT, a
student could take the DNTS diploma course
‘Diplôme National deTechnologie Spécialisée’).
b) Take a vocational course at university:MST
‘Maîtrise de Sciences et Techniques’, MSG
‘Maîtrise de Sciences de Gestion’ or a training course at an IUP‘Institut Universitaire
Professionnalisé’.For these courses,students
are admitted via a selection process and they
are open to DUT, DEUG / BTS students.
‘La Licence professionnelle’, this new course
enables students with “bac + 2” level studies to
study one of the available subjects in order to
obtain a different qualification or simply to put
them in better stead of finding employment.
It is also possible to take a broad range of study
options at university,but DUT and BTS students
may not necessarily be directly admitted into the
‘licence’ programme. Each individual university
decides into which level of study students may
be admitted.
c) Business schools and some Engineering schools
have similar admissions systems, whereby
DUT and some BTS students must sit for an
entrance examination.
Major areas of study available in IUT
DUT by specialty
• Biological engineering
• Chemistry
• Chemical engineering, Process engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and industrial information sciences
engineering
• Mechanical and Production engineering
• Thermal and Energy Engineering
• Telecommunications and network engineering
• Hygiene, safety, environment
• Information systems
• Industrial engineering and Maintenance
• Physical Measures
• Communication services and networks
• Materials Sciences and engineering
• Business administration
• Organisation and production engineering
• Statistics and data information processing
• Marketing techniques
• Logistical and transport management
• Information, communication
• Law
• Social Sciences
• Administrative and Business Management
• Metrology quality control
Higher education:
Short vocational courses
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Useful information
‘Office National d’Information sur les Enseignements et les Professions’ (ONISEP)
The ONISEP is a French state-governed administrative organisation that is directed by the
Ministry of Education.
It works alongside universities, administrative
bodies, professions and co-operative organisations.The ONISEP’s mission is to set up and make
information,guidanceandadviceavailabletoallusers.
Thirty regional representative offices can be
found in all faculties to provide a variety of information services that are tailored to each region.
Forstudentinformationandguidance,theONISEP offers a selection of products for a wide range
of people,including:
- Guides:a collection of vocational literature that
gives students the ‘low down’ on job marketrelated technical and economical evolution and on
the different professions and their required qualifications;
- Fact files - practical guides that provide the answers to the major questions surrounding areas
of study,work,etc.
- Post-study prospects:A review for college and
university students about employment, professions, and training courses.The answers to the
mostfrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutpost-baccalaureate study, each profession (job profiles,
reports,interviews);
-‘Infosup’(Informationdatabase):provides students
with information on higher education study with
a view to helping them plan their career path.
Theabovepublicationsareavailableinbookshops
within Paris and the Provinces.To find out more
about regional ONISEP offices and bookshops you
can call:01 64 80 38 00.
You can order copies of their publications online at the ONISEP web site:www.onisep.fr.
This website also provides further information
about higher education courses in France by level
of study or establishment.
CampusFrance
The agency, under the authority of the
Ministries of National Education and Foreign
Affairs, and soon also the Ministry of
Immigration,Integration,National Identity and
Development Partnership, guaranteed progress in quality for overseas students preparing to study in France,by helping them select
courses best suited to their needs.
On its website, accessible in the languages
of over 20 countries, is an online catalogue of
35,000 courses of all levels (from the licence,
L1 to the Masters 2), to which 295 doctoral
schools have just been added. It also puts forward a list of schools and departments teaching FLE (French as a foreign language),
courses taught in English in France and MBAs,
and a wealth of practical information about the
French education system. Through its efficient
search engine, it takes only 3 clicks to identify
a course by subject and by graduate level,with
direct access to the site of the educational
establishment and comprehensive information about the establishment:
The special feature of the agency is to help
all the French institutions of higher education, public and private, promote their
courses overseas (open days for students,and
also university events). Apart from its catalogue and its website for general information,
the agency has 105 CampusFrance centres
in 75 countries, able to receive students and
give them the necessary information for
their projected courses of study as well as
give help in creating their visa file when this
becomes necessary:
www.campusfrance.org/fr/b-agence/annuaire.asp.
The system for online registration, mandatory in around twenty countries, is also
managed by the agency:
www.campusfrance.org/fr/b-agence/applicaiton01.htm.
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STUDYING
AT A FRENCH UNIVERSITY
As universities are constantly evolving to suit
the trends in higher education, they have to be
able to offer students a wide variety of courses.
Alongside more traditional study programmes,
they have developed an array of vocational and
specialist courses.For example,a specialist course
such as Healthcare studies (Medicine, Pharmacy,
Ondontology) is only offered at university.
University status
There are 85 universities in France including
3 INP’s or ‘Instituts Nationaux Polytechniques’
that are classed as scientific, cultural and vocational establishments and are usually large
structures that have their own campuses.
Universities are multidisciplinary institutions
that can bring together very diverse components.
They often join forces with institutes, affiliated
schools,laboratories and research centres as well
IUT’s (see beginning of chapter) and IUP’s‘Instituts
Universitaires Professionnalisés’.Universities are
multi-faculty establishments,which are each made
up of UFR‘Unité de Formation et de Recherche’
subject departments (Creative Arts, Literature,
Law, Medicine, Science, etc). Each university
department determines its status and structure.
IUFM’s (Instituts universitaires de Formation
de Maîtres) are also associated with universities.
IUFM’s began training future public primary and
secondary teachers in 1991.
University qualifications
Unlike national degrees, the DU or ‘Diplôme
d’Université’, is only recognised by the
universities who award it.These courses cover
numerous areas of study and course levels (for
baccalaureate level,bac + 2,bac + 3,bac + 4,etc).
Long university
courses
When applying for university, students must
choose a discipline (Art, Literature, Science,
Languages,Law,etc.) that is administered by a UFR.
In order to make the right choice, students are
advised to find out as much as possible about the
course,options,specialist subjects,and procedures
for switching disciplines.The SCUIO or‘Services
Communs d’Information et d’Orientation’ in all
universities give out brochures and booklets with
information about courses and the general running of each university. Students can go to their
offices all year round for relevant information or
to speak to an advisor.A list of different universities’ SCUIO offices can be found in the Index
(see‘useful addresses’ at the back of this brochure).
You can also look on the ONISEP appendices
p.187.
Further information is available under‘enseignement supérieur’ on the Ministry of
Education web site at www.education.gouv.fr
or you may look on the individual universities’ websites (see Appendices p.190) or
CampusFrance: www.campusfrance.org
Broad area study
subjects
Organisation of university education
University study usually consists of three to
eight years of study after the baccalaureate.
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The LMD System
Licence-Master-Doctorat (LMD)
The new European system organises diplomas
based on 3, 5 and 8 years of Higher Education,
in the form of European credits which can be accumulated.The“Grandes Ecoles” are also involved
in this initiative, particularly the engineering and
business and management schools.
The aims of LMD are:
- to enable European equivalence
- to facilitate student mobility
- to make diplomas more meaningful in the
workplace
The LMD enables:
- multidisciplinary paths of study
- personalised educational paths
- recognition of the diplomas at international
level
The diplomas consist of instructional units
(unités d’enseignement or UE) each with a value
in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
related to the student’s work.
- The credits can be accumulated and transferred from one pathway to another.
-Training is organised in semesters (one semester corresponds to several UE = 30 credits.
The LMD reforms for Masters degrees have
been in place since September 2004.
3 levels: LMD or 3, 5, 8:
- Licence in 3 years (L1, L2, L3)
Bac+ 3 = 180 ECTS
- Master in 2 years (M1, M2)
Bac+ 3 = 300 ECTS
- Doctorat in 8 years, Bac+ 8
ECTS Credits :a European measure of student
work.The diplomas consist of Instructional Units
(UE) each of which has a value in European credits.
- The credits can be accumulated and transferred from one pathway to another.
- Training is organised in semesters
(one semester = several UE = 30 credits)
The Licence
The licence is a 6 semester course and leads
to 180 ECTS credits (30 credits per semester).The
first semester should be regarded as a period of
welcome,initiation and gradual acclimatisation to
university methods to ease the transition from
school to university,to help avoid early drop outs
and encourage success. It introduces students
to documentary research methods and the
creation of structured learning; the 2nd and 3rd
semesters concentrate on teaching the fundaments of a the discipline and the remaining
semesters involve further study in the discipline
with more specialised teaching.The licence can
be mono or multi-disciplinary, general, applied
or professional.
The LMD pathway offers a qualification at
licence level;this option meets student needs for
professional integration.This aspect of the LMD
pathways is reinforced by the development of
Professional Licences.
How to choose the
right ‘Licence’
There are 9 DEUG subjects,of which five have
different mentions.There are also several multidisciplinary courses (English Literature,
Literature,Art History, etc.).
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LICENCE
AES (Administration Economique
et Sociale)
• AES/ General & Territorial Administration
• AES/ Business Administration &
Management
• AES/ Social Development Studies
• AES/ Human Resources
• AES/ Business and International Affairs
• AES/ Economic Techniques & Management
• AES/ Economics and Socio-economic
Science
LAW & POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Law
• Public Administration
• Political Science
ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT
• Economics
• Economics with Analysis & Economic Policy
• Economics with International Economics
• Economics with Money & Finance
• Economics with Labour Economics &
Human Resources
• Economics with Industrial Economics
• Economics with Economics and Business
Management
• Economics with Economic Techniques &
Management
• Economics with Socio-economic Science
• Economics with Econometrics
CREATIVE ARTS & CULTURAL
STUDIES
• Archaeology
• Applied Art
• Art & Design
• Arts & Design with History of Art
• Performing Arts
• Performing Arts with Dance
• Performing Arts with Cinema studies and
Visual Arts
• Performing Arts with Theatre Studies
• Cultural project and activities
• Art History
• Art History with Archaeology
• Music
LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
• Literature
• Modern Literature
• Modern Literature with French as a
Foreign Language
• Modern Literature with General &
Comparative Literature
• Modern Literature with Regional Language
& Culture
• Linguistics
• Linguistics with French as a Foreign
Language
• Linguistics with Language Data Processing
• LLCE ‘Langues, Littératures et Civilisations
Etrangères’
LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
(continuation)
• LLCE / French as a Foreign Language
Each licence ‘LLCE’ is based on one language
• LLCE / Regional Languages and Culture
• LLCE / General & Comparative Literature
• LLCE / Language Data Processing
• LEA ‘Langues Etrangères Appliquées’
(two foreign languages)
• Media & Communication Studies
• Regional Languages & Culture
SOCIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC
SCIENCE
• Town & Country Planning
• Archaeology
• Archaeology with History of Art
• Ethnic Studies
• Geography
• Geography withTown & Country Planning
• Geography with Environmental Science
• Geography with History
• History
• History with Archaeology
• History with Geography
• History of Art
• History with Archaeology
• History with Regional Languages & Culture
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Educational/Curriculum Studies
• Sociology
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LICENCE (continued)
THEOLOGY
• Catholic Studies
• Protestant Studies
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
I – MATHEMATICS
• Mathematics
• Mathematics applied to Socio-economic
Science
II – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• Information Technology
III – MECHANICS
• Mécanics
IV – NATURAL SCIENCES
• Physics
• Physical Science with Applied Physics
• Physical science with Physics
• Physical science with Chemistry
• Chemistry with Physics
• Chemistry
V – ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANETARY
SCIENCE
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Science with Geology &
Biology
VI – LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE STUDIES
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biology with Cell Biology & Physiology
• Biology with Human Biology
• Biology with General Biology &
Environmental & Planetary Science
• Healthcare Sciences and Social Sciences
• Healthcare Sciences and Social Sciences
with Public Health
SPORTS & PHYSICAL
EDUCATION STUDIES STAPS (Sciences and techniques of physical and
sporting activities)
• STAPS
• STAPS with Education & Motivity Studies
• STAPS with Sports Training Studies
• STAPS with Sport Ergonomics and
Motivity Studies
• STAPS with Sports Coaching Studies
• STAPS with adapted Physical activities
TECHNOLOGY
I – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
E• lectronics,ElectricalTechnology,&Automated
Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
II – MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• Mechanical Engineering
• Industrial Manufacturing
III – CIVIL ENGINEERING
• Génie civil
IV – MANUFACTURINGSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• Génie des procédés
NB: The new licences consist of a progressive
and multidisciplinary pathway: first there are
two “general” semesters often with two majors
(eg at Lyon II, “Language and Communication”),
followed by specialisation in one of the two
majors.
For more information, go to the ONISEP
website: www.onisep.fr or the CampusFrance
website: www.campusfrance.org.
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obtain 120 additional credits.This new diploma,
which replaces the Maîtrise, and DEA and DESS
post-graduaute diplomas, is organised into four
semesters. The last two semesters comprise
two academic paths: the Professional Master
and the Research Master.The Maîtrise diploma
will be maintained during a transition period,and
will be issued at the request of the student
when the 60 first credits have been obtained.
Which Master
program?
Graduates with a Research Master will be able
to prepare a doctoral thesis corresponding to 480
credits.
To obtain the Master, Licence graduates have to
Masters
AES (Administration Economique et
Sociale)
• AES/General &Territorial Administration
• AES/ Business Administration & Management
• AES/Social Development Studies
• AES/Human Resources
• AES/Business & International Affairs
• AES/Economic techniques & Management
Studies
• AES/Economic Science and Social Sciences
LAW & POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Law
• Law with Private sector Law
• Law with Public sector Law
• Law with Business Law
• Law with Law regarding Legal Professions &
Criminology
• Law with Social Policy
• Law with Solicitor’s Law
• Law with European Law
• Law with International Law
• Law with Comparative Law
• Law with French & Foreign Policy
• Law with Foreign Policy
• Political Science
BUSINESS & MANAGMENT STUDIES
• Economics
• Economics withAnalysis and Economics Policy
• Economics with International Economics
• Economics with Money & Finance
• Economics with Labour Economics &
Human resources
• Economics with Industrial Economics
• Economics with Economics and Business
Management
• Economics with Economic techniques &
Management
• Economics with Socio-economic Science
• Econometrics
CREATIVE ARTS & CULTURAL
STUDIES
• Archaeology
• Applied Art
• Fine Art
• Fine Art with Art History
• Performing Arts
• Performing Arts with Dance
• Performing Arts with Cinema studies and
Visual Arts
• Performing Arts withTheatre Studies
• Cultural projects and activities
• Art History
• Art History with Archaeology
• Music
LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
• Literature
• Modern Literature
• Modern Literature with French as a Foreign
Language
• Modern Literature with General &
Comparative Literature
• Modern Literature with Regional Language &
Culture
• Linguistics
• Linguistics with French as a Foreign Language
• Linguistics with Language Data Processing
• LLCE ‘Langues, Littératures et Civilisations
Etrangères’
Each ‘LLCE’ masters is based on one language
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Masters (continued)
• LLCE / French as a Foreign Language
• LLCE / Regional Languages and Culture
• LLCE / General & Comparative Literature
• LLCE / Language Data Processing
• LEA (Langues Etrangères Appliquées)
(two foreign languages)
• Media & Communication Studies
• French, foreign language
• Regional Languages & Culture
SOCIAL SCIENCES & SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCIENCE
• Town & Country Planning
• Archaeology
• Ethnic Studies
• Geography
• History
• Art History
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Education/Curriculum Studies
• Sociology
THEOLOGY
• CatholicTheology
• ProtestantTheology
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
I - MATHEMATICS
• Mathematics
• Mathematics engineering
• Applied mathematics and social sciences
II - COMPUTER SCIENCE
• Computer science
III - MECHANICS
• Méchanics
IV - MATERIAL SCIENCES
• Physics
• Physics / physics and applications
• Physical sciences / physics
• Physical sciences / chemistry
• Chemistry - physics
• Chemistry
• Materials sciences
V - EARTH SCIENCES
• Earth sciences
• Earth sciences / geophysics
• Earth sciences / geochemistry
• Earth sciences / general geology and biology
• Environmental sciences
VI - LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry / molecular and cellular biochemistry
• Biochemistry / structural biochemistry
• Biology
• Biology / cellular biology and physiology
• Cellular biology and physiology / molecular and
cellular genetics
• Cellular biology and physiology / physiology
• Cellular biology and physiology / general biology and Earth sciences
• Biology of populations and ecosystems
• Biology of populations and ecosystems / environment
• Health and social sciences
• Health and social sciences / public health
STAPS (Technical sciences and
physical and sports activities)
• STAPS
• STAPS / education and motor skills
• STAPS / sports training
• STAPS / ergonomics of sports and motor
performance
• STAPS / sports management
• STAPS / adapted physical activities
TECHNOLOGY
I – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• Electronics & Electrical and Automated
Technology, micro information processing
and Optronics
• Electronics, Electrical and Automated
Technology, Electrical and PowerTechnology
Technology,Automation & information processing
Technology,Telecommunications
Technology, with Data Processing
II – MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• Mechanical Technology with Mechanical
Design
• Mechanical Technology with Industrial
Automation
• MechanicalTechnology withThermal &
Hydraulic Machines
• Industrial Manufacturing
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III –CIVIL ENGINEERING
• Civil Engineering with the Study of Materials,
Structures and Works of Art
• Civil Engineering with Building Equipment
Biotechnology (Ergonomics) & Bio-industry
• Manufacturing Systems Engineering with
Materials Development Studies
Energy Conversion
IV – MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Chemical Engineering
Postgraduate
research (‘Troisième
cycle-Doctorat’)
The 3rd cycle is a period of highly specialised study
and training for research.The first year of the 3e
cycle is devoted to preparation of a DEA (Diplôme
d’ÉtudesApprofondies) and is open to students who
hold a masters.
The doctorat (doctorate)
The doctorat is completed in 3 or 4 years
under the authority of a research director.The
degree is conferred after the student defends a
thesis or a presentation of his entire body of
research work.
With a doctorat,students can apply for a‘senior
lecturer’ position in a university.
Doctorate schools
Doctorate Studies are research-led courses.
They are conducted in Doctorate schools within
a University and are undertaken by students who
have a masters 2 or its considered equivalent.
Doctorate schools are organised into ten
scientific areas,which are further divided into disciplines. Doctoral Schools tend to base themselves
NB :All of the above Masters courses
include a documentation module.
around laboratories and research teams in thematic and multi-disciplinary departments.
In addition to their scientific involvement,
these schools can help students discover the
range of job prospects on offer to them by
holding seminars, roundtables to further links
between doctorate students, professionals and
people with doctoral degrees. These schools
federate research teams that are assessed every
four years.
CampusFrance offers a complete catalogue of
doctoral schools on its website:campusfrance.org.
Vocational or
specialised courses
Universities run other vocational courses.
There are several different types of university
courses including:
- The ‘Licence Professionnelle’ (bac + 3);
- Two-year vocational diploma courses;
- IUP ‘Instituts Universitaires Professionnalisés’
courses offer students who have been in higher
education for a year a three-year vocational university course that leads to a ‘Maîtrise’.
Scientific branches of study and disciplines
• Mathematics & their interaction
• Physics
• Planetary and Space Sciences
• Chemistry
• Biology, Medicine & Health Studies
• Behavioural Science & Humanities
• Social Science
• Engineering Sciences
• Science and Technology of information and
communication
• Agronomy, animal and plant production,
agrifood
• Environment, Energy and natural resources
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- Bac +2 level three-year selective entry
courses that award students with a qualified
Engineers’ diploma in university in-house
schools that are on a par with the ‘Ecoles
d’Ingénieurs’. Courses last five years in total;
- the Master Pro (ex-DESS, Diploma of
Specialist Higher Studies)
‘Licence professionnelle’
(Vocational ‘licence’)
This new course (established on 17th
November 1999) was launched at the beginning
of the 2000 academic year.The ‘licence professionnelle’ meets the demand for skills and knowledge in the work world, and runs courses that
are linked to specific fields such Agricultural or
Industrial Production,the Service Sector,Services
to individuals and Community Service.
It is open to bac + 2 (BTSA,BTS,DUT,DEUST)
students whose educational background is compatible with the ‘licence professionnelle’. The
main aim of the‘licence professionnelle’ is to provide students with a vocational qualification that
corresponds to their chosen career. Successful
completion of the course gives students
The educational year combines theoretical and
practical studies, training in tools and methods,
a 12 to 16-week work placement, and completion of a guided work project.The work placement and guided work project lead to a
dissertation accompanied by an oral presentation.
The possibility of students being able to spend
part of their course abroad indicates that the
‘licence professionnelle’ is branching out on an
international level. The course also enables
students to enrol more easily at universities
overseas.
Shortcuts to ‘bac + 4’ courses
The vocational‘licence professionnelle’ course
enables students to undertake further study in
an IUP (by enrolling in an ‘ingénieur-maître’
course, an MST course or at an ‘Ecole de
Commerce or Ingénieur’ depending on each
establishment’s entry requirements).
MIAGE, MSG & MST courses
(Vocational masters courses)
These vocational bac + 2 level‘maîtrise’ courses
last two years,which means that the‘licence’ course
is skipped.Admissions are subject to a selection
process.The MST course enables students to specialise in a specific area of the Production and
Tertiary sectors and is also the follow-up to an
IUT course.As a rule,to be admitted to the course
you should have a ‘Certificat Préparatoire’.
The MSG course, which is the equivalent of an
‘Ecole de Commerce’ diploma,offers a programme
of study that covers all aspects of Management:
Marketing,Finance,Human Resources,etc.To register for an MSG course, you should have a CPEG
certificate ‘Certificat Préparatoire aux Etudes de
Gestion’.
As the leading vocational course, the MIAGE
diploma offers a training programme in Information
Technology and Management.
These masters courses that are oriented towards
the job market can be complemented by a Master
or enable students to apply for a place in business
and engineering schools.
IUP vocational courses
IUP departments or ‘Instituts Universitaires
Professionnalisés’ were set up in 1992 to meet
the specific needs of employers and were originally designed to train executives in the Industry
and Tertiary sectors. The university-based IUP
departments are divided between the Secondary
sector (about 175) and theTertiary sector (about
160).
TheAdmission procedure is very selective and
bac + 1 is the required entry level according to
each university’s special arrangements, or bac +
2 level, depending on the diploma that the student has obtained.The same selection process
applies.
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‘Licence professionnelle’ course subjects
AGRICULTURE, FISHING, FORESTRY,
LANDSCAPE GARDENING
• Agronomy
• Agricultural production
• Livestock production
• Natural spaces
• Landscaping
PROCESS PRODUCTION
• Industrial production
• Management of Industrial production
• Industrial information systems and automation
• Industrial transformations
• Agri-food, food industry
• Biotechnology
• Chemical and pharmaceutical sciences
• Transformation of metals
• Construction materials
• Clothing, fashion and textiles
• Plastics processes and composite materials
• Energy and Climatic Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING,
CONSTRUCTION, LUMBER
• Civil Engineering and construction
• Public works
• Building and construction
• Lumber and furnishings
MECHANICS, ELECTRICITY AND
ELECTRONICS
• Mechanics
• Pluritechnical systems maintenance
• Metallic structures
• Electricity and Electronics
MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
STUDIES
• Activities and techniques of communication
• Publishing and writing
• Sound, Image, Multimedia
• Documentation resources and databases
• Networks and telecommunications
• Information systems and software
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS
• Healthcare
• Social action
• Hotel and tourism
• Sports
• Cultural and Artistic activities
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Landscape and urban planning
• Development and protection of cultural heritage
• Environmental protection
• Security
• Legal activities
For further information about course content
and the universities that run the courses, the
Ministry of Education has a good web site:
www.education.gouv.fr/sup/formation/licencepro.htm
or try the ONISEP’s website:
www.onisep.fr.
TRADE AND MANAGEMENT
• Organisational management
• Logistics
• Marketing
• Insurance, banking, finance
• Human resource management
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The study programme lasts two to three years
and includes scientific and technical study modules,
a work placement of 19 weeks minimum,as well as
complementary classes (Modern Languages,
Communication Studies,etc.).
IUFM’s
In partnership with the universities,31 IUFM’s
(Instituts Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres)
prepare students for teacher recruitment competitions for primary and secondary public school
positions.The IUFM ensures that students who
succeed in the competitions receive their initial
professional teacher training.
Admission to an IUFM requires a Masters or
an equivalent diploma.Selection procedures vary
by institution, subject matter and competition.
Upon entering the IUFM,students choose between the 1er degré,which leads at the end of the
first year to the CRPE (Concours de Recrutement
des Professeurs des Écoles) competition for schoolteacher recruitment and the 2nd degré, which
includes the CAPES (Certificat d’Aptitude au
Professorat de l’Enseignement Secondaire) certificate for secondary teaching aptitude, the
CAPET (Certificat d’Aptitude au Professorat de
l’EnseignementTechnique) certificate for technical teacher aptitutde, the CAPLP2 (Certificat
d’Aptitude au Professorat de Lycée Professionnel
2e grade) certificate for lycée teacher aptitude,
ou the CAPEPS (Certificat d’Aptitude au
Professorat d’Education Physique et Sportive)
certificate for physical education teaching.
The studies last two years.The first year ,which
is completed both at the IUFM and at university,is
devoted to preparation for the competition.At the
end of the first year’s competition,students acquire
the status of “student-teacher” and begin to collect remuneration. The second year includes a
work placement (4 to 6 hours of teaching in a classroom).There is no age requirement to register at
an IUFM.Candidates must be European Union nationals or nationals of a state that participates in the
European Economic Area.
3rd cycle vocational
courses
‘Le Magistère’
The ‘Magistère’ is a three-year university
diploma course (and not a National Diploma).
To be able to apply for this course,students must
have a bac + 2 and take an entrance examination, or have their application assessed.The programme combines theory and work placements.
Students also have the possibility to prepare
National Diplomas, including the Master.
‘Le DRT’
On completion of the DRT ‘Diplôme de
RechercheTechnologique’ research diploma,students reach bac + 6 level.The course consists
of technological research projects that are very
much geared towards industry. It is exclusively
designed for IUP and Engineering school students.
The DRT programme entails twelve to eighteen
months of vocational training.
Engineering courses at university
95 university-based schools run bac + 5‘Diplôme
d'ingénieur’ courses that are recognised by ‘la
Commission desTitres d’Ingénieur’.
They take students at bac + 2 (mostly) and bac
+ 4 level, on assessment of application,‘titres’ and
via interview.
As it stands, the rapidly expanding universitybased engineering schools have trained a third of
all qualified engineers.
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The Master Pro (ex-DESS)
The Master Pro (ex-DESS, Diplôme d'Etudes
Supérieures Spécialisées’) amounts to bac + 5 level
study. It is a specialised, two-year vocational
course and is taught in UFR’s or in universityaffiliated institutes (and in certain engineering
schools).
The compulsory work placement of a minimum of three months along with experts as visiting lecturers makes for a very popular course.
The Master is open to“second cycle” students
but it is very difficult to get a place.Depending on
which course you apply for,results,student motivation and all kinds of entrance tests (written and
oral exams and interviews, etc.) determine whether you are offered a place.
Students are advised to apply for several
Master courses and to find out about each
university’s different enrolment procedures.Under
the new European structure, the DESS awards
students with a Master Pro.
The high-level vocational university courses,
which provide students with promising job
prospects, cover all sectors of activity.
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Different Master Pro disciplines
ART – AUDIOVISUAL
• Architecture
• Applied arts
• Plastic arts
• Cinema
• Music, Entertainment, theatre and dance
ELECTRONICS AND AUTOMATIC
LAW
• Public administration
• Banking and finance law
• Community and international law
• Comparative law, foreign law
• Economic law, business law
• Environmental law
• Urban planning law
• Communications, information, and new
technologies law
• Property law
• Tax law
• Real estate and construction law
• Medical law, health law
• Notarial law
• Criminal law, criminal science
• Private law
• Judicial law
• Public law
• Social law, labour law
• Human rights law
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ECONOMICS
• Economic policy and analysis
• Banking
• Local development
• Econometrics
• Agricultural economics, rural economics
• Economics of energy
• Business economics
• Development economics
• Economics and employment
• European and international economics
• Industrial economics
• Monetary and financial economics
• Economic engineering, economic
intelligence
CONTROL ENGINEERING
ÉLECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ENERGY - ELECTRICITY
MANAGEMENT - BUSINESS
• Business administration and management
• Insurance, actuarial science
• Electronic commerce
• International trade
• Merchandising and marketing
• Accounting
• Consumption
• Management controls, audit
• Distribution
• Management of sanitary and social activities
• Financial management
• Hotel and tourism
• Real estate
• Marketing
• Human resources
• Management science
• Technical sales
INFORMATION - COMMUNICATION - CULTURE - MULTIMEDIA
• Archives
• Documentation, scientific and technical
information
• Editing
• Cultural project and equipment management
• Information and communication
• Journalism
• Multimedia
• Museum Science
• Writing
COMPUTER SCIENCE
• Databases
• Software engineering
• Digital Imaging, image processing
• Applied computer science
• Management information systems
• Fundamental computer science
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
(continuation)
• Industrial computer science
• Artificial intelligence
• Computer integrated manufacturing
• Networks
• Telecommunications
LITERATURE - LANGUAGES
• French as a foreign language
• Applied foreign languages
• Modern literature
• Language science, linguistics
• Translation, interpretation
MATHEMATICS
• Mathematical engineering
• Applied mathematics
• Statistics, probability
MÉCHANICS
• Aeronautics
• Mechanical engineering
HEALTH
• Ergonomics
• Medicine
• Pharmacy
POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Political science
• Defence
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
• Acoustics
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Industrial chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Optics
• Physics
• Materials science
• Remote sensing, cartography
EARTH AND NATURAL
SCIENCES
• Agriculture, agronomics
• Agro-food
• Climatology, hydrology
• Ecology
• Environmental science
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Œnology
• Oceanology
LIFE SCIENCES
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Cellular biology
• Biology of organisms and populations
• Molecular biology
• Plant biology
• Biotechnology
• Genetics
• Biological and Medical engineering
• Microbiology
• Neuroscience
• Nutrition, dietetics
SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
• Social action
• Development
• Anthropology, ethnology
• Education, didactics
• History, art history
• Psychology
• Clinical and pathological psychology
• Cognitive sciences
• Education sciences
• Social sciences
• Sociology
• Theology
• Urban planning
SPORTS
• Activities and sports equipment management
There are more than 2000 Master Pro programmes throughout the country.
