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WELCOME TO ALBI - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © SergiyN, Fotolia - JULY 2021. - JULY photo: © SergiyN, Fotolia - Photos: DR Cover Rubrik (91) C Production: YOUR ARRIVAL IN - IMT Mines Albi-. Direction des Affaires Internationales (International ALBI / Relations) Address: Jarlard Campus, 81000 Albi. General hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 12:30pm A regional Welcome Desk and 2pm to 6pm. Contact (switchboard): 05 63 49 30 00 or [email protected] The city of Albi is located 75km from where the Welcome Desk, a comprehensive Buddy System student reception center was created by the You can be assisted by a local student in Albi! Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées Some of our institutions offer a Buddy System to which groups all the region’s higher education help you settle in to your new hometown. institutions. For more information: The Welcome Desk is for students and - contact the Internation’Albi association at INU researchers, both French and foreign to help Champollion Albi. them in settling in and with their different Contact: [email protected] administrative procedures. - consult the Welcome Desk site: A specialized multilingual team welcomes and https://welcomedesk.univ-toulouse.fr/ > S’ouvrir à guides students and researchers on housing, l’international > Parrainage d’étudiants étrangers residence permits, day-to-day life, sports, National Services recreation, culture and so much more. - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr Year round the different services of the Préfecture, - doctoral students, researchers: Rectorat (Board of Education), CROUS and CAF http://www.euraxess.fr/fr will help you in setting up in Toulouse. Foreign doctoral students and researchers may also use the Welcome Desk.

Address: Welcome Desk, 41 allée Jules-Guesde, 31000 Toulouse. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Contact: [email protected] Reach all the welcome and orientation services in one click: https://welcomedesk.univ-toulouse.fr/ The Toul’Box is also available in Albi. It's a personalized tool designed for students, doctoral students and researchers to help you get started, including orientation, assistance with housing and other administrative procedures and French lessons, etc.): https://toulbox.univ-toulouse.fr/ HOUSING IN ALBI / Welcome and orientation in the institutions Albi has two higher education institutions: There are solutions for housing in Albi: Student- - Institut National Universitaire (INU) Jean- only accommodations managed by CROUS, François Champollion. student housing and private residences, and rooms Address: Place de Verdun, 81000 Albi. in private homes. 2 offices: - Guichet Unique, a one-stop desk for general Most important is to take care of this as early as information in the Administrative building. possible and before your arrival. Contact: 05 63 48 91 43 or • You can consult the Housing pages on the [email protected] Welcome Desk de Toulouse web site: - Welcome and orientation for foreign students in https://welcomedesk.univ-toulouse.fr > S’installer > the Service des Relations Internationales infos pratiques > Logement Contact: 05 63 48 19 66 or [email protected] 2 • At the Institut National Universitaire Jean- Jeunesse du ) can also assist you in your François Champollion, visit the one-stop Guichet search. Unique. Fédération Léo Lagrange, Address: Ground floor of the Administration 10 place de la , 81000 Albi. Building, Place de Verdun, 81000 Albi. Contact: 05 63 56 22 54. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Site: https://www.pourlesjeunestarnais.com/ Contact: 05 63 48 91 43 or 05 63 48 64 19. • Private accommodation • IMT Mines d’Albi, reserves space in student - Try these sites: housing for its students. https://www.immojeune.com https://www.location-etudiant.fr > Albi 8 residences on 4 sites have sufficient capacity https://housinganywhere.com/fr/ for all the international engineering and masters - There is also a site managed by the CROUS, students. Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student Contact: 05 63 49 30 00 or accomodations in private homes: [email protected] https://www.lokaviz.fr/ For more information: https://www.imt-mines-albi.fr • Shared housing > Ecole > Le campus > Hébergement Consult La Carte des Colocs, a national site for shared leases that’s free and simple to use: A FEW TIPS https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/

