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WELCOME TO NICE - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©Didier RITZMANN, Fotolia.com - JULY 2021. - JULY Fotolia.com photo: ©Didier RITZMANN, - Photos: DR - Cover Rubrik (91) C Production: Production: YOUR ARRIVAL Welcome and orientation in other institutions Regardless of your host institution, please consult IN NICE / the Campus France website for orientation. The site presents a series of Information Sheets covering the different higher learning institutions: A Welcome Desk for international students https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Documentary resources > Practical information In Nice, a Welcome Desk was put in place for students and researchers > Reception for information and to support you in your arrangements in institutions administrative procedures, especially for If you cannot find your school in this list, then go residence permits and health insurance. directly to their website. At the start of the academic year in September, National Services Université Côte d’Azur, the CROUS, and other - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr partners (Prefecture, health insurance) are - doctoral students, researchers: on-duty to simplify these procedures. http://www.euraxess.fr/fr

Address: Maison de l’Étudiant Olivier Chesneau, 5 boulevard François Mitterrand, 06300 Nice HOUSING (tram: Vauban stop). Hours: Consult the practical information on the IN NICE / website, for days and office hours (residence permits, health insurance): http://unice.fr > There are numerous solutions for housing in International > Etudiants internationaux > Nice: Student-only accommodations managed by Démarches et procédures > Informations pratiques CROUS, student housing and private residences, Contact: 04 92 15 50 88 or [email protected] and rooms in private homes. To learn more, consult notably: What’s most important is to take care of this as - Université Côte d’Azur website and the pages early as possible, before your arrival. dedicated to international students (bilingual • The Université Côte d’Azur site provides you with French/English site): http://unice.fr/international/ information to help you find housing. It also provides etudiants-internationaux a complete list of private student residences: - CROUS website: https://www.crous-nice.fr/ http://unice.fr > international > etudiants- service/maison-de-letudiant-olivier-chesneau/ internationaux > demarches-et-procedures > logements Welcome and orientation for researchers and • The CRIJ (Centre Régional d’Information doctoral students Jeunesse), the regional youth information center At Université Côte d’Azur, the Welcome Center for - Alpes - Côte d’Azur publishes. (EURAXESS Service Center) welcomes and supports UCA-guest researchers, professors, and doctoral the Guide Logement students in their administrative procedures. (housing guide): Contact: 04 89 15 12 26. https://www.infojeunesse- Site: http://univ-cotedazur.fr > international > paca.fr > Nos services > reseau-et-services-des-relations-internationales > Orientation-information > welcome center Logement Buddy System - free classified ads on its site: https://annonces.infojeunesse- You can be assisted by a local student in Nice! paca.fr/ With the ESN student association (Esrasmus Student Network), and the Buddy System where a foreign student is mentored by a French student, you have the advantage of personalized support: https://nice.ixesn.fr/ ou https://www.facebook.com/ESN.Nice/

2 A FEW TIPS If you want to file an application for APL funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- Short-term housing lized housing aid), • Les Camélias, the Nice youth hostel in the city center. CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check Address: 3 rue Spitalieri, 06000 Nice. your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr Contact: 04 93 62 15 54 or [email protected] Site: https://www.hifrance.org • for other types of temporary residences, use the Nice Tourist Office site’s search engine: http://www.nicetourisme.com Long-term housing • The Nice-Toulon CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional Center for University Services) for student housing. Address: CROUS, Maison de l’Étudiant, 5 boulevard François Mitterrand, 06300 Nice (tram: Vauban stop). Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4:30pm, and Friday, 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Contact: 04 92 15 50 50. The Nice CROUS website publishes lots of useful information: https://www.crous-nice.fr GETTING AROUND The website Trouver un logement: NICE https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost To get to Nice from , you can take the food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, train (6 hour trip) or fly (1 hour): food-trucks, etc.). https://www.oui.sncf/ To get to the city center from the Nice Côte • Private Housing Platforms d’Azur airport, take the 98 bus, the 99 bus, or Some ten higher learning institutions in Nice are Tram 2. members of Studapart, a platform for private housing: https://www.studapart.com To learn more about means of transportation Other offers for student lodging, managed by private in Nice, visit the dedicated page on the organisms, are also available in Nice. For example, visit: Université Côte d’Azur site: http://univ- - Adele site: https://www.adele.org cotedazur.fr - ImmoJeune site: https://www.immojeune.com > international > reseau-et-services-des- - Location-Etudiant site: relations-internationales > welcome center https://www.location-etudiant.fr For getting around the city and surrounding - Housing Anywhere site: area, use the public transportation https://housinganywhere.com/fr/ (tramways, bus) network managed by Lignes • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, d’Azur for transportation in Nice and its Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student metropolitan area: https://www.lignesdazur. accommodation in private homes: com/ (bilingual French-English site). https://www.lokaviz.fr/ There are Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a express regional trains for getting around the national site for shared leases that’s free and simple region: https://www.ter.sncf.com to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ Coaches are also an option for low-cost travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or • Other solutions available on the Campus France https://www.flixbus.fr/ site : www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Accommodation For ride-sharing see the site https://www.blablacar.fr If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging For greater independence, rent a bike with Visale is a new and free guarantor system: Vélobleu, the Nice bike-share system: www.visale.fr https://www.velobleu.org/