To learn more, visit the ONISEP website under the heading ‘atlas des formations’ at
www.onisep.fr or visit each univeristy’s website.
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HEALTH STUDIES
Health Studies, Pharmacy and Odontology
(Dentistry) are taught at university.Admissions
for these subjects are selective.A very good scientific background is required to pass the end of
first year Medicine and Odontology (specifically
required to study Pharmacy) examination. The
schools that teach Midwifery now also require
passing this examination.
In fact the Ministry of Education determines
the maximum student intake for ‘Deuxième
Cycle’ study in each university. This process is
known as the ‘Numerus Clausus’- restricted
intake.Only 10-15 % of PCEM (1st cycle of medical studies, 1st year) students are offered a place
on a second year course. 20% of them are offered a place in a second year Pharmacy course.
The length of each course (which is also
available in 3 cycles) depends on the discipline:
- 9 years preparation for a DE‘Diplôme d'Etat’National Diploma) in General Medicine.
- 10 to 11 years (depending on speciality) training to become a Doctor in specialised area
of medicine (DE + DES: ‘Diplôme d'Etudes
Spécialisées’).
- Six years training for a DE in Dental Surgery.
Medicine related
studies
First cycle in medicine related studies
‘Le premier cycle d'études médicales’ (PCEM)
consists of two years general science-based training. In the fist year, students are taught Physics,
Biophysics,Chemistry,Biology and Social Sciences.
They can also complement these subjects with
either modules such as Anatomy, Embryology,
Histology and Cytology.If the student passes the
entrance examination‘concours’,they can go on
a Nurses’ training work placement in a hospital
setting. Students are only allowed to re-sit their
first year once.
In the 2nd year (PCEM 2),students are taught the
same subjects, but more in-depth, as well as
‘Sémiologie Clinique,Biologique’ and‘LesTechniques
d’Imagerie Médicale’.Students go on clinically based
work placements in hospital settings.
The second cycle (DCEM)
The ‘Deuxième cycle des études médicales’ is
a four-year programme that consists of 1 year of
training in general medicine with hospital internships, followed by 3 years of classroom and handson education devoted to Pathology and
Therapeutics,the organisation of Health care systems, Health care & Treatment, Deontology and
medical responsibility.
To go on to the third cycle,students must complete the courses,hospital internships,and an internship
with
a
general
practitioner,
complete 36 cycles, and obtain the Certificat de
Synthèse Clinique et Thérapeutique.
The third cycle: residence,
resident medical student studies
‘Le troisième’ cycle is made up of two study components:
- Residency, which lasts 3 years and on completion, enables students to find employment
in general medicine.
- Residency, which after entrance examination
lasts for 4-5 years,orients students towards a
specialised area of medicine.
After examination (for which candidates’ intake
is decided upon by the Ministry of Education), the
work placement student will be put into one
of the following nine disciplines according to personal preference and the student’s grades.
Specialised areas of medicine, Public Health,
Work medicine, specialised areas of surgery,
Medical Biology,Anaesthesiology, Surgical resuscitation, Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Midwifery,
Medical Gynaecology.The work placement student will prepare the DES‘diplôme d'études spécialisées’ over a period of study of 4 to 5 years,
depending on the discipline.
The national degree of doctor of medicine is
awarded to students who have submitted a thesis, but in order to work in the medical profession, students must have obtained the DES
diploma that states their specific skills.These skills
will enable doctors to register with the‘Conseil de
l'ordre’ (The French Medical Association).
Health studies
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Diplôme de fin de 2e cycle
Filière dentaire
Filière médicale
Filière pharmaceutique
PCEP 1
PCEM 1
Bac
DE de docteur en
pharmacie
DE de docteur en
pharmacie + DES
DE de docteur en chirurgie
dentaire + AEA
DE de docteur en médecine
+ DES (médecine générale)
Concours d’internat
Concours d’internat
Sélection sur classement
Concours d’admission
DE de docteur en
chirurgie dentaire
DE de sage-femme
DE de docteur en médecine +
DES (médecine spécialisée)
Diagram of health studies
Baccalauréat
PCEM 1 : Premier Cycle d’Etudes Médicales, 1re année
PCEP 1 : Premier Cycle d’Etudes Pharmaceutiques, 1re année
AEA : Attestation d’Etudes Approfondies
DE : Diplôme d’Etat
DES : Diplôme d’Etudes Spécialisées.
Source: ONISEP
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The third cycle of medical studies is currently
being redesigned.It will then last 3 years for general medicine. Starting in 2005, all students,
whether planning to be a general practitioner or
a specialist,must pass a competitive examination
to enter the 3rd cycle (general medicine or a specialisation).
‘Le DESC’
Two or three-year DESC‘diplôme d'études spécialisées complémentaires’ programmes of complementary study are also open to work
placement students who are reading medicine.
Medical related studies: conditions for
overseas students
There are two conditions as regarding being able
to work in the medical profession in France: you
must have French nationality or be a European Union
citizen with relevant European qualifications to
work in the Medical profession.
As a result overseas students who have medical
qualifications,which allow them to work in the medical profession in their country of origin,must study
medicine at a French university.They do this by enrolling in a PCEM 1 course,with an entrance exam at
the end of the 1st year in order to obtain the‘Diplôme
d'Etat de médecine français’.If the student succeeds
and meets the requirements of their chosen university course,they can continue studying for a number of years as long as they sit for written tests on
the subjects that they have studied.
There are also other specialised 3rd cycle courses
that do not allow students to practice medicine in
France:
Residency entrance examinations
(for an overseas candidate)
Overseas doctors who are non-EU citizens can
take a residency entrance examination as an overseas candidate.The entrance examination is very
selective.
‘Les AFS & les AFSA’
Non-EU overseas doctors, who are
undertaking a specialised area of study, and who
would like to complete their studies in France can
study part of the DES course with a view to obtaining anAFS‘Attestation de Formation Spécialisée’
for 2 to 4 terms during the academic year.This
requires their university’s permission. Specialist
Doctors from overseas can take 1 or 2 terms
with a view to obtaining an AFSA (Attestation
de Formation Spécialisée Approfondie) course.
Studies in odontology & pharmacy
Courses on the study of Odontology (Dental
Surgery) last between 6 to 9 years.The first year
(PCEM 1) is open to both Medicine & Odontology
students, who actually undergo the same examination. At the end of the fifth year of study, students choose to either:
- Enrol in a short (one-year) 3rd cycle course
where after submitting a thesis students are
awarded a DE diploma ‘Docteur d’Etat’ in
Dental Surgery.They can then envisage a specialisation.
- Enrol in a (three-year) 3rd cycle residency
course.
The AEA ‘Attestation d'Etudes Approfondies’
is awarded to students who successfully complete
their work placement training. After they have submitted a thesis, work placement students are
awarded a national degree in Dental Surgery.
The national degree in Doctor of Pharmacy
is awarded to students at the end of a 6, 9, 10
year study programme depending on whether
the student undertook a short 3rd cycle course
in General Pharmacy or a 3rd cycle course in
Specialised Pharmacy.
As with medicine-related courses, strict
entrance examinations are organised at the end
of the first year of study.
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STUDYING AT ONE OF
FRANCE’S ‘GRANDES ECOLES’
The ‘Grandes Ecoles’ are one of the French
higher education system’s specialities.They were
set up to offer students an advanced level of specialised study. Hence excellent exam results are
part of their entry requirements. In return, graduates are given the pick of job offers in the job
market.The name ‘Grandes Ecoles’ is associated
with some of the oldest and most prestigious
schools,some of which are world famous:‘l'Ecole
Centrale, l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration
(ENA),l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
(HEC), l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, l’Ecole
Polytechnique’,because they have trained the leading executive civil servants and big company key
players.
Over the years the ‘Grandes Ecoles’ have
expanded to include a host of establishments that
can be divided into four categories:
- les Ecoles Normales Supérieures
- les Ecoles d'Ingénieurs
(Engineering schools)
- les Ecoles de Commerce et de Gestion
-Various specialised schools
The‘Grandes Ecoles’ are higher education and
research institutions that are renown for their
strict entrance selection process.They offer students long multi-disciplinary broad area subject
courses, with professionals for teachers as well
as close links with the business world. A lot of
emphasis is put on international relations with
compulsory modern language study modules,
numerous possibilities of work placement programmes abroad,and even double diploma
agreements. .The CGE‘Conférence des Grandes
Ecoles’ represents the majority of ‘Grandes
Ecoles’ and has set up an international committee in order to promote international relations.
Status
Among the‘Grandes Ecoles’ there are state and
private schools,which are directed by the Ministries
of Education,Agriculture and Fisheries,equipment,
defence, etc.
Some schools are part of a university.
Like 60% of engineering schools, ‘Les Ecoles
Normales Supérieures’ are State-run.
Other schools are private or are under the
Chambers ofTrade & Industry, which is the case
for most Business & Management schools.
Tuition fees greatly vary according to the
schools.
For further information you can look on
the CGE’s web site: www.cge.asso.fr which
has links to all the all the ‘Grandes Ecoles’
who are members of the CGE.
Entry requirements/Admissions
‘Grandes Ecoles’ are noted for their selective
admission procedures. Students have to pass an
entrance examination ‘concours’ in order to
obtain a place in one of the ‘Grandes Ecoles’.
Preparation for the exams takes two years.The
‘classes prépas’ or preparation classes are offered to students with excellent baccalaureate
results.Students then study for three years after
the entrance examination.
Nevertheless, there is also what is called an
‘Admission Parallèle’ (similar admission
procedure) for graduates (mostly with a bac +2)
in other disciplines (who have studied at university or in other institutions).Admission procedures
are also very selective and range from assessment
of application plus test and entrance examinations,
etc.
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Preparation classes
‘Classes préparatoires’ remain the traditional
route to getting a place in one of the ‘Grandes
Ecoles’; they look for students who work well
under pressure and whose work is above
average.
As a rule, studies last for two years with no
repetition of years allowed.
The preparatory classes are generally found
in senior schools (but not all senior schools have
them)
Preparation classes in Literature
These Literature preparation classes are aimed
at successful Baccalaureate ‘L’,‘ES’ et ‘S’ students
who majored in French literature, History,
Philosophy, Modern Language, Latin and Greek.
(1st year:‘Lettres Supérieures’ or ‘Hypokhâgne’ –
and the 2nd year:‘Première Supérieure’ or‘Khâgne’,
prepares for the ENS ‘Ecoles Normales
Supérieures’,the major business schools,Institutes
for Political Studies, the ‘l'Ecole des Chartes’
Preparatory classes in Science related
subjects
These classes are aimed at successful Baccalaureate
S and some STI & STL students with excellent exam
results.They prepare students for scientific entrance
examinations in ‘Grandes Ecoles’ such as the ENS,
Engineering schools or Military schools (Saint-Cyr,
Navale,Air).
Preparation courses in Literature
Bac admis
L, en priorité
ES, S avec un
très bon niveau
littéraire
1re année
2e année
Classes
préparatoires
Lettres
2e année
ENS Ulm
1re année
“Lettres”
2e année
ENS Lettres
et sciences
humaines
Concours et écoles accessibles
- ENS Ulm “lettres”, ENS
Lettres
et sciences humaines1 Lyon
- Chartes, concours B (sans latin)
- Ecoles de commerce,“Lettres et sciences humaines”2
- Instituts d’études politiques
- ENS Lettres et sciences humaines Lyon,
ENS Ulm “lettres”
- ENS Cachan, section E “langues étrangères”3 (anglais)
S, (ES, L) avec un
très bon niveau
en lettres et en
maths
Classes préparatoires
Lettres et sciences sociales
- ENS Ulm “sciences sociales”
- ENS Lettres et sciences humaines Lyon “sciences
économiques et sociales”
- ENS Cachan, section D3 “sciences sociales”
- Ecole nationale de la statistique et de l’administration
économique (ENSAE)
ou “économie”
L, (ES, S) avec un
excellent niveau
en latin
Classes préparatoires Chartes
- Chartes, concours A avec latin
L, ES, S
Classes préparatoires Saint-Cyr
lettres
- Ecole spéciale militaire Saint-Cyr “lettres”
Bac STI, série arts
appliqués.
Bacheliers L, ES,
S passés par une
classe de mise à
niveau en arts
Classes préparatoires
artistiques Cachan
- ENS Cachan C, section “arts et création industrielle”
1. Ex. ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud implanté à Lyon. 2. L’anglais (LV1 ou LV2) est obligatoire au concours d’entrée des grandes
écoles de commerce. 3.
Le concours de l’ENS Cachan, section E langues étrangères est accessible aux élèves de prépas lettres 2e année de l’ENS
Lettres et sciences humaines, qui ont choisi l’option anglais au concours.
Source : ONISEP
Studying at one of France’s
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‘PTSI’ (Physics,Technology & Engineering-related
Science)
- 4 study modules in the 2nd year: ‘MP’
(Mathematics-Physics),‘PC’ (Physics- Chemistry),‘PSI’
(Physics & Engineering-related Science),‘PT’ (Physics
&Technology).
The two-year preparation programme is divided
into subjects:
- Students have a choice of 3 subject areas in their
1st year:
‘MPSI’ (Mathematics,Physics & Engineering-related Science)
‘PCSI’ (Physics,Chemistry & Engineering-related
Science)
BCPST preparatory classes
The BCPST preparatory classes (Biology,
Chemistry,Physics and Environmental Science) are
designed for baccalaureate ‘S’ students to prepare
them for entrance exams to the Schools of
Agronomy andVeterinary Schools
The examination is common to all but the tests
may be affected by different coefficients depending
the course of study:agronomy or veterinary science.
Preparation courses in Science-related subjects
Bac admis
1re année 2e année
(1er trim.)
MPSI
(2e et 3e trim.)
MP(1)
s
ce
ien
sc s
le lle
du trie
mo dus
in
S
PCSI
option
opt
ion
PC(1)
PC
PSI
PSI(1)
ule
de
s
ath
m
d
mo
PTSI
BCPST
STI
PT(1)
concours
“Agro/Veto”
spécialités physique et
chimie
STL
spécialités biochimiegénie biologique
- Ecoles d’ingénieurs Agronomiques
- Ecoles vétérinaires
- Ecoles de chimie
- ENS Ulm Lyon Cachan
TSI
TSI
- Mêmes écoles que pour les classes
MP, PC, PSI, PT, (voir ci-dessus)
TPC
TPC
- Principalement les écoles de chimie et
certaines écoles accessibles après les
classes BCPST
TB
TB
- Mêmes écoles Agro/Veto que les
concours BCPST (voir ci-dessus)
spécialités industrielles
STL
- ENS Ulm
- ENS Lyon
- ENS Cachan
- Polytechnique
- Concours commun Mines-Ponts
- Concours commun Centrale-Supélec
- Concours communs Polytechnique
- Concours commun Travaux publics
- Concours commun Arts et métiers...
- Ecoles de l’armée
- Concours propres
à de nombreuses écoles
Source : ONISEP
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The examination is common to all but the tests
may be affected by different coefficients depending
the course of study:agronomy or veterinary science.
This common examination also allows access to
certain schools of chemistry and to the ENS (Ecole
Normale Supérieur or Normale Sup’). To find out
more, visit website: www.concours-agro-veto.net
Preparation classes in Economics
and Business
These classes are aimed at students with baccalaureate ‘S’,‘ES’,‘L’, or ‘STT’.They prepare students for schools of Economics and Business and
the ENS in Cachan (option Economics &
Management) entrance exams.
The two-year study programme is split into
four study options:Science-related modules,economics-related modules, and technology-related modules and specialist ENS (in Cachan)
‘prépas’ modules.
If students are not offered a place in one of
these schools, they can apply to study at
university by validating their level of studies to
match the DEUG level via what is called an special year.
‘The Ecoles Normales
Supérieures’
Equipped with university-shared research centres,
the four‘Ecoles Normales Supérieures’ remain the
traditional route for teacher training and advanced
research.Once students have passed the entrance
examination,pupils or‘normaliens’ study for a university diploma:‘licence’,‘master’ or ‘magistère’, or
DEA in a subject that they have already studied at
school.The course lasts four years.Third and fourthyear study consist of preparation for teaching examinations and the‘agrégation’,which is the highest
competitive examination for teachers in France.
Conditions for admission and ‘normalien’
(student at an ‘Ecole Normale
Supérieure’) status
Students who have come to the end of a twoyear preparation class can apply for a place at an
‘Ecole Normale Supérieure’. Students are selected via entrance examinations that vary from one
discipline to another.
All French and EU award winners are
entitled to four years paid study (about 1,220
Preparation classes in
Economics and Business
Bac admis
1re année
2e année
S toutes spécialités Prépa économique
et éventuellement et commerciale
ES spécialité math option scientifique
- Concours des écoles de commerce
option scientifique
- ENS Cachan section D2, “économie, méthodes
quantitatives de gestion”, option scientifique
ES toutes spécialités Prépa économique
L spécialité math et commerciale
option économique
option économique
- Concours d’admission à Saint-Cyr
- ENS Cachan, section D2 “économie, méthodes
quantitatives de gestion”, option économique
STT
Prépa économique
et commerciale
option technologique
option technologie
- ENS Cachan, section D2 option technologique
ES, S, L
Prépa économique et gestion-ENS
cachan D1 (économie, droit et
gestion) et D2 (économie,
méthodes quantitatives de gestion)
-
Concours ENS Cachan sections D1 et D2
Certaines écoles de commerce
Instituts d’études politiques
Ecoles nationales de la statistique
Source : ONISEP
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ENS entry requirements for overseas
students
euros per month) and commit themselves to working for the State for ten years.
Ex-ENS pupils can take advantage of temporary employment as part-time heads of teaching
at university, these students are known as AMN
‘allocataires moniteurs normaliens’.
This title allows them to receive financial aid
to finish a thesis for a doctor’s degree that are
usually started in the ‘Ecoles Normales
Supérieures’, and will prepare them for a career
as an academic in higher education or research.
Non-EU citizens are also admitted via entrance
examination.They do not receive income, but in
some circumstances are entitled to financial aid.
Overseas students are allowed to attend
certain lessons as unregistered students, for
which admission is via assessment of
application. Some ENS’s have introduced
international exchange programmes where
they act as a host university to ‘pensionnaires
scientifiques’ (science students who have
post-‘licence’ qualifications from various
overseas universities) who come to work on
a research project.
The study periods at the ENS range from 6
to 9 months for which enrolment fees can be subsidised by the government.
‘Les Ecoles Normales Supérieures’
and their specialist subjects
ENS Paris
(Literature,Social Sciences & Natural Sciences)
45, rue d'Ulm
75230 PARIS CEDEX 05
Tel : 01.44.32.30.00
www.ens.fr
ENS de Lettres et Sciences
Humaines
(Literature, Languages, Social sciences,
Economics)
15, Parvis René Descartes, BP 7000
69342 LYON CEDEX
Tel : 04.37.37.60.00
www.ens-lsh.fr
ENS de Lyon
(Sciences: Mathematics & Information
Technology, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences)
46, allée d'Italie
69364 LYON CEDEX 07
Tel : 04.72.72.80.00
www.ens.lyon.fr
ENS de Cachan
(Sciences & Technology: Mathematics,
Physics, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering,
Mechanics, Civil Engineering & Electrical
Engineering; Applied Art, Economics &
Management; Social Sciences, English)
61, avenue du Président Wilson
94235 CACHAN CEDEX
Tel : 01.47.40.20.00
www.ens-cachan.fr
The ENS in Cachan is spread over two
campuses; there is one in Cachan and
another in Ker-Lann, near Rennes.
Regional campus in Brittany
Ker Lann Campus
Avenue Roberet Schuman
35170 Bruz
Tel: 02.99.05.93.00
www.campuskerlann.com
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ENS-Europe entrance examinations
The ENS-Europe Science entrance examination,
which is organised at the ENS in Paris (rue
d’Ulm),is designed to select the best students who
have taken two to three years of advanced scientific study in their country of origin and who wish
to continue their studies in France.
Engineering schools
Over 240 schools offer engineering diploma
courses in France and the large majority of them
are recognised by‘l’Instance officielle d'habitation
des formations’: la CTI (Commission des titres
d'ingénieurs).The qualified engineer’s diploma is
a long training programme (five years minimum)
that is taught in a CTI-authorised higher education institution.
Engineering schools fall into two categories:
broad area subject schools and specialised subject schools that offer a wide variety of courses:
Agronomics, Physics, Biology, Mechanics,
Electronics. Broad area subject schools tend to
be more selective (‘Centrale’ = School ofArts &
Manufacturing, Mines = Schools of Mining
Engineering, Polytechnics, etc).
Admissions
A post-bac engineering training course lasts 5
years.The first two years of study may be taught
in different institutions depending on each school’s
admissions procedure.
Most schools take bac + 2 students after their
‘classes préparatoires scientifiques et techniques’.Applicants should expect fierce competition.
The following schools use the same entrance
exam procedures:The following schools use the
same entrance exam procedures: for example
Agronomy/Veterinary Science Mines/Pont,
Centrale/Supélec and the Ecole Polytechnic.
Other schools take students at bac + 2 level
that have a Science-related DEUG or,perhaps, a
DUT, through a strict admissions procedure
either by assessing a student’s application or via
interview.Engineering courses at university come
under this category.
Some schools take students straight after the
baccalaureate, giving priority to the best
science students.
The schools often come together to organise
the selection process (INSA, ENI, Ecoles de la
FESIC),which consists of an assessment of student
applications,entrance tests,and interviews with a
panel.The 3Technology Universities (UTBM,UTC,
UTT) use the same selection process.
The ‘Grandes Ecoles’ have different admission
procedures for bac + 4 ‘maîtrise’ students.
Engineering studies last between 3-5 years
depending on the student’s level of education.
In addition to basic scientific studies,
engineering courses combine broad-based
applied technology studies, general training and
an important practical training - usually in the
form of work placement in a company and an
end of year project.
The Engineer’s diploma awards students
with a master (bac + 5) that is recognised throughout Europe.
Diplomas awarded
The engineering schools essentially award
engineering diplomas,but also doctorates,MBAs,
Specialist Masters,Pro Masters,Research Masters
and Pro licences.
Most of the diplomas can be obtained through
theVAE –Validation of Work Experience.
Descriptions of diplomas are available through
the schools’ websites.
Types of establishments
The majority of engineering schools,
including the most prestigious of them are
state-run.Different ministries (ofTrade,Defence,
Agriculture, etc.) may direct them, but the
Ministry of Education governs most of them.
There are also public schools and some consular schools.
State-run schools tuition fees remain within
the student budget (roughly 500 € to 1000 € per
year), but tuition fees are considerably higher in
public schools.
Lists of accredited schools that run qualified
engineer’s courses are published every year in an
official newsletter.
Engineering school entry
requirements for overseas students
The French selection process is essentially
aimed at students who have taken advanced studies in mathematics and physics,which makes the
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Engineering diploma course all the more difficult
to get into. There are, however, specific study
routes designed to help students:
- Special entrance examinations for overseas
students who have the considered
equivalent of the baccalaureate and who have
already taken a preparation class to prepare
them for overseas engineering schools’
entrance exams, for example ‘Centrale
Supélec’, or for students who have studied
Mathematics and Science at an advanced level
‘Polytechnique’
- Schools that take students with baccalaureatelevel study offer them courses specifically for overseas students such as the 1st cycle course
EURINSA,ASINSA,AMERINSA (in the INSA
Various engineering-related courses
Recherche publique
ou
Recherche/développement
dans l’industrie
Industrie et
Services
Thèse
3 ans
MS
M2
(Master 2)
École
d’ingénieurs
5 ans
avec
prépa
intégrée
École
d’ingénieurs
3 ans
Prépa
2 ans
M1
(Master 1)
DUT
2 ans
BTS
2 ans
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programmes),CHEMIST (in the Chemistry Schools
of the Gay Lussac Federation) students,for example,
UTC ‘Université Technologique de Compiègne’
- The European school that takes students with
the considered overseas equivalent of 1st cycle
level study, for example, EEIGM at the INP
in Lorraine
- Partnerships between French and overseas
institutions,offering joint French and overseas
Engineer’s diplomas.Overseas students currently make up approximately 17 % of student intake in the Engineering schools,which
are members of the CGE (Conference des
Grandes Ecoles). In order to gain more
international recognition,recent trends have
shown that Engineering schools are grouping
together.
For fur ther information, the CEFI
(Committee on Engineering training) has
a good website: www.cefi.org
Paris Tech
ParisTech,Institute of Science andTechnology,
is centre of excellence for higher education and
research ; it bring together the ten most prestigious engineering schools in France.The quality
of the teaching staff,the extensive range of scientific and technical disciplines covered give ParisTech
a status comparable with the top universities in
the world.Moreover ParisTech is the only French
member of the IDEA League, an alliance of the
leading European Technology universities (notably Imperial College, London, TU Delft, ETH
Zurich, RWTH Aachen).
ParisTech offers a very high level of training
courses for engineering students, at Master and
Doctorate level.All programmes aim to give the
students a scientific and managerial training to
enable them to take up positions of responsibility in a corporate or research environment, or
in the higher levels of the civil service.
For further information see www.paristech.fr
• Founder member schools of ParisTech:
- AgroParisTech
- Arts et Métiers ParisTech
- Chimie Paris
- Ecole des Ponts
- Ecole Polytechnique
- ENSAE ParisTech
- ENSTA
- ESPCI
- Mines Paris
- TELECOM ParisTEch
Business and
management schools
In addition to the university courses in
Economics and Management (IAE, IUP, Masters’
degree in management,etc.),‘Grandes Ecoles’ offer
their own courses in Business and Management.
About one hundred mainly public or consular institutions (which are governed by the Chamber
of Commerce & Industry) offer students bac +
4 or + 5 courses.
About seventy of these schools offer courses
under the direction of the Ministry of Education,
and theirs are the only diplomas that are recognised throughout Europe.
Of such schools,close to thirty are members
of the CGE ‘Conférence des Grandes Ecoles’. In
the CGE, these schools form the ‘Chapitre des
Grands Ecoles de Management’.
To name a few:HEC‘Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales’,the ESSEC‘Ecole Supérieure des
Sciences Economiques et Commerciales’, the
ESCP ‘Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris’,
the EDHEC ‘Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales de Lille’, the EM in Lyon, and the
ESCP-EAP or the Sup de Co‘Ecoles Supérieures
de Commerce’.
The education is costly,often 5,000 to 10,000
euros per year.
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These institutions pride themselves on maintaining good international relations, and some
schools even have joint French and overseas diplomas.
For further information,the FNGE‘Fondation
nationale pour l'enseignement de la gestion
des entreprises’ has a good website at
www.fnege.net or try the CGE’s website:
www.cge.asso.fr.
Admissions
Applicants must take an entrance examination
according to their level, after the baccalaureate
and after a preparation class at bac + 2, bac + 3
or bac + 4 level.
Certain schools join together to recruit
students via the same entrance examination,
such as is the case for the following different levels
of entry:Post-baccalaureate - examACCESS and
SESAM; Post-Preparation class - collective stock
of examinations belonging to and organised by the
Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Paris and
ECRICOME;bac + 3 or 4 -TREMPLINS,PROFILS,
etc.
The most recognised schools generally
subject post-preparation class applicants to
entrance examinations.
There are also similar admissions procedures
(mostly entrance tests) for bac + 2 students.
Several management schools have integrated
preparation classes.
Training
The majority of‘Grandes Ecoles’ offer students
advanced-level courses in management that focus
on maintaining close links with industry and professionals who contribute to class content and
structuring.
Even though they are renown for their broadbased study courses, Business & Management
Schools also have a whole host of specialised subject courses on offer, especially in the last year of
study: Auditing, Finance, Marketing, Human
Resources,Accounting, etc.
Other
Ecole Nationale d'Administration
The ENA’s‘Ecole Nationale d'Administration’ that
was founded in 1945 was originally designed to train
high-ranking civil servants and government administration executives.
With a selective admissions procedure involving an entrance examination, the ENA offers
places to students who have bac + 3 or bac + 4
level study.Most students have studied a diploma
course at the IEP ‘Institut d'Etudes Politiques’.
There are two international ‘cycles’ aimed at
qualified foreign civil servants who have an excellent command of the French language:
- The short International‘cycle’ lasts for 9 months
and a lot of course emphasis is put on the
construction of the European Union.
- The long International ‘2e cycle’ course
(where foreign students are taught the exact
same programme as the schools French students).
The admission procedure is very selective.
For more information, visit their web site:
www.ena.fr under ‘Actions internationales’.
Les Instituts d’Etudes Politiques
There are nine IEP’s in France that go by the
name of ‘Sciences-Po’, with the most prestigious
of all the schools being in Paris.The Paris-based
IEP is an independent establishment that offers a
five-year study programme with a year abroad.
