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NANCY, RANKED 15th (OUT OF 44) AMONG FENCH CITIES AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND STUDY (L’Étudiant magazine ranking)

CAMPUS FRANCE IN NANCY Université de Lorraine - 34 cours Leopold, 54052 Nancy Cedex Contact: 03 72 74 09 09 CAMPUS FRANCE 28 rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010 - 01 40 40 58 58 - www.campusfrance.org Production: Agence Huitième Jour - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © BrunoH - Fotolia.com photo: DR - Cover - Photos: Jour Huitième Agence Production: Your Higher Learning Institution A FEW TIPS If you want to make an application for public ARRIVING IN housing funding (Aide Personnalisée au Depending on the institution, school, or university, For short-term lodging NANCY / two information services are available: Logement) the city of Nancy does not currently have a youth The CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales - family - International Relations Department (welcome and hostel, see: orientation office). allowances fund) is available to assess your rights: A Welcome Desk for international students - as part of the Résidences Habitat Jeunes, there is 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr - the Admissions Department (enrollment and the Foyer Maraé hall of residence: administrative procedures office). http://www.residence-marae.fr/ If you need housing adapted to your special At the University of Lorraine, on the Nancy site, - as part of a social housing association, there are needs the Welcome Desk is a centralized reception National Services the Adali halls of residences: http://www.Adali- Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take desk, mainly for administrative formalities - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr Habitat.fr > Adali Logement > Les FJT action with your institution. It is the place to go for carrying out many of the - doctoral students, researchers: - For other types of temporary residences, use the Some establishments have specialized services for required procedures, which can be completed http://www.euraxess.fr/fr search engine on the Nancy Visitor Center website: special-needs students (housing assistance and on the spot. These include applications for https://www.nancy-tourisme.fr > Menu > préparer also transportation and tuition). residence permits, in partnership with the son séjour > séjourner à Nancy At the University of Lorraine, there is a special Prefecture of Nancy. Long-term housing system for accompanying students with You will also find all the useful information for HOUSING disabilities, regardless of their type of your student life in Lorraine. IN NANCY / The Lorraine CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional Center for University disability, with training and places of study: Dedicated personnel are available to help you Services) for student housing. https://www.univ-lorraine.fr > étudier à l’UL > études for two months. In Nancy, there are numerous solutions for finding Address: Accueil des étudiants de nationalité et handicap lodging: the housing park reserved for students étrangère, 75 rue de Laxou, 54000 Nancy. and managed by CROUS, student and private Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 12:00pm and residences, accommodations and rooms in private 1pm to 4:30pm. Contact: 03 83 91 89 38. Address: Direction des relations internationales, homes. Site: http://www.crous-lorraine.fr/ 91 avenue de la Libération, 54000 Nancy. What’s most important is to take care of this as On campus, the CROUS is also responsible for Hours: end September to end October, early as possible, before your arrival. all low-cost food services (university restaurant, Monday to Friday, 9am to 11:45am and 1pm to 4pm. GETTING AROUND • The site of the University of Lorraine offers you: cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). Contact: 03 72 74 05 04 / 03 54 50 41 37 - information and tips for finding accommodations • Private Housing Platforms IN NANCY or [email protected] in Nancy: http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil Three higher education institutions in Nancy, To find out more, consult the pages dedicated to des étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil including the University of Lorraine, are members of The easiest way to get from Paris to Nancy international students: des étudiants internationaux > préparer son séjour> Studapart, a private housing platform: is to take the train (1½ hrs by the TGV high- http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil des Logement https://www.studapart.com speed train): https://www.oui.sncf/ étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil - a list of student housing: Other offers for student lodging, managed by private To get to the Welcome Desk from Nancy des étudiants internationaux