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DISCOVER YOUR CITY Campus France will guide you through your first steps in France and exploring Caen, your new home. WELCOME TO CAEN Rubrik C (91) - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©celia, Fotolia.com - JULY 2021. - JULY photo: ©celia, Fotolia.com Rubrik (91) - Photos: DR Cover C Production: YOUR ARRIVAL HOUSING IN CAEN / IN CAEN / A One-Stop, multi-service Welcome Desk for There are numerous solutions for housing in foreign students enrolled at Université de Caen Caen: Student-only accommodations managed by Normandie (UNICAEN) CROUS, student housing and private residences, and rooms in private homes. What’s most important is to take care of this as The UNICAEN Carré International is tasked early as possible, before your arrival. with welcoming the university’s international • Le Carré international offers housing search students. assistance to international students enrolled at Year round Le Carré International offers: Université de Caen Normandie. Its International - support in your administrative procedures Publics Hub (SPI) will assist and support you during (enrollments, residence permits, social the length of your stay. Contact the team: benefits, bank accounts) [email protected] - housing assistance • The CRIJ de Normandie (Centre Régional - preparation for university study in the French d’Information Jeunesse, the regional youth language information center) also has tips on finding housing. - a cultural approach (outings and visits, Address: CRIJ, 16 rue Neuve Saint-Jean, sponsorships, thematic evenings) 14000 Caen. - a bridging diploma to facilitate exiled Contact: 02 31 27 80 80 or [email protected] students return to studies (DUPEX) Site: http://www.crijnormandie.fr/ - a Buddy System for support when you arrive in Caen, in partnership with the Erasmus & A FEW TIPS Internationals in Caen (EIC) association: http://eicaen.fr/ Short-term housing • The Caen youth hostel located near the city center. Address: 68 rue Eustache Restout, 14000 Caen. Address: Contact: 02 31 52 19 96. Université de Caen Normandie, Maison des Langues Site: https://www.hifrance.org/ et de l’International, Campus 1, Building i (MLi), esplanade de la Paix, 14000 Caen. • Other types of residences with hotel services: Free access (Office Li 104): from Monday to Check out the Caen Visitor Center site which Thursday, 9am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 4pm. has a list and inventory of all types of housing: Contact: [email protected] https://www.caenlamer-tourisme.fr > menu> Bilingual site: séjourner&dormir > tous les hébergements http://international.unicaen.fr/bienvenue Long-term housing Welcome and orientation in other institutions • The Normandie CROUS student housing (Centre If you are enrolled in another institution, please Régional des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional consult the Campus France website for orientation. Center for University Services). The site presents a series of Information Sheets Address: 23 avenue de Bruxelles, 14000 Caen. covering the different higher learning institutions: General Reception: Monday to Friday, 9am to https://www.campusfrance.org > Etudiants 12:15pm and 1:15pm to 4pm. > Ressources documentaires > Informations Contact: 02 31 56 63 00 (switchboard). pratiques pour les étudiants > Dispositifs d’accueil Service bourses et logement (Financial Resources des établissements and Housing Office) If you cannot find your school in this list, then go - Telephone helpline: from 9:00am to 5:00pm directly to their website. 02 30 08 02 14. - Hours: Monday to Thursday, 1:15pm to 4pm. National Services Site: http://www.crous-caen.fr > Logement - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr The website Trouver un logement: - doctoral students, researchers: https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ http://www.euraxess.fr/fr 2 On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, FIRST THINGS food-trucks, etc.). FIRST / • Private Housing Platforms ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION Some Caen establishments are members of Studapart, a platform specialized in private housing CVEC for students: https://www.studapart.com/ > Rechercher par ville > Découvrez toutes nos villes Before you can enroll in your institution, you must > Caen download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and Other student residences, managed by private campus life contribution fee. companies, are also available in Caen. Try these - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ sites: - For additional information and special cases: - https://www.adele.org/ https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized - https://www.immojeune.com/ > CVEC - https://www.location-etudiant.fr/ - https://housinganywhere.com/fr/ Confirm Registration • There is also Lokaviz, a site managed by Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, CROUS, which includes a listing of student you are not officially enrolled. accommodations in private homes: You must validate your enrollment with the https://www.lokaviz.fr/ institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) • Shared Leases: Consult La Carte des Colocs, a as soon as you arrive. national site for shared leases that’s free and simple to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ • Other solutions available on the Campus France site: www.campusfrance.org > Students > Getting GETTING AROUND Organized > Accommodation CAEN If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging Visale is a new and free guarantor system: Before your arrival, consult the Université de www.visale.fr Caen’s practical information sheet which will guide you based on where you arrive: If you want to file an application for APL funds http://international.unicaen.fr > étudier à (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or personalized Caen > comment arriver à Caen housing aid) At Caen-la-Mer, the Twisto Atoumod card is CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check a single fare card which can be used across your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr the Twisto network: https://www.twisto.fr/ > Titres et abonnements > Nouvelle billettique > If you need housing adapted to your special La carte Twisto Atoumod needs In the department, use the Bus Verts du Contact the CROUS Service Social (Social Services) Calvados bus network: https://www.busverts.fr/ which will take action with your institution. Some establishments have specialized services for There are regional trains for getting around students with disabilities (assistance for housing, Normandy: and also transportation and tuition). https://www.ter.sncf.com/normandie Buses are also an option for low-cost travel: At Université de Caen, contact the Relais Handicap https://fr.ouibus.com/ or Santé: http://vie-etudiante.unicaen.fr/ > Vie https://www.flixbus.fr/ étudiante & Culture > Santé- Handicap > Handicap For ride-sharing, consult the collaborative site https://www.blablacar.fr For greater independence, rent a bike (traditional or electric) with Twisto Vélo: https://www.twisto.fr/ > Réseau Twisto > Nos mobilités > Twisto vélo 3 RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) PRACTICAL INFORMATION / GOOD TO KNOW • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT long-term student visa: you must validate If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it it online upon your arrival and imperatively will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank within the first three months of your stay account, online or in one of the 110 bank agencies (in France) on the ANEF (Administration located in Caen. numérique pour les étrangers en France) website: https://administration-etrangers-en- In France, opening a bank account is a right: france.interieur.gouv.fr www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires> Droit au compte • If you are an Algerian national or a student 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 In France, receiving medical treatment is practically within 2 months of entry): your residency free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing permit application has to be made at the up for medical insurance is mandatory. Prefecture. • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of Login to the site majority, you have to request for a “Titre de https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the register, to understand your eligibility and prefecture where you live within 2 months benefits, and to take the necessary steps. following your majority. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. interieur.gouv.fr Learn more: https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Take note : To renew your student residency > Health permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request must be done during the 3rd month before the As a student, you can also take advantage of expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” the university medical services. In these health (permit) on the website: https://administration- services where consultations are free, you’ll be etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr greeted by a team of doctors, nurses, and social workers who can give personalized advice in terms This tutorial will help you: of health and prevention. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ This is the case for Université de Caen Normandie oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 which has a health and prevention service: Service Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé (SUMPPS). Address: SUMPPS, Campus 1, • To find out more about rights and obligations: 47 avenue de Bruxelles, 14000 Caen. The reception services of your establishment can Contact: 02 31 56 52 30 or [email protected] guide you in the event of difficulties. Site: http://vie-etudiante.unicaen.fr/sante-handicap/ www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident Card and Travel Document) 4 SIGN UP FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE THINGS TO DO You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will IN CAEN / cover all health expenses not covered by the free and compulsory health insurance. TAKE UP A SPORT Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ In your institution, contact the Service des Sports from one company to another.