The eight IEP’s in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux,
Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Strasbourg and
Toulouse are officially attached to the universities
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and have just set up a four-year programme with
a year spent abroad, in industry or at university.
Applicants are subjected to an entrance exam
according to their level of study:post-baccalaureate;
bac + 1, often with a year’s preparation class; bac
+ 2; or even bac + 3.The Admissions procedure
is very strict at all levels.
The broad-based but advanced level of study
in‘1er cycle’ emphasises a rigorous methodology,
both written and oral.Studies in "Poli Sci" (law,economics, history, political sciences, culture and
society,modern languages) cover multiple disciplines
and emphasise interrelationships in the contemporary world.
After a year’s broad-based study,students must
specialise in a particular interest.
In the second year study,there are four departments (Public Service, Economics and Finance,
Economic & Social Policy, International Relations,
which includes a module on Europe) on offer to
students.
Certain IEP offer more diversified specialisations.
For the 3rd cycle of study, the Paris IEP offers
several DEA and DESS courses that award students
with a doctorate in a variety of disciplines.
Overseas students in the IEP
The IEP in Paris offers overseas students
International study programmes in the 2nd year
of ‘1er cycle’ study, as well as an International
Political Science cycle one-year diploma course.
This cycle is open to overseas bac +3 students
of the same discipline. Candidates are selected
on the basis of application assessment and a French
proficiency test.
Other IEP’s welcome an increasing number of
foreign students each year by offering them a
diplôme d'établissement.
For further information,you can look on the
‘IEP de Paris’ web site: www.sciences-po.fr
under ‘Sciences Po International’.
Ecole Nationale des Chartes
‘l'Ecole Nationale des Chartes’ trains
palaeographer archivists.
Students who have completed a two-year
‘prepa’ class,a‘licence,or a Master are eligible to
take the entrance test. In some circumstances,
overseas students can get in to the course as an
unregistered student.
www.enc.sorbonne.fr
‘Instituts d’études politiques’
web addresses
IEP d’Aix en Provence
www.iep-aix.fr
IEP de Paris
www.science-po.fr
IEP de Bordeaux
www.sciencespobordeaux.fr
IEP de Rennes
www.rennes.iep.fr
IEP de Grenoble
www.sciences-po.upmf-grenoble.fr
IEP de Strasbourg
www.iep.u-strasbg.fr
IEP de Lille
http://iep.univ-lille2.fr
IEP de Toulouse
www.sciencespo-toulouse.fr
IEP de Lyon
http://.iep.univ-lyon2.fr
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Other prestigious
institutions
In addition to universities and‘Grandes Ecoles’,
there are prestigious state-run institutions that
are mainly very old and are dedicated to research.
These establishments run their own diploma
courses as well as national diploma courses at
e
‘3 cycle’ level.
Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Sciences de l'Information
et des Bibliothèques
The ENSSIB runs eighteen-month training
courses for public library librarians. Students
with bac + 3 minimum may apply.The school offers
its own diploma courses along with‘3e cycle’ national courses in collaboration with the University
of Lyon 1.
The school also welcomes overseas students.
For further information: www.enssib.fr
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire
A National Vet’s diploma is required to practice a profession allied to the veterinary profession and the training courses on offer at the ENV
‘Ecoles NationalesVétérinaires’ in Maisons-Alfort
(near Paris), Lyon,Toulouse & Nantes.
Students who have done a year’s ‘prepa véto’
or a BTS or DUT in similar subjects must pass
a very selective entrance exam.This exam allows
students to enter directly into the 2nd year of the
1er cycle. After 3 years in the 2e cycle, students
can earn the DEFV (Diplôme d'Etudes
Fondamentales Vétérinaires’), which allows students to study in the ‘3e cycle’, a one to five year
study programme where students must submit
a thesis with or without a specialised subject and
a doctorate research project.
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
(EPHE)
The EPHE is divided into three departments
and specialises in or a BTS or DUT Environmental
Science, the Life sciences, History, Philology and
Religious studies. They run two-year courses
where students have to submit a dissertation in
a specialised area of research.The EPHE also run
doctorate research courses.There are no specific entry requirements to get into a course as an
unregistered student.
www.ephe-sorbonne.fr.
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales (EHESS)
The EHESS runs two-year diploma courses
where students must submit a dissertation in a
specialised area of research.The EHESS also runs
doctorate courses.
The EHESS is an advanced level research-led
institution that specialises in Social Sciences.
They offer the school’s own three-year diploma
course along with national diploma courses at
‘3e cycle’ level.
Admissions are subject to assessment of students’ applications and research projects.
For more information: www.ehess.fr.
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Le Collège de France
‘Le Collège de France’ neither prepares exams
nor runs diploma courses. Classes are open to
the public without pre-registration and are free
of charge.It is an essentially independent and autonomous research-led institution, which brings
together distinguished teachers who plan their
courses around the topics that they choose.
www.college-de-France.fr.
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COURSES IN VOCATIONAL
SUBJECTS
A wide range of course subjects
Whilst keeping an eye on economic activity,these
vocational courses are noted for their diversity and
combination of different subjects.There are short
and long courses, state and public schools, national diplomas and diplomas that are unique to each
different school.If you choose to study in a public
institution, you must carefully consider the costs
involved and have a very in-depth knowledge of
the course content and the extent to which it is
recognised by different professions.
Some professions can be prepared for in specialised schools (i.e.: Architecture, Nursing, etc),
others,however,(Journalism,Restoration of art,etc)
can be studied at university or in one of the
‘Grandes Ecoles’.
Social work
Social aid courses (Psychological & Medical
support,Social & Cultural activities,Social & Family
Policy, Social work, Special Needs Education) last
two to three years.There are (bac + 2 level) national diploma courses, and BTS or DUT courses in
some of these subjects.
Go to the Ministry of Employment, Social
Affairs, and Solidarity website, click on Social
Affairs :
www.travail-solidarite.gouv.fr/espaces/social/793.html
Aeronautical studies
Technician and pilot training schemes
Several institutions provide techniciantraining courses in the aeronautical field or in civil
aviation as well as pilot training schemes.
Two IUP’s offer training in industrial engineering (Bordeaux 1,Aix-Marseille, 2 and 3).
There is one specialised ‘Grande Ecole’:‘l’École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile’ (ENAC) in
Toulouse, that runs traffic controller, Pilot,
Engineering and Civil aviation superior technician training courses.
For further enquiries:
ENAC
7, avenue Édouard Belin - BP BP 54005
F 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4
FRANCE.
Tel.: 05 62 17 40 00
www.enac.fr
Agriculture,
‘agri-business’
For a list of higher education institutions specialisingAgronomics &Veterinary studies,see pages
176 and 177 or go to the Ministry ofAgriculture
& Fisheries’ website:
www.portea.fr
Paramedical studies
Several institutions run training courses in Nursing,
Psychiatric nursing,Occupational therapy,Midwifery
(after passing the competitive exam at the end of
the 1st year of medical studies) and other specialised Paramedical studies: Paediatric nursing,
Physiotherapy, Electroradiology, functional examination, Optics,Chiropody.The training courses for
these professions last from 2 to 4 years.The majority of them are taught in schools or institutes that
are governed by the Ministry for Health. Other
courses are taught at university or in Ministry of
Education-run schools.
Further information about these professions
and their corresponding training courses
can be found on the Ministry of Health and
Sports’ web site:
www.sante.gouv.fr/htm/pointsur/metiers
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Architecture
In France,Architect diploma training courses are
regulated. Only students with national diplomas
(DPLG, DENSAIS, DESA which are protected by
the State) can work as architects. There are
courses in the 20 Ministry of Culture-governed
‘Ecoles Nationales d’Architecture’ where students can study for a ‘Diplôme d’Architecte’
DPLG, which is a government-awarded diploma.
There are two other architect-training courses:an
“Engineering” module that is taught in the
Architecture department of ‘l’Ecole Nationale
desArts et Industries de Strasbourg’ and offers a
‘Diplôme d’Architecte’ DENSAIS course.
A public or fee-paying course,is offered by‘l’Ecole
Spéciale d’Architecture à Paris’ at the end of
which a‘Diplôme d’Architecte DESA’ is obtained.
Architectural Studies are organised in three twoyear cycles.
The first two cycles are authorised by the
higher education system.
1st cycle is open to baccalaureate students and
students with the considered equivalent of study
to the baccalaureate, relevant professional experience or personal achievements that enable them
to start at 1st cycle. The 1st cycle course in
Architecture is a national diploma of higher education.
‘Deuxième cycle’ or 2nd cycle is open to students who have completed a 1st cycle course in
architecture or its considered equivalent and to
students who have relevant professional experience
or personal achievements that enable them to start
at 2nd cycle level.The course is made up of course
modules and requires students to submit a dissertation.The 2nd cycle course in architecture is
a national diploma of higher education.
‘Troisième cycle’ or 3rd cycle consists of preparing the ‘Diplôme d’Architecte’ - DPLG that is
made up of three modules. 1) Project, seminars,
vocational training,2) One-term’s work placement
and a personal end of year project,3) Or in a specialised professional area (DPEA, Master Pro), or
in the form of a research project (Research
Master).
A list of architectural schools is available in the
Appendices (p. 229).
Foreign year abroad students should pick up
a pre-registration form either from the ‘Ecole
d’Architecture’ of their choice or from the French
Embassy in their country of origin or residence.
A sound knowledge of the French language is
required when handing in the application form.
Schools and Embassies’ cultural services arrange
French language tests in February to correspond
with tests that are taken in universities.
Creative arts
Fine Art
In addition to the four Ministry of Educationgoverned schools,‘Ecole Boulle’,‘Ecole Duperré’,
‘Ecole Estienne’,and ‘Ecole Olivier de Serres’, 56
Ministry for the Arts-directed institutions offer
students higher education courses in fine Art.
There are also numerous national, regional and
local art schools across France.
There are two types of Ministry for
Arts-directed schools:
- Schools that run specific diploma courses
such as the ENSBA, ENSAD & ENSCI.
- Schools that run National diploma courses
such as the DNSEP, DNAP & DNAT.
SCHOOLS THAT PREPARE SPECIFIC
DIPLOMAS
École Nationale Supérieure des
Beaux-arts (Fine Arts) - ENSBA
The ENSBA is designed to teach young art students painting techniques, sculpture and how to
use multimedia.A lot of emphasis is put on theory.
Students are recruited on the results of a competitive exam, and their prior work and records
are assessed before admission (age limit: 24).The
studies last 5 to 6 years.At the end of their final
year, students are awarded ‘le Diplôme National
Supérieur d’Arts Plastiques’ (DNSAP).This diploma
course corresponds to ‘niveau II’ level study.
ENSBA
14, rue Bonaparte - 75006 Paris
Tel: 01 47 03 50 00
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École Nationale Supérieure de
Création Industrielle - ENSCI
After a 3 to 5 year course, the ENSCI awards
students the‘Diplôme de Créateur Industriel’ (bac
+ 5) in the field of industrial design and textile
design.
These schools run courses of varying length
that depend on the students’ qualifications.The
number of years of study for each student is determined via entrance examination.
ENSCI
48, rue Saint Sabin - 75011 Paris.
Tel: 01 49 23 12 12
For more information about this school,you
can look at their website: www.ensci.com
Further information is available on the
school’s website: www.ensba.fr
École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts
Décoratifs - ENSAD
The ENSAD offers students the following
training (4 years of courses):
- ‘Diplôme National Supérieur d’Art Décoratif’
(DNSAD),which covers 14 different subjects.
- ‘Certificat d’Etudes Spécialisées’ (computer
aided design,multimedia,publication-press,furniture design).
Students have to sit for an entrance examination when applying for 1st ,2nd and 4th year level
of study and for the advanced cycle of research
and innovation. Admissions for 3rd year level
study are based on the student’s qualifications.
ENSAD
31, rue d’Ulm - 75240 Paris cedex 05
Tel.: 01 42 34 97 00
Further information about courses and
entry requirements, consult the school
website: www.ensad.fr
DIPLOMAS AWARDED BY SCHOOLS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN FRANCE OR
THE FRENCH TERRITORIES
There are three national diploma courses
that are taught in 6 National schools:‘Ecoles des
Beaux-arts de Bourges’, Cergy-Pontoise, Dijon,
Limoges-Aubusson, Nancy, Nice and 42 ‘Ecoles
Territoriales’ that are governed by the Ministry
of Culture and Communication.
The Ministry of Culture and Communication
awards the following national diplomas:
National Diploma in Art and
Techniques (DNAT with modules in Graphic
design,
Space design, Industrial design). It is a two-year
programme of study.
National Diploma in Fine Arts (DNAP)
is also a three-year course.
It is made up of three modules: Art,
Communication & Design.
Higher National Diploma in Fine Arts
(DNSEP) is a five-year course. Students must
choose one of the following modules: Art,
Communication or Design. The DNSEP
corresponds to ‘niveau II’ level study.
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The entry requirements for these schools were
decided upon in the 6th March and 10th July 1997
acts.Each institution organises their own entrance
exams, which consist of a practical test, a written exam to test student’s general culture, and
an interview with an admissions panel in relation
to the student’s application.
Students must have a baccalaureate or
qualifications that are considered the equivalent
by ‘la Commission Nationale d’Equivalence’.
Art studies are organised in the following manner:
The short cycle prepares for the DNAT with
three options: Graphic design, Spatial design, or
Product design.
The long cycle is divided into two parts:
- One programme of 2nd and 3rd year study that
leads to the DNAP diploma;
- A 4th and 5th year study project that leads to
the DNSEP diploma.
There are three possible options: Art,
Communication,or Design,but not all the schools
offer the complete coursework for all three
options.
Information on the requirements and the
operation of these schools can be obtained from
the following address:
Ministère de la Culture
et de la Communication
Délégation aux arts plastiques,
département des enseignements,
de la recherche et de l’innovation
3, rue deValois
Tél : 01 40 15 80 00
Professions
in cultural heritage
The professions in cultural heritage cover a
wide number of disciplines. Some of these professions are closely related to knowledge of
French culture (art historians,mediators),others
to its preservation,conservation,and protection
(protecting the cultural heritage, designing historical monuments), but also its restoration
(painting restorers, artisans, etc).
Department of Curators
Institut National du Patrimoine
This consists of two departments:
- Le Département des Conservateurs,
which offers eighteen-month training in the
conservation of the cultural heritage of the State,
the city of Paris, and the local governments.
Recruitment occurs through an external competitive exam and by internal exam.
Institut Nationale du Patrimoine
2, rueVivienne - 75002 Paris
Tel.: 01 44 41 16 41
www.inp.fr.
Department of Restorers
- Le Département des Retaurateurs,
which offers 7 5 year concentrations.Admission
is based on a competitive examination open to
applicants 20 to 30 years of age.
The National Institute for Heritage
Department of Restorers
93210 La Plaine Saint-Denis
Tel: 01 49 46 57 00
www.inp.fr
- École du Louvre, focusing more directly
on art history.It takes 1st cycle baccalaureate students or students with a considered equivalent
who must take a grading test (Application forms
are available between December and February
preceding the academic year).The 1st cycle level
study programme lasts three years at the end of
which a diploma in extended research is awarded. In order to get into the 2nd cycle level of study
(a one year course), students must have taken a
1st cycle course with either a masters in Art
history or Archaeology or its considered overseas (bac + 4) equivalent.At the‘Ecole du Louvre’,
students are awarded with the following diplomas: ‘Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures de
l’École du Louvre’, according to the terms of the
three-year ‘3e cycle’ level of research, or the
‘Diplôme Spécial de Muséologie’; ‘Diplôme de
Recherche de l’Ecole du Louvre’ (3e cycle)
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ESAD-TNS
Théâtre National de Strasbourg
1, av. de la Marseillaise - BP 40184
Tel.: 03 88 24 88 08
www.tns.fr/ecole-superieure-art-dramatique.html
Ecole du Louvre
Palais du Louvre Porte Jaujard
Place du Carrousel
Tel.: 01 55 35 18 35/18 00
www.ecoledulouvre.fr
University offerings are also very numerous and
are updated frequently.
Performing arts
Drama
We must draw students attention to the fact
that a lot of French universities run theatre studies courses (1st,2nd & 3rd cycle),for example:Caen,
Lille-Villeneuve d’Ascq,Paris III,Paris X,Rennes II,
etc.
Among the many Drama schools, three establishments run intensive,free courses that are widely
recognised in the Performing Arts industry:
-École Supérieure d’Art Dramatique du
théâtre national de Strasbourg (TNS). The
NationalTheatre in Strasbourg offers a three-year
training course for actors,set designers,stage managers, and directors-playwrights.There is an entrance
exam and students must be 18 years of age, have
bac +2 or a baccalaureate with two years work
experience and a sound knowledge of the French
Language.Students can enrol between November
and February. Professional actors or Stage directors can enrol for a year’s work placement.
- Le Conservatoire National Supérieur
d’Art Dramatique de Paris (CNSAD) takes
select students via entrance examination.Students
enrol in January and are offered places in March
orApril and register in June.Students must be aged
between 18 and 24 years of age on the 1st
October in the year they apply for the entrance
exam. Applicants must have completed at least
one year of theatrical training under a professional
who recommends their application.The studies
last three years.
CNSAD
2, bis rue du Conservatoire
75009 Paris
Tel.: 01 42 46 12 91
www.cnsad.fr
- École Nationale Supérieure des Arts
et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT,formerly
‘Ecole de la rue Blanche’) offers a three year training course for theatre administrators, actors,
costume designers,set designers,stage managers,
sound and lighting engineers. Students are selected via an entrance examination which is open to
candidates aged between 18 and 25 years of age,
who have a bac + 2 or a baccalaureate with two
years work experience and a sound knowledge
of the French language. Students may enrol between February and March.All courses award students with an ENSATT diploma.
ENSATT
42, rue Soeur Bouvier
69322 Lyon Cedex
Tel.: 04 78 15 05 05
www.ensatt.fr
To find out more about Drama & Melodrama
courses, information is available at the Centre
National du Théâtre:
136, rue Legendre, 75017 Paris
Tel.: 01 44 61 84 85
cnt.asso.fr
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Circus studies
There are two Ministry of Culture and
Communication governed schools of Circus
Arts. ‘L’École Supérieure des Arts du
Cirque’ (ESAC), at Châlons in Champagne,
organises national and regional entrance exams.
Students must be 18-25 years of age. ‘l’Ecole
Nationale du Cirque’ at Rosny-sous-Bois,
organises a pre-selection and a selection procedure in July,based on an exam.TheAcadémieAnnie
Fratellini in Saint-Denis is also a Ministry of
Culture and Communication-supported establishment renowned for its vocational preparation courses.
Music
& opera studies
Courses in music are available in over three
hundred local leisure centres.‘Les Conservatoires
Nationaux de Région’ (CNR), ‘Les Écoles
Nationales de Musique et de Danse’ (ENMD),‘Les
Écoles Municipales de Musique et de Danse
Agréées’ (EMMDA),which are all directed by the
Ministry of Culture and Communication.There
are also two ‘Conservatoires Supérieurs de
Musique’ in Paris & Lyon.
National and municipal conservatories
of music & dance
Students who wish to apply for a place at a
CNR, an ENMD or an EMMDA must take an
entrance exam.These institutions offer technical
courses that are designed to give students amateur skills;some of the courses prepare students
for working life in their chosen field.
To apply for a place in one of the‘conservatoires
nationaux supérieurs’ students must take an
entrance examination (the required age bracket
depends on which instrument the student wants
to play).
The average course lasts four years.The programmes help students to decide between a career
as a solo artist,composer or member of an orchestra.
There are also schools (CEFEDEM) for students
who want to become music & dance teachers,
in which they can take a National diploma teaching course.
Universities
About twenty universities have a music department and offer DEUG,‘licence’,a Master in Music
or a ‘Diplôme Universitaire de Musicien
Intervenant’ (DUMI) (see Higher education establishments & disciplines at the beginning of this
chapter).
Dance
There are plenty of dance academies and
classes.The national conservatories of music and
dance in Paris and Lyon provide training in classical
and modern dance.The studies last for 4 years.These
institutions respectively issue a Diplôme Supérieur
de Danse and a Diplôme National d’Etudes
Supérieures Choréographiques.
Three Ecoles Supérieurs for dance are run by
the State:
- L’École Nationale Supérieure
de Danse de Marseille
20, bd Gabès
13417 Marseille cedex 08
Tél. : 04 91 32 72 72
www.ecole-danse-marseille.com
- Le Centre National de Danse
Contemporaine d’Angers
17, rue de la Tannerie
BP 50107
Tel.: 02 44 01 22 66
www.cndc.fr
- L’Ecole supérieure de danse
Rosella-Hightower
21 Chemin de Faissole
06250 Cannes-Moungins
Tél. : 04 93 94 79 80
www.cannesdance.com
The Universities of Nice & ParisVIII offer license
and ‘Master courses in Performing Arts with a
concentration in Dance.
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Audio-visual arts
Studio National des Arts
Contemporains du Fresnoy
The school of Fresnoy (Studio National desArts
Contemporains) is an institution that specialises
in advanced level study of creative and visual arts,
which brings together all the arts under one roof:
FineArt,Photography,Cinema & Film Studies,Video,
NewTechnology applied to Sound & Image,Music,
Dance, etc.The diploma courses last two years.
This school is aimed at bac + 4 level students or
students with relevant work experience.Students
are selected on the basis of their entrance examination and interview.
School address:
‘Le Fresnoy’
Studio national des arts contemporains
22, rue du Fresnoy
BP 179
59202 Tourcoing cedex
Tel: 03 20 28 38 00
www.le-fresnoy.net
Photography
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure LouisLumière (ENSLL,-‘Vaugirard’),located in the Paris
region in‘Noisy-le-Grand’,subjects applicants who
are under 27 and who have a bac + 2 to an entrance
examination.At the end of the three-year study programme, students are awarded the ‘Diplôme
Supérieur d’Etat’ for each course concentration
(photography, cinema, sound).
ENSLL
7 allée du Promontoire - rue deVaugirard
93161 Noisy le Grand Cedex
Tel.: 01 48 15 40 10
www.ens-louis-lumiere.fr.
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des
Métiers de l’Image et du Son (FEMIS)
tends to accept students more after entrance examination than on account of their application form.
Students must have a bac + 2 or a baccalaureate
and 4 years work experience in cinema and be
able to present a personal project to the admissions panel.Students can apply between February
and April. The selection procedure takes place
during July, September & October.The Institute
offers students courses in the following specialised areas: Script-writing, Filming, Special Effects,
Sound Engineering, Image, Scenery, Production,
Management, and Promotion. Studies last 38
months and result in a level 1 diploma (bac + 5).
FEMIS
6, rue Francoeur
75018 Paris
Tel.: 01 53 41 21 00
75018 Paris
www.femis.fr
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la
Photographie d'Arles (ENSP) selects students
with a DEUG in an art-related subject, a CEAP
or their considered equivalents via an entrance
exam. ‘L’école d’Arles’ runs a national diploma
course: ‘Diplôme de l’Ecole Nationale de la
Photographie’ (DNEP).‘Ecole nationale Supérieure
de la photographie’
16, rue des Arènes - BP 10149
13631 Arles Cedex
Tel.: 04 90 99 33 33
www.enp-arles.com
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International City for Comics and the
Image
The most famous private establishment is the
National Centre for Comics and the Image
in Angoulême,which offers a one year Master
in game design and interactive digital media (Bac
+ 5) to students with Bac + 3.
Cité Internationale
121, rue de Bordeaux
16023 Angoulême cedex
Tel.: 33 - 05 45 38 65 65
www.cnbdi.fr
Some universities offer complete coursework
in Cinema & Film studies:the universities of AixMarseille I,Bordeaux III,Caen,Lille III,Lyon II,Metz,
Montpellier III, Nancy II, Paris I, Paris III, ParisVII,
ParisVIII, Paris X and Rennes II.
For more information, contact: Le ministère
de la Culture and Communication, Direction
de la musique et de la danse, du théâtre et
des spectacles 53, rue Saint-Dominique
75007 Paris Tel.: 01 40 15 88 84 or visit the
web site (very complete on all artistic areas
of study):
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/infos-pratiques/
formations/index-formations.htm
Journalism
There are nine types of training accredited by
‘La Convention Collective des Journalistes’.
Acceptance is highly competitive.The two oldest
schools are the most highly rated:‘Le CFJ’ in Paris
and ‘l’ESJ de Lille’:
-‘Le Centre de Formation des Journalistes’
(CFJ) selects candidates via entrance examination.
Students must have at least bac + 2 level study,but
most applicants have a bac + 4.The age limit for
applying is 25 years.The course lasts two years,
(which consists of a‘section journaliste’ and a‘section journaliste-reporter d’images’).
CFJ
35, rue du Louvre
75002 Paris
Tel.: 01 44 82 20 00
www.cfpj.com
- ‘l’École Supérieure de Journalisme de
Lille’ (ESJ) selects students via an entrance test.
Students must have at least bac + 2 level study.
Another admission procedure is organised for
overseas students.The course lasts two years.
ESJ
50, rue Gauthier-de-Châtillon
59046 Lille cedex
Tel.: 03 20 30 44 00
www.esj-lille.fr
-The IUT of the University of Bordeaux III and
of the University of Tours are equipped with a
media & communication department,which specialises in journalism.
-‘l’Institut des hautes Etudes en Sciences de
l’Information et de la Communication’ (Université
de Paris IV - CELSA) admits students on the basis
of a competitive exam and offer Licences,Masters
and Doctorates.
-‘Le Centre Universitaire d’Enseignement du
Journalisme’ (Université de Strasbourg III) offers
a Professional Masters in journalism.
-‘l’Ecole de Journalisme et de Communication’
(Aix-Marseille II - CTMC) run a Professional
Masters in journalism, and three DU courses.
-‘l’Ecole de journalisme de Toulouse’.
Interpreting and
translation
The existing Interpreting & Translation
studies are either offered by universities or are
private.These programmes usually last two to three
years and are of a particularly high level.Students
are taken at DEUG or‘licence’ level.Two schools
specializing in this area, ESIT and ISIT, are members of the CIUTI (International Permanent
Conference of University Institutes ofTranslators
and Interpreters), a sign of their quality.
- ‘Ecole Supérieure d’Interprètes et de
Traducteurs’ (ESIT) at‘Paris III-Sorbonne-nouvelle’
runs the following diploma courses:Masters’ degree
‘Master LEA’ that is allied to specialisedTranslation,,
editorial translation,economic and technical translation, Master in conference interpreting,European
masters’ degree in interpretation, Master &
Doctorate in the technology of translation and
Master in French sign language.
There are several different admission levels at
the ESIT (bac + 2, bac + 3).Applicants are required to take a competitive examination for which
registration takes place in February.
ESIT
Centre Universitaire Dauphine
Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny
75775 Paris cedex 16
Tel.: 01 44 05 42 05
Further information is available on
University Paris III’s website:
www.univ-paris3.fr/esit/index.html
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- A Private institution, ‘l’Institut Supérieur
d’Interprétation et de Traduction’ (ISIT) that is
taught at‘l’Institut Catholique de Paris’,runs specialised courses in technical translation
(Terminology, International Affairs) as well as a
Conference Interpreter training course, at the
end of which students are awarded with an ISIT
diploma.Students are admitted on the basis of passing an entrance exam, for which registration
commences in July and selection takes place in
September.
ISIT
12 rue Cassette
Tel.: 01 42 44 33 16
www.isit-Paris.fr
Other disciplines
There are also specialised courses in Insurance,
Banking,Commercial Property & Civil Engineering,
Business, Management & Sales, Electronics,
Electricity Security,Media & Communication,Real
Estate, Mechanics, Paramedical Studies, Textile
design,Tourism,Transport,etc,which are on offer
in a whole host of private and consular institutions. These private or consular institutions
include chambers of commerce & industry,
chambers of trade or professional institutions
federations or workers unions. There are so
many of them that it is impossible to mention
them all.
(See“UsefulAddresses” or“Specialised information centres” at the back of the brochure
p. 227).
Almost all of these courses at different levels
are taught in ‘téchnicien supérieur’ departments
within IUT’s and University departments (see
beginning of this chapter) or at one of the
‘Grandes Ecoles’ (see section on‘Grandes Ecoles’).
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AGRICULTURAL STUDIES
LIFE-SIZE TRAINING
The Grandes Ecoles
A Unique study in a
natural environment
• Agronomy
• Biotechnologies
• Environment
• Rural and urban development
and improvement
• Food Sciences
•Veterinary medicine
• Research and development
• Professional degrees
• Post Bac engineer
• Initial engineering training after
preparatory classes
• Engineer through apprentices
hip
• Ongoing engineering training
• DPLG landscape gardening
• Certificates in higher studies
•Veterinary
• Masters
• Doctorates
Purpan; ESB, Nantes; ESITPA, Rouen; ISA, Lille;
ISARA, Lyon; Institut Polytechnique, La Salle
Beauvais).
Level Bac+2
- ExaminationA – general option open to students enrolled in preparatory classes BCPST“biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental
sciences” or biochemistry/biology option open
to students enrolled in preparatory classes TB
“technology and biology”.
Tel: 01 44 08 16 29
www.concours-agro-veto.net
- Examination B open to students having successfully completed the first 4 semesters of a
licence in life sciences,environmental sciences or
materials sciences, and holding a professional
degree.
Tel: 01 44 08 16 29
- Examination C open to holders of certain
BTS, BTSA or DUT
Tel 05 57 35 07 22
- Examination C2 open to holders of certain
DUT obtained in the same year as the exam.
