Université Toulouse II le Mirail

www.univ-toulouse.fr
Handbook Ariane
Students
PhD students
Researchers
Welcome
in Midi-Pyrenees !
2012 - 2013
Situated
between the Mediterranean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the heart of Southern France, the MidiPyrenees region has long been a major crossroads in Europe and a vibrant
cultural and intellectual melting pot. Toulouse, the capital of the region, has
been fast growing for many years, both demographically and economically.
Today, a genuinely international city, “la Ville Rose”, as it is affectionately
known, and the Midi-Pyrenees region also boast a particularly rich diverse
cultural and artistic heritage.
Some key figures: (Insee source 01/01/2009)
Midi-Pyrenees
2 866 000 inhabitants
111 800 students in Albi, Auch, Cahors, Castres, Figeac, Foix,
Montauban, Rodez, Tarbes and Toulouse
Toulouse
440 000 inhabitants (Greater Toulouse: 656 000 inhabitants)
90 000 students
Toulouse counts 82% of the students and most of the research laboratories
of the Midi-Pyrenees region.
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“Université de Toulouse”
The Cluster of Higher Education and Research was created in 2007. It gathers most higher
education and research institutions of the Midi-Pyrenees region. Thanks to the pooling
and sharing of resources, the universities and engineering schools actively participate in
common far-reaching projects in the areas of training and research.
“Université de Toulouse” aims to internationally promote the attractiveness of
Midi-Pyrenees and at providing all the international students, PhD students and researchers with the necessary help to adapt to their new environment.
Higher education and research institutions members of the
Cluster of Higher Education and Research:
UT1 - Université Toulouse I Capitole
UT2 - Université Toulouse II Le Mirail
UT3 - Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier
INPT - Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
ENSAT - École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse
ENSEEIHT - École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique,
d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications
ENSIACET - École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques Et
Technologiques
EI PURPAN - École d’Ingénieurs de Purpan
ENIT - École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes
ENM - École Nationale de la Météorologie
ENVT - École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
INSA de Toulouse - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
ISAE - Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, issu du rapprochement
de SUPAERO-ENSICA
CUFR-JFC - Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François
Champollion
EMAC - École des Mines d’Albi-Carmaux
ENAC - École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile
ENFA - École Nationale de Formation Agronomique
ENSA Toulouse - École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Toulouse
ESCT - Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse
ICAM - Institut Catholique d’Arts et Métiers de Toulouse
IEP - Sciences Po Toulouse
We hope that the 2012 version of this guide will, like Ariane’s thread in the famous Greek
myth, help you find your way and provide all the useful information for your stay.
We would like to wish you an excellent University year!
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Table of Contents
1. Higher education in France
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2. Assessing your budget 8
3. Finding an accommodation
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4. Caring for your health 17
5. Recreation, leisure and sports activities
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6. Students’ associations
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7. Learning new languages, discovering new cultures
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8. International students or researchers
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Address List I
Emergency services
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www.univ-toulouse.fr/ariane
Editorial director
Gilbert Casamatta
Editorial organization
Zelda Lannes
Communication
Alexandre Lévy
Ambre Darbas
Translation
Françoise Degrandcourt
Design, writing, creation
Anne Lavernhe
Zelda Lannes
Emmanuelle Ourliac
Graphics and layout
Antoine Azais
Credits
Université de Toulouse
Baptiste Hamousin
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1.
Higher education
in France
> Universities and Schools of
Higher education
To be accepted into a French university, you must have either the French
baccalauréat (the end of secondary school diploma equivalent to British
A levels or the American high school diploma), or an equivalent foreign
diploma.
There are two types of institutions:
- universities offer degree programs in all fields (arts, health, human and
social sciences, science, technology..)
- schools of Higher education: schools of engineering, business schools,
Toulouse Higher School of Architecture, National Veterinary School of
Toulouse, Engineering School of Purpan…
> Organization of higher education
programs
European countries have adopted a new common system for higher
education in order to facilitate the recognition of diplomas and degrees and
students’ mobility:
- the “LMD” system: Bachelor’s (3 yrs), Master’s (5 yrs), PhD (8 yrs)
- a semester-based organization: 1 year = 2 semesters - degree programs organized into “Unité d’Enseignements” (UE) or teaching
units which can be either compulsory or elective. They include lectures,
tutorials, internships, dissertations.
- the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS): each UE corresponds to
a certain number of ECTS (1 semester = 30 ECTS)
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For more information, please refer to the website: www.univ-toulouse.fr section
“Courses”, tab “Higher education diagram”
> Choosing your degree program
in Toulouse and Midi-Pyrenees
WWW.UNIV-TOULOUSE.FR/FORMATION
For detailed information on the portfolio of training available in
universities and schools of higher education, please refer to the website
of the institution you have elected or contact its SUIO / Information
Service which will provide valuable help and support.
Information
www.campusfrance.org
www.univ-toulouse.fr section « formation »
www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr section « Espace étudiants »
www.onisep.fr section « Formations Etablissements »
Web sites of the institutions
SUIO and SCUIO of the institutions
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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2. Assessing your budget
LIVING EXPENSES
EXPENSES PER PERSON
Accommodation
137 € to 350 €
250 € to 350 €
150 € to 380 €
400 € to 600 €
Electricity / gaz
30 € à 50 €
Internet
Cell phone
30 €
35 €
Food
3 € a meal in the university cafeteria
200 €
ANNUAL EXPENSES
MONTHLY EXPENSES
CROUS halls of residence
Room in a private home
Shared accommodation
Privately rented accommodation
Transportation (subject to changes according to place)
Bus / tube/ tram:
Pass (– 25 yrs of age)
Pass (over 25 yrs of age)
Train www.sncf.com:
Card 12-25 yrs (49 € per year)
Bike:
Monthly fees
10 € to 16 €
22 € to 40.80 €
25% to 50% discount
10 €
Mutuelle VITTAVI – LMDE
5 € to 35 €
Miscellaneous (leisure, cultural activities, ...)
100 €
TOTAL
480 € to 1000 €
Accommodation
Deposit (to be paid when signing the rental
contract)
One-month rent without
charges
Rental insurance
30 € to 110 €
“Taxe d’habitation” (local tax paid by residents
mid-november)
250 € to 550 €
For all types of accommodation except CROUS /
university halls of residence and room in private homes
University fees Registration fees (2011-2012)
Bachelor’s 180 €
Master’s 250 €
PhD 360 €
Tuition fees may vary 0 € to 7000 €
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Aids
MY BUDGET
CAF allowance: APL or ALS
See p.16
CMU free for some students
Financial Support: the
amounts lent must be
refunded.
