Université De Lorraine in Nancy
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THINGS TO KNOW Greater Nancy Metropolitan area: EXPLORING 330,000 residents NANCY, MY CITY THE CAPITAL OF THE students 45,000 DEPARTMENT OF City of Nancy: MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE, one of the 10 departments Campus France will guide of the Grand Est region 105,000 residents you through your first steps in nd 2 LARGEST TOWN IN THE GRAND EST REGION France and exploring Nancy, your new home. GRAND-EST Université de Lorraine REGION, in Nancy: th WELCOME TO 4 FRENCH REGION 38,000 in terms of hosting students NANCY foreign students (28,000 international students) including 15% international students 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 PARIS - 01 40 40 58 58 - www.campusfrance.org Production: Agence Huitième Jour - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © BrunoH - Fotolia.com photo: DR - Cover - Photos: Huitième Jour 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.