Tel: 01 44 08 16 29
- Parallel admission requirements in private
schools
Level Bac+3
Parallel admission requirements in private
schools
© ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche
After the Bac
Entrance examinations in certain schools open
to students holding Bac S (Public: INH,Angers;
Agrocampus, Rennes) (Private:WSA,Angers; EI,
Level Bac+4
- Examination D open to holders of a Master
or first year of a master majoring in Biology (entry
into 2nd year of engineering school).
- Parallel admission requirements in private
schools
Couses in vocational subjects
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- Offer of Masters for international students
- Offer of Double Diploma courses with universities
- International partnerships
- Student study visits and student-researcher
exchanges
- Study courses abroad
Professional placement
From 3 to 6 months after completion of
studies
International activities
- enrolment in the European area of higher education following Licence, Master or Doctorate
courses.
Room for scientific research
Participation in the national policy for scientific research by undertaking basic research,mission-oriented, applied or clinical, in the
establishment’s own units or in association with
leading organisations INRA,CEMAGREF,AFSSA,
IFREMER.
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MAKING THE MOST
OF YOUR STUDIES
All students ask themselves the same questions
about choosing a course that will lead to their
chosen profession and will give them good job
prospects.This is why it is so important that students should find out as much as they can about
the different courses available to them before making their final choice.
A few “preliminary” pointers…
The French higher education system is made
up of a variety of many different disciplines and
institutions.This is why before making your final
choice,you should contact a student information
& guidance centre such as the CampusFrance
abroad, ONISEP .
You may also consider contacting‘Les Services
Universitaires d’Information et d’Orientation’
(SCUIO) that have an office in every university,
specialised information centres concerning vocational courses or French Embassy Cultural
Services in your country of origin.
Your study plan
First things: self-assessment
Drawing up a study plan is all about working
out in advance which course you would like to
take, whilst taking your previous school and university exam results into account. If you want to
enrol on a 1st cycle course ‘premier cycle’, you
must find out which French baccalaureate your
secondary studies correspond to. If you want to
enrol on a 2nd or 3rd cycle course ‘deuxième’ or
‘troisième cycle’, you must also work out what
your studies represent in terms of the number
of years studied after the French baccalaureate
(for example bac + 1, 2, 3, etc).You should also
be well aware of your level of French and your
ability to express yourself in French in a ‘university study’ context.
Students are strongly advised to start organising their studies in October or November preceding the year in which you plan to start your
course and to contact the schools that you are
interested in applying to as soon as possible.
Whether you are planning to enrol on a 1st ‘premier’ or 2nd ‘second cycle’ course, you will need
to produce:
-Proof of your qualifications (diplomas) and
their certified translation in French.
-A detailed description of your educational
background,including schools attended,subjects
studied, grades and exam results.
-A Cover letter.
-Proof (a certificate) of your French language
ability.
The next step: period of study in France
In this guide students are bound to find information that will help them to choose between
a short or long course of study and to pick a subject that is well suited to their study plan.
In the index of this guide you will find
university addresses and web sites.www.onisep.fr
or the CampusFrance website:
Changing courses
Vocational and technical higher education
study programmes (see‘vocational courses’ at the
beginning of this chapter) have thoroughly taken
root alongside the more traditional single-subject study programmes.Some institutions also run
multi-disciplinary courses.The ‘Grandes Ecoles’
have a system whereby students have the possibility of registering after the course has started.
In some circumstances it is also possible to
change level or discipline after your course has
started in order to refine your studies.
Therefore, you must think carefully about
what you want to do with your qualifications in
the future, so as to avoid getting bogged down
with a subject that holds no suitable prospects
for you.You should never hesitate to talk to a
Making the most of your studies
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European programmes
Study courses and
study visits in
Europe
teacher or a career advisor.
The first choices you make set the foundations
for your studies and, therefore, determine how
much flexibility you have and to what extent you
can deviate from your course if and when necessary.
Making your time and studies in France worthwhile depends on maturity, your ability to make
the most of your studies and the career plans you
have in mind for yourself.
Finding the rightpath of study
You can move from university to one of the
‘Grandes Ecoles’, and vice versa, obtain preparatory class equivalents in a university, put the finishing touches on a ‘Diplôme Universitaire de
Technologie’ (DUT), or simply change discipline.
All of the above is possible, under certain conditions for example for grantholders with the governing institution’s permission.
There are special procedures that have to be
respected when changing courses.Further information about the different possibilities and formalities to be dealt with (cover letter,evaluation
of application,test) will be available from the host
establishment.
The mobility of students, as well as teachers
and administrators, has played a fundamental
role in the creation and provision of higher education in Europe
The Erasmus programme was twenty years old
in 2007.It encourages mobility in Europe by allowing students to undertake a period of study or
work experience in another European country.
In 2008, there were 31 countries participating in the Erasmus programme:
- the 27 member states: Germany, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain,
Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg,
Malta, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Czech
Republic,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,United
Kingdom, Sweden,
- the three member states of the European
Free Trade Association (AELE): Iceland,
Norway, Lichtenstein,
- Turkey (candidate country)
Mobility of study or mobility of business placements can be combined into the university
course.
Erasmus study
visits
The length of course varies from 3 to 12
months in a European partner establishment. The
student will take his/her exams in the host establishment, and will obtain marks which will count
towards his/her French diploma,based on the principle of recognising the period of study through
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the European system of credits transfer and
accumulation (ECTS).
All areas of study are included.
The Erasmus work placement
A student may undertake a European work
placement, lasting from 3 to 12 months. Before
departure, the student signs a placement agreement.
For training courses such as BTS and DUT the
placement may be shorter,a minimum of 2 weeks
and up to 12 months.
Finance
An Erasmus student receives an average study
mobility allowance of 120 euros per month, and
an average of 500 euros per month for work
placement mobility. Payments over and above this
allowance may be added by regional organisations
or by the Ministry in charge, and sometimes by
the original establishment.
Erasmus students on study visits do not pay
enrolment fees at the host establishment.
To take part in the Erasmus programme contact your international relations service.
The Erasmus Mundus Masters
The Erasmus Mundus Masters programme
helps to set up cooperation between European
and third world universities. Erasmus Mundus
Masters are study programmes offered by a consortium of at least three European higher education establishments. They lead to the award of
a recognised double, multiple or common
diploma.
Students who have obtained a two year
diploma awarded by a higher education establishment may apply for these Masters. They
must apply through the consortium offering the
chosen Erasmus Mundus Masters course.
The list of Masters is available on the Europa
website of the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eeu/education/programmes/mundus/student/index_fr.html
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KEEPING
IN CONTACT
WITH FRANCE
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Keeping in contact with France
A network of contacts Building a network during
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Maintaining and expanding your
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A NETWORK OF CONTACTS
Building a network
during your stay in
France
Your stay in France is of course focused on
education, but it should also be filled with the
discovery of our country, its language, and its
culture. It is also an excellent time to establish friendly and professional contacts that will
be useful to you and to what you want to
achieve when you return to your own country. The goal is to return home not only with
diplomas, but with a full address book, not to
mention those indispensable email addresses.
Membership in an alumni association of a
Grande Ecole or registration in the alumni lists
maintained by the universities or university
associations is also useful.
Maintaining and
expanding your
network after
you return home
The moment you return, contact the French
Embassy – the Cooperation and Cultural
Action department. Each embassy has a person in charge of maintaining relations with grant
holders, even after their return.They can put
you in touch with associations of former grant
holders, clubs for French speakers, where you
can meet with others who have studied in
France, and work with them to promote
stronger relations with France.
To find addresses in the cultural action
and cooperation network (cultural action
and cooperation divisions of embassies,
institutions and cultural centers, research
institutes, and Alliances Françaises), visit
the web site of the French Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs:
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/annuaire
Maintain and expand your linguistic skills by
attending Alliances Françaises meetings, and
access information both general and specific by
visiting the resource centers of French cultural
institutions.You may also attend or participate
in conferences, or be asked to run seminars if
you have the right skills.
Alliances Françaises centers
The Alliances françaises centers are locally
based associations whose mission is to promote
the teaching of the French language and French
culture.
Throughout more than 100 countries the
Alliances Françaises and cultural centres offer
French classes and a variety of cultural and artistic activities and events.
To find the list of addresses, visit the web
site: www.alliancefr.org
A network of contacts
Keeping in touch
with France
Radio-France Internationale - RFI
One easy way of maintaining your links with
France is to listen to French radio programmes.
Stations such as Radio-France Internationale
(RFI) broadcast on short-wave radio, FM, and
satellite.
To obtain RFI’s radio programme guide with
the different frequencies and broadcast times
for each continent, visit the RFI web site:
www.rfi.fr,particularly the heading“Nous écrire”
The service that handles relations with listeners and website visitors will answer you by
email.
Télévision
Two television channels also offer a range
of television programmes in French: CFI (Canal
France International), and TV5, which broadcasts across Europe,Asia,Africa and America.
To find out more, visit their web sites:
www.cfi.fr, www.tv5.org
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There is also now access to French channels via a satellite dish (Euronews in French,
Arte and France 5 - which are free, and TPS
network and Canalsat - where you pay).
Subscriptions
Newspapers & magazines (weeklies, special monthlies) allow you to keep abreast with
French current affairs. Read, for example, the
weekly selection from the French newspaper
‘Le Monde’ for foreign students and French
expatriates.
For more information go to:
www.lemonde.fr www.lefigaro.fr
www.nouvelobs.com
Internet
The web site of the Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs has several sections that are
updated continually, with themes such as “current events in the government” (L’actualité gouvernementale). This provides links to public
sites featuring the main topics in French current events, facilitating searches for those visiting the web site who live in other countries.
And whether before, during, or after
your stay in France, the Internet portal
francecontact.net should assist you with
finding useful information on France and
keeping in contact with France.
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University welcome, orientation
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services (SCUIO) & international
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APPENDICES
Useful addresses
• Accueil familial des jeunes étrangers
23, rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 22 50 34
www.afje-paris.org
Stagiaires familiaux à Paris et en province.
• Agence Universitaire de la
Francophonie (AUF)
4, place de la Sorbonne
75005 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 41 18 18
www.auf.org
Its goal is to achieve University international
cooporation and intercultural dialogue throughout the world.
• Agence pour l’enseignement français
à l’étranger (AEFE)
19-21, rue du Colonel Pierre Avia
75015 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 69 30 90
www.aefe.diplomatie.fr
• CulturesFrance (ex-AFAA/ADPF)
1 bis, avenue de Villars
75007 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 69 83 00
www.culturesfrance.com
• Association nationale des
docteurs ès sciences (ANDES)
62 Bis, rue Gay Lussac
Tél. : 01 43 37 51 12
www.andes.asso.fr
Publishes a helpful guide for doctorate and
postdoctorate education (approximately 40 €).
• Bibliothèque nationale de France
François Mitterrand
Quai François-Mauriac
Tél. : 01 53 79 59 59
www.bnf.fr
• Alliance française
101, boulevard Raspail
Tél. : 01 42 84 90 00
www.alliancefr.org
• Centre d’entraînement aux
méthodes d’éducation active
(CEMEA)
National Association
24, rue Marc Seguin
Tél. : 01 53 26 24 24
www.cemea.asso.fr
• Agence Nationale de l’Accueil des
• Centre d’études et de recherches
Etrangers et des Migrations (ANAEM)
44, rue Bargue
Tél. : 01 53 69 53 70
www.anaem.social.fr
• Association des foyers
internationaux (AFI)
14, rue Rollin
75005 Paris
Tél. : 01 55 42 64 64
www.afi.asso.fr
sur les qualifications (CEREQ)
10, place de la Joliette
BP 21 321
Tél. : 04 91 13 28 28
- antenne parisienne
11, rue Vauquelin
75005 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 08 69 10 (by appointment)
www.cereq.fr
Appendices
• Centre d’information
et de documentation jeunesse (CIDJ)
101, quai Branly
Tél. : 01 44 49 12 00 00 – 0825 090 630
automated service Monday to Friday,
10am to midday and 1pm to 6pm
open Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm
and on Saturday from 9:30am to 1pm
www.cidj.asso.fr
Network of 31 information centres
‘jeunesse régionaux et départementaux’.
• Centre international de séjour de
Paris (CISP)
Reservations
21, rue Saint Fargeau
BP 313
Tél. : 01 43 58 96 00
E-mail : reservation@cisp.fr
www.cisp.fr
• Centre international de séjour
Léo Lagrange (youth hostel)
107, rue Martre
92110 Clichy
Tél. : 01 41 27 26 90
www.fuaj.org
Specialising in transient groups
• CIEP - Centre international d’études
pédagogiques
1, avenue Léon-Journault
92318 Sèvres Cedex
Tél. : 01 45 07 60 00
www.ciep.fr
• Centre national de documentation
pédagogique (CNDP)
29, rue d’Ulm,
Tél. : 01 55 43 60 00
www.cndp.fr
• Centre national d’enseignement
à distance (CNED)
Télé-Accueil-Téléport 4
bd Léonard de Vinci
BP 60200
86980 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex
Tél. : 05 49 49 94 94 (Monday to Friday from
8:30am to 6pm)
www.cned.fr
• Centre National des Œuvres
Universitaires et Scolaires (CNOUS)
- Siège :
69, quai d’Orsay
Tél. : 01 44 18 53 00
Fax : 01 44 18 53 72
www.cnous.fr
- Sous Direction des Affaires
Internationales (SDAI) :
6, rue Jean-Calvin,
BP 49
Tél. : 01 44 18 53 00
Fax : 01 55 43 58 00
E-mail : sdai@cnous.fr
• Centre national de la recherche
scientifique (CNRS)
3, rue Michel-Ange
Tél. : 01 44 96 40 00
Fax : 01 44 96 53 90
www.cnrs.fr
• Centre nautique des Glénans
Quai Louis Blériot
Tél. : 01 53 92 86 00
Fax : 01 45 27 61 54
www.glenans.asso.fr
• Cité de la musique
Parc de la Villette
221, avenue Jean Jaurès
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 84 45 00
www.cite-musique.fr
• Conservatoire national des arts et
• Cité des sciences et de l’industrie
Parc de la Villette
30, avenue Corentin Cariou
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 05 70 00
Automated service: 01 40 05 80 00
www.cite-sciences.fr
• Documentation française (La)
• Club alpin français
24, avenue Laumière
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 72 87 00
www.clubalpin.com
• Fondation Entraide Hostater
• Club des lecteurs d’expression
française (CLEF)
The Club promotes and distributes AfroCarribean Literature (they have their own
review ‘Notre librairie’ and organise travelling
exhibitions with teaching themes).
See CulturesFrance.
• Collège de France
11, place Marcelin Berthelot
Tél. : 01 44 27 12 11
www.college-de-france.fr
• Comité d’études sur les formations
d’ingénieurs (CEFI)
7, rue Lamennais
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 89 15 73
www.cefi.org
• Commission française pour l’UNESCO
57, bd des Invalides
75007 Paris Cedex
Tél. : 01 53 69 39 07 ou 32 39
www.unesco.org
Patronage of Post-‘maîtrise’ courses in
connection with UNESCO programmes
métiers (CNAM)
292, rue Saint Martin
F-75141 Paris Cedex 03
Tél. : 01 40 27 20 00
www.cnam.fr
29, quai Voltaire
Tél. : 01 40 15 71 10
www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr
Bookshop, Library & Documentary Collection,
from Monday to Friday, from 9am until 6pm.
40, rue Rouelle
75015 Paris
Tél. : 01 45 77 24 90
Grants & Academic service for Statuary
Refugee Students (who have an OFPRA card)
• Fédération française des maisons des
jeunes et de la culture (FFMJC)
15, rue La Condamine
75017 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 69 82 25
www.FFMJC.org
• Fédération française de ski
50, rue des Marquisats
BP 2451
74011 Annecy Cedex
Tél. : 04 50 51 40 34
www.ffs.fr
• Fédération nationale des offices de
tourisme et syndicats d’initiative
11 rue du Faubourg Poissonniere
75009 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 11 10 30
www.tourisme.fr
Appendices
• Fédération unie des auberges
de jeunesse (FUAJ)
27, rue Pajol
75018 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 89 87 27
www.fuaj.org
• Institut catholique de Paris
• Fondation nationale pour
l’enseignement de la gestion des
entreprises (FNEGE)
2, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 29 93 60
www.fnege.net
le développement (anciennement
ORSTOM)
213, rue Lafayette
Tél. : 01 48 03 77 77
www.ird.fr
• Fondation santé des étudiants de
de la recherche médicale (INSERM)
101, rue de Tolbiac
Tél. : 01 44 23 60 00
www.inserm.fr
France
8, rue Émile-Deutsch-de-la-Meurthe
BP 147
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 45 89 43 39
The Health Foundation has 14 centres
where students can be given treatment
during their study period in France
www.fsef.net
• Foyer international d’accueil de Paris
(FIAP)
30, rue Cabanis
750l4 Paris
Tél. : 01 43 13 17 00
www.fiap.asso.fr
This Hostel accommodates transient
young people and students.
• Groupement professionnel des
organismes d’enseignement du
français langue étrangère (SOUFFLE)
Espace Charlotte
83260 La Crau
Tél. : 08 70 40 74 34
www.souffle.asso.fr
• Agence de promotion du FLE
Espace universitaire Albert Camus
17bis, avenue du professeur Grasset
34093 Montpellier Cedex 5
Tél. : 04 67 91 70 00
www.fle.fr
21, rue d’Assas
Tél. : 01 44 39 52 00
www.icp.fr
• Institut de recherche pour
• Institut national de la santé et
• Inter service migrants (ISM)
251 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin
75010 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 26 52 50
Info-migrants:anonymous and free information
service for foreign students and professionals,
at 01 53 26 52 82 everyday,except weekends,
from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm Approved
translators, information and interpretation
services for foreigners in France
www.ism-interpretariat.com
• Jeunesses musicales de France
20, rue Geoffroy L’Asnier
75004 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 61 86 86
Fax : 01 44 61 86 88
www.lesjmf.org
• L’Étudiant
27, rue du Chemin Vert
Tél. : 01 48 07 41 41
Fax : 01 47 00 79 80
Directory of all the universities, Higher
Education Directory & other useful guides
published by L’Etudiant magazine
www.letudiant.fr
• Ligue française de l’enseignement et
de l’éducation permanente
3 rue Récamier
Tél. : 01 43 53 97 33
www.ligueparis.org
• Ligue française pour les auberges
de la jeunesse (LFAJ)
Bâtiment K
67, rue Vergniaud
75013 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 78 78
Opening times: Monday to Friday,
9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
www.auberges-de-jeunesse.com
•
Ministère des affaires étrangères et
Europèennes
- Direction générale de la coopération internationale
et du développement
- Service de la stratégie, des moyens et
de l’évaluation
- Service de la coordination géographique
- Direction de la coopération culturelle et du français
- Direction du développement et de la
coopération technique
- Direction de la coopération scientifique,
universitaire et de recherche
- Direction de l’audiovisuel extérieur et des techniques
de la communication
Shared address:
244, boulevard Saint-Germain
75303 Paris 07 SP
Standard téléphonique : 01 43 17 90 00
• Ministère de l’Agriculture, de la Pêche
- Direction générale de l’enseignement et de la
recherche, Bureau des relations européennes et
de la coopération internationale
1ter, avenue de Lowendal
75700 Paris 07 SP
- Service d’information
Tél. : 01 49 55 52 52
www.portea.fr
www.agriculture.gouv.fr
• Ministère de la Culture et de la
Communication
Formation aux métiers de la culture :
www.culture.fr/culture/infos-pratiques/formations
- Internet culturel : www.culture.fr
3, rue de Valois
Tél. : 01 40 15 80 00
-Board of Management for Architecture & Cultural
Heritage (Subboard of Management for courses,
professions & research related to Architecture &
Urban Studies)
8, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 15 80 00
-Board of Managment for Architecture
(dept. for teaching of Architecture & Architectural
research)
- Bureau des enseignements
8, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 15 32 59
-Commission for Fine Art (DAP)
3, rue de Valois
Tél. : 01 40 15 80 00
www.cnap.fr
- Board of Management for Music,Dance,
Theatre & Performing arts (DMDTS)
53, rue Saint Dominique
75007 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 15 80 00
- Service de documentation et d’information
3, rue de Valois
Tél. : 01 40 15 87 78 (de 14h30 à 18h)
www.culture.gouv.fr
• Ministère délégué à la Coopération
et à la Francophonie
20, rue Monsieur
75700 Paris 07 SP
Tél. : 01 53 69 30 00
Appendices
• Ministère de la Jeunesse, de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Recherche
110, rue de Grenelle
75357 Paris 07 SP
- Direction des relations internationales et de
la coopération (DRIC)
4, rue Danton
75006 Paris
Tél. : 01 55 55 75 30
- Direction enseignement supérieur (DES)
110, rue de Grenelle
75357 Paris 7 SP
Tél. : 01 55 55 63 00
• UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
750352 Paris 07 SP
Tél.:01 45 68 10 00
www.unesco.org
•
Union centrale des arts décoratifs
(UCAD)
Palais du Louvre
107 - 111, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 55 57 50
www.ucad.fr
• Office Français de Protection des
Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA)
201, rue Carnot
94136 Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex
Tél. : 01 58 68 10 10
www.ofpra.gouv.fr
Opening times: 9am to 3pm
• ONISEP
Addresses &Telephone numbers of bookshops
that sell their publications are available on the
ONISEP’s information line: 01 64 80 38 03
or on their web site: 01 64 80 38 03
www.onisep.fr
• Société d’Encouragement aux
Métiers d’Aart (SEMA)
Viaduc des arts
23, avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Tél. : 01 55 78 85 85
http://metiersdart-artisanat.com
• Société française d’exportation des
ressources educatives (SFERE)
8, avenue des Minimes
F-94306 Vincennes Cedex
Tél. : 01 41 74 70 00
www.sfere.fr
Education offices
telephone numbers
& addresses
• Aix-Marseille
Place Lucien-Paye
Tél. : 04 42 91 70 00
www.ac-aix-marseille.fr
• Amiens
20, boulevard d’Alsace-Lorraine
BP 2609
Tél. : 03 22 82 38 23
www.ac-amiens.fr
• Besançon
10, rue de la Convention
25030 Besançon Cedex
Tél. : 03 81 65 47 00
www.ac-besancon.fr
• Bordeaux
5, rue Joseph de Carayon-Latour
BP 935
33060 Bordeaux Cedex 01
Tél. : 05 57 57 38 00
www.ac-bordeaux.fr
• Caen
168, rue Caponière
, BP 6184
14061 Caen Cedex
Tél. : 02 31 30 15 00
www.ac-caen.fr
3, avenue Vercingétorix
Tél. : 04 73 99 30 00
www.ac-clermont.fr
• Corse
Boulevard Pascal Rossini
BP 808
20192 Ajaccio Cedex 4
Tél. : 04 95 50 33 33
www.ac-corse.fr
• Créteil
4, rue Georges-Enesco
Tél. : 01 57 02 60 00
www.ac-creteil.fr
• Dijon
51, rue Monge
BP 1516
21033 Dijon Cedex
Tél. : 03 80 44 84 00
www.ac-dijon.fr
• Grenoble
7, place Bir-Hakeim
BP 1065
38021 Grenoble Cedex
Tél. : 04 76 74 70 00
www.ac-grenoble.fr
• Guadeloupe
Assainissement
BP 480
Tél. : 0590 93 83 83
www.ac-guadeloupe.fr
• Guyane
Route de Baduel
BP 6011
97306 Cayenne Cedex
Tél. : 0594 25 58 58
www.ac-guyane.fr
• Lille
20, rue Saint Jacques
BP 709
59033 Lille Cedex
Tél. : 03 20 15 60 00
www.ac-lille.fr
• Limoges
13, rue François Chénieux
87031 Limoges Cedex
Tél. : 05 55 11 40 40
www.ac-limoges.fr
• Lyon
92, rue de Marseille
BP 7227
69354 Lyon Cedex 07
Tél. : 04 72 80 60 60
www.ac-lyon.fr
Education offices telephone numbers & addresses
• Mayotte
BP 76
97600 Mayotte
Tél. : 0269 61 10 24
www.ac-mayotte.fr
• Martinique
Haut de Terreville
97279 Schœlcher Cedex
Tél. : 0596 52 25 00
www.ac-martinique.fr
• Montpellier
31, rue de l’Université
Tél. : 04 67 91 47 00
www.ac-montpellier.fr
• Nancy-Metz
2, rue Philippe de Gueldres
BP 13
54035 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 86 20 20
www.ac-nancy-metz.fr
• Nantes
La Houssinière
BP 72616
Tél. : 02 40 37 37 37
www.ac-nantes.fr
• Nice
50, avenue Cap-de-Croix
06181 Nice Cedex 02
Tél. : 04 93 53 70 70
www.ac-nice.fr
• Orléans-Tours
21, rue Saint-Étienne
Tél. : 02 38 79 38 79
www.ac-orleans-tours.fr
• Paris
47, rue des Écoles
Tél. : 01 40 46 22 11
www.ac-paris.fr
• Poitiers
5, cité de la Traverse
BP 625
Tél. : 05 49 54 70 00
www.ac-poitiers.fr
• Reims
1, rue Navier
51082 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 05 69 69
www.ac-reims.fr
• Rennes
96, rue d’Antain
CS 10503
35705 Rennes Cedex 7
Tél. : 02 23 21 77 77
www.ac-rennes.fr
• La Réunion
24, avenue Georges Brassens
Le Moufia
97702 Saint-Denis Messag Cedex 9
Tél. : 02 62 48 10 10
www.ac-reunion.fr
• Rouen
25, rue de Fontenelle
76037 Rouen Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 08 90 00
www.ac-rouen.fr
• Strasbourg
6, rue de la Toussaint
67975 Strasbourg Cedex 9
Tél. : 03 88 23 37 23
www.ac-strasbourg.fr
• Toulouse
PIace Saint Jacques
Tél. : 05 61 17 70 00
www.ac-toulouse.fr
• Versailles
3, boulevard de Lesseps
Tél. : 01 30 83 44 44
www.ac-versailles.fr
University welcome,
orientation and
professional
student insertion
services by institute, (SCUIO) and
offices of international university
relations (SRI)
The BUIIO, CAIO, CELAIO, CIO, MRIP, OCO,
SCUIO, SCAOIP, SCUIO, SCUIOIP, SIO, SIOE,
SIOU centres provide information about university courses and study programmes.