See p.16
. Loca Pass
. Pass Log
Students holding a grant
from a foreign government
may in few cases be exempted
from registration fees.
Dynamic version on: www.univ-toulouse.fr/logement «outil de calcul de budget»
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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> Opening a bank account
It is essential to have a bank account or a postal account (account with
“La Poste”) in France to receive and make bank deposits (CAF housing
allowance), to pay your rent…
Documents required to open a bank account:
- ID card (passport, visa, residence permit...)
- proof of address (phone or electricity bill, “certificat d’hébergement”…)
- student card or proof of enrollment in a university
> Financial support
Mobility grant
Mobility grants (incoming)
Mobility grants (outgoing)
Grants:
- exchange programs grants (Erasmus,
The full list of all grants
worldwide is available on
the site of Campus France
www.campusfrance.org
CREPUQ, etc.)
- french state grants (Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- university grants (please contact the
International Relations Office)
- Midi-Pyrenees Regional Council grants
Training / work experience contracts
Sandwich training programs offer professional training and grant equal status to
that of any wage earner (monthly salary...).
For more information, please contact:
- host institutions
- www.letudiant.fr/etudes/apprentissage.html
- www.enalternance.com
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Internships and jobs
For compulsory internships lasting 2 months or more, the student will be
paid a sum at least equal to 30% of the French minimum wage (SMIC), i.e.
approx. 330 € net / month.
Job contracts must be signed prior to starting the job in the following cases:
- seasonal jobs (summer, holiday jobs...)
- students jobs (maximum 20hrs per week)
- temporary work
For more details:
- CRIJ, CROUS, AFIJ, Pôle Emploi and dedicated services (Student’s life office) in
the host institution
- www.letudiant.fr
- www.infostages.com/stages
- www.jobisjob.fr
- www.iquesta.com
- www.crij.org
Please contact the «Inspection du travail» (Departmental inspection for
employement) in case of dispute or litigation.
Addresses on:
www.infotravail.com ; section «Inspection du travail»
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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3.
Finding an
accommodation
www.univ-toulouse.fr/logement
> looking for an accomodation
Finding accommodation may well be a real challenge and should be undertaken
as early as possible; things are easier on the sites of Albi, Auch, Castres, Figeac,
Foix, Montauban, Rodez or Tarbes than in Toulouse which counts 90,000
students. Please keep in mind that proof of address is required by many
organizations (banks, Prefecture…) and that some schools have their own
halls of residence on their campus.
> Students’accommodation
CROUS: 9 000 rooms and studios in Student Halls of Residence.
International students must apply to the International Relations Office of their host
institution (please note that second year Master’s degree and PhD students are given
top priority).
During the academic year, CROUS may allocate the remaining available rooms directly.
Vacancies are available on line on the CROUS website.
Private students’residences
For information and reservation: www.adele.org
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> Some tips
Private home accommodation (some examples)
- CROUS: ads available on the CROUS premises and on www.crous-toulouse.fr
- CRIJ: ads available on the CRIJ premises and on www.crij.org
- Student’s life office (Services de Vie étudiante des établissements)
- Other offices in the region: CLAJ, BIJ, PIJ, Maisons du Logement…
- PAP (From owner to tenant) www.pap.fr
- www.leboncoin.fr
- www.seloger.com
- Chambre Syndicale des Propriétaires et Copropriétaires www.unpi.org
- http://chambrealouer.com
- www.colocation.fr
- www.appartager.com
Subsidized low-cost social housing (HLM)
- list on: www.habitat-midipyrenees.org
- some shared accommodation are also available
Real estate agencies
Some examples of agencies in the Midi-Pyrenees region:
- FNAIMwww.fnaim31.com
- UNIS www.unis-immo.fr
- SNPI www.snpi.com
Beware!
Some agencies will ask you to pay for apartment listings which are
often outdated and unreliable. In no way do they commit to finding
accommodation. Never accept to pay before signing the lease.
Rooms in a private home
- http://art.ok.free.fr
- www.accommodation-for-student.com
- http://chambrealouer.com
- www.mon-logement-etudiant.fr
- www.annonces-colocation.fr
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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> Short-stay accommodation
Youth hostels
- in Toulouse: - “La petite auberge de Saint Sernin” (from 20 € / per person / per night in four-bedded
rooms) BUT very limited capacity. http://gite-compostelle-toulouse.com
- in the region: http://aubergesdejeunesse.com
“Foyers” (Hostels)
- Foyer St Dominique (young men and women): [email protected]
- Foyer Communauté Assomption (young men 05 34 31 14 82,
[email protected] / [email protected])
- Foyer Saint Michel (young women): www.foyersaintmichel-toulouse.com​​​​​
- Foyers de l’Union Nationale des Maisons étudiants (young women):
Association Sahuc Mazas, Résidence La Gravette, Foyer Familial de la Jeune Fille,
Foyer La Présentation
www.unme-asso.com/VillesUNME/Toulouse.html
- Foyer des jeunes travailleurs de Jolimont:
www.premiumorange.com/residence-jolimont
Hotel residence
- Appart’City Labège and Appart’City Hippodrome: 30 € per person / per night
and 45 € per night for a twin-bedded studio
- Résidence Abitel: single room per night is 31 €, double room is 36 €
“ Tempo Toulouse ”: CROUS - “Université de Toulouse” short-stay accommodation
scheme. From September 1st to October 31st, approx.60 standard rooms (without
en-suite bathroom) are available for one week maximum (price: 10 € per night).
Further information and reservation on: [email protected]
> Finding accommodation
Before finding your accommodation:
- choose a guarantor or “garant”, i.e. someone who will pay the rent if you happen
to be unable to pay yourself
- assess your budget:
- the rent should not exceed 30% of your total resources
- when signing the lease, you will have to pay: the deposit (at CROUS, too), the first
rent, the estate agency fees
In total a sum equal to two-month rent minimum and up to four or five-month rent
maximum!
After finding your accommodation:
- do not forget to take an insurance
- apply for housing benefits with CAF
- on-line simulations on www.caf.fr
- more information at CRIJ and at “Université de Toulouse”
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> Guarantor
The guarantor (“garant”) may be:
- someone living in France or
- an organization committing themselves to
pay your rent in your stead, in case you happen to be unable to pay yourself. Beware,
the sums must be reimbursed.
