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WELCOME TO CORTE/CORSICA - JULY 2021. - JULY Rubrik C (91) - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©AdobeStock @olezzo photo: ©AdobeStock @olezzo Rubrik (91) - Photos: DR Cover C Production: YOUR ARRIVAL HOUSING INCORTE/CORSICA / IN CORTE/CORSICA /

Student Welcome services at Université de Corse There are numerous solutions for housing in (Università di Corsica ) Corte: Student-only accommodations managed by CROUS, student housing and private residences, The first point of contact at Université de Corse and rooms in private homes. is the Mobility Office (Bureau de la mobilité) run What’s most important is to take care of this as by the International Relations Service (SRI) for early as possible, before your arrival: Corte is a free-mover international students (non-exchange small town with limited accommodation options, it students). is therefore essential to organize accommodation The Service des Relations Internationales has before arriving in Corse. set up a “rotating” Welcome Desk where several different services (CPAM, CROUS, CAF, Préfecture) work in turn to simplify administrative procedures A FEW TIPS for international students. Short-term housing Address: Université de Corse, Edmond Simeoni • The search engine on the Corte Tourist Building (level 1), Service des Relations Office websitemay help you find short-term Internationales, Mobility Office, Mariani Campus, accommodation: http://www.corte-tourisme.com/ Avenue Jean Nicoli, 20250 Corte. Hours: From Monday to Friday by appointment only. • If accommodation is not being sought at the start Contact: 04 95 45 06 46 or of the academic year, the “Bed & CROUS” site may [email protected] also be useful: https://www.bedandcrous.com Learn more: Long-term housing - check out the Study in Corsica pages for • The Corse CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres international students on Université de Corse’s Universitaires et Scolaire - Regional Center for website: https://www.universita.corsica/fr > University and School Services). International > Study in Corsica. Address: 22 avenue Jean Nicoli, F-20250 Corte. Accompanying international students Hours: Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. The ESN Association (Erasmus Student Network) Contact: 04 95 45 30 00. Corse can help you find your feet in Corte.This Website: http://www.crous-corse.fr/logements/ student association at Université de Corse helps accueil-etudiants-internationaux/ welcome international students by organizing a Applications for accommodation can be completed variety of activities in Corte: online: http://www.crous-corse.fr/ > Logement > https://www.facebook.com/ESN.Corsica/ Accueil des étudiants internationaux. Welcome and orientation for researchers and Website Trouver un logement: doctoral students https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ International researchers and doctoral students On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost can also contact the Mobility Office run by the food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, International Relations Service (SRI) (see address food-trucks, etc.). and contact details shown above). • Private Housing Platforms National Services Other offers for student lodging, managed by private - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr organisms, are also available in Corte. - doctoral students, researchers: Using an internet search engine to search the terms http://www.euraxess.fr/fr “Logement étudiant Corte” should come up with all the private rental options. • Other solutions available on the Campus France site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Accommodation.

2 If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging Visale is a new and free guarantor system: GETTING AROUND www.visale.fr CORTE/CORSICA If you want to file an application for APL funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- When travelling to Corsica you can arrive: lized housing aid), - by plane (from , or , CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check or fly in directly from certain countries); your eligibility: +33 (0)8 10 29 29 29 or www.caf.fr - by boat from France (Marseille, Nice, ) or (, Naples, , If you need housing adapted to , Piombino). your special needs For practical reasons and irrespective of the Please contact the Pôle Solidarités Handicap (PSH) method of transport, it is easier to arrive at which accompanies students with special needs the airport or port in either or and works in conjunction with the CROUS in Corse: for onward travel to Corte. [email protected] or 04 20 20 22 57. To get to Corte, from the airport or port, you For further information: can take: https://studia.universita.corsica/ > Vie étudiante > - the bus: https://www.corsicabus.org/ Handicap. (bilingual information in French & English) - the train: https://cf-corse.corsica/ For travelling around Corsica, you can use: FIRST THINGS - regional trains, run by Chemins de fer de la Corse (special student rates): FIRST / https://cf-corse.corsica/ - Cortenais bus service: ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION https://transport-touristique-corse.fr/ - Corsicabus bus service: CVEC https://www.corsicabus.org/ Before you can enroll in your institution, you must Main journey times (by car) in Corsica: download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie - Corte - Bastia: 1 hour and 15 minutes, Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and - Corte - Aléria: 40 minutes, campus life contribution fee. - Corte - Ajaccio: 1 hour 40, - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ - Corte - Porto-Vecchio: 2 hours, - For additional information and special cases: - Corte - Calvi: 1 hour and 30 minutes, https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized - Corte - Bonifacio: 2 hours and 35 minutes. > CVEC. For ride-sharing, please check: - the Université de Corse website, where a Confirm Registration car-sharing service has been set up: Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie you are not officially enrolled. You must validate étudiante > Train et covoiturage. your enrollment with the institution’s Service de la - the national website Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive. https://www.blablacar.fr/ Important information: Université de Corse For a bit more independence, you can rent a placement test in French as a Foreign Language bike using a private rental company (there is (FLE). no municipal service), such as Altipiani To enroll at Université de Corse, students from (http://www.altipiani-corse.com) or V’loc countries where the official language is not French, Corte (+33 (0)6 84 67 92 63, Facebook V’loc need to provide a French as a Foreign Language Corte). certificate at level B1 CECRL minimum. However, you will still need to take a FLE placement test after enrolling at Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli. Depending on your level, you may be required to take free FLE lessons in parallel to your studies.