Académie d’Aix-Marseille
Marseille
• Université Aix-Marseille I
Service des Relations Internationales
29, avenue Robert Schuman
Tél. : 04 42 95 32 00 (Aix)
SCUIO
(sciences et technologie, sciences humaines,
langues, lettres)
address as above
Tél. : 04 42 95 32 23
3, place Victor Hugo
Tél. : 04 42 10 62 69 (Marseille)
SCUIO
(Literature, Languages,Art, Communication,
Social Science, Science and Technology):
address as above
Tél. : 04 9110 60 58 / 60 59
www.up.univ-mrs.fr
• Université Aix-Marseille II
58, boulevard Charles-Livon
Tél. : 04 91 39 65 15
SCUIO address as above
Tél. : 04 91 39 65 17
SCUIO Luminy
163, avenue de Luminy
Tél. : 04 91 82 93 89
SCUIO Sciences Economiques
14, avenue Jules Ferry
13621 Aix-en Provence Cedex
Tél. : 04 42 91 48 84
SCUIO
27 Boulevard Jean Moulin
Tél. : 04 91 32 43 57
www.mediterranee.univ-mrs.fr
• Université Aix-Marseille III
Service des Relations internationales
1, allée Bastide-des-Cyprès
Tél. : 04 42 17 14 20
Tél. : 04 42 21 59 87
Antenne de Marseille-Saint-Jérôme
Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen
Tél. : 04 91 28 81 18
SCUIO
110 la Canebière - Bureau A 1.3
13001 Marseille
Tél. : 04 96 12 61 73
www.univ.u-3mrs.fr
• Avignon
Université d’Avignon et des Pays du Vaucluse
74, rue Louis-Pasteur
84029 Avignon Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 90 16 25 58 / 74
Tél. : 04 90 16 25 85
www.univ-avignon.fr
Appendices
Académie d’Amiens
Amiens
Académie de Bordeaux
Bordeaux
• Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Chemin du Thil
Tél. : 03 22 82 72 72
BUIIO
11, rue des Francs-Mûriers
Tél. : 03 22 82 64 00
www.u-picardie.fr
• Université Bordeaux I
Compiègne
• Université de Technologie
rue Personne de Roberval - BP 20529
60205 Compiègne Cedex
Tél. : 03 44 23 46 93
www.utc.fr
Académie de Besançon
Besançon
• Université de Franche-Comté
1, rue Claire Goudimel
25030 Besançon Cedex
Tél. : 03 81 66 50 63 / 58 40
SCUIO
36 A avenue de l’Observatoire
25030 Beasançon Cedex
Tél. : 03 81 66 66 99
www.univ-fcomte.fr
Belfort
• Université de technologie de Belfort
et de Montbéliard
Site de Sévenans
90010 Belfort Cedex
Tél. : 03 84 58 35 75
CIO
3, rue Vivaldi
25200 Montbéliard
Tél. : 03 81 98 18 95
www.utbm.fr
351, cours de la Libération
33405 Talence Cedex
Tél. : 05 40 00 60 40
SCUIO (sciences et technologies)
Address as above
Tél. : 05 40 00 63 71
SCUIO (sciences et technologies)
Avenue Michel Serres
47000 Agen
Tél. : 05 53 48 06 40
www.u-bordeaux1.fr
• Université Bordeaux II
146, rue Léo Saignat
Tél. : 05 57 57 13 02
SCUIO (Science,Health,Sport)
address as above
Tél. : 05 57 57 13 81
SCUIO (sciences humaines)
3 Ter place de la Victoire
Tél. : 05 57 57 18 04
www.u-bordeaux2.fr
• Université Bordeaux III
Université Michel de Montaigne
Domaine universitaire
33607 Pessac Cedex
Tél. : 05 57 12 47 60 / 46 74
SCUIO (Literature,Languages,Art,Social Science,
Communication)
address as above
Tél. : 05 57 12 45 00
www.montaigne.u-bordeaux.fr
• Université Bordeaux IV
Avenue Léon-Duguit
33608 Pessac Cedex
Tél. : 05 56 84 29 39
SCUIO (droit sciences économiques
et politiques,AES)
Tél. : 05 56 84 85 49
Pau
• Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour
Avenue de l’Université
BP 540
64012 Pau Cedex
Tél. : 05 59 40 70 60
SCUIO (Science & Technology,
Literature, Languages, Economics, Law)
Address as above
Tél.:05 59 40 70 90
SCUIO (Law, Economics, Literature)
77, rue Bourgneuf
64100 Bayonne
Tél. : 05 59 57 41 61
www.univ-pau.fr
Académie de Caen
Caen
• Université de Caen-Basse Normandie
Esplanade de la Paix
BP 5186
14032 Caen Cedex
Tél. : 02 31 56 60 78
SUIO (Science & Technology, Law,
Political Science, Economics, Management,
Literature, Languages,Social Science,Health,
Sport) address as above
Tél. : 02 31 56 55 12
www.unicaen.fr
Académie de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
• Clermont-Ferrand I
49, boulevard François Mittérand
BP 32
Tél. : 04 73 17 72 71 / 72 77
SCUIO (Law,Science,Economics & Political
Science,Management,Health)
address as above
Tél. : 04 73 17 72 20
www.u-clermont1.fr
• Clermont-Ferrand II
34, avenue Carnot
BP 185
Tél. : 04 73 40 64 39 ou 63 18
SCUIO (Sciences & Technology, Literature,
Languages, Social Science, Sport)
address as above
Tél. : 04 73 40 62 70
www.univ-bpclermont.fr
Académie de Corse
Corte
• Université Pascal-Paoli
7, avenue Jean Nicoli
BP 52
20250 Corté
Tél. : 04 95 45 02 23
SCUIO (Science & Techniques, Languages,
Literature, Social Science, Economics,
Managment & Law)
Campus Grossetti
Bâtiment PPDB
BP 52
20250 Corté
Tél. : 04 95 45 00 21
www.univ-corse.fr
Appendices
Académie de Créteil
Créteil
Villetaneuse
• Université Paris XII-Val de Marne
99 avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément
grand hall - Bureau L 101
93430 Villetaneuse
Tél. : 01 49 40 30 02
CIDO (Literature, Languages, Social Science,
Law, Economics, Managment, Science &
Technology, Health) address as above
Tél.:01 49 40 30 30
www.univ-paris13.fr
61, avenue du Général-de-Gaulle
Street level
Tél.:01 45 17 12 61
SCUIO (Science & Technology, Literature,
Languages, Social Science, Health, Sport)
address as above
Tél.:01 45 17 12 14 / 12 17
SCUIO (Law, Economics, Management,
Political Sciences)
Avenue Pierre Point
77127 Lieusaint
Tel: 01 64 13 41 89
www.univ-paris12.fr
Marne-la-Vallée
• Université de Marne-La-Vallée
Bâtiment Bois de l'Etang
Bureau A 208 - A 210
5, bd Descartes - Champs-sur-Marne
77454 Marne-La-Vallée Cedex 2
Tél. : 01 60 95 70 19 / 70 24
SCUIO (Science & Technology, Literature,
Languages, Economics, Management,
Social Science,Art, Sport)
Address as above
Tél. : 01 60 95 74 74
www.univ-mlv.fr
Saint-Denis
• Université Paris VIII Saint-Denis
2, rue de la Liberté - Bâtiment. G - salle 220
93526 Saint-Denis Cedex
Tél. : 01 49 40 65 26 / 65 36
SCUIO(Literature & Languages,Art,Social
Science, Economics)
address as above
Tél. : 01 49 40 67 15 / 67 16 / 67 17
www.univ-paris8.fr
• Université Paris XIII
Académie de Dijon
Dijon
• Université de Bourgogne
Maison de l’université
Esplanade Erasme
BP 27 877
21078 Dijon Cedex
Tél. : 03 80 39 50 17
SCUIO (Sciences & Technology, Literature,
Languages,Art, Social Science, Law, Economics,
Managment, Health, Sport) address as above
Tél.:03 80 39 52 40
SCUIO (sciences,langues,AES)
750, avenue de l’Europe
71200 Le Creusot
Tél. : 03 85 77 00 79
www.u-bourgogne.fr
Académie de Grenoble
Chambéry
• Université de Haute-Savoie
27, rue Marcoz - BP 1104
F-73011 Chambéry Cedex
Tél. : 04 79 75 85 70
SCUIO : 9, rue de l’Arc-en-Ciel
74940 Annecy le Vieux Cedex
Tél. : 04 50 09 24 33
SCUIO
378, rue de la République
73011 Chambéry Cedex
Tél. : 04 79 75 38 38
www.univ-savoie.fr
Grenoble
• Université Grenoble I
621 avenue Centrale - BP 53
38041 Grenoble Cedex 09
Tél. : 04 76 51 45 13
SCUIO domaine universitaire
BP 53
38041 Saint-Martin-d’Hères Cedex 09
Tél. : 04 76 51 46 21
SCUIO
3 place Alain Fournier
26000 Valence
Tél. : 04 75 82 37 60
www.ujf-grenoble.fr
• Université Grenoble II
Université de Pierre Mendès France
BP 47
Tél. : 04 76 82 55 89
Tél. : 04 76 82 55 45
CIOsup Sciences Sociales
151, rue des Universités
BP 47
Tél. : 04 76 82 55 45
www.upmf-grenoble.fr
• Université Grenoble III
Université de Grenoble 3, Stendhal - BP 25
Tél. : 04 76 82 43 10
Tél. : 04 76 82 43 11
www.u-grenoble3.fr
• INP Grenoble
46, avenue Félix-Viallet - BP 47
Tél. : 04 76 57 47 52
www.inpg.fr
Académies de la Guadeloupe,
de la Guyane, de la Martinique
• Université des Antilles-Guyane
Campus universitaire de Pointe-Fouillole
BP 250
Tél. : 05 90 48 90 11 / 90 18
SCUIO (Technology, Law,AES)
Campus de Saint-Denis
BP 792
97337 Cayenne Cedex
Tél. : 05 94 29 62 37
SCUIO (Literature, Social Science, Law,
Legal Studies & Economics)
Campus de Schoelcher - BP 7004
97275 Schoelcher Cedex
Tél. : 05 96 72 73 18
SCUIO (Science, Literature, Legal Studies
& Ecoomics,Sport,‘3e cycle’ Medicine
related sciences)
Campus de Fouillole
BP 250
97157 Pointe-à-Pitre
Tél. : 05 90 48 30 31
www.univ-ag.fr
Académie de Lille
Arras
• Université d’Artois
9, rue du Temple - BP 665
62030 Arras Cedex
Tél. : 03 21 60 38 96
Tél. : 03 21 60 37 15 / 38 59
www.univ-artois.fr
Dunkerque
• Université du Littoral
1, place de l’Yser - BP 1022
59375 Dunkerque Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 28 23 72 27 / 57 74
SUAIO address as above
Tél. : 03 28 23 73 03
www.univ-littoral.fr
Appendices
Lille
• Université Lille I
Bâtiment A3 - Cité Scientifique
59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex
Tél. : 03 20 43 67 13
SUAIO
bibliothèque universitaire
Avenue Carl Gauss
Tél. : 03 20 05 87 39
www.univ-lille1.fr
• Université Lille II
42, rue Paul Duez
59800 Lille
Tél. : 03 20 96 46 80
SUAIO
42, rue Paul Duez
59800 Lille
Tél. : 03 20 96 52 88
www.univ-lille2.fr
• Université Lille III
Domaine universitaire du “Pont de bois”
Bâtiment A, 2e étage - bureaux A 300 à A 311
BP 60149
Tél. : 03 20 41 64 90
SUAIO address as above
Tél. : 03 20 41 62 46
www.univ-lille3.fr
Valenciennes
• Université de Valenciennes et du HainautCambrésis
Le Mont-Houy,
59313 Valenciennes Cedex 9
Tél. : 03 27 51 77 31
SIO address as above
Tél. : 03 27 51 10 32 / 10 33
www.univ-valenciennes.fr
Académie de Limoges
Limoges
• Université de Limoges
88, rue du Pont Saint Martial
87000 Limoges
Tél. : 05 55 14 90 16
SCUIO
88, rue du Pont St Martial
87000 Limoges
Tél. : 05 55 14 90 70
www.unilim.fr
Académie de Lyon
Lyon
• Université Lyon I
Maison de l’université - 1er étage
43, boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918
69622 Villeurbanne Cedex
Tél. : 04 72 44 80 07
SOIE (Filières sciences) address as above
Tél. : 04 72 44 80 59
SOIE (Filières santé)
Domaine Rockefeller
8, avenue Rockefeller
69373 Lyon Cedex 8
Tél. : 04 78 77 70 92
www.univ-lyon1.fr
• Université Lyon II
86, rue Pasteur
69365 Lyon Cedex 07
Tél. : 04 78 69 74 53
SCUIO Campus Porte des Alpes
5 avenue Pierre Mendès France
69676 Bron Cedex
Tél. : 04 78 77 23 42
www.univ-lyon2.fr
• Université Lyon III
6, cours Albert Thomas
BP 8242
69365 Lyon Cedex 08
Tél. : 04 78 78 70 08
SCUIO
69008 Lyon Cedex 08
Tél. : 04 78 78 78 40
www.univ-lyon3.fr
• Université Montpellier III
Saint-Etienne
• Université de Perpignan
• Université Jean-Monnet
21, rue Denis Papin
42023 Saint-Étienne Cedex 2
Tél. : 04 77 43 79 65
SCUIO
34, rue Francis Baulier
Tél. : 04 77 42 17 16
www.univ-st-etienne.fr
Bâtiment Administratif “Les Guilhem” 212
Route de Mende,
Tél. : 04 67 14 20 62
Tél. : 04 67 14 23 42 / 23 44
www.univ-montp3.fr
Perpignan
52, avenue Paul Alduy
66860 Perpignan Cedex
Tél. : 04 68 66 17 38
Tél. : 04 68 66 20 40 / 20 43
www.univ-perp.fr
Académie de Nancy-Metz
Metz
• Université de Metz
Académie de Montpellier
Montpellier
• Université Montpellier I
Rue Vendémiaire - Bâtiment E
CS 29555
Tél. : 04 67 82 12 56
SCUIO
5 boulevard Henri IV
CS 19044
Tél. : 04 67 41 76 00
www. univ-montp1.fr
• Université Montpellier II
Place Eugène-Bataillon
Tél. : 04 67 14 30 43
Tél. : 04 67 14 30 61
www.univ-montp2.fr
Ile du Saulcy
BP 80794
57012 Metz Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 87 65 56 74
SIOU address as above
Tél. : 03 87 31 50 40
www.univ-metz.fr
Nancy
• Université Nancy I
24-30, rue Lionnois
BP 60120
54003 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 68 21 40
SCUIO / DEMAIN
ESA - Espace de Services Aiguillettes
Rue du Jardin Botanique
54600 Villers-Les-Nancy
Tél. : 03 83 68 40 84
www.uhp-nancy.fr
Appendices
• Université Nancy II
Bureau 013
25, rue Baron Louis
BP 254
54001 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 34 46 49 / 46 58
SCUIO / A.I.D.E.
4, rue de la Ravinelle - CO 26
54035 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 54 50 37 80
www.univ-nancy2.fr
• INP Lorraine
2, avenue de la Forêt-de-Haye
BP 3
54501 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 59 59 59
www.inpl-nancy.fr
Académie de Nantes
Angers
• Université d’Angers
40, rue de Rennes
BP 73532
Tél. : 02 41 96 23 40
SUIO
Maison des étudiants
2, boulevard Beaussier,
Tél. : 02 41 22 69 20
www.univ-angers.fr
Le Mans
• Université du Maine
Maison de l’Université
Avenue Olivier Messiaen,
72085 Le Mans Cedex 9
Tél. : 02 43 83 30 05 / 30 28
SUIO address as above
Tél. : 02 43 83 30 66 / 30 67
www.univ-lemans.fr
Nantes
• Université de Nantes
1, quai de Tourville
BP 13522
Tél. : 02 40 99 84 32
SUIO
110 boulevard Michelet
BP 42212
Tél. : 02 40 37 10 00
www.univ-nantes.fr
• Université Catholique de l'Ouest
3, place André-Leroy
BP 808
Tél. : 02 41 81 66 42 / 67 55
www.uco.fr
Académie de Nice
Nice
• Université de Nice Sofia-Antipolis
28 rue de Valrose
BP 2135
06103 Nice Cedex 2
Tél. : 04 92 07 69 38
SCUIO
Avenue Joseph Vallot - Bâtiment Petit Valrose
06108 Nice Cedex 2
Tél. : 04 92 07 69 20
www.unice.fr
Toulon
• Université du SUD Toulon et du Var
Avenue de l’Université - BP 20132
Tél. : 04 94 14 21 37 ou 26 37
SCUIO
1er étage de la bibliothèque universitaire
Tél. : 04 94 14 22 14
www.univ-tln.fr
Académie d’Orléans-Tours
Orléans
• Université d’Orléans
Château de la Source
BP 6749
Tél. : 02 38 49 47 95
SUIO
Maison de l’étudiant – 1er étage
rue de Tours
BP 6749
Tél. : 02 38 41 71 72
www.univ-orleans.fr
Tours
• Université François-Rabelais
8, rue des Tanneurs
1er étage
37000 Tours Cedex
Tél. : 02 47 36 67 04
SUIO
116, bd Béranger – 1er étage
37042 Tours Cedex
Tél. : 02 47 36 81 70
www.univ-tours.fr
Académie de Paris
• Université Paris I
Maison internationale
58 boulevard Arago
75013 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 07 76 80
SCUIO
Centre PMF
90, rue de Tolbiac
Bureau C 901 - 9e étage
75013 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 07 88 56
www.univ-paris1.fr
• Université Paris II
Salle 5
12 place du Panthéon
75231 Paris Cedex 5
Tél. : 01 44 41 55 31 / 55 33
CIO
Immeuble Notre Dame des Champs
4e étage - Centre Assas
92, rue d’Assas
75006 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 41 58 75
www.u-paris2.fr
• Université Paris III
13, rue de Santeuil
Tél. : 01 45 87 48 48
Tél. : 01 45 87 40 01
www.univ-paris3.fr
• Université Paris IV
1, rue Victor Cousin
Tél. : 01 40 46 33 76
Tél. : 01 40 46 26 14 / 32 48
www.paris-sorbonne.fr
• Université Paris V
12, rue de l’École de Médecine
Tél. : 01 40 46 16 13 / 16 18
Tél. : 01 40 46 16 50
www.univ-paris5.fr
• Université Paris VI
Tour 34 - 4e étage
4, place Jussieu,
Tél. : 01 44 27 26 74
CAIO address as above
Tél. : 01 44 27 33 66 / 39 70
www.upmc.fr
Appendices
• Université Paris VII
Bâtiment des Grands Moulins - Case 7140
Tél. : 01 57 27 55 35
SCUIOP
10, esplanade des Grands Moulins
75013 Paris
Tél. : 01 57 27 71 31
www.univ-paris-diderot.fr
• Université Paris-Dauphine : Paris IX
Place du Maréchal de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Bureau P039
Tél. : 01 44 05 41 50
Tél. : 01 44 05 44 75 / 42 54
www.dauphine.fr
• Institut national des langues
et civilisations orientales
1, rue de Lille - 2e étage
Tél. : 01 49 26 42 78
Service information - communication
2, rue de Lille
Tél. : 01 49 26 42 17
www.inalco.fr
Académie de Poitiers
Poitiers
• Université de Poitiers
40, avenue du Recteur Pineau
Tél. : 05 49 45 30 49
SCUIO
Maison des étudiants
101, avenue du Recteur Pineau
Tél. : 05 49 45 33 81
www.univ-poitiers.fr
La Rochelle
• Université de la Rochelle
23, avenue Albert Einstein
17071 La Rochelle Cedex 9
Tél. : 05 46 45 87 19
MRIP address as above
Tél. : 05 46 45 26 77
www.univ-larochelle.fr
Académie de Reims
Reims
• Université de Reims
Villa douce
9, boulevard de la Paix
51097 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 91 83 59
SIOU - Tertiaire :
Rue Rilly-la-Montagne
51100 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 46 87 55
SIOU - Sciences
Campus Moulin de la Housse
Bâtiment 5
rue des Crayères
51687 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 91 85 30
www.univ-reims.fr
Troyes
• Université de Technologie
12, rue Marie Curie
BP 2060
10010 Troyes Cedex
Tél. : 03 25 71 76 00
SIOU
9, rue de Québec
BP 396
10026 Troyes Cedex
Tél. : 03 25 42 46 39
www.utt.fr
Académie de Rennes
Brest
• Université de Bretagne Occidentale
3, rue des Archives
CS 93837
29238 Brest Cedex 3
Tél. : 02 98 01 81 56
SUAOIP
20, avenue Victor-le-Gorgeu
CS 93837
29238 Brest Cedex 3
Tél. : 02 98 01 63 17
www.univ-brest.fr
Rennes
• Université Rennes I
2, rue du Thabor
CS 46510
35065 Rennes Cedex
Tél. : 02 23 23 36 71 / 39 52
SUIO
8, rue Kléber
35000 Rennes
Tél. : 02 23 23 39 79
www.univ-rennes1.fr
• Université Rennes 2-Haute Bretagne
Place Recteur Henri le Moal
CS 24307
35043 Rennes Cedex
Tél. : 02 99 14 10 95
SUIO address as above
Tél. : 02 99 14 13 87 / 13 91
www.uhb.fr
• Université de Bretagne Sud
Centre Kerneur
BP 92116
56321 Lorient Cedex
Tél. : 02 97 87 65 27
SUIO
Centre Kerneur
rue Comtesse de Ségur
56321 Lorient Cedex
Tel. : 02 97 87 11 25
www.univ-ubs.fr
Académie de la Réunion
La Réunion
• Université de La Réunion
Campus universitaire du Moufia
15, avenue René Cassin
BP 7151
97715 Saint-Denis Messag Cedex 9
Tél. : 02 62 93 83 21
SCAOIP address as above
Tél. : 02 62 93 81 20
www.univ-reunion.fr
Académie de Rouen
Le Havre
• Université du Havre
Maison de l’étudiant - 2e étage
25, rue Philippe Lebon
BP 1123
76063 Le Havre Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 74 42 24 / 42 27
SUIO
50, rue Jean-Jaques Rousseau
BP 1123
76063 Le Havre Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 74 42 29
www.univ-lehavre.fr
Appendices
Rouen
• Université de Rouen
Haute Normandie
17, rue Lavoisier
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex
Tél. : 02 35 14 61 36
SUIO
Rue Lavoisier
Tél. : 02 32 76 93 73
www.univ-rouen.fr
Académie de Strasbourg
Mulhouse
• Université de Haute Alsace
Maison de l'Université
2, rue des Frères Lumière
68093 MULHOUSE Cedex
Tél. : 03 89 33 63 01 / 63 02
SIO
Maison de l'étudiant
1, rue Alfred-Werner
68093 Mulhouse Cedex
Tél. : 03 89 33 64 40
www.uha.fr
Strasbourg
• Université Strasbourg I
4, rue Blaise-Pascal
Tél. : 03 90 24 11 60
SIOE address as above
Tél. : 03 90 24 11 50
www-ulp.u-strasbg.fr
• Université Strasbourg II
22, rue René Descartes
Bâtiment 5, 3e étage
Tél. : 03 88 41 74 13
SCUIOIP address as above
Tél. : 03 88 41 73 50
www-umb.u-strasbg.fr
• Université Strasbourg III
47 avenue de la Forêt noire - bureau 312
Tél. : 03 88 41 77 31
SCUIO
1 place d'Athènes - BP 66
Tél. : 03 88 41 42 40 / 03 88 61 09 50
www-urs.u-strasbg.fr
Académie de Toulouse
Toulouse
• Université Toulouse I
2 rue du Doyen-Gabriel-Marty
Tél. : 05 61 63 35 43
SCUIO
2, rue Albert Lautmann
Tél. : 05 61 63 37 28
www.univ-tlse1.fr
• Université Toulouse II
Maison de la Recherche
5, allées Antonio Machado
Tél. : 05 61 50 42 50
SIOU address as above
Tél. : 05 61 50 45 15
www.univ-tlse2.fr
• Université Toulouse III
118, route de Narbonne
Tél. : 05 61 55 66 24
Tél. : 05 61 55 61 32
www.ups-tlse.fr
• INP Toulouse
6, allée Émile Monso
ZAC du Palays - BP 4038
Tél. : 05 34 32 30 00
www.inp-toulouse.fr
Académie de Versailles
Cergy-Pontoise
Orsay
• Université de Cergy-Pontoise
Bâtiment 407 - 1er étage
91405 Orsay Cedex
Tél. : 01 69 15 30 84 / 30 85
SCUIO (sciences et technologie, sport)
Bâtiment 333 - 1er étage
15 rue Georges Clémenceau
91405 Orsay Cedex
Tél. : 01 69 15 72 77
SCUIO - OCO (droit, économie, gestion)
Bâtiment B - rez de chaussée bas
54, boulevard Desgranges
92331 Sceaux Cedex
Tél. : 01 40 91 18 38 / 17 98
SCUIO - OCO (pharmacie)
Bâtiment A - Hall d'Honneur
5, rue Jean-Baptiste Clément
94296 Chatenay-Malabry
Tél. : 01 46 83 53 29
www.u-psud.fr
Tour des Chênes - Bureau 313
33, boulevard du Port
95011 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
Tél. : 01 34 25 67 43
Tél. : 01 34 25 63 22
www.u-cergy.fr
Evry
• Université d’Évry-Val d’Essonne
4, boulevard François Mitterand
91025 Évry Cedex
Tél. : 01 69 47 71 76
SCUIO
rue du Père André Jarlain
91025 Évry Cedex
Tél. : 01 69 47 76 16 / 77 61
CIO
110 Agora Grandre Place
91000 Évry
Tél. : 01 69 36 09 00
www.univ-evry.fr
Nanterre
• Université Paris X-Nanterre
Bâtiment A
200, avenue de la République
Tél. : 01 40 97 74 61
SCUIO
Bâtiment E - RdC
Salles E14 et E19
Tél. : 01 40 97 75 34
www.u-paris10.fr
• Université Paris-Sud : Paris XI
Versailles
• Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Bâtiment d’Alembert
47, boulevard Vauban
78047 Guyancourt Cedex
Tél. : 01 39 25 58 21
SCUIO (Centre for Social Sciences and
Humanities, Centre for Legal and
Political Sciences)
Mezzanine Bureau 101
78047 Guyancourt
Tél.:01 39 25 56 10
SCUIO (Centre for Sciences and Medicine)
Fermat Building – Bureau 1202
45 avenue des Etats-Unis
78000 Versailles
Tél. : 01 39 25 46 10
www.uvsq.fr
Appendices
Territoires d'outre-mer
Tahiti
• Université de la Polynésie française
BP 6570
98702 Faa’a
Tahiti
Polynésie française
Tél. : 689 803 931
CIDO
Campus d'Outumaoro - PUNAAUIA
Tél. : 689 803 894 / 803 803
www.upf.pf
Nouméa
• Centre universitaire
de Nouvelle Calédonie
BPR4
98851 Nouméa Cedex
Nouvelle Calédonie
Tél. : 00 687 26 58 77
SCUIO
Présidence - Campus de Nouvelle
BP 4477
98847 Nouméa Cedex
Tél. : 00 687 26 58 00
www.univ-nc.nc
Les Pôles
Universitaires
Européens
The European University Associations (pôles
universitaires) can be found in big French
university towns and group together higher
education institutions,communities & partners in the business world.Their main mission
is to promote university study & research
programmes in France’s ‘grandes écoles’
abroad.
• Pôle universitaire européen
de Bordeaux
166 cours de l'Argonne
33000 Bordeaux
Tél. : 05 56 33 80 80
www.poleuniv.u-bordeaux.fr
et scientifique de Grenoble
470 avenue de la Bibliothèque
BP 52
38402 St. Martin d’Hères Cedex
Tél. : 04 76 82 83 84
www.grenoble-universites.fr
• Ile de France Sud - Les Algorithmes
Bâtiment Euripide
91194 Saint-Aubin
Tél. : 01 69 35 60 34
www.parispolesud.com
• Pôle universitaire européen de Lille NordPas de Calais
1 bis rue Georges Lefèvre
59044 Lille Cedex
Tél. : 03 20 29 85 60
www.poleuniv-lille-npdc.fr
• Pôle universitaire européen de Lyon
Quartier Sergent Blandan
37, rue du Repos
69361 Lyon Cedex 07
Tél. : 04 37 37 26 70
www.universite-lyon.fr
de Montpellier
et du Languedoc-Roussillon
163, rue Auguste Broussonnet
34090 Montpellier
Tél. : 04 67 41 93 33
www.poluniv-mpl.fr
de Nancy-Metz
34 cours Léopold
CS 25233
54052 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 17 67 67
Maison du Pôle Universitaire de Lorraine
Ile du Saulcy
BP 80794
57012 Metz Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 87 65 81 40
www.europole.u-nancy.fr
de Rennes
12 avenue Janvier
35000 Rennes
Tél. : 02 23 44 84 50
www.europole-rennes.fr
de Strasbourg
11, rue Silbermann
67000 Strasbourg
Tél. : 03 88 60 01 01
www.univ-strasbourg.fr
• Réseau Universitaire
Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
15 rue des Lois
31000 Toulouse
Tél. : 05 61 14 80 10
www.pole-tlse.fr
MUTUELLES
ÉTUDIANTES
Addresses of agencies and offices of the
Mutuelle des Etudiants (LMDE).
For opening times, go to www.lmde.com
Click on “Your Agency” (“Votre Agence”).