TWO SYSTEMS
The LOCA-PASS guarantee is only available to:
students under 30 who have been granted
a CROUS scholarship and living in some
CROUS halls of residence or social housing
flats. Information: CRIJ.
“Garantie régionale Midi-Pyrénées”: Available to all the other French and foreign
students registered in higher education institutions.
For more information, please refer to: +33 (0) 5 61 14 58 48
http://garant.univ-toulouse.fr
> Rental insurance
It is mandatory.
Which options?
- students’complementary insurances
(LMDE et VITTAVI)
- MAE
- banks
Think only of your studies…
Housing, bank, insurance, administrative procedures,
take advantage of our turnkey offer.
…we’ll do the rest!
www.studentdeskfrance.com
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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> Deposit (“caution”)
- one-month rent without charges for unfurnished flats
- two-month rent without charges for furnished flats (Please note: it can
exceed 2 months in some particular cases)
The deposit is refunded by the owner within two months when you leave the
flat, provided there has been no damage to the property.
> Financial aid
To help you to pay the deposit:
The Ciléo “Avance LOCA-PASS” scheme
Eligible students must be under 30 and meet the following prerequisites: they
must have a CROUS scholarship or a CDD (“Contrat à Durée Déterminée” Limited duration work contract) underway when the application is lodged, an
internship contract of a minimum duration of three months, several CDDs of a
cumulated minimum duration of three months over the last six months, or a CDI
(“contrat à durée indéterminée” – Unlimited duration work contract).
Information: CRIJ, www.crij.org/aides-au-logement-au-crij.html
This scheme helps and finance one-month rent or the deposit (or caution)
required by the landlords; the corresponding amount is to be reimbursed by
monthly instalments.
The application has to be made 2 months at the latest after the installation.
Information and application for “Avance LOCA-PASS” and “Allocations
Logement de la CAF” can be obtained on the CRIJ premises in Toulouse.
PASS-LOG Mairie de Toulouse
For all students under 26 yrs of age whose accommodation is located in the
city of Toulouse (without any other restriction), in the limit of 500€.
The amount of one-month rent max. can be lent on presentation of the rent
receipt or of leaser’s certificate. It is to be reimbursed by monthly installments:
Information at Université de Toulouse or:
www.toulouse.fr/cadre-vie/aide-logement/pass-log
http://passlog.univ-toulouse.fr
All along the year:
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CAF housing benefits: APL and ALS
Please note:
- application to be sent two-months at the latest after entering the flat
- for non EEE students, the visa and residence permit must be valid, and “OFII
certificate” must be stated on the passport
- every year, income affidavit “declaration de resources” to be returned to
the CAF before january 1st
- no allowance granted for the first rent
- allowances are paid 2 to 3 months after filling in the application (do not
forget to enclose the particulars of your bank account)
4.
Caring for your
health
> SIMPPS
Service Interuniversitaire de Médecine
Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé /
University Preventive Medicine
The preventive medicine department provides medical protection to university
students who have access to free consultations with GPs, specialists and social workers.
In Toulouse:
- Université Toulouse I Capitole: +33 (0)5 61 63 37 25, www.univ-tlse1.fr
- Université Toulouse II Le Mirail: +33 (0)5 61 50 41 41, www.univ-tlse2.fr
- Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier: +33 (0)5 61 55 73 67, www.univ-tlse3.fr
Branch offices in the region: please check with the registrar of your host institution.
> CDPEF
Family Planning Centres in the region
These centres provide detailed information, advice and support on all
aspects of sexual health, sex, contraception, prevention against STIs,
abortion… and offer medical consultations free of charge.
In Toulouse:
3 rue du Pont Vieux (Esquirol or Saint Cyprien tube station).
Open weekdays from 9 am to 4.30 pm, +33 (0)5 62 13 23 77
Branch offices on regional sites: www.haute-garonne.gouv.fr
section “Santé”
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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>MFPF
French Movement for Family
planning
This association defends women’s rights against all types of violence.
It encourages straightforward, confidential and anonymous exchanges
on all aspects of sexual health, contraception issues, abortion, STIs,
AIDS, sexual assaults. When necessary, it refers to medical counselling,
performs pregnancy tests, and makes the morning after pill / E.H.C
and condoms available.
Information: http://mfpf31.free.fr
> CROUS
A CROUS nurse is on call at the Arsenal and Chapou Halls of Residence.
- At l’Arsenal: Mondays and Wednesdays from 1pm to 6 pm, Tuesdays from 1pm to
4.30pm and Fridays from 1pm to 4pm, +33 (0)5 62 25 60 03
- At Chapou: open from Mondays to Fridays from 8 am to midday, +33 (0)5 61 12 55 77
Contact: [email protected] ; for emergencies, +33 (0)6 21 04 10 76.
> Regional hospitals
Albi: www.ch-albi.fr - 22 bvd du Général Sibille, Albi - +33 (0)5 63 47 47 47
Auch: www.ch-auch.fr - route Tarbes, Auch - +33 (0)5 62 61 32 32
Cahors: www.ch-cahors.fr - 335 r. du Président Wilson, Cahors - +33 (0)5 65 20 50 50
Castres: www.chic-cm.fr - 20 bvd Maréchal Foch, Castres - +33 (0)5 63 71 63 71
Figeac: www.ch-figeac.fr - 33 r. des Maquisards, Figeac - +33 (0)5 65 50 65 50
Foix: www.chi-val-ariege.fr - RN 20 / Sortie 9, Saint-Jean de Verges - +33 (0)5 61 03 30 30
Montauban: www.ch-montauban.fr - 100 r. Léon Cladel, Montauban - +33 (0)5 63 92 82 82
Rodez: www.ch-rodez.fr – Av de l’Hôpital, Rodez – +33 (0)5 65 55 12 12
Tarbes: www.ch-bigorre.fr - 2 r. Ayguerote, Tarbes - +33 (0)5 62 54 65 00
Toulouse: Main hospitals:
- Hôpital Rangueil: 1 av. du professeur Jean Poulhes, Toulouse - +33 (0)5 61 32 25 33
Access: tube line B, then bus line 88, stop Hôpital Rangueil
- Hôpital Purpan: pl. du Docteur Baylac, Toulouse - +33 (0)5 61 77 22 33
Access: tramway and bus 45, 46, 64 et 66 stop Purpan
- For other hospitals/private clinics: www.chu-toulouse.fr
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> Disabled students:
Information on accessibility, facilities and support in the host
institutions: www.univ-toulouse.fr/handicap
> Taking a health insurance
How to benefit from social security?