Short-term housing • Other solutions available on the Campus France site: https://www.campusfrance.org/fr > Getting • The Youth Hostel located near the center. Organized > Accommodation Address: Habitat des Jeunes en Albigeois, 50 rue Croix Verte, 81000 Albi. If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging Contact: 05 63 54 16 47. Visale is a new and free guarantor system: They also offer other housing solutions. www.visale.fr Learn more: http://www.habitat-jeunes-albi.fr > Logements > auberges de jeunesse If you want to file an application for APL funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- • You can also consult the Albi Tourist Office lized housing aid), which has a list featuring all the types of accommodation available: CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check https://www.albi-tourisme.fr your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr Long-term housing If you need housing adapted to your special needs • CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take et Scolaires) student housing for Toulouse - action with your institution. Some establishments . have specialized services for students with The CROUS has 3 university residences for disabilities (assistance for housing, and also 157 students in Albi. transportation and tuition). Contacts: To learn more, consult the dedicated pages on the - CROUS Albi, 05 63 48 16 92 or Welcome Desk site: [email protected] https://welcomedesk.univ-toulouse.fr/tags/handicap - CROUS Toulouse, 05 61 12 54 00 or 08 06 80 01 31. Site: www.crous-toulouse.fr Trouver un Logement site https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). Other solutions: • Public and youth housing - Tarn Habitat, the main public housing body also offers student housing: http://www.tarnhabitat.fr/nos-offres-etudiants - Tarn Youth Information network (Information 3 FIRST THINGS GETTING FIRST / AROUND ALBI ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION If you arrive by train ( https://www.oui.sncf/ ), the main Albi station is a 15 minute walk CVEC from the town center. Buses also leave from Before you can enroll in your institution, you must outside the station: lines R, L or K depending download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie on your destination. Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and Toulouse-Blagnac is the closest airport: campus life contribution fee. 1 hour by car or 2 hours by train from - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ Toulouse to Albi. - For additional information and special cases: https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Albibus is the Greater Albi public bus service > CVEC for getting around the town and surrounding Confirm Registration area: http://www.grand-albigeois.fr/361-transports. Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, htm you are not officially enrolled. You must confirm your enrollment with the There are regional trains for getting around the institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as region (reduced fares available): soon as you arrive. https://www.ter.sncf.com/occitanie/ SNCF and the Region have put 1€ tickets RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) in place for local travel in Occitanie: https://www.ter.sncf.com > tarifs et abonnements > EVASIO’ 1€ Buses are also an option for low-cost travel: GOOD TO KNOW https://fr.ouibus.com/ or • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS https://www.flixbus.fr/ long-term student visa: you must validate it online upon your arrival and imperatively For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative within the first three months of your stay websites: (in France) on the ANEF (Administration - local: numérique pour les étrangers en France) http://www.grand-albigeois.fr/376-covoiturer. website: https://administration-etrangers-en- htm france.interieur.gouv.fr - national: • If you are an Algerian national or a student https://www.blablacar.fr/ with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux For more independence, use the free bike mois” (Residency permit is to be requested service provided by the Institut National within 2 months of entry): your residency permit Universitaire and the Greater Albi local application has to be made at the . authority. Learn more: • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of https://www.univ-jfc.fr/cyclochampo majority, you have to request for a “Titre de IMT Mines Albi also has an association séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the which loans bikes for free (Vemac): prefecture where you live within 2 months https://vemaci2d.wixsite.com/vemac following your majority. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. interieur.gouv.fr

4 This is the case at Institut National Universitaire Take note : To renew your student residency where a regular weekly service is provided by the permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request Service Interuniversitaire de Médecine Préventive must be done during the 3rd month before the et de Prévention Santé (SIMPPS). expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” SIMPPS Albi, Pascal Ambic building on the campus, (permit) on the website: https://administration- Place de Verdun, 81000 Albi. etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr Contact: 05 63 48 64 41. This tutorial will help you: Site: https://www.univ-jfc.fr > vie étudiante https://www.youtube.com/ > aides sociales et santé > Santé accueil et watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ accompagnement oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will • To find out more about rights and obligations: cover all health expenses not covered by the free The reception services of your establishment can and compulsory health insurance. guide you in the event of difficulties. Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et from one company to another. To choose a top-up document de circulatio (Foreigners > Resident Card insurance policy which meets your needs and your and Travel Document) budget, you can compare student health insurance PRACTICAL plans on the Internet. INFORMATION / HOUSING INSURANCE In France, housing insurance is mandatory. OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT You can sign up for housing insurance called “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it your bank or a private insurance company. Online will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank subscription is often possible. account, online or in one of the 45 bank agencies located in Albi. In France, opening a bank account is a right: www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services bancaires> Droit au compte (> Finances > Bank Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of Accounts > Right to Open an Account) violence, theft, robbery. Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, HEALTHCARE gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or traffic accident. In France, receiving medical treatment is practically Call 112: European emergency services free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing number that’s accessible from anywhere in the European Union in addition to the French Login to the numbers above. https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to register, to understand your eligibility and benefits, and to take the necessary steps. LEARNING FRENCH Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be up for medical insurance is mandatory. missed! Find what works best for you: Learn more: - by consulting the Campus France site or the https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a > Health foreign language - centers and universities which offer courses at all levels year-round: As a student, you can also take advantage of http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org the university medical services. In these health - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your host services where consultations are free, you’ll be city’s Maison des Associations - community centers. greeted by a team of doctors, nurses, and social workers who can give personalized advice in terms of health and prevention.