There is a central helpline for the Mutuelle
des Etudiants. All calls are handled by
bilingual advisors (French, English and
Spanish)
To contact LMDE advisors,
call 3260 and say “LMDE” (0.15 € /mn)
• Aix-en-Provence
rue des Allumettes
Résidence de l’Arche
13090 Aix-en-Provence
• Amiens
5, rue Porion
80000 Amiens
• Angers
55, boulevard du roi René
49000 Angers
• Annecy
Galerie l'Emeraude du Lac
4, rue Jean Jaurès,
74000 Annecy
• Avignon
Centre universitaire
74, rue Louis Pasteur
84029 Avignon Cedex 1
• Besançon
38, rue des Granges
25000 Besançon
Change of address June/July 2008
• Bordeaux
24, cours de l’Argonne
Student insurance compagnies
• Brest
6, place de la Liberté
29000 Brest
• La Rochelle
• Caen
CU les Tilleuls,
Bâtiment D
68 rue de Bernières
140000 Caen
• La Roche-sur-Yon
Permanence Caen
RU D Campus 2 - Cité de la côte de nacre
14070 CAEN Cedex 5
37, rue Demidoff
76600 Le Havre
27, avenue des Amériques
17000 La Rochelle
Galerie de l’Empire
3, Place Napoléon
85000 La Roche-sur-Yon
• Le Havre
• Le Mans
• Chambéry
Espace de Services Universitaires
20, avenue René Läennec
72000 Le Mans
57, boulevard François Mitterand
• Lille
• Compiègne
UTC – Salle A611
Centre B. Franklin
rue Roger Couttolenc
60200 Compiègne
• Limoges
68, rue des Fréziers
73000 Chambéry
• Corte
7, avenue Jean Nicoli
20250 Corte
• Créteil
96/98, rue de l'Hôpital Militaire
59800 Lille
8bis, rue Adrien Dubouché,
87038 Limoges Cedex
• Lorient
56, Boulevard Léon Blum
56100 Lorient
• Lyon
Agence Les Quais
19, rue de Marseille
69007 Lyon
Université Paris XII Créteil
Parvis du Campus
61, avenue du Général-de-Gaulle
94000 Créteil
• Marseille
• Dijon
33, rue Nicolas Bornier
21000 Dijon
• Metz
• Dunkerque
Centre universitaire de la Citadelle
220, avenue de l’Université - Bureau 434
BP 5526
59379 Dunkerque Cedex 1
• Grenoble
28, cours Jean-Jaurès
38000 Grenoble
rue de la Halle Puget
13001 Marseille
8, boulevard Sérot
57000 Metz
• Montpellier
4, rue Jules Ferry
• Mulhouse
Bâtiment MCA
5, boulevard de l’Europe - 1er étage
68100 Mulhouse
• Nancy
13 rue de la Ravinelle
54000 Nancy
• Nanterre
Hall Bâtiment E
92000 Nanterre
• Nantes
1, rue Pierre Chéreau
44000 Nantes
• Nice
18, avenue Thiers
06000 Nice
• Nîmes
8, rue Deyron,
30000 Nîmes
• Orléans
12, Place Louis XI
45057 Orléans Cedex
• Orsay
Université Paris XI
Bâtiment 332
91400 Orsay
• Paris 5
e
Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Centre PMF Tolbiac
90 rue de Tolbiac
75013 Paris
Centre René Cassin
17 rue Saint Hippolyte
75013 Paris
Université paris 7
Hall de la Bibliothèque
5 rue Thomas Mann
75013 Paris
• Paris 16
e
Université Paris V René Descartes
IUT
143 avenue de Versailles
75016 Paris
Université Paris IX Dauphine
Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny
75016 Paris
• Paris 18
e
Dans les locaux de la Matmut
161 rue Marcadet
75018 Paris
e
6 rue des Fossés Saint Jacques
75005 Paris
Accueil Jussieu
10, rue Linné
75005 Paris
Université Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle
Centre Censier
13 rue de Santeuil
75005 Paris
• Paris 6
• Paris 13
• Pau
53, rue Carnot
64000 Pau
• Perpignan
42, avenue Paul Alduy
• Poitiers
Maison des Etudiants
16, rue des Vieilles Boucheries
e
ENSBA
14 rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris
• Quimper
2, rue de l’Université
29000 Quimper
• Reims
8, rue Jeanne d’Arc
51100 Reims
• Rennes
Accueil Centre Ville
29, quai Chateaubriand
35000 Rennes
• Valence
23, rue Bouffier
26000 Valence
• Valenciennes
Accueil Campus Villejean
Université Rennes 2 Haute Bretagne
Bâtiment EREVE
35000 Rennes
• Rouen
15, rue du Grand Pont
76000 Rouen
• Saint-Brieuc
1, place Haute du Chai
22000 Saint-Brieuc
• Saint-Denis
Université Paris VIII
Rez-de-chaussée de la Bibliothèque
Avenue de Stalingrad
93200 Saint-Denis
Permanence
IUT de Saint Denis
Place du 8 mai 1945
93206 Saint-Denis
• Saint-Étienne
64, rue du 11 Novembre
42000 Saint-Étienne
19, rue Tholozé
59300 Valenciennes
• Vannes
13, avenue Victor-Hugo
56000 Vannes
• Versailles
UVSQ Versailles
Bâtiment Fermat
45 avenue des Etats-Unis
78000 Versailles
• Vichy
18bis, rue du Maréchal-Foch
03200 Vichy
• Vienne
30 avenue Général Leclerc
Espace Saint Germain
Immeuble Antarès
38200 Vienne
• Villeurbanne
Campus de la Doua Double Mixte
43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918
69100 Villeurbanne
• Strasbourg
10, rue de l’Abreuvoir
• Toulon
Université de Toulon et du Var
Avenue de l'Université
Bâtiment A
• Toulouse
97, rue Riquet
31007 Toulouse
• Tours
4 bis, rue Paul-Louis Courrier
37059 Tours
Mutuelles
de l’USEM
branch listing &
addresses
USEM (Union nationale des Sociétés
Etudiantes Mutualistes régionales)
116, rue du Bac
75007 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 18 37 87
www.usem.fr
MEP (Mutuelle des étudiants
de Provence)
Numéro unique de renseignements sur la
sécurité sociale étudiante :
Tél. : 0825 081 881
E-mail : contact@mep.fr
www.mep.fr
• Aix-en-Provence
2, rue Reine Jeanne
• Avignon
74, rue Louis Pasteur
84000 Avignon
• Perpignan
11, rue Pountet de Bages
66000 Perpignan
• Toulon/La Garde
UTV
192, avenue de l’Université
MGEL (Mutuelle Générale
des Etudiants de l’Est)
www.mgel.fr
• Charleville - Mézières
19, rue Irénée Carré
08000 Charleville - Mézières
Tél. : 03 24 59 90 00
• Colmar
Maison de l’étudiant
34, rue du Grillenbreit
68000 Colmar
Tél. : 03 89 24 26 43
• Épinal
18, quai du Musée
88000 Épinal
Tél. : 03 29 82 55 82
• Metz
176, boulevard Baille
13005 Marseille
Espace Etudiant MGEL
11, boulevard Sérot
57000 Metz
Tél. : 03 87 30 34 14
• Montpellier Centre
3, place de la Canourgue
34000 Montpellier
• Mulhouse
• Marseille
• Montpellier Faculté
20, avenue du Docteur-Pezet
34090 Montpellier
• Nice
36, rue de la Buffa
06000 Nice
• Nîmes
21 A, rue Clérisseau
30000 Nîmes
Maison de l’étudiant
45, avenue du Président Kennedy
68100 Mulhouse
Tél. : 03 89 32 04 67
• Nancy
44, Cours Léopold
BP 4208
54042 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 30 03 00
• Reims 1
Centre commercial La Rafale
Campus Croix Rouge
34, rue Rilly la Montagne
51100 Reims
Tél. : 03 26 87 79 79
• Reims 2
Campus Sciences / IUT
49, rue Houzeau Muiron
51097 Reims Cedex
Tél. : 03 26 88 62 46
• Strasbourg
4, rue de Londres
67000 Strasbourg
Tél. : 03 88 60 26 26
• Troyes
76, rue du Général de Gaulle
10000 Troyes
Tél. : 03 25 73 09 10
• Vandoeuvre
3, boulevard des Aiguillettes
54500 Vandoeuvre
Tél. : 03 83 54 86 86
• Créteil
Université Paris-Val de Marne - Hall du
restaurant de la Pointe Jaune - Bâtiment du
CROUS
61, avenue du Général de Gaulle
94000 Créteil
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
• Villetaneuse
Université de Paris Nord, couloir B
Avenue J. B. Clément
93430 Villetaneuse
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
• Marne-la-Vallée
Université de Marne-la-Vallée
Bâtiment Lavoisier, Cité Descartes
Champs sur Marne
5, boulevard Descartes
77454 Marnes-la-Vallée Cedex 2
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
• Nanterre
Bâtiment E – Salle E2 RDC
200, avenue de la République, Hall C
92000 Nanterre
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
SEM (Société des Etudiants Mutualistes)
et SMEREP (Société Mutualiste des
Etudiants de la Région Parisienne)
Adresse courrier SEM
BP 519 Paris Denfert Rochereau
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 36
E-mail : sem@smerep.fr
• Orsay
• Paris 5
e
Adresse courrier SMEREP
BP 617
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
E-mail : contact@smerep.fr
www.smerep.fr
• Paris 6
e
• Cergy
Site Universitaire “Les Chênes”
La Tour, 2e étage, bureau 214
33 boulevard du Port
95011 Cergy Pontoise
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
Université de Paris Sud, Centre Orsay
Bâtiment 332, 2e étage
91405 Orsay Cedex
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
3, rue Lacépède, 75005 Paris
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
54, boulevard Saint-Michel,
75006 Paris
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
• Saint-Denis
Université de Vincennes - Saint-Denis
Rue Georges Guynemer,
93200 Saint-Denis
Tél. : 01 56 54 36 34
SMEBA (Société Mutualiste
des Etudiants de Bretagne-Atlantique)
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
E-Mail : smeba@smeba.fr
www.smeba.fr
• Angers
50 bis, boulevard du Roi-René, BP 50705
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Angers Saint Serge
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Nantes
7 allée Duguay Trouin
BP 73305
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Quimper
4, place de Locronan
BP 1356
29103 Quimper Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
6 et 8, allée François Mitterrand
49000 Angers
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Rennes
• Brest
32, rue du Professeur-Langevin
BP 93151
29231 Brest Cedex 3
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• La Roche-sur-Yon
• Cholet
La novathèque
5, boulevard Pierre Lecoq
BP 513
49305 Cholet Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Laval
2, rue du Lieutenant
BP 622
53006 Laval Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Le Mans
34, avenue F. Mitterrand
BP 24066
72004 Le Mans Cedex 2
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Le Mans
Antenne Campus
3, avenue Laennec
72004 Le Mans Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Lorient
57, rue Armand Guillemot
BP 255,
56102 Lorient Cedex
4, rue Victor-Hugo
BP 30814
35108 Rennes Cedex 03
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
2, place du Marché
BP 377
85009 La Roche-sur-Yon Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Saint-Brieuc
2 place Waldeck Rousseau
BP 223
22002 Saint-Brieuc Cedex 01
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
• Vannes
11 bis, rue Hoche
BP 373
56009 Vannes Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 834 170
SMECO (Société Mutualiste
des Etudiants du Centre Ouest)
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
E-mail : smeco@uitsem.com
www.smeco.fr
• Angoulême
Espace Saint Martial
5, boulevard Berthelot
16000 Angoulème
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Blois
16, rue Saint Lubin
41000 Blois
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Bourges
14, rue Calvin
18000 Bourges
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
SMENO (Société Mutualiste
des Etudiants du Nord-Ouest)
E-mail : smenoinf@cba.fr
Tél. : 0 820 42 34 23
www.smeno.com
• Amiens
18, rue Jean Catelas
80000 Amiens
• Chartres
16, rue aux Ormes
28000 Chartres
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Caen
• Châteauroux
31, rue de la Poste
36000 Châteauroux
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Le Havre
• La Rochelle
Le Gabut
3, quai de la Georgette
17000 La Rochelle
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Niort
13, rue Alsace Lorraine
79000 Niort
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
40, avenue de la Libération
BP 20
14005 Caen Cedex 1
2 à 4, rue Voltaire
76087 Le Havre
• Lille - Le Furet du Nord
15, place du Général-de-Gaulle
BP 315
59026 Lille Cedex
• Lille - Vauban
59040 Lille Cedex
• Rouen
7, place Colbert
BP 86
• Orléans
2, rue Saint-Paul
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Valenciennes
• Poitiers
73, rue de la Cathédrale
86036 Poitiers Cedex 01
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Villeneuve d’Ascq
• Tours
4, rue Chanoineau
37000 Tours
Tél. :0 810 052 000
20 avenue Clémenceau
BP 599
59308 Valenciennes Cedex
Galerie du Ventoux/Furet
18, Boulevard de Valmy
59650 Villeveuve d’Ascq
SMERAG (Société Mutualiste des
Etudiants de la Région Antilles-Guyane)
• Guadeloupe
27, rue Achille René Boisneuf
97110 Pointe à Pitre Cedex
• Guyane
Campus “Service Campus” de Saint-Denis
97335 Cayenne
Tél. : 05 94 25 21 84
E-mail : guyane@smerag.fr
• Lons le Saunier
• Martinique
35, rue Schoelcher
97200 Fort de France Cedex
Tél. : 05 96 72 82 00
E-mail : martinique@smerag.fr
• Mâcon
Maison des Associations
160, rue Marcel Paul
39000 Lons le Saunier
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
18, rue Franche
71000 Mâcon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Nevers
SMEREB (Société Mutualiste
des Etudiants des Régions
Bourgogne - Franche-Comté)
E-mail : smereb@iutsem.com
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
www.smereb.fr
• Auxerre
6, rue Marie Noël
89000 Auxerre
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
Résidence des Chauvelles
20, rue Charles-Roy
58000 Nevers
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
SMERRA (Société Mutualiste
des Etudiants des Régions Rhône-Alpes
et Auvergne)
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
E-mail : smerra@iutsem.com
www.smerra.fr
• Belfort
3, rue Metz-Juteau
90000 Belfort
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Annecy
• Besançon
22, rue Ronchaux
25000 Besançon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Bourg en Bresse
• Châlon sur Saône
13, Porte de Lyon
71100 Châlon sur Saône
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Chambéry
• Dijon
11 ter, boulevard Voltaire
21000 Dijon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Le Creusot
34, rue Maréchal Leclerc
71200 Le Creusot
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
4, rue Saint François de Sales
74000 Annecy
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
1, rue Gabriel Vicaire
01000 Bourg en Bresse
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
123, rue Michaud
73000 Chambéry
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
Centre Viaduc
63, boulevard Côte-Blatin
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Grenoble Centre
15, rue Saint-Joseph
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Grenoble Campus
Le Grand Sablon
2, avenue de l’Obiou,
38700 La Tronche
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Agen
• Lyon - La Manufacture des Tabacs
69003 Lyon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Albi
• Lyon - Les Quais
38, rue Chevreul
69007 Lyon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Bayonne
• Lyon - La Doua
128 A Boulevard du 11 Novembre
69100 Villeurbanne
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Bordeaux
• Montluçon
03100 Montluçon
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Brive
• Roanne
14, place de l’Hôtel de Ville
42300 Roanne
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
• Limoges
• Saint-Étienne
• Pau
37, rue du 11-Novembre
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
4, rue Pasteur
64000 Pau
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
• Valence
• Tarbes
34, avenue du Président-Herriot
26000 Valence
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
8, avenue de la Marne
65000 Tarbes
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
• Vienne
• Toulouse
2, cours Brillier
38200 Vienne
Tél. : 0 810 052 000
VITTAVI
Tél. : 0 825 825 715 (0,15 € TTC/mn)
E-mail : contact@vittavi.fr
www.vittavi.fr
Centre universitaire d’Agen
2, quai Dunkerque
47000 Agen
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
105, boulevard de Soult
81000 Albi
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
27, rue Poissonnerie
64100 Bayonne
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
21, place de la Victoire
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
30, avenue de Paris
19100 Brive
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
41, rue des Tanneries
87000 Limoges Cedex
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
5, rue des Lois
31000 Toulouse
Tél. : 0 825 825 715
Les mutuelles étudiantes régionales
disposent de 170 points d’accueil en France.
See website: www.vittavi.fr
La Cité
Internationale
Universitaire de
Paris
• CIUP
Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
Délégation générale
17, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 64 00
E-mail : bag@ciup.fr
www.ciup.fr
• Collège d’Espagne
7 E, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 32 00
• Collège Franco-britannique
9 B, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 10 40 00
• Collège Néerlandais
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 50 00
• Maison de l’Institut National Agronomique
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 05 79
7 H, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 12 50
• Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 82 02
• Fondation des États-Unis
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 80 68 80
• Fondation Hellénique
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 10 21 00
• Fondation de Monaco
47 A, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 48 00
• Fondation Rosa Abreu de Grancher
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 43 13 58 00
• Fondation Suisse
7 K, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 10 10
• Centre International
• Fondation Argentine
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 29 00
de Courts Séjours
André Honnorat, Robert Garric
et Victor Lyon
Tél. : 01 43 13 65 00
• Fondation Avicenne
27 D, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 29 00
• Maison de l’Arménie
• Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 72 00
• Maison des Arts et Métiers
• Fondation Danoise
• Maison de l’Asie du Sud-Est
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 10 60
1, avenue Pierre-Massé
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 53 15 61
Cité internationnale universitaire de Paris
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 43 13 58 00
Tél. : 01 53 80 20 89
• Maison du Mexique
• Maisson du Brésil
7 L, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 10 23 00
• Maison du Cambodge
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 40 83 00
• Maison du Canada
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 68 70
• Maison Heinrich Heine
27 C, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 13 00
• Maison de l’Inde
7 R, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 80 78 00
• Maison des Industries Agricoles
et Alimentaires
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 67 00
• Maison de l’Italie
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 63 00
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 18 00
• Maison de Norvège
7 N, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 55 55
• Maison des Provinces de France
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 80 61 00
• Maison des Étudiants Suédois
7 F, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 80 81 50
• Maison de Tunisie
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 62 77 00
• Résidence André de Gouveia
7 P, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 78 65 00
• Résidence Lucien Paye
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 80 75 75
Résidences outside 14e arrondissement
• Maison du Japon
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 12 12
• Résidence Lila
• Maison du Liban
• Résidence Quai de Loire
9 E, boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 16 27 50
2 à 20 avenue René Fonck - Porte des Lilas
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 72 33 98 70
41 bis, quai de la Loire
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 78 09 06 30
• Maison du Maroc
75014 Paris
Tourist offices
(in university towns)
• Aix-en-Provence
2, place du Général-de-Gaulle
BP 160
13605 Aix-en Provence
Tél. : 04 42 16 11 61
www.aixenprovencetourism.com
• Amiens
6 bis, rue Dusevel
BP 1018
Tél. : 03 22 71 60 50
www.amiens.fr/tourisme
• Angers
7, place Kennedy
BP 15157
Tél. : 02 41 23 50 00
www.angers-tourisme.com
• Besançon
2 Place de la Ière Armée Française
25000 Besançon
Tél. : 03 81 80 92 55
www.besancon-tourisme.com
• Bordeaux
12, cours du 30 Juillet
33000 Bordeaux
Tél. : 05 56 00 66 00
www.bordeaux-tourisme.com
Place de la Victoire
Tél. : 04 73 98 65 00
www.clermont-fd.com
• Dijon
34, rue des Forges
BP 82296
21000 Dijon
Tél. : 0 892 700 558 (0,45€ TTC/mn)
www.dijon-tourism.com
• Fort de France
76, rue Lazarre Carnot
97206 Fort De France
Tél. : 05 96 60 27 73
www.ot-fortdefrance.fr
• Grenoble
Maison du Tourisme
BP 227
38000 Grenoble
Tél. : 04 76 42 41 41
www.grenoble-isere.info
• Le Mans
Hôtel des Ursulines,
rue de l’Étoile
72000 Le Mans
Tél. : 02 43 28 17 22
www.lemanstourisme.com
• Brest
Place de la Liberté
BP 91012
29210 Brest Cedex 1
Tél. : 02 98 44 24 96
www.brest-metropole-tourisme.fr
• Lille
• Caen
Hôtel d’Escoville
Place Saint-Pierre
14000 Caen
Tél. : 02 31 27 14 14
www.ville-caen.fr
• Limoges
Palais Rihour
Place Rihour
BP 205
59002 Lille
Tél. : 0 891 562 004 (0,30€ TTC/mn)
www.lilletourisme.com
12 Boulevard de Fleurus
87000 Limoges
Tél. : 05 55 34 46 87
www.tourismelimoges.com
Tourist offices (in university towns)
• Lyon
Pavillon du Tourisme
Place Bellecour
BP 2254
69214 Lyon Cedex 02
Tél. : 04 72 77 69 69
www.lyon-france.com
• Marseille
4, La Canebière
13000 Marseille
Tél. : 04 91 13 89 00
www.marseille-tourisme.com
• Metz
2 Place d'Armes
BP 80367
57007 Metz Cedex 1
Tél. : 03 87 55 53 76
http://tourisme.mairie-metz.fr
• Montpellier
30, allée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Esplanade Comédie
34000 Montpellier
Tél. : 04 67 60 60 60
www.ot-montpellier.fr
• Nancy
Place Stanislas
BP 810
54041 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 35 22 41
www.ot-nancy.fr
• Nantes
7, rue de Valmy
BP 64106
Tél. : 0 892 464 044 (0,45€ TTC/mn)
www.nantes-tourisme.com
• Nice
Office du Tourisme et des Congrès
5, Promenade des Anglais
BP 4079
06302 Nice Cedex 04
Tél. : 0 892 707 407 (0,45€ TTC/mn)
www.nicetourisme.com
• Nîmes
6, rue Auguste
30000 Nîmes
Tél. : 04 66 58 38 00
www.ot-nimes.fr
• Orléans
2, place de l’Étape
45000 Orléans
Tél. : 02 38 24 01 61
www.tourisme-orleans.com
• Paris
25, avenue des Pyramides
75001 Paris
Tél. : 0 892 683 112 (0,45€ TTC/mn)
www.parisinfo.com
• Pau
Place Royale
BP 1508
64036 Pau Cedex
Tél. : 05 59 27 85 80
www.pau.fr
• Perpignan
Palais des Congrès
Place Armand Lanoux
BP 40215
Tél. : 04 68 66 30 30
www.perpignantourisme.com
• Point à Pitre
1, Centre Commercial La Marina
97110 Point à Pitre
Tél. : 05 90 90 70 02
www.lesilesdeguadeloupe.com
• Poitiers
45, Place Charles de Gaulle
86009 Poitiers
Tél. : 05 49 41 21 24
www.ot-poitiers.fr
• Reims
2, rue Guillaume de Machault
51100 Reims
Tél. : 0 892 701 305 (0.45€ TTC/mn)
www.reims-tourisme.com
• Poitiers
45, Place Charles de Gaulle
86009 Poitiers
Tél. : 05 49 41 21 24
www.ot-poitiers.fr
• Reims
2, rue Guillaume de Machault
51100 Reims
Tél. : 0 892 701 305 (0.45€ TTC/mn)
www.reims-tourisme.com
• Rennes
11, rue Saint-Yves
CS 26410
35064 Rennes
Tél. : 02 99 67 11 11
www.tourisme-rennes.com
• Rouen
25, place de la Cathédrale
76000 Rouen
Tél. : 02 32 08 32 40
www.rouentourisme.com
• Saint-Étienne
16, avenue de la Libération
Tél. : 0 892 700 542 (0,45€ TTC/mn)
www.tourisme-st-etienne.com
• Strasbourg
17, place de la Cathédrale
BP 70020
Tél. : 03 88 52 28 25
www.ot-strasbourg.fr
• Toulon
Le Port
83000 Toulon
Tél. : 04 94 18 53 00
www.toulontourisme.com
• Toulouse
Donjon du Capitole
BP 38001
Tél. : 05 61 11 02 22
www.ot-toulouse.fr
• Tours
78/82, rue Bernard Palissy
BP 4201
37042 Tours Cedex
Tél. : 02 47 70 37 37
www.ligeris.com
Specialised schools
Specialised
schools
Clermont-Ferrand
• École nationale d'ingénieurs des travaux
Schools of Agriculture and Schools
for Life and Environmental Science
Technologies
agricoles de Clermont-Ferrand (ENITAC)
Site de Marmilhat
63370 Lempdes
Téléphone : 04 73 98 13 13
www.enitac.fr
Angers
Dijon
• École Supérieure d’Agriculture d’Angers
(ESA)
55, rue Rabelais
BP 30748
Tél. : 02 41 23 55 55
www.groupe-esa.com
• Établissement national d'enseignement
• Institut national d'horticulture d'Angers
(INH)
2, rue le Nôtre
Tél. : 02 41 22 54 54
www.inh.fr
• Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture (ISA)
Beauvais
• Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais
(IGA-ISAB)
rue Pierre Waguet - BP 30313
60026 Beauvais Cedex
Tél. : 03 44 06 25 25
www.lasalle-beauvais.fr
Bordeaux
• École Nationale d’Ingénieurs des Travaux
Agricoles de Bordeaux
(ENITAB)
1, cours du Général de Gaulle - CS 40201
33175 Gradignan Cedex
Tél. : 05 57 35 07 07
www.enitab.fr
supérieur agronomique de Dijon (ENESAD)
26, boulevard du Docteur Petitjean - BP 87999
21079 Dijon Cedex
Téléphone : 03 80 77 25 25
www.enesad.fr
Lille
59046 Lille Cedex
Téléphone : 03.28.38.48.48
www.isa-lille.fr
Lyon
• Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture
de Rhône-Alpes (ISARA)
23 rue Jean Baldassini
69364 Lyon Cedex 07
Tel. : 04 27 85 85 85
www.isara.fr
• École nationale vétérinaire de Lyon
(ENVL) et Ecole nationale des
services veterinaries (ENSV)
1, avenue Bourgelat
69280 Marcy l'Étoile
Tel. : 04 78 87 25 25
www.vet-lyon.fr
Maisons-Alfort
• École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (ENVA)
7, avenue du Général de Gaulle
94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex
Tél. : 01 43 96 71 00
www.vet-alfort.fr
Montpellier
Paris
• Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d’études supérieures en sciences agronomiques
2, place Pierre Viala
Tél. : 04 99 61 22 00
www.supagro.fr
• Institut des sciences et industries du vivant
et de l'environnement - issu du rapprochement
de l'Engref, l'Ensia et l'Ina P-G (AgroParisTech)
19, avenue du Maine
Tél. : 01 44 08 16 61
www.agroparistech.fr
• Montpellier SupAgro - Institut des régions
chaudes
1101, avenue Agropolis
BP 5098
Tél. : 04 67 61 70 00
www.supagro.fr
• AgroParisTech - ENGREF
• SupAgro Florac
9, rue Célestin Freinet
BP 35
F-48400 Florac
Tél. : 04 66 65 65 65
www.supagro.fr
Nantes
• École Supérieure du Bois (ESB)
rue Christian Pauc
Atlanpole - BP 10605
Tél. : 02 40 18 12 12
www.ecolesupbois.asso.fr
• École nationale d'ingénieurs des techniques
des industries agricoles et alimentaires de
Nantes (ENITIAA)
Domaine de la Géraudière
BP 82225
Tél. : 02 51 78 54 54
www.enitiaa-nantes.fr
• École nationale vétérinaire de Nantes
Atlanpôle (ENVN)
La Chantrerie
BP 40706
Tél. : 02 40 68 77 77
www.vet-nantes.fr
19, avenue du Maine
Tél. : 01 45 49 88 00
www.agroparistech.fr
Rennes
• Institut national d'enseignement supérieur
et de recherche agronomique et agro-alimentaire (Agrocampus Rennes)
65, rue de Saint-Brieuc
CS 84215
35042 Rennes Cedex
Tél. : 02 23 48 50 00
www.agrocampus-rennes.fr
Rouen
• École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs
et de Techniciens pour l’Agriculture (ESITPA)
13 rue du Nord
76000 Rouen
Tél. : 02 35 07 48 80
www.esitpa.org
Strasbourg
• École nationale du génie de l'eau et de
l'environnement de Strasbourg (ENGEES)
1, quai Koch
BP 61039
Tél. : 03 88 24 82 82
www-engees.u-strasbg.fr
Specialised schools
Toulouse
Écoles d’architecture
• École d’ingénieurs de Purpan
72,Voie du TOEC - BP 57611
Tél. : 05 61 15 30 30
www.esa-purpan.fr
Bordeaux
• École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse
(ENVT)
23, chemin des Capelles
Tél. : 05 61 19 38 02
www.envt.fr
• École nationale de formation agronomique
de Toulouse (ENFA)
BP 87
31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex
Tél. : 05 61 75 32 32
www.enfa.fr
Val-de-Reuil
• École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs
et de Techniciens pour l’Agriculture (ESITPA)
Rue Grande
BP 607
27106 Val de Reuil Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 59 14 59
www.esitpa.org
Versailles
• École nationale supérieure du
paysage de Versailles (ENSP)
10, rue du Maréchal Joffre
RP 914
Tél : 01 39 24 62 00
www.versailles.ecole-paysage.fr
• École nationale supérieure
d’architecture de Bordeaux
Domaine de Raba
33405 Talence Cedex
Tél. : 05 57 35 11 00
www.bordeaux.archi.fr
Clermont-Ferrand
d’architecture de Clermont-Ferrand
71, boulevard Côte Blatin
63000 Clermond-Ferrand
Tél. : 04 73 34 71 50
www.clermont-fd.archi.fr
Grenoble
• École d’architecture de Grenoble
60 avenue de Constantine - BP 2336
Tél. : 04 76 69 83 00
www.grenoble.archi.fr
Lille
• École d’architecture de Lille
2, rue Verte - Quartier de l’Hôtel de Ville
59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq
Tél. : 03 20 61 95 50
www.lille.archi.fr
Lyon
• École d’architecture de Lyon
3, rue Maurice Audin - BP 170
69512 Vaulx-en-Velin Cedex
Tél. : 04 78 79 50 50
www.lyon.archi.fr
Marne La Vallée
• École d’architecture de Marne LaVallée
10-12, avenue Blaise Pascal
74447 Marne La Vallée Cedex 2
Tél. : 01 60 95 84 00
www.marnelavallee.archi.fr
Marseille
• École d’architecture
de Marseille-Luminy
184, avenue de Luminy - case postale 924
Tél. : 04 91 82 71 00
www.marseille.archi.fr
Montpellier
• École d’architecture de Montpellier
179, rue de l’Espérou
Tél. : 04 67 91 89 89
www.montpellier.archi.fr
Nancy
• École d’architecture de Nancy
2, rue Bastien-Lepage
BP 40435
54001 Nancy Cedex
Tél. : 03 83 30 81 00
www.nancy.archi.fr
• École d’architecture Paris-Belleville
78, rue Rébeval
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 38 50 00
www.paris-belleville.archi.fr
• École d’architecture Paris-la-Villette
144, avenue de Flandre
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 65 23 00
www.paris-lavillette.archi.fr
• École spéciale d’architecture
254, boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 47 40 47
www.esa-paris.fr
Rennes
• École d’architecture de Rennes
44, boulevard de Chézy - CS 16427
35064 Rennes Cedex
Tél. : 02 99 29 68 00
www.rennes.archi.fr
Nantes
Rouen
• École d’architecture de Nantes
Rue Massenet BP 81931
Tél. : 02 40 16 01 21
www.nantes.archi.fr
• École d’architecture de Rouen
Paris
Saint-Etienne
• École nationale supérieure d’architecture
Paris-Val de Seine
3-15 quai Panhard et Levassor
75013 Paris Cedex
Tél. : 01 44 50 56 00
www.paris-valdeseine.archi.fr
d’architecture Paris-Malaquais
14, rue Bonaparte
Tél. : 01 55 04 56 50
www.paris-malaquais.archi.fr
Strasbourg
27, rue Lucien Fromage - BP 04
76161 Darnétal Cedex
Tél. : 02 32 83 42 00
www.rouen.archi.fr
d’architecture de Saint-Etienne
7, rue Dolet - BP 94
42003 Saint-Etienne Cedex 1
Tél. : 04 77 42 35 42 (public)
www.st-etienne.archi.fr
d’architecture de Strasbourg
8, boulevard du Président Wilson - BP 10037
Tél. : 03 88 32 25 35
www.strasbourg.archi.fr
Specialised schools
Versailles
Le Mans
d’architecture de Versailles
Petite Écurie du Roy
5, avenue de Sceaux - BP 674
Tél. : 01 39 07 40 00
www.versailles.archi.fr
• École supérieure des beaux arts
du Mans
28, avenue Rostov sur le Don
72000 Le Mans
Tél. : 02 43 47 38 53
www.esbam.net
Limoges
Écoles d’arts plastiques
Aix-en Provence
• École supérieure d’art
d’Aix-en-Provence
Rue Émile Tavan
Tél. : 04 42 91 88 70
www.ecole-art-aix.fr
Angoulême
• École européenne supérieure
de l’image (EESI)
134, rue de Bordeaux
16024 Angoulême Cedex
Tél. : 05 45 92 66 02
www.eesi.eu
• École nationale d’art décoratif
de Limoges-Aubusson (ENAD)
19, avenue Martin Luther King - BP 73824
Tél. : 05 55 43 14 00
Place Villeneuve
23200 Aubusson
Tél. : 05 55 83 05 40
www.ensa-limoges-aubusson.fr
Lyon
• École nationale des beaux arts
de Lyon (ENBA)
Les Subsistances
8 bis quai Saint Vincent
69001 Lyon
Tél. : 04 72 00 11 71
www.enba-lyon.fr
Marseille
Arles
• École supérieure des beaux arts
de la photographie
16, rue des Arènes - BP 10149
13631 Arles Cedex
Tél. : 04 90 99 33 33
www.enp-arles.com
de Marseille (ESBAM)
184, avenue de Luminy Marseille
Luminy Cedex 9
13009 Marseille
Tél. : 04 91 82 83 10
www.esbam.fr
Clermont-Ferrand
Montpellier
• École supérieure d’art de Clermont
communauté
25, rue Kessler
Tél. : 04 73 17 36 10
www.esacc.fr
• École supérieure des beaux arts de
Montpellier agglomération (ESBAMA)
130, rue Yehudi Menuhin
34000 Montpellier Agglomération
Tél. : 04 99 58 32 85
http://esbama.free.fr
Paris
• Institut de Formation
des beaux arts (ENSBA)
14, rue Bonaparte
75006 Paris
Tél. : 01 47 03 50 00
www.ensba.fr
des Restaurateurs d'œuvres d'Art
93210 La plaine Saint-Denis
Tél. : 01 49 46 57 00
www.inp.fr
• École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD)
31, rue d’Ulm
Tél. : 01 42 34 97 00
www.ensad.fr
de création industrielle (ENSCI)
48, rue Saint Sabin
75011 Paris
Tél. : 01 49 23 12 12
www.ensci.com
Poitiers
• École européenne supérieure
de l’image (EESI)
26 rue Jean Alexandre
86000 Poitiers
Tél. : 05 49 88 24 46
www.eesi.eu
Rennes
• École des beaux arts de Rennes (ERBA)
34, rue Hoche
35000 Rennes
Tél. : 02 23 62 22 60
www.erba-rennes.fr
Écoles pour les métiers du patrimoine
Paris
• École nationale du patrimoine
2, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 41 16 41
www.inp.fr
• Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne
Maîtrise des sciences et des techniques et
DESS de conservation - Section ConservationRestauration
Université de Paris I
17, rue de Tolbiac
75013 PARIS
Tél. : 01 45 83 33 57
www.univ-paris1.fr
Écoles des métiers de l’image et du son
Paris
des métiers de l’image et du son
(ENSMIS - ex FEMIS)
6, rue Francoeur
75018 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 41 21 00
www.lafemis.fr
Louis Lumière (ENSLL)
7, allée du Promontoire
rue de Vaugirard
93161 Noisy-le-Grand Cédex
Tél. : 01 48 15 40 10
www.ens-louis-lumiere.fr
• École d’Art Maryse Eloy
Métiers de la communication visuelle, design
graphique, publicité et multimédia
1, rue Bouvier
75011 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 39 36 60
www.ecole-maryse-eloy.com
Tourcoing
Charleville-Mézières
• Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts
contemporains
22, rue du Fresnoy
BP 179
59202 Tourcoing Cedex
Tél. : 03 20 28 38 00
http://lefresnoy.net
• École nationale supérieure des arts de la
marionnette (ESNAM)
7, place Winston Churchill
08000 Charleville-Mézières
Tél. : 03 24 33 72 69
www.marionnette.com
Lyon
Écoles de la mode
Paris
• Mod’Art International
Métiers de la création et
du management de la mode
1, rue Bouvier
75011 Paris
Tél. : 01 58 39 36 60
www.mod-art.org
Écoles pour le théâtre, la musique, la danse
et le spectacle vivant
Avignon
• Institut supérieur des techniques
du spectacle d’Avignon (ISTS)
Espace Saint Louis,
20, rue Portail Bocquier
84000 Avignon
Tél. : 04 90 14 14 17
www.ists-avignon.com
• Conservatoire national supérieur
musique et danse de Lyon (CNSMD)
3, quai Chauveau
C.P. 120
69266 Lyon Cedex 09
Tél. : 04 72 19 26 26
www.cnsmd-lyon.fr
• École nationale supérieure des arts et
techniques du théâtre (ENSATT)
4, rue Soeur Bouvier
69322 Lyon Cedex 05
Tél. : 04 78 15 05 05
www.ensatt.fr
Le Mans
• Institut technologique européen
des métiers de la musique (ITEMM)
71, avenue Olivier Messiaen
72000 Le Mans
Tél. : 02 43 39 39 00
www.itemm.fr
Paris
Châlons en champagne
• Conservatoire national supérieur d’art
• École supérieure nationale des arts du
cirque (CNAC)
1, rue du Cirque
51000 Châlons en Champagne
Tél. : 03 26 21 12 43
http://crdp.ac-reims.fr/cddp51/artsculture/cnac/
dramatique (CNSAD)
2 bis, rue du Conservatoire
75009 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 46 12 91
www.cnsad.fr
• Conservatoire national supérieur de
musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)
209, avenue Jean-Jaurès
75019 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 40 45 45
www.cnsmdp.fr
Strasbourg
• École nationale d'art dramatique du
Théâtre national de Strasbourg (TNS)
1, avenue de la Marseillaise - BP 40184
Tél. : 03 88 24 88 00
www.tns.fr
Specialised
information
centres
Most centres are happy to provide information about course subjects and professions on
the spot, by phone or by post.