http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil des organisms, are also available in Nancy. station, take the no. 5 bus, Place de la étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil République (near the train station), towards At the University of Lorraine, researchers benefit For example, visit: des étudiants internationaux > préparer son séjour> Laxou, and get off at the Cavallier stop. from theEuraxess networkand the Euraxess France https://www.adele.org Logement > à Nancy association which has a local point of contact in https://www.immojeune.com For getting around the city and suburbs, use Nancy. • The Ville de Nancy (Nancy City Council) is https://www.location-etudiant.fr the public transportation (metro, bus and developing a student accommodations section on https://housinganywhere.com tramway) network, managed by Stan for For all your practical questions, contact: drie- its website: transportation in Nancy: [email protected] • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, https://www.nancy.fr > utile > logement > je cherche Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student http://www.reseau-stan.com http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil des un logement étudiant accomodations in private homes: There are Grand-Est regional trains for étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil • The CRIJ (Regional Youth Information Centre) of https://www.lokaviz.fr/ getting around the region: https://www.ter. des chercheurs internationaux Lorraine and Youth in the Grand Est region provide • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a sncf.com/grand-est Sponsors the following services: national site for shared leases that’s free and simple Coaches are also an option for low-cost travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or You can be assisted by a sponsor in Nancy! - classified ads on its site: to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ TROUVER https://www.flixbus.fr/ Thanks to the ESN Nancy (Erasmus Student UN LOGEMENT http://www.jeunesenlorraine.org > • Other solutions available on the Campus France For carpooling, refer to the collaborative Network) association and the Buddy System, you Me loger > accès aux offres site: www.campusfrance.org > s’organiser > websites can be welcomed by a student who will help you and - a very comprehensive logement - national website: https://www.blablacar.fr accompany you during your stay. accommodations guide If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging - regional website: https://www.tedicov.fr/ For more information: http://nancy.ixesn.fr > buddy to download: Visale is a new and free guarantor system: For greater independence, rent a bike system http://www.jeunesenlorraine.org > Me loger > guide trouver www.visale.fr with VélOstan’lib, the Grand Nancy ÉDITION 2018 un logement 2019 > Pour le bike-share system GRAND EST Meurthe-et-Moselle - Meuse - Moselle - Vosges télécharger c’est par ici http://www.velostanlib.fr/ www.jeunesenlorraine.org 2 3 • Learn more about your rights and obligations: As a student, you can also take advantage of the LEARNING FRENCH FIRST www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et university medical services. In these health centers STEPS / document de circulation where consultations are free, you will be greeted Learning French is an opportunity by a team of doctors and nurses who can give to be seized! Find what works personalized advice about health and prevention. best for you: ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION - by consulting the Campus France site or the GOOD TO KNOW This is the case for the Université of Lorraine Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a which has a health and prevention service: Service CVEC • If you arrive in France with a VLS-TS foreign language - centers and universities which Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de offer courses at all levels year-round: It is mandatory that you download proof of long-term student visa: you must validate it Promotion de la Santé (SUMPPS: http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org payment of the Contribution Vie Etudiante et de online within three months of arrival: - SUMPPS-Nancy Vélodrome - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your Campus (CVEC) – the student and campus life https://administration-etrangers-en-france. Rond-point du Vélodrome, 6 Rue Jacques Callot, host city’s Maison des Associations - community contribution fee before you can enroll in your interieur.gouv.fr 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. centers. institution. • If you are an Algerian national: depending on Contact: 03 72 74 05 51. - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ your campus, your residence permit application - SUMPPS-Nancy Campus Lettres et Sciences FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP - For additional information and special cases: is made at the Préfecture or with the Service Humaines 3 addresses: https://www.campusfrance.org > s’organiser > CVEC des Relations Internationales at your campus. Maison de l'étudiant, Pôle Santé, 23 boulevard Albert 1er, 54000 Nancy. • Jobs and internships: Confirm Registration Take note: to renew your residence permit, you must apply within two months prior to its expiry. Contact: 03 72 74 05 71. - the Platine portal of the University of Lorraine gives Take note! Even if you have a Site: http://www.univ-lorraine.fr > vie des campus > advice and tools for finding a job or internships: pre-registration letter, you are not officially Health and social services http://platine.univ-lorraine.fr enrolled. You must validate your enrollment with the - the Regional Youth Information Centre of Lorraine institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as INSURE YOUR HOME (Youth in Grand Est) has a site with classified ads: soon as you arrive. http://www.jeunesenlorraine.org > offres de jobs In France, housing insurance is mandatory. • find a student jobthat’s compatible with your EVERYDAY The “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee RESIDENCE PERMIT studies on the CROUS Jobaviz site: - is housing insurance which you can you subscribe LIFE / https://www.jobaviz.fr/ Information with your bank or a private insurance company. Online subscription is also often possible. • At the Welcome Desk OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT Learn more: From early September to end October, for residence www.mgel.fr If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will be THINGS TO DO permits, international students are welcomed at www.assistance-etudiants.com much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, the Students Welcome Desk. www.assurances-etudiants.com IN NANCY / Address: Direction des relations internationales, online or in one of the 100 bank agencies located in 91 avenue de la Libération, 54000 Nancy. Nancy. Hours: end September to end October, Monday to In France, opening a bank account is a right: PLAYING A SPORT Friday, 9am to 12:30pm and 1:50pm to 5:30pm. www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires> SAMU: 15 Emergency Medical Services In your school, you may also have free access to For more information: Droit au compte (> Finances > Bank Accounts > Right Police emergency: 17 in the event of violence, sports facilities. Contact your Sports Department. - on the first applications for a temporary residence to Open an Account) theft, robbery. permit: http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil des At the University of Lorraine, the Sports Service Fire Department: 18, in the event of fire, gas étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil HEALTH CARE (SUAPS) offers 70 supervised activities: leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or des étudiants internationaux > Arriver en Lorraine > http://sport.univ-lorraine.fr > suaps: le sport pour In France, receiving medical treatment is practically traffic accident. Première demande de Titre de Séjour Temporaire tous > informations générales free but you must be insured. As a result, signing up 112 European emergency services number - on the renewal of a residence permit: At Nancy, you can also find an activity among the for medical insurance is mandatory. that’s accessible from anywhere in the European http://welcome.univ-lorraine.fr > accueil des 80 sports disciplines provided by the City Council: Union in addition to the French numbers above. étudiants et chercheurs internationaux > accueil https://www.nancy.fr > utile > sport des étudiants internationaux > arriver en Lorraine > Connect to the site Renouvellement de Titre de Séjour ou de Visa Long https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to Séjour (VLS) «Étudiant» register, to understand your rights, and to take • At the Prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle, only the necessary steps. by appointment (which can be booked at the University of Lorraine). Learn more: Address: 6 rue Sainte-Catherine, 54000 Nancy. https://www.campusfrance.org > S’organiser > Santé Contact: 03 83 34 26 26 (switchboard). Site: http://www.meurthe-et-moselle.gouv.fr > Démarches administratives > Étrangers