5 FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING 2 addresses: Albi offers many ways to cultivate yourself or party. Theaters, museums, movie theaters, exhibitions, - CRIJ de Toulouse-Occitanie (Centre Régional and festivals are on the program and most of the d’Information Jeunesse). The regional youth time, at reduced cost for students. information center has a platform for job and Learn more: internship offers available for young people: - http://www.mairie-albi.fr/la-culture http://www.crij.org/fr/annonces/emploi/job.php - https://www.albi-tourisme.fr/ > sortir - the Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help Your institution may also propose cultural activities you find a student job that’s compatible with your free or with special student rates. Contact the studies: http://www.jobaviz.fr/rechercher-un-job- Service Culture. etudiant/n:39 More information: - University cultural activities: https://www.univ-jfc. fr/culture/le-retour-du-jeudi THINGS TO DO - Bureau des Arts at IMT Mines Albi: IN ALBI / http://bde.mines-albi.fr/asso.php?asso=3 For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you can choose from: TAKE UP A SPORT - 3 multiplex movie theaters including an art house In your institution, contact the Service des Sports theater, Scène nationale d’Albi (student rates and for free access to sports facilities: rewards cards). - 8 top museums, reduced rates for students. - Institut National Universitaire: - 7 major performance centers including the Grand https://www.univ-jfc.fr/vie-etudiante/sport Théâtre des Cordeliers with futuristic architecture. - IMT Mines: - many bookshops. https://www.imt-mines-albi.fr/fr/sports-et-loisirs-0 - a network of 4 large multimedia libraries with free Albi also has a large range of local public sports registration and membership for students: facilities and recreational activities: http://mediatheques.grand-albigeois.fr/ http://www.grand-albigeois.fr/ > vivre, se divertir > For going out and current events in Albi, read the mes loisirs > faire du sport leading regional daily paper, La Dépêche du Midi, available in news stands or online: BE ACTIVE https://www.ladepeche.fr > Albi Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social You can also check out the agenda on the Albi or community group, through one of the numerous Tourist Office site: local or national student clubs and associations. https://www.albi-tourisme.fr > sortir > agenda Learn more: - ask for information at the student services (Service de la Vie Etudiante) of your institution or at the Welcome Desk: vivre a toulouse et sa region > TOP s’engager - visit the national sites: ATTRACTIONS / www.animafac.net - www.letudiant.fr • At Institut National Universitaire Jean-François The town of Albi was listed as a World Heritage by Champollion, the Internation'Albi association UNESCO in 2010. provides orientation assistance for international • Toulouse- museum, in the Palais de la students and aims to enhance dialogue and cultural Berbie, home to the largest collection of works by exchange: the Albi-born painter (student rate). https://www.univ-jfc.fr/associations/internationalbi • Sainte-Cécile , a magnificent and • At IMT Mines d’Albi, the EMACWorld association impressive brick fortress. also provides orientation for new international • Pont Vieux bridge, one of France's oldest. students: http://bde.mines-albi.fr/asso.php?asso=6 • Maison Enjalbert and Hôtel de Reynès, 16-century buildings with typical Albi architecture.

6 • The cultural Cordeliers neighborhood, between the JULY old town center of Albi and the university. • Pause Guitare: French music festival with rap, • Lapérouse museum, collections from the round- hip-hop, rock and more. Free concerts and special the-world expedition by the famous Albi-born student rates. explorer (student rates). AUGUST • The Echappée Verte greenway, a walking trail through the town on the banks of the Tarn river. • Urban festival: 3 days of urban cultural events (reduced rates). Learn (and see) more: https://www.albi-tourisme.fr/fr SEPTEMBER • European Night of Researchers (in 12 French cities including Albi). IMPORTANT ANNUAL • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits EVENTS / of cultural venues. OCTOBER • Semaine de l’Étudiant 30 festive events: cultural, FEBRUARY sports, associations. Free for students. • Albi carnival giant processions, festive parties, • Fête de la Science in the Université laboratories. amusement park (free admission). NOVEMBER APRIL • Fêtes de la Sainte-Cécile, organ concerts (free). • Complot sur le campus organized by Institut National Universitaire and student associations • Albi French film festival with animated films, fiction, with free activities, entertainment, circus arts and documentaries, screenings followed by conferences concerts. (reduced rates). • Acthéa, an street art and music organized by IMT Mines d’Albi (student rates). • Cartel des Mines, annual sports event with teams from all the European Écoles des Mines. • The Albi marathon, 2 000 participants run through the center of the town. JUNE • Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town (free concerts).

To stay informed and attuned to others and the world, to share and dialogue with students, follow social media where Campus France has an especially strong presence! Don’t forget to join the France Alumni network. Take part in SHARE discussion groups on various subjects, take advantage of PARTICIPATE cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers.

7 THINGS TO KNOW

GREATER ALBI: ALBI IS THE CAPITAL OF TARN, one of the 84,000 residents 13 departments in the Southern French region CITY OF ALBI: of OCCITANIE stretching from the Mediterranean th LARGEST to the Pyrénées 51,000 8 residents CITY IN THE OCCITANIE REGION

OCCITANIE REGION, rd 3 FRENCH REGION students 6,000 in terms of hosting foreign students (more than 30,000 including international 10% international students students)

Most of the information presented in the Campus France City Information Sheets concerns all international students regardless of their institution. In France, in each of the host cities, most foreign students study at universities. Accordingly, the City Information Sheets attach great importance to them without overlooking the other higher education institutions even if it is not possible to list them all here with their specific information. For more information on the institutions’ welcomes and orientations: https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/recherche/categorie/occitanie-552

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