Detailed information on:
www.lmde.com/fileadmin/img/securite_sociale/tableau_regles_affiliation.jpg
> “pass mutuelle”
This yearly 100€ complementary health insurance Pass is granted to:
- any scholarship student subscribing to a complementary student’s
health insurance and fulfilling the Midi-Pyrenees social criteria,
-provided they are non eligible to the universal medical coverage (CMU)
and/or to the complementary health aid scheme.
This well-tailored complementary health insurance scheme meets the students’ needs and does not oblige them to advance medical consultation
fees, prescriptions or hospital expenses.
Information:
www.midipyrenees.fr/passmutuelle
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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5.
Recreation,
leisure and sports activities
www.univ-toulouse.fr/culture
Make the most of the town highlights and attractions!
They are many and often at a reduced rate for you…
> “Université de Toulouse”
It provides valuable information to help you and discover the many
regional assets.
Magazines
L’exploreur guide-book presents the cultural venues (theatres, concert halls,
art galleries, cinemas…) in Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrenees region.
U’zoom, quarterly cultural magazine, reviews students’ associations, their
activities and the main events scheduled throughout the year.
Access to U’zoom with your mobile phone
Semaine de l’étudiant 2011
Main events
“Semaine de l’étudiant”: from October 18th
to October 27th 2012, many free concerts,
performing art shows are staged in Toulouse,
Auch, Albi, Castres-Mazamet, Figeac, Montauban, Rodez, Tarbes. If you wish to know
more about the city where you are going to study,
if you are ready to make new friends, feel free
to join as an artist (call for projects in April),
as a volunteer or as a spectator!
The full programme is available on:
http://semaineetudiant.univ-toulouse.fr
Exchanges
Intercultural tandem: if you are willing to get
to know an international student, to discover
his / her culture and civilization and to spend
some time together, please contact:
[email protected]
Throughout the year
Workshops free of charge (dance, cinema, …)
Concerts by the “Orchestre National du Capitole”:
free entrance
Inter-university theatre festival «Scènes de Rentrée ».
Would you like to get our weekly « Bons plans
culturels de l’Université de Toulouse» ? if yes,
please register on our website (tab « Culture »)
or send an e-mail to [email protected]​
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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Special events
- National Heritage days in September: on that occasion, entrance is free or at
a reduced rate to many sites of interest (private mansions, museums…)
- Film spring festival “Printemps du Cinema” (in March)
- The Museum night “Nuit des musées” (mid - May)
- Music Day “Fête de la musique” (June 21st)…
Semaine de l’étudiant 2011
> Culture and Student’s life
department
Each host institution stages its own activities: lectures, conferences,
concerts, shows, meetings, workshops.
Do not hesitate to contact the culture or student’s life department for more details.
> Other entities
CROUS
CROUS organizes many sports activities, cultural workshops,
musical and literary contests throughout the year. Their website
keeps you updated…
CRIJ
Full information on the Midi-Pyrenees regional associations
(cultural, sports and leisure sections) are available online at the:
- CRIJ (Regional Youth Information Centre)
- BIJ (Youth Information Office)
- PIJ (Youth Information Contact Point)
City / Townhalls
The Toulouse Culture pass “Carte Toulouse Culture” entitles
the students to discounts and the vouchers “Chéquier Toulouse
Jeunes” offer perks on a wide range of activities.
Libraries
Borrowing a book is free of charge for you in university libraries but also in municipal
libraries!
Museums
There are two types of museums:
- the museums managed by the town: their access is free of charge for students
- the state-managed museums: access is free of charge every first Sunday of each
month; they also offer special students’ rates throughout the year
Sports
Sports can be part of curriculum (see the details in the university or school of yours) or
just a leisure, in which case you may be granted the Toulouse “Pass- Sport” by Toulouse
township (CROUS, FFSU - www.sport-u.com
+33 (0)5 61 55 65 00, TUC - www.tuc.asso.fr).
You will be fit throughout the year!
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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6.
Students’ associations
www.univ-toulouse.fr/vie-etudiante/vie-associative
Ready or willing to embark on a student’s
project with your peers? Then read the
section below.
> Support funds
To help you and achieve your individual or group projects, do not hesitate to turn to:
- FSDIE (Fonds de Soutien et de Développement aux Initiatives Étudiantes) of Universities:
- UT1 Capitole: contact: Fany DECLERCK – In charge of culture
[email protected]
- UT2 Le Mirail: Pôle Associations et Initiatives Étudiantes (PAIE)
contact: [email protected]
- UT3 Paul Sabatier: Division de la Vie Étudiante (DVE)
contact: Rachel LACOME, +33 (0)5 61 55 82 61, [email protected]
- Projet Culture - ActionS du CROUS: contact: service culture du crous,
[email protected] / [email protected],
05 61 12 54 55 / 05 61 12 54 80.
-Dispositif Envie d’agir: Office of the High Commissioner for Youth fostering, supporting
and valorizing youngsters’initiatives (11 to 30 yrs of age)in all sectors of activities
www.enviedagir.jeunes.gouv.fr:
- contact Midi-Pyrénées: Florence GUILLOT, 05 34 41 73 20,
[email protected]
Please remember application deadlines and pre-requisites for aid or grants!
> Students’ associations
For more information:
- address list of institutions on Université de Toulouse website
- Maison des Initiatives Étudiantes (MIE) at UT2 Le Mirail
- student’s life division (DVE) at UT3 Paul Sabatier
- INSA Toulouse Students’ “Amicale”
- in others schools, contact the Students’ Bureau (BDE)...
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> Some associations
Animafac: This network of exchange of experiences and resource centre offers
information and development tools as well as possibilities to work collaboratively
on projects to more than 12,000 students’ associations.
Afev: (Association de la fondation étudiante pour la ville) was set up to fight against
inequalities in districts and to create links between youngsters and students.
Afev now fosters tailored one-to-one support of a youngster by a student with
an informal educational approach. Afev volunteers dedicate themselves to
collective projects aiming at promoting citizenship and solidarity.
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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Recontre interculturelle
Learning new languages,
discovering new cultures….
> “Université de Toulouse”
You are a student, a researcher or a researcher / lecturer and you want to
improve your skills in foreign languages? “Université de Toulouse” offers you
a large portfolio of courses in English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese,
Portuguese, Norwegian or Swedish.
For detailed information on course contents and applications, please visit:
www.univ-toulouse.fr/lve
Mission LVE (Langues Vivantes Etrangères), +33 (0)5 61 14 80 15,
[email protected]
Toulangues is the Toulouse portal to foreign language learning;
this association provides detailed information on language courses
available in Toulouse. www.toulangues.org
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> Let’s get started! Brush up your
language skills before the academic year!
