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Campus France will guide you through your first steps in France and exploring Chambéry and Annecy, your new homes.
WELCOME TO CHAMBÉRY AND ANNECY - JULY 2021. - JULY - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©savoieleysse, AdobeStock photo: ©savoieleysse, - Photos: DR Cover
Rubrik (91) C Production: Welcome and orientation for doctoral students YOUR ARRIVAL IN and researchers CHAMBERY AND ANNECY / Foreign researchers and doctoral students can contact the Direction du Développement, Student Welcome services at Université Savoie de la Recherche et de la Valorisation (DDRV) which manages hosting agreements for foreign Mont Blanc researchers at Université Savoie Mont Blanc: Université Savoie Mont Blanc has set up a Service - https://www.univ-smb.fr/recherche/decouvrir/ Vie Étudiante et de Campus (SVEC), or student contacts/ and campus life service at each of its 3 campuses - [email protected] (Chambéry, Annecy and Le Bourget-du-Lac) which Welcome and orientation in other institutions welcome all students arriving at the University, whether French or foreign: If you are enrolled in another institution, please [email protected] consult the Campus France website for orientation. The site presents a series of Information Sheets Each site has a Service des Relations covering the different higher learning institutions Internationales (international relations) and a https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Service de Scolarité (admissions) available for Documentary resources > Practical information international students. for students and researchers > Reception Your dedicated contact is the International arrangements in institutions Relations Department (International Welcome Center) which is located at the Jacob- If you cannot find your school in this list, then go Bellecombette Campus (Chambéry). directly to their website. Address: Direction des Relations Internationales / Buddy System International Relations Office / ACCENTS - Bâtiment You can be assisted by a local student in 14 - Campus de Jacob - 18 rue Jean-Baptiste Richard Chambéry/Annecy! - BP 1104 - 73000 JACOB-BELLECOMBETTE - France For information concerning the buddy system Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and cultural outings at USMB, please contact: and from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm [email protected] or the different RI Contact: [email protected] or 04 79 75 91 15. (international relations). Please check the contact list on the University website to contact your host institution’s Bureau National Services des Relations Internationales: - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr https://www.univ-smb.fr > International > Contacts - doctoral students, researchers: Learn more: http://www.euraxess.fr/fr - the “Venir à l’Université” web pages offer specific advice for international students: https://www.univ- smb.fr > International > Venir à l’université. - download the “Osez le HOUSING IN CHAMBÉRY Monde” brochure (Broaden AND ANNECY / Your Horizons in English), which presents Université Savoie Mont Blanc (in There are solutions for housing in Chambéry or French, English and 7 other Annecy: Student-only accommodations managed languages). by CROUS, student housing and private residences, - download the Survival kit for and rooms in private homes. international students What’s most important is to take care of this as (in French or English). early as possible, before your arrival. - watch the film presenting USMB (French/English). A FEW TIPS These resources can all be found on the “Venir à l’Université” page: https://www.univ-smb.fr > • Check out the list of accommodation International > Venir à l’université. recommended by USMB’s Welcome Center for international students: https://www.univ-smb.fr > International > International at the USMB > Coming to the University Savoir Mont Blanc > Preparing your arrival : Practical information > Housing. 2 • Université Savoie Mont Blanc set up the Kestudi Try these sites: website in partnership with the city of Chambéry. - www.adele.org It brings together accommodation listings relevant - https://www.immojeune.com to young people. The site offers students free- - https://www.location-etudiant.fr of-charge access to ads for reasonably-priced - https://housinganywhere.com furnished apartments, as well as public and private halls of residence, residences for young workers and • Shared Leases: Consult La Carte des Colocs, a intergenerational home-sharing. national site for shared leases that’s free and simple Address and phone: Savoie Information Jeunesse, 79 to use (https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/) and the place de la gare, 73000 Chambéry, 04 79 28 68 62. following Facebook account: Colocation Grand Facebook @kestudichambery Annecy. https://kestudi.chambery.fr > Logements/aides. Short-term housing In Chambéry: GETTING AROUND • FJT La Clairière (open to students). Contact: 04 79 60 55 22 or [email protected] CHAMBÉRY/ANNECY Website: http://www.fol73.fr/structures-d-accueil/ foyer-jeunes-travailleurs/ When travelling to Chambéry/Annecy, you In Annecy: can arrive: • Annecy youth hostel - by plane, at one of the following international Contact: +33 (0)4 50 45 33 19. airports: Lyon–St-Exupéry or Geneva Website: https://www.hifrance.org/ (Switzerland). You can then catch a regional auberge-de-jeunesse/annecy.html