Aeronautical Studies
• Groupement des industries françaises
aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS)
8, rue Galilée
75116 Paris Cedex
Tél. : 01 44 43 17 00
www.gifas.asso.fr
Agriculture
• Ministère de l’Agriculture,de la Pêche
Office for European relations and
international cooperation in agricultural
education (BECI)
1ter, avenue de Lowendal
75700 Paris 07 SP
Tél. : 01 49 55 52 52
http://info.portea.fr
The Arts
• Société d’encouragement aux métiers
d’art (SEMA)
Viaduc des arts
23, avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Tél. : 01 55 78 85 85
www.eurosema.com
• Centre national du théâtre (CNT)
134, rue Legendre
75017 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 61 85 85
www.cnt.asso.fr
• Union centrale des arts décoratifs
(UCAD)
Musée des arts décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 55 57 50
www.ucad.fr
• Fédération française des écoles
de cirque
7 rue Taylor
75010 Paris
Tél : 01 44 52 13 13
www.ffec.asso.fr
Insurance
• Association paritaire pour l’emploi dans
les sociétés d’assurance (APESA)
51, rue Saint-Georges
75009 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 20 43 53
www.emploi-assurance.com
• Centre de documentation et
d’information de l’assurance (CDIA)
26, bd Haussman
Tél. : 01 42 47 90 00
www.cdia.fr
Commercial property
• Fédération nationale des travaux publics
(FNTP)
3, rue de Berri
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 13 31 44
www.fntp.fr
Chemistry
The study of Energy
• Union des industries chimiques (UIC)
• Agence de l’environnement et
Paris la Défense 10
Immeuble : Le Diamant A
92800 Puteaux
Tél. : 01 46 53 11 00
www.uic.fr
Commercial property
• Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de
Paris
Bureau pour l’information et l’orientation
professionnelle (BIOP)
2, rue de Viarmes
75040 Paris Cedex 1
The BIOP is only available under appointment.
If you need more information or want to make an
appointment with consultants :
Tél. : 01 55 65 60 00
www.ccip.fr/biop
• Fondation nationale pour
l’enseignement de la gestion
des entreprises (FNEGE)
2, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 29 93 60
www.fnege.net
• Chambre des métiers et de
l’artisanat de Paris (CMAP)
Bureau de la formation
72, rue de Reuilly,
Tél. : 01 53 33 53 33
www.cm-paris.fr
Publishing & The Book Trade
• Centre for training and expertise for publishing, journalism and communications.
(ASFRED)
Centre de formation et d’expertise pour les
métiers de l’édition, de la presse et de la
communication.
21, rue Charles-Fourier
75013 Paris
Tél. :01 45 88 39 81
www.asfored.org
de la maîtrise de l’énergie (ADEME)
27, rue Louis-Vicat
Tél. : 01 47 65 20 00
www.ademe.fr
Environmental Studies
• Association française des ingénieurs et
techniciens de l’environnement (AFITE)
22, rue de Dunkerque
75010 Paris
Tél. : 01 40 23 04 50
www.afite.org
• Centre de formation et
de documentation sur l’environnement
industriel (ACFCI-CFDE)
45, avenue d' Iena
BP 3003
Tél. : 01 40 69 37 00
www.acfci.cci.fr
Engineering
• Comité d’études sur les formations
d’ingénieurs (CEFI)
7, rue Lamennais
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 89 15 73
www.cefi.org
Media & Communication
• Centre de formation et de
perfectionnement des journalistes (CFPJ)
35, rue du Louvre
75002 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 82 20 00
www.cfpj.com
Information Technology & Electronics
• Ministère du Travail des Relations Sociales
• Fédération des industries électriques, électroniques et de communication (FIEEC)
11 rue Hamelin
Tél. : 01 45 05 70 70
www.fieec.fr
et de la solidarité
127 rue de Grenelle
75700 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 38 38 38
Info Emploi 0 821 347 347 (0,12 €/mn)
www.travail.gouv.fr
• Conseil national des ingénieurs
et des scientifiques de France (CNISF)
7, rue Lamennais, 75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 13 66 88
www.cnisf.org
Printing & The Paper Trade
• Fédération de l’imprimerie et
de la communication graphique (FICG)
68, boulevard Saint-Marcel
75005 Paris
Tél. : 01 44 08 64 46
www.ficg.fr
• Institut pour la recherche et
la formation professionnelle des
industries papetières (IRFIP)
154, boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 53 89 24 70
www.irfip.org
Advertising
• Association des agences conseils en communication (AACC)
40, boulevard Malesherbes
Tél. : 01 47 42 13 42
www.aacc.fr
Social Work
• Confédération française
des professions sociales (CFPS)
13, Place de Rungis
75013 Paris
Tél. : 01 45 81 08 96
www.lacfps.org
Textiles-The Clothing Industry
• Union des industries textiles
37-39, rue de Neuilly
BP 121
92110 Clichy Cedex
Tél. : 01 47 56 31 00
www.textile.fr
Theatre
• Centre national du théâtre
130, rue Legendre
75017 Paris
tél. : 01 44 61 84 85
www.cnt.asso.fr
Ce département informe sur les possibilités
de formation dans les métiers du théâtre.
Transport
• Association française des transports (AFT)
Service information
46, avenue de Villiers
Tél. : 01 42 12 51 91
www.aft-iftim.com
Miscellaneous
• Alliance française des designers
c/o La Maison des photographes
121, rue Vieille du Temple
75003 Paris
www.alliance-francaise-des-designers.org
• Centre d’études supérieures
des matières premières (CESMAT)
60, boulevard Saint-Michel
Tél. : 01 46 34 76 18
www.cesmat.asso.fr
• Fédération des industries
de la parfumerie
33, avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 56 69 67 89
www.fipar.com
• Groupe ISIPCA
34-36 rue du Parc de Clagny
78000 Versailles
Tél. : 01 39 23 70 00
www.isipca.fr
MAP OF THE ‘ACADÉMIES’
(REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL
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France has 30 regional education authorities (académies),
including 4 in the overseas departments
For the ‘académies’ in Aix-Marseille, Nancy-Metz, Corsica, Antilles-Guyana,
The Universities are respectively: Aix-en-Provence, Nancy, Ajaccio, Fort-deFrance.
An ‘academie’ is an institution, which deals with the administrative side
of education.
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Ain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lyon
Aisne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amiens
Allier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clermont-Ferrand
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence . . . . . . .Aix-Marseille
Alpes (Hautes-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aix-Marseille
Alpes-Maritimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nice
Ardèche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grenoble
Ardennes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reims
Ariège . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Aube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reims
Aude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Montpellier
Aveyron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Bouches-du-Rhône . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aix-Marseille
Calvados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caen
Cantal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clermont-Ferrand
Charente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Poitiers
Charente-Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Poitiers
Cher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Corrèze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Limoges
Corse-du-Sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corse
Haute-Corse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corse
Côte-d’Or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dijon
Côtes-d’Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rennes
Creuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Limoges
Dordogne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bordeaux
Doubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Besançon
Drôme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grenoble
Eure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rouen
Eure-et-Loir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Finistère . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rennes
Gard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Montpellier
Garonne (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toulouse
Gers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Gironde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bordeaux
Hérault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Montpellier
Ille-et-Vilaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rennes
Indre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Indre-et-Loire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Isère . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grenoble
Jura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Besançon
Landes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bordeaux
Loir-et-Cher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Loire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lyon
Loire (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clermont-Ferrand
Loire-Atlantique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nantes
Loiret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orléans
Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Lot-et-Garonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bordeaux
Lozère . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Montpellier
Maine-et-Loire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nantes
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Manche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caen
Marne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reims
Marne (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reims
Mayenne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nantes
Meurthe-et-Moselle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy-Metz
Meuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy-Metz
Morbihan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rennes
Moselle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy-Metz
Nièvre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dijon
Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lille
Oise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amiens
Orne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caen
Pas-de-Calais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lille
Puy-de-Dôme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clermont-Ferrand
Pyrénées-Atlantiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bordeaux
Pyrénées (Hautes-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toulouse
Pyrénées-Orientales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Montpellier
Rhin (Bas-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strasbourg
Rhin (Haut-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strasbourg
Rhône . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lyon
Saône (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Besançon
Saône-et-Loire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dijon
Sarthe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nantes
Savoie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grenoble
Savoie (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grenoble
Paris (Ville de) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paris
Seine-Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rouen
Seine-et-Marne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Créteil
Yvelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Versailles
Sèvres (Deux-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poitiers
Somme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amiens
Tarn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Tarn-et-Garonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toulouse
Var . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nice
Vaucluse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aix-Marseille
Vendée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nantes
Vienne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Poitiers
Vienne (Haute-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limoges
Vosges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy-Metz
Yonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dijon
Territoire de Belfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Besançon
Essonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Versailles
Hauts-de-Seine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Versailles
Seine-Saint-Denis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Créteil
Val-de-Marne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Créteil
Val-d’Oise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Versailles
Guadeloupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Antilles-Guyane
Martinique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Antilles-Guyane
Guyane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Antilles-Guyane
Réunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Réunion
The table above allows one to see which ‘académie’ belongs to which department.The map opposite shows
the department in which each ‘académie’ is located. All the Paris universities come under the ‘académie de
Paris’, with the exception of: l’Université de Vincennes/Paris VIII-Saint-Denis, l’Université de Paris-Val-deMarne/Paris XII, l’Université de Paris-Nord/Paris XIII & l’Université de Marne-la-Vallée dépendent de l’académie de Créteil ; l’Université de Nanterre/Paris X, l’Université de Paris-Sud/Paris XI, l’Université de
Cergy-Pontoise, l’Université d’Evry-Val-d’Essonne & l’Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, de
l’académie de Versailles.
ABREVIATIONS EXPLAINED
ACP :Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique
BGE : Boursier de gouvernement étranger
ADEME : Agence de l’environnement et de
la maîtrise de l’énergie
BGF : Boursier du gouvernement français
ADIL :Agence départementale information logement
ADPF : Association pour la diffusion de
la pensée française
BIOP :Bureau pour l’information et l’orientation
professionnelle
BNF : Bibliothèque nationale de France
BP : Boîte postale
AEFE : Agence pour l’enseignement français
à l’étranger
BT : Brevet de technicien
AES :Administration économique et sociale
BTSA : Brevet de technicien supérieur agricole
AFAA :Association française d’action artistique
AFI :Association des foyers internationaux
CAAE :Certificat d’aptitude à l’administration des
entreprises
AFITE : Association française des ingénieurs
et techniciens de l’environnement
CCP : Compte courant postal ou Centre de
chèques postaux
AFS :Attestation de formation spécialisée
CDDP :Centre départemental de documen-tation
pédagogique
AFSA : Attestation de formation spécialisée
approfondie
AFT :Association française des transports
AMN :Allocataire moniteur normalien
ANDES :Association nationale des docteurs ès
sciences
APESA :Association paritaire pour l’emploi dans
les sociétés d’assurance
APL :Aide personnalisée au logement
ASFORED : Association nationale pour
la formation et le perfectionnement
professionnel dans les métiers de l’édition
AUDECAM : Association universitaire pour le
développement,l’éducation et la communication
en Afrique et dans le monde
BTS : Brevet de technicien supérieur
CDIA : Centre de documentation et d’information de l’assurance
CE : Communauté européenne
CEAP : Certificat d’études d’arts plastiques
CECSMO :Certificat d’études spécialisées - formation spécifique en orthodontie
CEE : Communauté économique européenne
(maintenant UE)
CEDEX : Courrier d’entreprise à distribution
exceptionnelle
CEFI : Comité d’études sur les formations
d’ingénieurs
CELAIO : Cellule d’accueil, d’information et
d’orientation
AUPELF : Association des universités partiellement ou entièrement de langue française
CELSA :Centre d’études littéraires et scientifiques
appliquées
BAPUE : Bureau d’accueil des professeurs d’universités étrangères
CEMEA : Centre d’entraînement aux méthodes
d’éducation active
BELC : Bureau pour l’enseignement de la
langue et la civilisation française à l’étranger
CEREQ : Centre d’études et de recherches sur
les qualifications
CESAP : Certificat d’études supérieures d’arts
plastiques
CNSAD :Conservatoire national supérieur d’art
dramatique
CESEM : Centre d’études supérieures
européennes de management
CNSM : Conservatoire national supérieur de
musique
CESMAT : Centre d’études supérieures des
matières premières
CNT : Centre national du théâtre
CPAM : Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie
C F D E : C e n t re d e fo r m a t i o n e t d e
documentation sur l’environnement industriel
CPGE :Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles
CGE : Conférence des Grande Écoles
CRDP : Centre régional de documentation
pédagogique
CFJ : Centre de formation des journalistes
CFPJ : Centre de formation et de perfectionnement des journalistes
CIDJ : Centre information documentation jeunesse
CROUS : Centre régional des Œuvres
universitaires et scolaires
CUEJ : Centre universitaire d’enseignement du
journalisme
CIEP :Centre international d’études pédagogiques
DAE/FLE : Diplôme d’aptitude à l’enseignement
du français langue étrangère
CIO : Centre d’information et d’orientation
DAEU :Diplôme d’accès aux études universitaires
CIUP : Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
DALF : Diplôme approfondi de langue française
CLOUS :Centre local des Œuvres universitaires
et scolaires
DCCF :Direction de la coopération culturelle et
du français
CMOPC :Conception et mise en œuvre de projets culturels
DCEM : Deuxième cycle d’études médicales
CNAM : Conservatoire national des arts et
métiers
CNBDI : Centre national de la bande dessinée
et de l’image
CNDC :Centre national de danse contemporaine
CNDP :Centre national de documentation pédagogique
CNED : Centre national d’enseignement à
distance
CNES : Centre national d’études spatiales
CNISF :Conseil national des ingénieurs et scientifiques de France
CNOUS : Centre national des Œuvres
universitaires et scolaires
CNR : Conservatoire national de région
CNRS : Centre national de la recherche
scientifique
DCST : Direction de la coopération scientifique
et technique
DEA : Diplôme d’études approfondies
DEFV : Diplôme d’études fondamentales
vétérinaires
DELF : Diplôme d’études en langue française
DERBH : Diplôme d’études et de recherches en
biologie humaine
DES : Diplôme d’études supérieures
DES : Direction de l’enseignement supérieur
DESC : Diplôme d’études spécialisées
complémentaires
DESS :Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées
DEUG :Diplôme d’études universitaires générales
DEUST : Diplôme d’études universitaires
scientifiques et techniques
DGCID : Direction générale de la coopération
internationale et du développement
ENI : École nationale des Impôts
DIS :Diplôme interuniversitaire de spécialisation
DMA : Diplôme des métiers d’art
ENITA :École nationale d’ingénieurs des travaux
agricoles
DNAP : Diplôme national d’arts plastiques
ENM : École normale de musique
DNAT : Diplôme national d’art et technique
ENP : École nationale de photographie d’Arles
DNESC :Diplôme national d’études supérieures
chorégraphiques
ENP : École nationale de police
DNSEP : Diplôme national supérieur
d’expression plastique
ENSAAMA :École nationale supérieure des arts
appliqués et des métiers d’art
DNTS : Diplôme national de technologie
spécialisée
ENSAD :École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
DOM-TOM :Départements et territoires d’outremer
ENSAE : École nationale de la statistique et de
l’administration économique
DPLG : Diplômé par le gouvernement
ENSAE : École nationale supérieure de
l’aéronautique et de l’espace
DRAC : Direction régionale des affaires
culturelles
DSAA : Diplôme supérieur d’arts appliqués
DU : Diplôme d’université
DUMI : Diplôme universitaire de musicien
intervenant
DUT : Diplôme universitaire de technologie
EA : École de l’air de Salon-de Provence
EAP : École européenne des affaires
ECA : École du commissariat de l’air
ECAM : École centrale des arts et manufactures
ECAT : École du commissariat de l’armée
ENI : École nationale d’Ingénieurs
ENS : École normale supérieure
ENSAM : École nationale supérieure des arts et
métiers
ENSATT :École nationale supérieure des arts et
techniques du théâtre
ENSBA : École nationale supérieure des
beaux-arts
ENSCI : École nationale supérieure de
création industrielle
ENSI : École nationale supérieure d’ingénieurs
ENSLL :École nationale supérieure Louis Lumière
ENSP :École nationale supérieure de la police et
École nationale de la santé publique
de terre
ENSSIB : École nationale supérieure des
sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques
EDHEC :École des hautes études commerciales
ENTM : École nationale des travaux maritimes
EEA :Électronique,électrotechnique,automatique
ENTPE : École nationale des travaux publics de
l’État
EEE : Espace économique européen
EGC : École de gestion commerciale
EHESS : École des hautes études en sciences
sociales
EN : École navale de Brest
ENA : École nationale d’administration
ENAC : École nationale de l’aviation civile
EP : École polytechnique (voir X)
EPHE : École pratique des hautes études
EPIC :Établissement public à caractère industriel
et commercial
EPSCI : École de management international
EPST : Établissement public à caractère
scientifique et technique
ESA :École spéciale d’architecture et École supérieure d’agriculture
ESAAD : École supérieure des arts appliqués
Duperré
ESAC : École supérieure des arts et de la
communication
ESAD :École supérieure d’art dramatique (TNS)
ESC : École supérieure de commerce
ESCE :École supérieure du commerce extérieur
ESCP : École supérieure de commerce de Paris
ESEAIG : École supérieure Estienne des arts
et industries graphiques
ESIT : École supérieure d’interprétation et de
traduction
ESJ : École supérieure de journalisme
ESM : École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
ESNAM : École supérieure nationale des arts
de la marionnette
ESSEC : École supérieure des sciences
économiques et commerciales
FMI : Fonds monétaire international
FNEGE :Fondation nationale pour l’enseignement
de la gestion des entre-prises
FNSU : Fédération nationale du sport universitaire
FSU : Fonds de solidarité universitaire
FUAJ :Fédération unie des auberges de jeunesse
GECM : Groupe des écoles du commissariat de
la marine
GIFAS : Groupement des industries françaises
aéronautiques et spatiales
HEC : Hautes études commerciales
HIV : Human Immuno-deficiencyVirus
HLM : Habitations à loyer modéré
IAE : Institut d’administration des entreprises
ICN : Institut commercial de Nancy
IECS :Institut d’études commerciales supérieures
IEJ : Institut d’études judiciaires
IEP : Institut d’études politiques
IFI : Institut de formation internationale
ESUC A : École supérieure de cadres
interprètes-traducteurs
IFROA : Institut français de restauration des
œuvres d’art
ETE : Emplois temporaires étudiants (CROUS)
IIAP : Institut international d’administration
publique
ETPA : École de photographie de Toulouse
EUDI : École universitaire d’ingénieurs
EUDIL : École universitaire d’ingénieurs de Lille
FAO : Food and agricultural Organization
FAVE : Fonds d’aide à la vie étudiante
FEMIS : Institut de formation et d’enseignement
pour les métiers de l’image et du son
FFIEE : Fédération française des industries électriques et électroniques
FFMJC : Fédération française des maisons des
jeunes et de la culture
FIAP : Foyer international d’accueil de Paris
FICG : Fédération de l’imprimerie et de la
communication graphique
FLE : Français langue étrangère
INA : Institut national de l’audiovisuel
INALCO : Institut national des langues et
civilisations orientales
INAPG : Institut national agronomique
Paris-Grignon
INP : Institut national polytechnique
INRA : Institut national de la recherche
agronomique
INRP : Institut national de la recherche
pédagogique
INSA : Institut national des sciences appliquées
INSEE : Institut national de la statistique et des
études économiques
INSERM : Institut national de la santé et de la
recherche médicale
INTD : Institut national des techniques
documentaires
IRFIP : Institut pour la recherche et la formation
des industries papetières
ISCA :Institut supérieur commercial en alternance
ISIC : International Student Identity Card
ISIM : Institut des sciences de l’ingénieur de
Montpellier
ISIT :Institut supérieur d’interprétation et de traduction
MPU : Médecine préventive universitaire
MSG : Maîtrise de sciences de gestion
MST : Maîtrise de sciences et techniques et
Missions scientifique et technique
NFI : Nouvelle formation d’ingénieurs
OMI : organisation maritime internationale
(Nations Unies)
OMM : Organisation météorologique mondiale
ONISEP : Office national d’information sur les
enseignements et les professions
ISTC :International StudentTravel Card (voir les
agences OTU)
ONU : Organisation des Nations Unies
IUFM : Institut universitaire de formation des
maîtres
ONUDI : Organisation des Nations Unies pour
le développement industriel
IUP : Institut universitaire professionnalisé
PC : Physique-chimie
IUT : Institut universitaire de technologie
PCEM : Premier cycle d’études médicales
LEA : Langues étrangères appliquées
PIB : Produit intérieur brut
LFAJ : Ligue française pour les auberges de
jeunesse
PNB : Produit national brut
LLCE : Langues, littératures et civilisations
étrangères
PT : Physique et technologie
MAC : Maison d’activités culturelles
MAF :Mathématiques appliquées aux sciences fondamentales
PSI : Physique et sciences de l’ingénieur
RATP :Régie autonome des transports parisiens
RER : Réseau express régional
RFI : Radio-France international
MASS : Mathématiques appliquées et sciences
sociales
RFO : Radio-France outre-mer
MBA : Master of business administration
RU : Résidence/Restaurant universitaire
MDE : Maison de l’étudiant
SAMU : Service d’aide médicale d’urgence
MEP : Mutuelle des étudiants de Provence
SCUIO : Service commun universitaire
d’information et d’orientation
MER : Mutuelles étudiantes régionales
SEM : Société des étudiants mutualistes
MGEL : Mutuelle générale des étudiants de l’Est
SESAME : Session d’épreuves spécifiques à l’admission au management international et européen
MIAGE : Maîtrise de méthodes informatiques
appliquées à la gestion
MIAS : Mathématiques, informatique et
application aux sciences
RMI : Revenu minimum d’insertion
SFERE : Société française d’exportation des ressources éducatives
SFP : Société française de production
MJC : Maison des jeunes et de la culture
SIDA : Syndrome d’immunodéficience acquise
MP : Maths-physique
SIO : Service d’information et d’orientation
SMC : Salaire minimum de croissance
UE :Unité d’enseignement et Union Européenne
SMEBA : Société mutualiste des étudiants de
Bretagne-Atlantique
UFDI : Union française des designers industriels
SMECO : Société mutualiste des étudiants du
Centre-Ouest
SMENO : Société mutualiste des étudiants du
Nord-Ouest
SMERAG :Société mutualiste des étudiants de la
région Antilles-Guyane
SMEREB : Société mutualiste des étudiants de la
région de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
SMEREP : Société mutualiste des étudiants de la
région Parisienne
SMERRA :Société mutualiste des étudiants de la
région Rhône-Alpes
SMESO : Société mutualiste des étudiants du
Sud-Ouest (maintenantVITTAVI)
SNCF : Société nationale des chemins de fer
français
SNV : Sciences de la nature et de la vie
UFR : Unité de formation et de recherche
UIC : Union des industries chimiques
UIT :Unité internationale de télécom-munications
(nations unies)
UNEF : Union nationale des étudiants de France
UNESCO :United Nations Educational,Scientific
and Cultural Organization
URSSAF : Union pour le recouvrement des
cotisations de sécurité sociale et d’allocations
familiales
USEM : Union des sociétés étudiantes
mutualistes régionales
UTBM : Université technologique de BelfortMontbéliard
UTC : Université de technologie de Compiègne
UTT : Université technologique de Troyes
X : École polytechnique (voir EP)
SOUFFLE : Groupement professionnel des
organismes d’enseignement du français langue
étrangère
SSM : Sciences des structures et de la matière
STAPS : Science et technique des activités
physiques et sportives
STI : Sciences et technologie industrielle
STL : Spécialité physique de laboratoire et de
procédés industriels
STS : Section de techniciens supérieurs
SUPÉLEC : École supérieure d’électricité
SVT : Sciences de la vie et de la Terre
TCF : French knowledge test
TDF :Télédiffusion de France
TGV :Train à grande vitesse
TPC :Technologie, physique et chimie
TSI :Technologie et sciences industrielles
TVA :Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée
UCAD : Union centrale des arts décoratifs
USEFUL WEB SITES
www.cge.asso.fr
The site for the Conférence des Grandes
Écoles (CGE) provides direct access to the individual sites of each member school.
www.cnous.fr
On the‘Centre national des œuvres universitaires
et scolaires’ web site you will find some of the
information contained in this brochure, as well
as additional useful information about how to
make the most of your study period in France
in terms of culture, places to eat, employment,
etc. From here you can access the sites of each
CROUS directly.