“Université de Toulouse” will run the late summer session in Languages (French as
foreign language, English and Spanish) from August 30th to September 8th 2012.
If you are looking for a crash course, this could be what you are looking for. The
program will include activities both inside and outside the classroom to help
improve your language skills.
For further information, please contact:
- French languages courses: [email protected]
- English and Spanish courses: [email protected]
> Foreign cultural institutes
The associations listed below also offer language courses and cultural
activities (festivals, conferences…)
Association Amitié France Portugal
17, r. des Pyrénées
31180 St. Geniès Bellevue
+33 (0)5 61 74 27 37
www.aafp.chez-alice.fr
Goethe Institut
4 bis r. Clémence-Isaure - BP 11423
31014 Toulouse cedex 6
+33 (0)5 61 23 08 34
www.goethe.de/toulouse
Association L’Italie à Toulouse
35 ter r. Gabriel Péri - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 99 68 82
www.italieatoulouse.com
Institut d’études Andorranes
66 r. de la Pomme - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 21 71 33
[email protected]
Centre Dante-Alighieri
9 pl. du Capitole - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 21 12 15
Instituto Cervantes
31 r. des Chalets - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 62 80 72
[email protected]
www.toulouse.cervantes.es
Cercle franco-hellénique
4 bis r. Clémence Isaure - BP 111
31013 Toulouse cedex 6
+33 (0)5 61 13 65 25
[email protected]
http://cercle.toulouse.free.fr
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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International students
or researchers
You are an international student or researcher? This chapter has been
especially designed to help you!
> Funding your studies!
If you do not hold a grant from your government or if you do not
come under a Leonardo or Erasmus exchange program, you must
give proof of financial resources to come and study in France:
7380€ / year (615€ / month).
Grants / scholarships
Each year the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs offers various
types of grants that cover tuition and various services: health insurance, travel
costs, and living expenses.
The different types of grants on CampusBourses, a bilingual search engine
and database:
www.campusfrance.org/fria/bourse
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france/studying-in-france/finance-your-studies
Visa and residence permit (non EU citizens)
If you plan to study in France, you must apply for a long-stay “student” visa
with the French Consulate of your home country. This visa Is equivalent to
the residence permit for the first year of study in France: no need for further
procedures with the Préfecture except for Algerian students who have to
register with the Préfecture within 2 months after arrival in France.
A PhD student may get a « scientific » or student visa and residence permit.
Upon arrival in France, please send back by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt to OFII:
- the filled in OFII form handed out by the Consulate
- the copy of your passport including the page with the stamp showing
you are in France
You must send this document as soon as possible. Please do not wait until
you have a permanent address, you can use a friend’s address.
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The OFII will then invite you to a compulsory medical consultation. You will be
asked 55€ (tax stamp to be bought on the Internet or in tobacco shops only).
www.timbresofii.fr
If you have to extend your residence permit, you must go the Préfecture of
your host city within two months before your visa or student’s residence
permit falls due
Beware: students living in Toulouse must fill in a form online and make an
appointment, on http://www.haute-garonne.pref.gouv.fr. You are requested
to submit the original and copy of all your degrees and diplomas and pay a
30€ tax (stamp to be bought in tobacco shops only) on appointment day.
Information: www.univ-toulouse.fr/international
Jobs
As a student, if you wish or need to work during your studies, you need the
residence permit. You will only be entitled to part-time jobs (15hrs a week, 60
hrs a month) with the exception of sandwich “alternance” training programs
contracts.
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> How to adapt to your new environment
> how to adapt to your new environement
LEARNING FRENCH
French language courses are available for students at all levels, researchers and researchers /
lecturers enrolled or working in “Université de Toulouse” institutions of Higher Education.
- “Université de Toulouse” , +33 (0)5 61 14 80 26, e-mail address: [email protected],
Mondays to Fridays, from 9.30 am to 12.30 and from 1.30 to 4 45 pm. French language
courses are available for students at all levels, researchers and researchers / lecturers
enrolled or working in “Université de Toulouse” institutions of Higher
Education. For more information, please visit our site: www.univ-toulouse.fr/fle
- for others institutions, see Toulangues website: http://www.toulangues.org/
CULTURE – TRIPS / OUTINGS
If you are an international PhD student, researcher or teacher, we invite you to discover
the cultural and historical highlights of the Midi-Pyrénées region. Monthly guided tours
in French and in English will give you the opportunity to become familiar with our regional, cultural, natural and gastronomic heritage !
http://excursion.univ-toulouse.fr
SHARING, DISCOVERING....…
“Tandem”: Meet a French student to share leisure activities.
www.univ-toulouse.fr/tandem
Information: [email protected] INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGES
Evening parties, outings, day trips: these are just a few examples of the many
opportunities offered to you on your campus to make new friends, share
experiences and be really involved in your environment!
ASER (Erasmus Association UT1): [email protected] ; http://toulouse.ixesn.fr
EIMA (Erasmus Association UT2): [email protected] ; http://w3.eima.univ-tlse2.fr
AEGEE (European Students’Association): [email protected]
www.aegee-toulouse.org
INSA Toulouse students’ bureau: [email protected]
Welcome Team at ESCT: [email protected]
SIDRA: Promotion of world citizenship through human, cultural and intercultural
activities and exchanges: [email protected]
MÔndus (IEP Toulouse): [email protected] ;
find ASSOCIATIONS on your campus
www.univ-toulouse.fr Section «Vie étudiante», «Tour d’horizon»
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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> International researchers
Visa and residence permit
The procedures vary according to the duration of your stay ( +
or - 3 months).We recommend you to ask for the « convention
d’accueil » with your host institution as soon as possible after
your arrival. It will be requested to obtain the visa.
Since fall 2011, the “scientifique-chercheur” visa has been
equivalent to the residence permit for up to one-year stay on
the French territory. No additional procedure needed with the
Prefecture when arriving in Toulouse !.
If you stay more than 1 year, you are requested to ask for a
temporary residence permit with the Prefecture at the latest 2
months prior to the date your residence permit or visa falls due.
The “convention d’accueil” and the Master’s degree certificate
will have to be appended to your application.
Health
Social security is compulsory and free if you have a job contract.
If you do not have any job contract, you are entitled to CMU
which is free or paying (according to your previous years’ income).
It also covers your spouse and children.