bus service Blablabus to Chambéry directly from the airport in Lyon or Geneva: For other options, the search engine on the https://fr.ouibus.com Chambéry and Annecy Tourist Office websites: - by train, if you are coming from central Paris, - https://www.chambery-tourisme.com catch the train at the Gare de Lyon (3 hours - https://www.lac-annecy.com/ by TGV direct): https://www.oui.sncf/ Long-term housing Upon arriving in Chambéry or Annecy, you • Student accommodation run by the CROUS can use the interactive maps available on the Grenoble Alpes (Centre Régional des Œuvres website to find the university: Universitaires) is overseen by the local branch for https://www.univ-smb.fr > Vie étudiante > Liens Chambéry/Annecy (CLOUS). et documents utiles > Plans des campus. Grenoble CROUS website: The Synchro-Bus public transport network http://www.crous-grenoble.fr/ can be used for travelling in and around The website Trouver un logement: Chambéry: https://www.synchro-bus.fr https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ (travel-cards and reduced rates for the under CLOUS student housing Savoie Mont Blanc 25s). Contact : 04 79 75 85 41 The SIBRA public transport network can be [email protected], used for travelling in and around Annecy: Chambéry https://www.sibra.fr/ (travel-cards and Contact: 04 79 69 57 45, reduced rates for the under 25s). [email protected] There are Auvergne Rhône-Alpes regional Annecy trains for getting around the region: Contact: +33 (0)4 79 69 53 08, https://www.ter.sncf.com/auvergne-rhone- [email protected] alpes Le Bourget-du-Lac Buses are also an option for low-cost travel : Contact: +33 (0)4 79 69 23 83, https://fr.ouibus.com/ or https://www.flixbus.fr/ [email protected] For ride-sharing, refer for example to: On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost - the national website https://www.blablacar.fr/ food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, - regional website: food-trucks, etc.) accessed using the “Izly” card, https://movici.auvergnerhonealpes.fr/ included in the Student Pass. For greater independence, you can rent a bike • Private Housing Platforms using the Synchro-Vélostation in Chambéry: Other offers for student lodging, managed by private https://www.velostation-chambery.fr/ organisms, are also available in Chambéry/Annecy. 3 • Other solutions available on the Campus France RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Accommodation. If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging GOOD TO KNOW Visale is a new and free guarantor system: • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS www.visale.fr long-term student visa: you must validate it online upon your arrival and imperatively If you want to file an application for APL funds within the first three months of your stay (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- (in France) on the ANEF (Administration lized housing aid), numérique pour les étrangers en France) CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check website: https://administration-etrangers-en- your eligibility: +33 (0)8.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr france.interieur.gouv.fr If you need accommodation adapted to your • If you are an Algerian national or a student special needs with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux action with your institution. mois” (Residency permit is to be requested Some establishments have specialized services for within 2 months of entry): your residency permit students with disabilities (assistance for housing, application has to be made at the Prefecture. and also transportation and tuition). • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled Université Savoie Mont Blanc set up a Cellule minor) visa and you attained the age of d’Accueil et d’Accompagnement des Étudiants en majority, you have to request for a “Titre de Situation de Handicap to work with and support séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the students with disabilities: https://www.univ-smb.fr prefecture where you live within 2 months > Formation > Aménagements spécifiques. following your majority. Contact: [email protected] https://administration-etrangers-en-france. interieur.gouv.fr Take note : To renew your student residency permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request FIRST THINGS must be done during the 3rd month before the FIRST / expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” (permit) on the website: https://administration- etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr INSTITUTION This tutorial will help you: CVEC https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ Before you can enroll in your institution, you must oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and campus life contribution fee. • To find out more about rights and obligations: - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ The reception services of your establishment can - For additional information and special cases: guide you in the event of difficulties. https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour > CVEC. et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident Confirm Registration Card and Travel Document) Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, you are not officially enrolled. You must confirm your enrollment with the institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive.