3 RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) PRACTICAL INFORMATION / GOOD TO KNOW • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS long-term student visa: you must validate OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT it online upon your arrival and imperatively If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it within the first three months of your stay will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank (in France) on the ANEF (Administration account, online or in one of the 7 bank agencies numérique pour les étrangers en France) located in Corte. website: https://administration-etrangers-en- In France, opening a bank account is a right: france.interieur.gouv.fr https://www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes • If you are an Algerian national or a student bancaires (droit au compte). with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux HEALTHCARE mois” (Residency permit is to be requested within 2 months of entry): your residency permit In France, receiving medical treatment is practically application has to be made at the Prefecture. free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing up for medical insurance is mandatory. • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of majority, you have to request for a “Titre de Login to the site: séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to prefecture where you live within 2 months register, to understand your eligibility and following your majority. benefits, and to take the necessary steps. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. interieur.gouv.fr Learn more: Take note : To renew your student residency https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request > Health. must be done during the 3rd month before the expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” Non-EU students must go to Université de Corse’s (permit) on the website: https://administration- Service for Preventive Medicine and Health etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr Promotion (SUMPPS) for a health check-up upon arrival. This tutorial will help you: This medical center is open to all students free of https://www.youtube.com/ throughout the year. watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ Learn more: https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 étudiante > Santé. Address: Desanti Building (level 0), Grimaldi Campus, 20250 Corte. Information Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm. • To find out more about rights and obligations: Contact: 04 20 20 22 57 or The reception services of your establishment can [email protected] guide you in the event of difficulties. www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services Card and Travel Document) Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of violence, theft, robbery. Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or traffic accident. Call 112: European emergency services number that’s accessible from anywhere in the European Union in addition to the French numbers above.

4 ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will THINGS TO DO IN cover all health expenses not covered by the free CORTE/CORSICA / and compulsory health insurance. Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ from one company to another. To choose a top-up TAKE UP A SPORT insurance policy which meets your needs and your In your institution, contact the Service des Sports budget, you can compare student health insurance for free access to sports facilities. plans. At Université de Corse, the University Service INSURE YOUR HOME for Physical and Sports Activities (SUAPS) offers students the opportunity to choose between a range In France, housing insurance is mandatory. of sports and physical activities: The “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie étudiante > - is housing insurance which you can you subscribe Sport. with your bank or a private insurance company. At the start of the academic year, the university Online subscription is also often possible. organizes an Introductory Day for international LEARNING FRENCH students, to help them get to know their new home town through a sports activity (sign up via the Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be SUAPS). missed! The town council in Corte, the city also offers Find what works best for you: around thirty different sports activities: - by consulting the Campus France site or the https://www.mairie-corte.fr > Sports. Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a foreign language - centers and universities which offer courses at all levels year-round BE ACTIVE http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your or community group, through one of the numerous host city’s Maison des Associations - community local or national student clubs and associations. centers. Please contact your place of study for further Université de Corse offers foreign students several information Pôle Vie étudiante at Université de options for learning French (FLE): Corse: [email protected] and https://studia.universita.corsica > International > +33 (0)4 20 20 22 92) or refer to the websites: Study in Corsica > Français Langue Etrangère. www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr

FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP Take note: Student jobs are rare in Corte, a small town, with an extremely limited job market outside the tourist season (April-October). Université de Corse and the CROUS offer a number of student contracts (job vacancies and are posted online): https://www.universita.corsica/fr/jobs/ Other addresses: • The youth information office (BIJ-CPIE Centre Corse) can provide information on job opportunities on site. Address: Bureau Information Jeunesse - CPIE, 7 rue Colonel Feracci, F-20250 Corte. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm. Contact: 09 70 71 85 78. • The Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help you find a student job that’s compatible with your studies: https://www.jobaviz.fr/