Under ‘Venir en France’ on the Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs web site there
is plenty of practical information about living
in France and organizing you study period.
There is also a list of addresses of Foreign
Embassies & Consulates in France.
The French Ministry of Education’s web site
has specific information for overseas students
about entry requirements for higher
education courses:
www.education.gouv.fr/sup/formation/default.htm
as well as a detailed description of the French
higher education system:
www.education.gouv.fr/sup/default.htm
and a list of all the State-run higher education
universities, schools & colleges:
www.sup.adc.education.fr/sup/univ.html
www.enic-naric.net
The NARIC,‘Centre national d’information sur
la reconnaissance académique des diplômes’
web site is designed to provide students with
useful information about which qualifications
are formally recognised & meet higher education entry requirements in France.
You will also find a NARIC centre in every EU
country.
http://dr.education.fr/ed_ur.htm
A doctorate study & Research module directory is available on the Ministry of Research
web site.
http://sante.w3sites.net
‘l’École Nationale de la Santé Publique’ created this web site in order to offer foreign students a directory of all the different French
health related studies.
www.onisep.fr
The ONISEP have the richest databank of information about higher education in France.You
can have access to the information by looking
under ‘domaine’ (subject area),‘niveau d’études’
(level of study) and by institution under ‘Atlas
des formations’.
Useful web sites
www.campusfrance.fr
In charge of promoting France’s “supply” of
higher education courses, ‘l’agence
CampusFrance’ gives you all the information
you need to know about how to go about studying in France. Some of the web pages are
reserved for the student web site.
www.cidj.asso.fr
For further information about CIDJ centres
‘Information jeunesse’ in France, log on to this
web site and click on the map of France that
is in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
www.egide.asso.fr
The Egide (formerly known as ‘le centre international des étudiants et stagiaires’) organisation welcomes overseas students and interns,
and helps students to choose a study programme and prepare for their study period via
their web site.
http://europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal/home.jsp
PLOTEUS is a service of the European
Commission. This portal lists and explains
educational and training possibilities throughout Europe.
www.phosphore.com
The on-line University & college students’
information magazine features information
on ‘Grandes Écoles’ and university course
subjects. It also has on-line temporary job
vacancies.
www.lemonde.fr
The ‘Le Monde’ on-line web site features a section on education, providing students with
information “fact-files” on courses at the
‘Grandes Écoles’ & the 3rd cycle level of
study.
www.sudoc.abes.fr
L’agence bibliographique de l’enseigne-ment
supérieur (Higher educations publications
agency) has a web site that enables you to look
for and track down all kinds of collections
(books, pamphlets) that are published by
French universities.
Europe
www.socrates-leonardo.fr
The site of the Socrates-Leonardo France
agency provides information on the possibilities for student transfers within Europe.
www.info-europe.fr
The Sources d’Europe French site presents
information on the European Union, how it
works, and its actions.
It also gives useful information on travelling,
moving to another country, or finding out the
rights of European citizens.
www.euroguidance.net
The aim of Euroguidance is to promote mobility and develop a European dimension in
orientation. If you are intending to study or
undertake a training course in another
European Union country, then Euroguidance
can help you by providing support with the
orientation system in your own country.
Pratique
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
The ‘Aéroports de Paris’ web site features
information about flight scheduling as well as
maps of Orly Airport and Roissy Airport.
www.carteisic.com
The ISIC (International Student Identity Card),
which is issued by OTU agencies has a web site
that features information about how to obtain
an ISIC card and the reductions (on cinema,
museum, theatre tickets, and travel) for cardholders.
www.franceguide.com
The ‘Maison de la France’ /French Government
‘virtual’ Tourist Office features an ‘espace
jeunes’ “young peoples’ section” along with a
number of interesting links to provide visitors
with detailed tourist information.
www.doucefrance.com
This web site is a practical guide that is made
up of ‘theme’ web sites, including gastronomy,
Leisure & Culture,Tourism, & the Economy.
www.emailerie.com
This web site features an on-line directory of
Internet cafés in France.
www.cybercafes.com
This site offers a directory of almost 4000
cybercafés located in over 140 countries
www.ratp.fr
The web site of the Paris railway network
(RATP) gives all the information you need
about public transport in Paris, the suburbs and
outside Paris.
www.sncf.fr
The web site of the French railway network
(SNCF) gives all the information you need about
bookings, travel conditions and also sells tickets
for all trains that leave from France.
www.taxi-paris.net
All you need to know about taxis in Paris:
information, rules, prices, bookings, airport
transfers.
www.directetudiant.com
The generalist web site dedicated to placement
searches in France.
www.bienvenueenfrance.net
A web site managed by the association CERISE,
that provides information and interactive assistance for international students
www.justlanded.com/français/france
Information for foreign students just arrived
in France, offering advice on a variety of subjects (accommodation, jobs, transport, renting,
health, telephone companies, social activities,
meetings, discussion groups, etc.)
www.club-international.org
Le Club International des Jeunes in Paris is an
association which welcomes international students staying in Paris, and encourages cultural exchanges and social links between young
people and students from France and from
Useful web sites
overseas. Every week it organises a number of
cultural and social activities: walking tours
and visits to monuments in the city, conversation and language workshops, excursions and
trips, themed evenings, friendship café, visits to
restaurants, etc.
www.mapiaule.com
Offers of rented accommodation, flat shares,
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INDEX
YOUR HOST COUNTRY
ARRIVING IN PARIS
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p.59
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p.63
DRIVING IN FRANCE
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pp.62 et 114
LUGGAGE
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pp 61 et 66
BANKING
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p.118
GRANTS
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RESIDENTS CARD
STUDENT CARD
Grant allowances
Applying for a grant
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International students’ card
Reductions
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CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
CROUS
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Services
Cutural Policy
Addresses
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QUALIFICATIONS
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French qualifications
Equivalent qualifications
French as a foreign language
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DOCUMENTATION
STUDIES
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SCUIO
p.55
p.55
pp 68 et 69
p.120
pp 122 et 123
p.59
p.71
p.80
p.85
p.138
p.179
p.100
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p.101
p.198
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p.130
TRAINING
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Changing subjects
Short courses
Long courses
French language
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p.179
p.133
p.133
p.96
Index
GRANDES ÉCOLES
ENROLMENT
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Provisional admission
Cost – university fees
Administrative enrolment
Pedagogical enrolment
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ACCOMODATION
‘LA POSTE’
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p.85
p.106
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p.117
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AVERAGE LIVING EXPENSES
UNIVERSITY CANTEENS
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Average price guide
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Conditions
p.72
p.93
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p.89
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LANGUAGE TESTS
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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Airports
Train station
Rates
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EMPLOYMENT
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Temporary employment
‘Au pair’
Work permit
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UNIVERSITIES
VISA
p.110
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SOCIAL SECURITY
SPORT
University halls of residence
Other solutions
p.155
p.46
p.54
p.66
p.67
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p.49
p.63
p.65
p.64
p.77
p.78
p.77
pp.139 et 198
p.50
The CROUS
the CNOUS
Are located in 183 towns in the whole country.
The CROUS have a regional authority and the CNOUS is responsible at a national level.
• CNOUS
• CROUS de CLERMONT-FERRAND
• CROUS d’AIX-MARSEILLE
• CROUS de CORTE
69 quai d’orsay
75007 Paris
Tél: 01 44 18 53 00
www.cnous.fr
6 avenue Benjamin Abram
Tél: 04 42 16 13 13
www.crous-aix-marseille.com.fr
• CROUS d’AMIENS
25 rue Etienne Dolet
Tel: 04 73 34 44 00
www.crous-clermont.fr
7 avenue Jean Nicoli
BP 55
20250 Corte
Tél: 04 95 45 30 00
www.crous-corte.fr
25 rue Saint Leu
BP 541
Tél: 03 22 71 24 00
www.crous-amiens.fr
• CROUS de CRÉTEIL
• CROUS des ANTILLES GUYANE
• CROUS de DIJON
• CROUS de BESANÇON
• CROUS de GRENOBLE
• CROUS de BORDEAUX
• CROUS de LA REUNION
20 rue Hippolyte Foucque
97490 Sainte-Clotilde
Tel: 02 62 48 32 32
Campus universitaire de Fouillole
BP 444
Tél: 0 590 89 46 60
www.crous-antilles-guyane.cnous.fr
38 avenue de l’Observatoire
BP 31021
25001 Besançon Cedex 3
Tel: 03 81 48 46 00
www.crous-besancon.cnous.fr
18 rue du Hamel
BP 63 Bordeaux Midi
33033 Bordeaux Cedex 3
Tél: 05 56 33 92 00
www.crous-bordeaux.fr
70 avenue du Général de Gaulle
Tél: 01 45 17 06 60
www.crous-creteil.fr
3 rue du Docteur Maret
BP 450
21012 Dijon Cedex
Tél: 03 80 40 40 40
http://crous-dijon.fr
5 rue d’Arsonval
BP 187
38019 Grenoble Cedex
Tel: 0 810 06 40 69
www.crous-grenoble.fr
• CROUS de LILLE
• CROUS de CAEN
23 avenue de Bruxelles
BP 5153
14070 Caen Cedex 5
Tél: 02 31 56 63 00
www.unicaen.fr/unicaen/crous/
74 rue de Cambrai
59043 Lille Cedex
Tél: 03 20 88 66 00
www.crous-lille.fr
Annexes
• CROUS de LIMOGES
39 G rue Camille Guérin
BP 93630
Tel: 05 55 43 17 00
www.crous-limoges.fr
• CROUS de LYON -SAINT ETIENNE
• CROUS de POITIERS
15 rue Guillaume VII Le Troubadour
BP 629 86022 Poitiers Cedex
Tél: 05 49 60 88 00
www.crous-poitiers.fr
• CROUS de REIMS
59 rue de la Madeleine
69365 Lyon Cedex 07
Tél: 04 72 80 17 70
www.crous-lyon.fr
34 boulevard Henry Vasnier
BP 2751
51063 Reims Cedex
Tél: 03 26 50 59 00
www.crous-reims.fr
• CROUS de MONTPELLIER
• CROUS de RENNES
•
CROUS de NANCY-METZ
75 rue de Laxou
54042 Nancy Cedex
Tél: 03 83 91 88 00
www.crous-nancy-metz.fr
• CROUS de LA RÉUNION
• CROUS de NANTES
• CROUS de ROUEN
23 rue Monteil
BP 5053
Tel: 04 67 41 50 00
www.crous-montpellier.fr
2 boulevard Guy Mollet
BP 52213
Tél: 02 40 37 13 13
www.crous-nantes.fr
• CROUS de NICE -TOULON
7 place Hoche
CS 26428
35064 Rennes Cedex
Tél: 02 99 84 31 31
www.crous-rennes.fr
20 rue Hippolyte Foucque
97490 Sainte-Clotilde
Tél: 02 62 48 32 32
3 rue d’Herbouville
76042 Rouen Cedex 1
Tél: 02 32 08 50 00
www.crous-rouen.fr
• CROUS de STRASBOURG
18 avenue des Fleurs
06050 Nice Cedex 1
Tél: 04 92 15 50 50
www.crous-nice.fr
1 quai du Maire Dietrich
BP 50168
Tel: 03 88 21 28 00
http://crous-strasbourg.cnous.fr
• CROUS d’ORLÉANS-TOURS
• CROUS de TOULOUSE
17 avenue Dauphine
Tél: 02 38 22 61 61
www.crous-orleans-tours.fr
• CROUS de PARIS
39 avenue Georges Bernanos
Tel: 01 40 51 36 00
www.crous-paris.fr
58 rue du Taur
BP 7096
Tel: 05 61 12 54 00
www.crous-toulouse.fr
• CROUS de VERSAILLES
145 bis boulevard de la Reine
BP 563
Tel.: 01 39 24 52 00
www.crous-versailles.fr
CNOUS
6, rue Jean Calvin - BP 49 - 75222 Paris Cedex 05
Gare Montparnasse
Gare d’Austerlitz
Gare de Lyon
Gare du Nord
Gare de l’Est
Aéroport du Bourget
accès par la Porte de la Villette
Aéroport d’Orly
accès par la Porte d’Italie
Gare Saint Lazare
Aéroport Roissy - Charles de Gaulle
accès par la Porte de Bagnolet
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The overseas student
French government
grant-holders guide
2009
THE OVERSEAS FRENCH
GOVERNMENT GRANT-HOLDER
If you have been awarded a grant from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, then
this booklet is intended for you. Its aim is to inform students about the formalities regarding
the grant scheme for overseas students. The scheme explains the grant-holders status and informs
them of their rights and the rules and regulations, which go hand in hand with the grant scheme.
In accordance with the ministerial legislation act of 27th December 1983), that introduces
and modifies the French government grant scheme each year. The scheme also provides
information about the ‘Centre National des Œuvres universitaires et scolaires’ regional centres,
which provide grant-holders with a reception centre, academic and administrative follow-up
during their stay.
A warm welcome on
arrival: The CNOUS
Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport
- Roissy 2F
The CNOUS Overseas French government
grant-holder reception centre is open from 7am
to 10pm all year round (including weekends &
public holidays). You will find the CNOUS welcome desk at Gate 4, on the ‘Arrivals’ floor.
On arrival students can report to the reception
centre (time and day of arrival permitting) for
assistance.
The person who is responsible for taking
care of students at the CNOUS is there to make
it easier for them to get to the designated
CROUS centre.
- Roissy 1
The grant-holder will be driven free of charge,
in a shuttle bus to Roissy Terminal 2F where they
will be greeted at the CNOUS welcome
desk(Terminal 2F, ‘Arrivals’ level, at Gate 4). If
they wish, they can go directly to Paris by getting on
the Air France coach n°4, which leaves from
Terminal 1, ‘Arrivals’ level at Gate 34, Terminal
2A & 2C, Exit 2 in 2C. Coaches to Paris leave
every 15 minutes from 6am-11pm. The fare is
14 € . Once in Paris, you can take a taxi from
‘Gare de Lyon’ train station, to the CNOUS office
at 6 rue Jean Calvin 75005 Paris Metro Place
Monge. Office hours are Mon-Fri. 9am-5pm.
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Orly airport (South of Paris)
OrlyBus to Place Denfert-Rochereau. Buses
leave every 15 minutes from 6am to 11pm, fare:
9.00 € From Place Denfert-Rochereau, the
grant holder can take a taxi to the CNOUS
(reception office).
Taxis
If you cannot use the metro (underground)
because you have a lot of luggage you can always
call a taxi. Do not forget to ask the taxi driver
for a receipt.
Make sure you take a taxi that has a ‘lit up taxi’
sign on its’ roof and not a ‘voiture de place’
(people carrier), otherwise you will not be
refunded. You will be refunded on the basis of
a set price.
Contacting the CNOUS directly
As soon as you arrive (or the next first working
day), grant-holders can report, if necessary, from
9am onwards, to the CNOUS office in the entrance
hall on the ground floor 6, rue Jean-Calvin, 75005
Paris, tel.: 01 55 43 58 48, metro: Censier-Daubenton
or Place Monge on line nº 7) at 9 am. The CNOUS
office greets grant-holders at:
Reception centre at Roissy Airport CDG
Terminal 2F on the ‘Arrivals’ level at Gate n° 4 all
year round (with the exception of 24th, 25th, 31st
December & 1st January) from 7am - 10pm;
Reception desk: Centre Albert-Châtelet (lobby on
the ground floor) 8, rue Jean-Calvin, Weekdays from
9 am - 5 pm.
What to do if you have a problem
You must call the ‘Accueil des boursiers
étrangers’ department in Paris straight away:
01.55.43.58.58
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Grants:
a general outline
Conditions for eligibility
Each year the French government awards a
certain number of study or research grants
to overseas students in France. The French
Embassy’s cultural service is in charge of
nominating those eligible for a grant.
To whom these grants are awarded depends
on the applicants specific projects envisaged in
conjunction with a ‘coopérative’ scheme, the
governments’ priorities and the decision of several mixed panels of judges.
Grant-holders rights and the rules &
regulations to be abided by
The legislation acts that have established the
formalities regarding the grant scheme of the
Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs for
overseas citizens apply to students, interns and
research students. Grant-holders benefit from
a number of services that come with the grant
scheme, but must in turn respect the obligations
that it holds. If students do not abide by the regulations, funding may be withdrawn.
One grant per student…
Students are not allowed to combine two
French grants, a French grant and a grant from
an international institution or a grant and
regular paid employment.
Conditions for Study
Grant-holders are committed to follow the
course for which he has been awarded the
grant. Students are expected to keep in regular
contact with the CROUS’s administrative offices,
informing them of their whereabouts and any
changes of address during their stay.
The overseas French
government grant-holder
The different benefits
available
Academic follow up
To change courses students must ask for
permission to do so well in advance. However
students are very rarely permitted to change
courses once enrolled. The application form
that grant-holders fill out commits them to the
course for which they have been awarded
financial aid. The same applies to any changes of
educational institution or region.
The deadlines for handing in all questionnaires
or reports required for applying to study in France
must be respected.
Enrolment certificates, teacher’s references and
examination results must also reach the registry
office on time. If the grant-holder is absent over
a long period of time without explanation or
without informing their senior lecturer/course
manager, they could risk temporary withdrawal
of financial aid from the Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs.
What if you decide to leave France?
Grant-holders are not supposed to leave
France for personal reasons or for their studies
without informing the CROUS, who will transmit
your application to the CNOUS and will then
assess your situation.
French government grant-holders are entitled to
one or several of the following four benefits:
‘l’allocation d’entretien’ (maintenance grant),
‘l’allocation de voyage’ (Travel grant), ‘la couverture
sociale’ Social Security cover and ‘les frais de formation’ (Tuition fees).
Maintenance grants
The maintenance grant is designed to help fund
the students’ stay.
The basic monthly maintenance grant allowance
is fixed each year by a governmental legislation act.
The allocated monthly grant depends on the
beneficiary’s qualifications and level of study. The
current minimum monthly maintenance grant
allowance is roughly 607 euros. Rent and charges
are paid for by the student, intern or research
student. ‘La caisse d’allocation familiale’ can
contribute to a students’ rent by allocating them
housing benefit/ ‘allocation logement à caractère
social’ (ALS).
Further information about conditions for
eligibility for the benefit and the amount of
allowance allocated is available at the CROUS.
If the student has to go to hospital, he/she will
continue to receive the maintenance grant during
the first and second month of their stay in hospital.
During the following two months, the allowance
received will be reduced. The student will normally
receive half the original grant allowance. If the
hospital stay exceeds four months the Ministry
of Foreign and European Affairs will either continue awarding half the original allowance or
consider sending the patient back to their country of origin.
Travel expense grants
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
will decide as to whether your travel & luggage
expenses will be partially or fully reimbursed.
You are expected to purchase the most inex-
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pensive tickets. Either the CNOUS will issue you
with a ticket or the CNOUS will refund the your
travel expenses at a special rate. Grant-holders’
travel expenses in France (for the journey to the
town that they are going to stay in) are covered.
First contact
First-time grant-holders stopping off in Paris
before going on to their final destination
grant-holders are entitled to the following:
An all expenses paid hotel room for the night
if they arrive late at night or 3 nights if they arrive
on a Friday night (must be avoided if and when
possible), as well as all travel expenses paid for
the journey to your final destination.
The journey to France
When the Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs agrees to cover the costs of the journey
from the grant-holders’ homeland to France it
covers:
- By plane: the journey from your nearest
airport to the airport nearest your place of study
in France,
- By train: 2nd Class travel from your nearest
train station to the train station, which is nearest
to where you are going to study in France.
- By boat: the journey from the nearest port
in your home country to the port that is nearest
your place of study in France, plus the journey
from the port to your actual place of study.
Holiday Travel
To go back to your home country for a holiday,
a Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs grantholder can have their travel expenses reimbursed, providing that the four conditions are met:
- The grant was awarded for a period of at
least 18 months (language classes included).
- The grant-holder obtained good exam results.
- The grant-holder has not travelled over the
past nine months.
- They have nine months of grant left to be
awarded.
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Once the above conditions for eligibility have
been met, the length of the stay cannot exceed
the set holidays of the educational institution in
which the grant-holder is enrolled.
Holiday time can only be taken during official
holiday periods in the academic year and may not
be prolonged without justified study-related reasons.
Going back to your home country
Whenthe Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs agrees to pay for the students’ journey
back to their home country, the conditions for
covering the expenses of the single ticket are the
same as those for the return ticket. For example
you must purchase the most inexpensive ticket.
This may include (with the exception of language
student grant-holders & teacher training student
grant-holders who are in France for a short stay)
an extra 10 kg of luggage. In this case the air fare
charges are covered with a coupon issued by an
administrative body or an exchange value for the
corresponding amount.
20kg of special equipment may be transported
free of charge and special handling can be arranged
for works of art. If your luggage exceeds the passengers allowance, land or sea transport can be
arranged for the equivalent of the charges by air
based on 10kg. If the grant-holder greatly exceeds
their luggage allowance they will have to foot the
courier service bill (for surplus goods) themselves.
To take advantage of this benefit, grant-holders
must have three more months of grant allowance
left and should be considered as being in good
standing, regarding their status as an overseas citizen in a foreign country. They must also be able
to provide the necessary proof of eligibility for
student social security. Students whose grants
cover less than a years study have fifteen days
in which to meet the requirements. You must
apply for your travel benefits at least a month
before your grant expires.
The overseas French
expenses. Only the grant-holder is accounted for,
with the exclusion of their partner or any children.
Covering your travel expenses
The grants service will directly pay for travel
expenses, but the grant-holder may receive the
ticket fare in cash if they purchased the ticket
themselves, if they purchased a car in France, or
if they came to France in their own car. In the
latter case, the grant-holder must produce a logbook that proves that the car is registered in their
name, (in France this is called the ‘carte grise’),
their driving licence and sufficient car insurance
cover that applies to driving in France. Refunding
of travel expenses (by road) is calculated on the basis
of the most economical and direct route that can
be taken.
Social Security cover
Registering for Student Social Security
If you have student social security cover it
means that you are entitled to the same
advantages and benefits as the French in regards
to health care. This includes being refunded a
large part of health care expenses: visits to the
doctor, medical or surgical treatment, medicine
and stays in hospital.
Grant-holders are automatically registered
for student social security if they study in a social
security accredited institution and if the student
is under 28 on the 1st October of the year they
apply, unless special allowances are made for
them.
If the grant-holder does not have student
social security, the Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs covers their health care
‘Les mutuelles’
Student Insurance Companies
Whether the grant-holder is affiliated to
student social security or not, they must take out
a student insurance policy with one of the
‘mutuelles’. A year’s health care contributions are
taken care of by the French government which,
enables grant-holders to benefit from complimentary
cover that in some cases may cover 100 % of
health care expenses. This is partly covered by
social security, including welfare abroad whilst
on a work placement or undertaking compulsory
study, social security and accident cover, etc.
(See chapter 3: Social Security & Student
Insurance Companies, p.93).
Repatriation on medical grounds
If the grant-holder is judged unwell enough (or
if their health is at risk due to pregnancy) to not
be able to see through their study period, the
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs may make
arrangements to send the grant-holder back to
their home country. If this is the case, the grantholder will continue to receive social security
contributions until the grant expires if they are
not well enough to travel. The grant-holder
must see a doctor (chosen by the Ministry of
Foreign and European Affairs’ administrative
office) who will then issue them with a doctor
certificate as proof of their inability to travel.
Repatriation in the event of death
Burial or repatriation of the remains is also
covered.
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Enrolment fees
Usually your grant company will pay your
university or school, or your teacher (for
example, in the case of art students) directly for
your enrolment fees. The student can be
reimbursed the enrolment fees if they are able
produce proof of payment. As a rule, in universities,
grant-holders are exempt from paying the basic
enrolment fees.
Course fees
The grant covers basic tuition fees. For all other
expenses that are directly associated with the
grant-holders study programme you will need to
ask for authorization of payment from your grant
office or fromthe Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs.
services used. Typing, word processing and photocopying of the grant-holders work cannot be carried out by private persons unless the grant-holder has
special permission to do so due to the nature of
their work. Students may also be refunded a set
amount if they purchase computer hardware in
order to type up their work instead of being reimbursed the printing costs. Doctorate students may
apply for reimbursement of computer hardware
expenses as from the second year of their thesis
(3rd year of their research course). Grant-holders
must agree to refund the costs if they do not finish
their thesis or dissertation (for more information,
contact the CROUS). The grant-holder is also
expected to take out theft insurance for the hardware.
Specific fees
Books and other study materials
An annual allowance is awarded to grant-holders
that plan to stay in France for three months or
longer, to cover the costs of buying books and
other study materials.
Grant-holders, who plan to stay for less than
three months, may receive the allowance after
their course manager has been consulted and the
Grant Company has assessed their situation.
• Printing & Word processing students’
work (dissertations, thesis, projects, etc)
Printing & word processing expenses for thesis,
dissertation for the ‘maîtrise’, DEA, or DESS, or a
work placement report are usually paid for by the
grant company, depending on their budget. These
costs can only be covered if the grant-holder can
produce authorization from their grant company,
two estimates and certified proof from the course
or work placement manager stating the nature of
the course, the required number of copies of the
work to be handed in and the date. The costs will
either be paid directly to the printing/photocopying
firm or the grant-holder will be reimbursed the sum,
providing that they can produce the receipt for the
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Additional compulsory equipment fees that
apply to certain courses (Architecture, Fine Art,
Geology, Hotel management, Music, etc.) are paid
for, according to the grant company’s budget and
providing that grant-holders produce proof of the
costs that their course involves in relation to the
length of the grant.
(Study-related) Travelling grants
Grant-holders can also apply for funding of
travel expenses, work placements, tests, entrance
examinations, or study trips. In order to be reimbursed you will need authorization from your
grant company. They will then discuss the matter (i.e. the importance of the trip, the length and
destination, the costs involved, transport, daily
allowance, whether or not you should continue
to receive maintenance grant, the question of the
visa & vaccinations, etc) with your course manager. The allowance awarded will depend on the
country you are going to.
The overseas French
Subscription fees
Just before coming to France students on a
‘troisième cycle’ level course or French teachers
in their home country, can sign up for a years
subscription to a specialised topic magazine (in
French), which corresponds to the course or
work placement to be followed in France.
Subscription fees must not exceed the research
grant allowance. (This does not include short-term
language students or teacher training students,
who have taken out grants)
Special cases
Social Security cover grants
French cultural services award social security
grants to French government grant-holders, as
they are eligible for this service. They may also
benefit from the CNOUS reception centres’ services on their arrival in France, but are not entitled to free transport from Paris to the Provinces.
The CROUS cultural activities are also open to
them. They are equally exempt from paying university enrolment fees, but are not entitled to
any other benefits.
Co-financed Grants
In the majority of cases these grants are
either a social security benefit that is awarded
by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
or ‘allocation d’entretien’/ a maintenance grant
(often associated with other benefits), which is
awarded by another French or overseas institution.
Going back to your
home country
Just before grant-holders leave France the
CROUS asks them to fill in a questionnaire that
aims to find out what they thought of their stay
and records their criticisms and suggestions in
order to improve the CNOUS reception service.
It is also designed to collect ex-grant-holders
new addresses and telephone numbers, so if they
wish to keep in touch with France.
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Thanks
The CNOUS (National Centre for University and School Affairs) would like to
thank everyone who has contributed to updating this document:
ADIL, Aéroport de Paris, 2E2F Agency, ANAEM (Immigration Control Directorate),
AgroParistech, Air France, CampusFrance, CCIP, CDEFI, CGE, CIDJ, CIEP, CISP, CIUP,
CNDP, CPU, EGIDE, FFSU, INRP, INSEE, LMDE, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts and Civil
Service (The Information and Communication Office of the Directorate General of Customs
and Indirect Taxes), Ministry of Culture and Communication, Ministry for the Economy,
Finance and Employment, Ministry of Education (Directorate for European and International
Relations and Cooperation/Directorate General for Higher Education/Delegation for
Development and International Affairs), Ministry for Higher Education and Research,
Ministry of Work, Social Relations and Solidarity, ONISEP, ParisTech, RATP, SNCF, USEM.
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