Dedicated aid to international researchers (installation and stay
in France)
Fondation Nationale Alfred Kastler / FNAK: www.fnak.fr
Information:
- Campus France, www.campusfrance.org Section « Préparer son
Séjour » and « Vivre en France »
-Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/
Section « Entrer en France »
- FnaK, www.fnak.fr
- http: //en.univ-toulouse.fr
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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Ambassades et Consulats
www.mfe.org/annuaires/annuaires.htm
AFIJ (Association pour Faciliter l’Insertion professionnelle des Jeunes diplômés)
25 r. Notre Dame - 31400 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 34 31 24 44
[email protected] - www.afij.org
Afev Toulouse
25 r. Magendie - 31400 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 34 31 94 00
www.toulouse.afev.org
Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac
Tél. 3654 ou +33 (0)8 25 38 00 00
www.toulouse.aeroport.fr
ADIL 31 (Agence départementale
d’information sur le logement)
4 r. Furgole - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 22 46 22 - www.adil31.org
CPAM
(Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie)
Conseil Régional de Midi-Pyrénées
22 bvd du Maréchal Juin
31406 Toulouse Cedex 9 /+33 (0)5 61 33 50 50
www.midipyrenees.fr
DDTEFP (Direction Départementale du Travail,
de l’Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle)
Cité administrative
bvd Armand Duportal - 31074 Toulouse Cedex
+33 (0)5 67 73 64 79 - www.travail.gouv.fr
CIO
(Centre d’information et d’Orientation)
Cité administrative - bât. F - BP 40303
bvd Armand Duportal - 31003-Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 21 38 26
[email protected]
CIO (Toulouse Nord) - 63 bis r. St Exupery
Quatier des Demoiselles - 31400 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 34 41 34 81
[email protected]
Gare routière
68 bvd Pierre Semard - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 61 67 67 (cars régionaux)
Gare SNCF (Matabiau)
64 bvd Pierre Sémard - 31500 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 10 10 00 - www.sncf.fr
EGIDE
18 pl. Roguet - 31300 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 77 26 66
[email protected] - www.egide.asso.fr
[email protected]
www.w3.defle.univ-tlse2.fr/accueil.php
Cours d’été : [email protected]
Centre toulousain du volontariat
95 gd. r. Saint-Michel - 31400 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 25 94 90 - [email protected]
Vous trouverez toutes les adresses des différents contacts cités dans le guide
en bleu, classés par ordre alphabétique.
Carnet d’adresses / address list
Please find the contact list (in blue) page I
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Campus France
www.campusfrance.org/fr
CAF (Caisses d’Allocations Familiales)
24 r. Riquet - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 99 77 00 - www.caf.fr
Informations générales : +33 (0)8 20 25 31 10
AVF Toulouse
(Accueil des Villes Françaises)
43 pl. des Carmes - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 55 39 81
Appart’City Toulouse Hippodrome
1 all. Antoine Osète
31100 Toulouse
+ 33 (0)5 34 51 63 25
Appart’City LABEGE
R. Jean Rostand BP 28191
31681 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 62 24 67 00
Animafac
[email protected] - www.animafac.net
DEFLE
Université de Toulouse 2 Le Mirail
5 all. Antonio Machado - 31058 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 50 45 10 / +33 (0)5 61 50 42 38
CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres
Universitaires et Scolaires)
58 r. du Taur - 31070 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 12 54 00
Service relations internationales :
+33 (0)5 61 12 54 56 / 33
[email protected]
Service RI Logement : +33 (0)5 61 12 54 59
[email protected]
www.crous-toulouse.fr
CRIJ
(Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse)
17 r. de Metz - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 21 20 20
[email protected] - www.crij.org
3 bvd Léopold Escande - 31093 Toulouse cedex 9
Centre d‘examen de santé +33 (0)5 61 14 75 75
Service Relations internationales
+33 (0)5 62 73 80 85
Mairie de Figeac
BP 205 - r. de Colomb - 46100 Figeac
+33 (0)5 65 50 05 40 - www.ville-figeac.fr
Mairie de Castres
BP 10406 - 81108 Castres Cedex
+33 (0)5 63 71 58 58 - www.ville-castres.fr
Mairie d’Auch
Hôtel de Ville - Pl. de la Libération
BP 321 - 32007 Auch Cedex
+33 (0)5 62 64 12 11 - www.mairie-auch.fr
Mairie d’Albi
16 r. de l’Hôtel de Ville - 81023 Albi Cedex 9
+33 (0)5 63 49 10 10 - www.mairie-albi.fr
MAE (la Mutuelle Assurance Élèves)
55 r. Bayard - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 34 41 53 53 - www.mae.fr
LMDE
(L’assurance maladie et mutuelle étudiante)
97 r. Riquet - 31007 Toulouse
+33 (0)969 369 601 (coût d’un appel local)
www.lmde.com
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Renseignements administratifs
Tél. 3939
Résidence Abitel
1 r. Tastavin - 31100 Toulouse
Office de tourisme
Donjon du Capitole - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 11 02 22
Rectorat
+33 (0)5 61 17 70 00 - www.ac-toulouse.fr
Préfecture
Services administratifs (titres de séjour...) :
1 r. St. Anne - 31000 Toulouse
Accueil des étudiants étrangers :
+33 (0)5 34 45 34 64
Pôle emploi
www.pole-emploi.fr - +33 (0)8 11 55 01 31
VITTAVI (l’assurance maladie étudiante)
7 r. des Lois - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)825 825 715 - www.vittavi.fr
Université de Toulouse
15 rue des Lois - 31000 Toulouse
Mission Accueil –Logement :
+33 (0)5 61 14 58 48
[email protected]
Mission Culture et Initiatives Etudiantes :
+33 (0)5 61 14 80 22 - [email protected]
Tisséo-SMTC (bus-métro)
9 r. Michel Labrousse - 31081 Toulouse Cedex 1
+33 (0)5 61 41 70 70 - www.tisseo.fr
Taxe d’habitation et redevance audiovisuelle
www.impots.gouv.fr
Résidence de Jolimont
2 av. Yves Brunaud 31500 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 34 30 42 80
OFII
7 r. Arthur Rimbaud- CS 40310
31203 Toulouse cedex 2 /+33 (0)5 34 41 72 20
[email protected] - www.ofii.fr
ONISEP
58 all. Jean Jaurès - 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 17 82 10 - www.onisep.fr