3 If you need accommodation adapted to your RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) special needs Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take action with your institution. GOOD TO KNOW Some establishments have specialized services for students with disabilities (assistance for housing, • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS and also transportation and tuition). long-term student visa: you must validate it online upon your arrival and imperatively Université Côte d’Azur created a Service within the first three months of your stay d'Accompagnement des Étudiants en situation (in France) on the ANEF (Administration de Handicap (SAEH), a support service for special numérique pour les étrangers en France) needs students: http://univ-cotedazur.fr > campus website: https://administration-etrangers-en- > handicap france.interieur.gouv.fr • If you are an Algerian national or a student with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with FIRST THINGS the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux FIRST / mois” (Residency permit is to be requested within 2 months of entry): your residency permit application has to be made at the Prefecture. ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of CVEC majority, you have to request for a “Titre de Before you can enroll in your institution, you must séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie prefecture where you live within 2 months Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and following your majority. campus life contribution fee. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ interieur.gouv.fr - For additional information and special cases: Take note : To renew your student residency https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request > CVEC must be done during the 3rd month before the Confirm Registration expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” (permit) on the website: https://administration- Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr you are not officially enrolled. You must confirm your enrollment with the This tutorial will help you: institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as https://www.youtube.com/ soon as you arrive. watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16

• To find out more about rights and obligations: The reception services of your establishment can guide you in the event of difficulties. www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident Card and Travel Document)

4 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 If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank your bank or a private insurance company. Online account , online or in one of the 200 bank agencies subscription is often possible. located in Nice. In France, opening a bank account is a right: www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires> Droit au compte SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of HEALTHCARE violence, theft, robbery. Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, In France, receiving medical treatment is practically gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing traffic accident. up for medical insurance is mandatory. Call 112: European emergency services 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

Learn more: Learning French is an opportunity not to be missed! https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Find what works best for you: Organized> Health - by consulting the Campus France site or the As a student, you can also take advantage of Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a the university medical services. In these health foreign language - centers and universities which services where consultations are free, you’ll be offer courses at all levels year-round: greeted by a team of doctors, nurses, and social http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org workers who can give personalized advice in terms - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your of health and prevention. host city’s Maison des Associations - community centers. That’s the case at University (member of Université Côte d’Azur), which has FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP a Service Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé (SUMPPS), the inter- 2 addresses: university health services and a health center • the Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse, the (Unisanté) open to all students. regional youth information center for Provence - Address: Centre de Santé, Alpes - Côte d’Azur has free classified ads on its site: 24 avenue des Diables Bleus, 06300 Nice. https://annonces.infojeunesse-paca.fr/ Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:15pm. Contact: 04 92 00 12 31 or - the Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help [email protected] you find a student job that’s compatible with your Site: http://unice.fr > /vie-universitaire/sante studies: http://www.jobaviz.fr

ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will cover all health expenses not covered by the free and compulsory health insurance. Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ from one company to another. To choose a top-up insurance policy which meets your needs and your

5 THINGS TO DO http://bmvr.nice.fr In Nice, for going out or staying abreast of events, IN NICE / read the Côte d’Azur regional daily paper, Nice Matin, available in newsstands or on the Internet: TAKE UP A SPORT https://www.nicematin.com/ You can also check out the agenda on the Nice In your institution, contact the Service des Sports Tourist Office Centre site: for free access to sports facilities. http://www.nicetourisme.com/agenda In Nice, Université Côte d’Azur offers over 70 sports activities across all its campuses: http://univ-cotedazur.fr > Campus > UCA Sport You may also find a sports activity among the sports disciplines offered by the City of Nice: https://www.nice.fr/fr/sports BE ACTIVE Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social or community group, through one of the numerous local or national student clubs and associations. To learn more, check with your school (Service de la vie étudiante, Student Services) or visit the following sites: www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr The City of Nice has created a portal which inventories and presents all student clubs and associations: http://etudiants.nice.fr > associations etudiantes TOP

GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING ATTRACTIONS / Nice offers many ways to cultivate yourself or • , an emblem of Nice, the party: Movie theaters, concerts, theaters, operas, magnificent promenade along the Bay of Angels. exhibitions, and festivals are on the program and most of the time, at reduced cost for students: • Place Masséna, built in the 1840s and located in https://www.nice.fr/fr/culture the center Nice. At Université Côte d’Azur, the Direction de la vie • Vieux Nice, , with small streets typical of universitaire offers numerous artistic activities the south. throughout the year as well as a Pass’Culture with • Place Garibaldi, one of the most beautiful squares reduced rates for performances: in Nice with its ochre buildings and shutters. http://univ-cotedazur.fr > campus > culture arts • Castle hill which overlooks the port and Vieux Nice, For entertainment or to pick up some culture, in to admire the panorama of Nice and the Bay of Nice, there are: Angels. - 8 movie theaters with multiple rates (student rates, • Massena Museum, a magnificent villa surrounded rewards program), including 2 art-house theaters, by gardens, houses the Nice History Museum. the Mercury and the Rialto, without overlooking the Nice Film Library. • the Nice Gallo-Roman archeological site with its - around fifteen museums including two scientific ancient thermal baths. institutions: the Museum of Natural History and the • National Sport Museum, one of the most important Terra Amata Museum of Prehistory. The French sporting collections in the world. Riviera Pass, proposed by the Tourist Office offers • the arena gardens, on the hills of Nice, a museum visits at reduced rates: vast olive grove with free access to the lawns. http://www.nicetourisme.com > City pass • Museum and the Matisse Museum, - around fifteen performance halls including at the heart of the Cimiez gardens. the Nice-Côte d’Azur Opera, a classic theater inaugurated in 1885. To learn (and see) more, consult the Tourist Office - around fifteen book stores and a municipal website: network of 4 large libraries and 10 neighborhood http://www.nicetourisme.com/ >découvrir libraries (all libraries entirely free). Learn more: 6 IMPORTANT ANNUAL JULY • Nice Jazz Festival, the largest jazz festival in the EVENTS / world. AUGUST FEBRUARY • Prom Party, a free party with all kinds of music on • Nice Carnaval, known throughout the world, with the Promenade des Anglais. its corso (parade of floats) and battle of flowers. SEPTEMBER MARCH • Les journées du patrimoine (Heritage days), free • March in the Museums, a multi-disciplinary event visits of cultural venues. unique in France, co-organized by the City of Nice and Université Côte d’Azur, which strives to make OCTOBER museums available to students for free. • Nuit des Etudiants du Monde - Students of the World Night, a festive evening with the Nice student APRIL associations. • Journées des Arts et de la Culture (JACES), Art • Fête de la Science in the University laboratories. and Culture Days to highlight cultural and artistic accomplishments in higher learning. NOVEMBER MAY • The Nice Marathon, an exclusively coastal course from the Promenade des Anglais to the Croisette in • Pint of Science, a European initiative for learning . about research in atypical venues. • The Nuit Européenne des Musées (European Museum Night), an occasion to visit museums differently (and for free). JUNE • Fête de la Musique, with music everywhere in the city. • Nice Book Festival, conferences, book signings, debates, concerts, readings.

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 cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers. PARTICIPATE

7 THINGS TO KNOW

Nice: NICE, SEAT OF THE ALPES- 350,000 residents MARITIME DEPARTMENT, th Nice Côte d’Azur one of 6 departments 5 LARGEST Metropolitan Area: in the Provence-Alpes- CITY IN FRANCE, Côte d’Azur (PACA) one of the 550,000 Region sunniest! residents

PACA Nice: REGION, th 6 FRENCH 35,000 REGION in terms of students hosting including 30,000 at foreign students Université Côte d’Azur which (21,000 international counts % students of students) 20 foreign nationality

NICE, RANKED 15th OUT OF 44 FRENCH UNIVERSITY TOWNS AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND STUDY (awarded by L’Étudiant magazine)

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/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur-466

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