5 A variety of student associations ensure that For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you campus life is never dull at Université de Corse, can choose from: including ESN Corsica (Erasmus + Student At Université de Corse: Association) and the International Students’ Union - the university library (extended opening hours); in Corsica (UEIC), whose role is to welcome new - the Centre Culturel Universitaire, the university’s international students and help them deal with concert and theater venue (see above); administrative issues, finding accommodation and - the FabLab at Université de Corse (Palazzu work placements. Naziunale, upper town): The University’s International Relations Service https://fablab.universita.corsica/ also organizes numerous events for international students: cultural excursions, a welcome evening, In Corte: opportunities to meet and network… - 1 movie theater, with 2 screens (student rates, rewards card), the Alba. More information: - 1 major museum, the Musée de la Corse, a regional - about student associations in general: anthropology museum: https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie étudiante > http://www.musee-corse.com > Découvrir le Musée Vie associative. de la Corse. - about ESN Corsica: - Corse’s Regional Contemporary Arts Foundation https://www.facebook.com/ESN.Corsica/ (FRAC) in the upper part of Corte: - about the UEIC: find the association on Facebook, https://www.frac.corsica/ https://www.facebook.com/ > UEIC Corte (public - 1 large multimedia library, the Médiathèque du group). Centre Corse. Open to the public, it has become a meeting place for culture, information, events and GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING exchange: http://www.haute-corse.fr > Culture > Movie theaters, concerts, theaters, operas, Médiathèques. museums, exhibitions, and festivals are on the Try the following for further information: program and most of the time, at reduced cost for - the Tourist Office agenda: students: https://www.mairie-corte.fr > Culture et http://www.corte-tourisme.com > Agenda. patrimoine. - the Cultura website, published by the Collectivité Responsible for cultural policy at the Université de Corse: https://www.isula.corsica/culture/ de Corse, the Centre Culturel Universitaire (CCU), - the daily regional newspaper Corse-Matin, or offers various activities for students (25 art RCFM, Corse Via Stella, Tele Paese, Corse workshops): https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie Net Info (CNI), etc. étudiante > Culture. The University Cultural Centre (CCU) also has its own theatre and concert venue, the Spaziu TOP universitariu Natale Luciani. It offers an original program of music, theater, exhibitions and ATTRACTIONS / conferences, etc. for students and locals. Admission to all events is free for students: In Corte: https://studia.universita.corsica > Vie étudiante > • Corte Citadel, with its panoramic views over Culture > Programmation annuelle et expositions. the Restonica valley. It houses the Musée de la Don’t forget to request your Pass-Cultura, a free Corse and Corse’s Regional Contemporary Arts coupon-book worth €75 (provided by the local Foundation (FRAC). authorities in Corsica) which entitles you to 12 • Corte’s old town. passes for 3 free tickets (movie theaters and film festivals) and 9 discount coupons to buy tickets for • The Palais National, former headquarters of the concerts, shows and dance events: Corsican Government, established by Pasquale https://www.passcultura.corsica/ Paoli, and the first university in Corse, established in 1765. It now houses a Center for Innovation and Development (PID), including the FabLab, as well as the Université de Corse Foundation. • Maison Arrighi de Casanova (Duke of Padua), originally a 16th century tower-house and one-time residence of the Bonaparte family. • The Restonica gorges and upper valley, to discover Lake Melo and Lake Capitello. 6 In Corse: JUNE • Ajaccio, the capital of Corse, with the Musée Fesch • Fête de la Musique (free concerts). and the house where Napoléon Bonaparte was born. • Cavall’in Festa, a major horse festival in Corte, • Calvi and its citadel. equestrian games, entertainment, food-tasting, etc. • , birthplace of Pasquale Paoli and its JULY Musée Pascal Paoli. • Restonica trail run, various races and hikes in the • Bonifacio and its white cliffs. Corsican mountains around Corte. • Bastia and its Vieux-Port. SEPTEMBER • The beaches of Porto-Vecchio. • Allegria, celebration to mark the start of the • The Golfe de Porto. academic year at Université de Corse, two-days • Piana and its rocky coves. of celebrations and entertainment to welcome • 3 ski resorts: , Val d’Ese, Ascu. students to Corte. Learn (and see) more: • Les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine - the Corte Tourist Office website: (European Heritage Days), free visits of cultural http://www.corte-tourisme.com/ venues. - the Corsica Tourist Office website: • The Périple de l’Arche race, starting in Corte, to https://www.visit-corsica.com/ discover the mountains of Corse. • A Santa di u Niolu (Niolu fair) in . OCTOBER IMPORTANT • International Student’s Night (in partnership with ANNUAL EVENTS / AVUF, City of Corte, CROUS, associations ESN and UEIC students), in Corte. NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER APRIL • Science festival at Université de Corse in Corte. • Arts and Culture in Higher Education Days (JACES) at the Université de Corse. • Cultural day for international and Erasmus+ students organized by the International Relations - Easter celebrations in Corte and the Granitula Service at the Université de Corse in Corte. ceremony. • A Fiera di a Castagna ( fair), MAY in Bucugnà. • European Night of Museums offers an opportunity • A Festa di a Nazione (national celebration), to discover museums and other cultural sites in a throughout Corse on 8 December. new light! For more information: please check the Corsica • Fiera di Corti - San Teofalu, Corte’s traditional fair Tourist Office website: lasts two days. https://www.visit-corsica.com/ • A Fiera di u Casgiu (cheese fair), in Venacu.

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