+33 (0)5 61 44 05 70
www.ot-toulouse.fr - [email protected]
Maison de l’Europe
32 rue de la Dalbade – 31000 Toulouse
+33 (0)5 61 53 94 86
[email protected]
Mairie de Rodez
Pl. Eugène Raynaldy - 12000 Rodez
+33 (0)5 65 77 88 00 - www.mairie-rodez.fr
Mairie de Toulouse
Pl. du Capitole, 31 000 Toulouse +33 (0)5 61 22 29 22
Services de l’état civil,
8 r. du Colonel Pélissier
+33 (0)5 61 22 30 26 / 27
www.mairie-toulouse.fr
Mairie de Tarbes
1 pl. Jean Jaurès - 65000 Tarbes
+33 (0)5 62 44 38 38 - www.tarbes.fr
Mairie de Mautauban
9 r. de l’Hotel de Ville - 82000 Montauban
+33 (0)5 63 22 12 00 - www.montauban.com
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Santé
SOS Médecins : +33 (0)5 61 33 00 00
Centre de vaccination : +33 (0)5 61 22 23 46
17 pl. de la Daurade, Toulouse
Pharmacie de nuit : +33 (0)5 61 62 38 05
76 all. Jean Jaurès, Toulouse
Croix Rouge Ecoute : +33 (0)8 00 85 88 58
Drogue/alcool/tabac infos services :
+33 (0)8 00 23 13 13 ou +33 (0)1 70 23 13 13
Sida info service : +33 (0)8 00 84 08 00
Numéros d’urgence
Appel d’urgence européen : 112
Police secours : 17
Pompiers (incendie, accident, problème de santé) : 18
SAMU : 15 ou +33 (0)5 34 39 33 33
Numéros utiles /
emergency service
Autres
Cyber Cafés en ville - Accès Internet au CRIJ
• Objets trouvés à Toulouse :
+33 (0)5 62 27 63 00
• Perte carte bancaire : +33 (0)8 92 70 57 05
• Renseignements téléphoniques :
www.pagesjaunes.fr
Installation
Abonnement EDF-GDF +33 (0)8 10 13 10 00
www.edf.f - www.gazdefrance.fr
Compagnie générale des eaux :
+33 (0)5 61 34 77 77
Dépannage gaz +33 (0)8 01 13 14 33
Dépannage électricité +33 (0)8 10 13 13 33
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Monthly expenses
Living expenses
Expenses per
person
Accomodation
Aids
CAF allowance
CROUS halls of residence
137€ to 350€
Room in a private home
250€ to 350€
Shared accomodation
150€ to 380€
Privately rented accomodation
400€ to 600€
Electricity / gaz
30€ to 50€
Internet
30€
Cell phone
35€
Food
200€
Transportation
3€ a meal in the university
cafeteria
depending on the city
Bus / tube / tram : Pass (- 25 yrs of age)
10€ to 16€
Bus / tube / tram : Pass (over 25 yrs of
age)
22€ to 40€
Train : Card 12-25 yrs (49€ per year)
25 to 50% discount
Bike : monthly fees
10€
Mutuelle VITTAVI - LMDE
5€ to 35€
Miscellaneous (leisure, cultural
activities,...)
100€
TOTAL
480€ to 1000€
CMU free for some students
Annual expenses
Living expenses
Expenses per
person
Aids
Accomodation
Deposit (to be paid when signing the rental contract)
One month
rent without
charges
Rental insurance
30€ to 110€
"Taxe d"habitation" : local tax paid by residents minovember (for all types of accomodation
except CROUS university halls of residence and room in
private homes)
250€ to 550€
Financial Support :
the amounts lent
must be refunded
Loca Pass
Pass Log
Opening a bank account
It is essential to have a bank account or a postal account (account with "La Poste") in France to
receive and make bank deposits, to pay your rent...
Documents required to open a bank account:
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
ID card (passport, visa, residence permit...)
Proof of address (phone or electricity bill, "certificat d'hébergement"...)
student card or proof of enrolment in a university
Bus & Metro fares
Tickets sans carte Pastel
Prix
1 déplacement
1,60 €
2 déplacements journée (1 personne)
2,90 €
10 déplacements
12,90 €
Ticket Soirée
2,70 €
Pass Journée
5,50 €
Pass 2 jours
8,50 €
Pass 3 jours
10,50 €
Ticket Tribu
5,50 €
Titres avec carte Pastel
Prix
1 déplacement
1,60 €
2 déplacements journée (1 personne)
2,90 €
10 déplacements
12,90 €
Ticket Soirée
2,70 €
Pass Journée
5,50 €
Pass 2 jours
8,50 €
Pass 3 jours
10,50 €
7 jours
13,30 €
31 jours
43,80 €
Annuel Activéo
438 € ou 36,50€/mois
Visa & residence permit
After being accepted in a program, Admissions or International Services will send you an
acceptance letter. With this letter you may register on-line with the French Embassy or Consulate in
your country of origin to obtain a student visa (procedure CEF).
I. EUROPEAN STUDENTS
You are an EA citizen (ie from 1 of the 27 European Union countries, Liechtenstein, Norway or
Iceland) or from Switzerland: you don’t need a resident’s permit in order to study in France, just
your identity card or a valid passport and the European Health Insurance Card.
II. NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS
To study in France, non-European students must hold a long stay visa called « VLS-TS ». This visa is
valid for 6 months up to 1 year and must be validated when you arrive in France.
Students who are already in France and hold a residence permit must renew it two months before
the end of the permit.
If you are Algerian, you are entitled to a long stay 3-month visa. On you arrival, you must apply for
the residence permit.
For the procedure, please refer to the second part “Obtain or renew the residence permit”.
If you are Romanian or Bulgarian and do not hold a Master 2 degree, you need a residence permit in
case you would like to work in France. To obtain the residence permit, please follow the second part
“Obtain or renew the residence permit”.
a. Validating the VLS-TS
When you got back your passport with the visa, the French Authorities also gave you a special
stamped form: Demande d’Attestation OFII.
Upon your arrival in France, this form has to be filled out with your definitive postal address
(MAISEL’s address) and your contact details (email and phone) and signed.
Once you have filled out and signed the attestation, you should give it to the person in charge of
foreign student affairs at TSP or TEM with:
A copy of your passport
A copy of the visa
A copy of the page with the date of entry in France (stamp from the customs)
Complete applications will be sent to the OFII center based in Créteil, then, one week later, you will
receive an acknowledgement.
After two weeks, you will receive another letter from OFII summoning you for a medical
examination. The mail is composed of three pages:
First page: date and time of the appointment and documents you have to bring with you
Second page: how to reach the OFII center
Third page: payment of the tax.