4 5 BE ACTIVE You can also check out the cultural agenda of the SEPTEMBER Nancy Visitor Centre: IMPORTANT • Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social • Préambule, the University of Lorraine Freshers' https://www.nancy-tourisme.fr > Menu > à voir, à ANNUAL EVENTS / Festival. or community group, through one of the numerous faire > Agenda et grands évènements > Agenda local or national student clubs and associations. • Nocturnes étudiantes (student nightlife festival), To learn more, check with your school (Service de la APRIL free events and concerts. vie étudiante, Student Services) or visit the following • The Journées du Patrimoine (heritage festival), MUST-SEE • The Festival of Art and Culture (JACES), sites: www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr promoting cultural and artistic achievements in offering free admissions to sites of cultural heritage, • The Maison de l’Étudiant PLACES / higher education and student night at the museums some of which are only open to the public for this At the University of Lorraine, the Maison de l'Étudiant (free admissions): https://www.univ-lorraine.fr > event. (student union) is a place for meeting up with other • The Livre sur la Place (book on the piazza), a major Three major architectural complexes in Nancy have culture-s > Culture –Arts > JACES 2019 students and where the student associations are national show celebrating the literature at the start been listed as World Heritage sites by UNESCO • Biannual Nancy international image show, with located: https://www.univ-lorraine.fr > vie de campus of the University year (exhibitions, literary cafes, since 1983. photography-related events. > Maison de l’étudiant de Nancy meetings). • Place Stanislas, a majestic square with its wrought MAY iron and gilded gates. OCTOBER GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING • Pint of Science, a European initiative for learning • Place de la Carrière, a long piazza formerly used for about research in atypical venues. • Fête de la Science in the University laboratories. • Nancy offers many ways to cultivate yourself or equestrian tournaments and games. • Nancy Jazz Pulsations, a jazz festival of party. Movie theaters, concerts, theaters, operas, • The Nuit Européenne des Musées (European • The Museum of Fine Arts, on Stanislas Square, with contemporary music and world music. museums, exhibitions, and festivals are on the Museum Night), an occasion to visit museums an exceptional collection of Daum crystal exhibits. program and most of the time, at reduced cost for differently (and for free). DECEMBER • The Renaissance styled Ducal Palace, which students: https://www.nancy.fr > culturelle > culture • Nancy Voix du Monde, an international gathering of • The Feast of Saint-Nicolas, an important traditional houses the historical museum of Lorraine. à Nancy choral singing performances. festival of Lorraine with events, street performances, • The museum of the School of Nancy, which offers • In the area of culture, the Ville de Nancy has set up JUNE parades, markets, etc. a system of subscriptions and discounts, a Carte an overview of the decorative arts (Art Nouveau) Jeunes Nancy Culture (Nancy culture youth card) movement that grew in Nancy at the end of the • Fête de la musique: music everywhere in town (free and free offers that are available to everyone: 19th century. concerts). https://www.nancy.fr > culturelle > culture à Nancy > • The Villa Majorelle, the architectural jewel of the Art JULY - AUGUST tarifs et bons plans Nouveau movement. • The Rendez-Vous Place Stanislas, provides a • At University of Lorraine, the Culture and Initiatives • The Parc de la Pépinière, the largest park in the city sound, image and light show on the royal square Department develops an ambitious cultural strategy • The recently created water garden on the banks (free show, every night). for all students: https://www.univ-lorraine.fr > of the Meurthe culture-s Learn (and see) more: • For entertainment or to pick up some culture, in http://www.nancy-tourisme.fr > Menu > Découvrir Nancy, there are: Nancy - 6 cinemas, with multiple screens (student rates, rewards card), including 2 arthouse cinemas, the Cameo Commanderie and the San Sebastián. - 10 major museums, including two that are jointly managed by the University of Lorraine and the Métropole du Grand Nancy (Greater Nancy council): the Botanical Garden and the Museum-Aquarium http://www.jardinbotaniquedenancy.eu - a dozen auditoriums, including the National Opera of Lorraine, one of the five French national opera houses, and a more contemporary room for modern To stay informed, actively listen to others and the world, and music, the Autre Canal. share and dialogue with students, follow social media where - about fifteen bookshops, including a historic Campus France has an especially strong presence! institution, the Hall du Livre, founded in 1925. Remember to sign up on the France alumni network to take part - a municipal network of 4 book-media libraries and EXCHANGE in discussion groups on various subjects, take advantage of 2 online libraries: https://www.nancy.fr > culturelle > cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers. bibliothèques/ Médiathèques SHARE • In , for going out or staying abreast of events, read the leading regional daily paper, le Républicain Lorrain, available in newsstands or on the Internet: https://www.estrepublicain.fr > Nancy ville

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