4 HOUSING INSURANCE PRACTICAL In France, housing insurance is mandatory. INFORMATION / The “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - is housing insurance which you can you subscribe OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT with your bank or a private insurance company. If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, online or in one of the 100 bank agencies SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services located in Chambéry and Annecy. Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of In France, opening a bank account is a right : violence, theft, robbery. https://www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, bancaires (droit au compte). gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or traffic accident. HEALTHCARE Call 112: European emergency services number that’s accessible from anywhere in In France, receiving medical treatment is practically the European Union in addition to the French free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing numbers above. up for medical insurance is mandatory.
Login to the site: LEARNING FRENCH https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to register, to understand your eligibility and Learning French is an opportunity to be seized! benefits, and to take the necessary steps. Find the formula that works the best for you by consulting Campus France website where French as a Foreign Language (FLE) centers and universities Learn more: offer courses for all levels throughout the year : https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org > Health. The French Language Center at Savoie Mont Blanc As a student, you can also take advantage of University, ACCENTS, offers language courses to the university medical services. In these health anyone wishing to develop their French skills : services where consultations are free, you’ll be https://www.univ-smb.fr/accents/ greeted by a team of doctors and nurses who can FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP give personalized advice in terms of health and prevention. Useful websites: This is the case at Université Savoie Mont Blanc, • Kestudi, the Université Savoie Mont Blanc and city where a Student Health Service is available at each of Chambery website has a page for jobs: of the 3 university sites. www.kestudi.chambery.fr Addresses, opening hours and contact details can • The Annecy Youth Information Office https://: be found in the «Santé» pages on the university infojeunes.annecy.fr/ website: https://www.univ-smb.fr > Vie étudiante > • My job in Savoie : https://www.jobsavoie.com/ Vie pratique • The University’s Club des Entreprises Students enrolled in other institutions should https://www.club-entreprises.univ-smb.fr/ contact the Service de la Vie Étudiante in their host • The Bureau d’Aide à l’Insertion Professionnelle university. (BAIP), the office for assistance with professional insertion: 04 79 75 94 90. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE • The Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse You can also sign up for top-up insurance which Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the regional youth will cover all health expenses not covered by the information center: free and compulsory health insurance. https://www.info-jeunes.fr > Emploi/job > Trouver un Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ emploi/job from one company to another. To choose a top-up The site also posts classified ads. insurance policy which meets your needs and your budget, you can compare student health insurance • the Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help plans on a comparison site. you find a student job that’s compatible with your
5 studies: https://www.jobaviz.fr/ Welcome Box: the cities of Chambéry and Annecy • The City of Annecy’s Direction des Relations offer newcomer students a “welcome box” with Internationales (internships abroad): cultural and leisure deals with a total value of 200 04 50 33 89 64 or [email protected] euros: https://kestudi.chambery.fr/> Study and training https://infojeunes.annecy.fr/welcome-box/ For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you can choose from: THINGS TO DO - movie theaters (student rates, rewards card), IN CHAMBÉRY/ANNECY / including two arthouse theaters, the Forum Cinema in Chambéry and the Mikado in Annecy. - major museums including two scientific BE ACTIVE institutions: . the Eurêka gallery in Chambéry: Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social https://www.chambery.fr > Vie culturelle et sportive or community group, through one of the numerous > La Galerie Eurêka. local or national student clubs and associations. . Turbine Sciences, in Annecy: To learn more, check with your school (Service de la http://laturbinesciences.agglo-annecy.fr/ vie étudiante, Student Services) or visit the following - several performance halls, including: sites: www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr . Espace Malraux, the nationally recognized theater A variety of student associations ensure that in Chambéry-Savoie: campus life is never dull at Université Savoie Mont https://www.malrauxchambery.fr/ Blanc: https://www.univ-smb.fr > Vie étudiante > Vie . La Base, a cultural third place (tiers lieu) in associative. Chambery: https://labasechambery.fr -In Chambéry, with Kestudi, the platform for young . the Bonlieu cultural center, Annecy’s nationally people: https://kestudi.chambery.fr/ recognized theater: https://bonlieu-annecy.com/ -libraries & multimedia libraries: - In Annecy through its Bureau Information . in Chambéry: https://www.chambery.fr > Vie Jeunesse, its youth information office: culturelle et sportive > Les bibliothèques. https://infojeunes.annecy.fr and its Guide de . in Annecy: http://bibliotheques.agglo-annecy.fr/ l’Étudiant, the student handbook: https://urlz.fr/aCni Le Dauphiné (local daily newspaper) is a good TAKE UP A SPORT source of inspiration for going out in Chambéry or Annecy and keeping up with the latest news. In your institution, contact the Service des Sports Available from newsagents or online: for free access to sports facilities. https://www.ledauphine.com/ At Université Savoie Mont Blanc, the Sports Service You can also check out the agenda on the Tourist offers various mountain sports for example: Office websites: https://www.univ-smb.fr > Vie étudiante > Vie - Chambéry: https://www.chambery-tourisme.com > pratique > Sport. Agenda. A variety of activities are provided locally by the - Annecy: https://www.lac-annecy.com > Bouger > cities of Chambéry and Annecy: Agenda. - https://kestudi.chambery.fr/ > Loisir culture et sport. - https://www.annecy.fr/ > Mes activités > Où faire du sport. TOP GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING ATTRACTIONS / Movies, concerts, theater, operas, museums, exhibitions, and festivals are on the program and In Chambéry, City of Art and History: most of the time, at reduced cost for students: • Place des Éléphants is the city’s iconic meeting - in Chambéry: https://kestudi.chambery.fr/ > Loisir/ point. culture/sports. - in Annecy: https://www.annecy.fr > Mes activités > • Chambéry’s old town and Place St-Léger. Annecy, ville culturelle. • Maison des Charmettes, a house where the The Cultural office (Mission Culturelle) at famous French philosopher Jean-Jacques Université Savoie Mont Blanc offers a variety of Rousseau used to stay. activities: https://www.univ-smb.fr > Vie étudiante > •The Greater Chambery ski resorts for learning to Vie culturelle. ski, both downhill or cross-country skiing. 6 To learn (and see) more, the Tourist Office website: JULY https://www.chambery-tourisme.com/ • Festival des Cultures du Monde, a World Culture Annecy, listed as a City of Art and History: Festival in Chambéry. • Château d’Annecy and Palais de l’Ile d’Annecy. • Les Noctibules, festival of street performers in Annecy. • The Basilique de la Visitation and the chapel at the Visitation monastery. AUGUST • The Regional Alpine Lakes Observatory. • Integration seminar organized by USMB for • Animated Film Museum, for an insight into the art international exchange students. of animation. SEPTEMBER To learn (and see) more check out the Tourist Office website: https://www.lac-annecy.com/ • Official opening of the university’s academic year. • Campus Days where the University welcomes its students. • Welcome Night, musical evening for students, IMPORTANT organized by the city Chambéry. ANNUAL EVENTS / • Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, European Heritage Days, free admission to cultural sites in Annecy and Chambéry. FEBRUARY • Chambery and Annecy Carnivals. OCTOBER MARCH • International Eve, an international and festive evening of celebrations to welcome foreign students • Tour du Monde au Manège, organized by the city to the university. of Chambéry and higher education institutions: a 2-day event, during which foreign students present • Fête de la Science in the University laboratories. their home countries. • International week at USMB with conferences on the theme of studying abroad. MAY • European Museum Night offers an opportunity DECEMBER to discover museums and other cultural sites in • Noël Partagé (Sharing Christmas), families play Annecy and Chambéry in a new light! host to foreign students for Christmas celebrations JUNE “à la française”. • Marché des Continents: Every two years in • Chalets du Monde, at Chambéry’s Christmas Chambery, international associations offer a Market, artisan crafts from some 15 different multicultural world tour. countries. • Fête de la Musique with music everywhere in both • Noël des Alpes in Annecy, Christmas lights and towns (free concerts). entertainment.
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 CHAMBÉRY CHAMBÉRY IS THE CAPITAL residents (PRÉFECTURE) OF 137,000 THE SAVOIE CITY OF CHAMBÉRY: DEPARTMENT, 60,000 RESIDENTS, 3RD in a list département, one of of medium-sized cities where it’s good to live 12 départements in the and study for living and studying in (awarded by L’Etudiant magazine) greater Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes region GREATER ANNECY
residents ANNECY IS 207,000 THE CAPITAL ANNECY: 130,000 RESIDENTS (PRÉFECTURE) OF THE HAUTE SAVOIE Université Savoie Mont Blanc département, one of 12 départements in the students including greater Auvergne- 15,000 1,500 foreign students of 120 different Rhône-Alpes region nationalities, 19 research laboratories,
300 doctoral students 2021. - JULY
nd AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES REGION, 2 FRENCH REGION in terms of hosting foreign students (over 40,000 international 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/auvergne-rhone-alpes-553 - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©savoieleysse, AdobeStock photo: ©savoieleysse, - Photos: DR Cover
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