The tax stamp: you have to pay the fees as a stamp bearing the initials “OMI”. You can buy this
stamp:
Online from https://www.timbresofii.fr/
In some tobacco shops
In some tobacco shops
At offices of the French tax authorities.
At the end of the medical visit, your visa will be validated (they will stick a sort of label on your
passport) and you will get a medical certificate. You don’t need a residence permit because the visa
gives you the same rights, that means:
You can travel
You can complete all the administrative procedures
You can work (part-time job 60%)
TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF THE VISA, YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE RESIDENCE PERMIT.
b. Applying or renewing the residence permit
You have to apply for or renew the residence permit at the Police Administrative Headquarters
(Préfecture) for the area where you live 2 MONTHS before the end of your papers.
For Evry, it is “Préfecture de l’Essonne”, a 5 minute-walk from our campus.
The procedure is the same for both VLS-TS or residence permit.
Step1. You print the form with the list of documents requested from the website of the Police
Administrative Headquarters (Préfecture de l’Essonne): http://www.essonne.gouv.fr/sejouretrangers/index.html.
DON’T PANIC! Everything is in French but if you follow carefully the instructions, it will be easy:
Click on “Formulaire” in the red header
Select your nationality and click « OK »
“type de demande”, they ask you the topic of your request, you select “renouvellement de
titre de séjour”
They ask you…again “type de demande”, you have to give your status, you select “étudiant”
(student)
Step2. Now, there is a long sentence written in black and a kind of violet color. This first sentence
tells you to go to the “Préfecture” with your passport, the form and the materials requested.
To get the form you click on “formulaire et des pieces jointes” (in violet). A form (in French) appears.
The first part has to be filled in with your personal details and the second part is the list of
documents you have to prepare:
Original and copy of the passport
Original and copy of the VLS-TS and the OFII label OR original and copy of your residence
permit
Copy of your transcript of records
“attestation d’assiduité”, on this letter the school certifies that you are regularly enrolled in
a program and you regularly attend the courses
Evidence of financial support (scholarship, personal funds…)
Evidence of residence in Evry or in the Essonne Area
3 photos
If you hold a VLS-TS, you add:
Original and copy of your birth certificate in French
Original and copy of the OFII medical certificate
ALL THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN FRENCH. If you need to translate a document into French, a list
of official translators is available in Dir 209.
Step3. To have an appointment, you return to the last page and click on “prendre rendez-vous”
(second sentence).
You will thus open a page with the title “ACCUEIL”, you select the first proposition “EVRY: Prise de
Rendez-vous pour les ressortissants étrangers titulaires d’un titre avec la mention “étudiant”:
MODULE DE RESERVATION DE LA PREFECTURE : it is a short presentation of the system with
the legal mentions and condition of confirmation. You have to tick the box at the bottom of
the page to accept the conditions and click on “Effectuer une demande de reservation”
“Choix de la nature de réservation” : you select the first proposition and click on « Etape
suivante » and you chose a day and time for your appointment
You may have 30 minutes to confirm the appointment from your mailbox.
On the appointed day, you go to the “Préfecture” with your documents and the mail confirming the
appointment. Once your complete application is accepted, you will be issued with a receipt that
serves as an interim residence permit.
You will receive your annual residence permit within 2 to 3 weeks.
Bank account
How to open a bank account in France?
To open a bank account, you need to bring these documents to the banker:
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A proof of identity (ID, passport)
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A proof of residence (please contact the Maisel)
Société générale, BNP and LCL are the three main banks in Evry, click here to see their timetable:
Checks
Checks in France are often used, especially to have a mobile phone or rent an apartment.
Your credit card (about 30€ per year) and your checkbook (free) will arrive one week after your
account opening.
Your code number will be sent in your Maisel address, so be careful about your information.
Do not hesitate to give your mobile phone number to your bank in case they need some more
information. In case of loss or theft of the credit card or check book, you must immediately stop the
card or check book (“faire opposition”) by calling the phone number your bank gave you
Travelers Checks
Traveler’s checks are NOT easy to cash in France, because you must go to a bank and banking hours
are not very practical.
You can instead use an international credit card such as Visa or MasterCard. American Express is
recognized as well but is far less easily accepted.
As well, if your credit card has a pin code, almost all ATMs will allow you to withdraw Euros using
these credit cards. But be sure to check with your bank concerning the charges and exchange rate
applied when using the card in France in shops AND withdrawing money from ATMs.
Other spending
During your journey, you will spend a lot of money at your arrival:
Your rent (which depends on your Maisel room).
Note that you can benefit from the CAF which pays you a part of your rent.
Maisel membership cost (around 150€ non-refund)
Maisel deposit (arounf 450€)
House insurance (around 40€ for one year, please contact school life office)
Food
Dishes (5 €)
Public transport: count 70€/month for unlimited trips with the Imagin’r Card
Other: clothes, associations, school stationery…
Mobiles
The main companies are:
SFR, http://www.sfr.fr
Orange, www.orange.fr
Bouygues Telecom, www.bouyguestelecom.fr
The others: Free Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Nrj Mobile, Lebara, Sosh, B&You, Universal Mobile, La Poste
mobile- Have a look on Internet for more detailed information.
There are three types of mobile subscriptions:

Prepaid card: you buy a Sim card and you top up your mobile phone when you don’t have
credits anymore. The inconvenient is that the companies don’t offer good deals.

Lock subscription: the best for those who want to call in France and also worldwide without
paying any extras charges. The company takes the money from your bank account every
month. (Need a bank account in France: go on the ). When you leave France, you call to stop
the subscription.

Normal subscription: if you know that you just call and send SMS/MMS in France, it’s the
best choice because it’s cheaper but if you call worldwide, the company is going to take
more money in your bank account than the subscription price. (need a bank account in
France)
What’s on the market?
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Prepaid card:
If you want to call and send SMS in France and worldwide, the best offer is LEBARA MOBILE
(you can check the price list according to the country you are calling on the
website http://www.lebara.fr/prepaye/tarifs).
There is no unlimited SMS or Internet in this prepaid card. You just need to go to the
“TABAC” (cigar store) to top up your mobile.

Lock subscription: (without engagement, need a bank account in France

Normal subscription: (without engagement, need a bank account in France)
You can compare prices here http://www.comparatel.fr/cartes-sim-seules.html
students will need to pay for a translated copy of their birthcert before they go to France in order to
avail of the living allowances granted by the French government
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