Marseille, Your New Home

DISCOVER YOUR CITY

Campus France will guide you through your first steps in France and exploring Marseille, your new home.

WELCOME TO MARSEILLE • the Direction des Relations Internationales (DRI), ARRIVING portal for Aix-Marseille Université: IN MARSEILLE / https://dri.univ-amu.fr/ Welcome and orientation for researchers and doctoral students A Welcome Desk for international students Researchers and doctoral students can visit the Aix- Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) opened an Marseille Université DRI home page: International Student Welcome Desk for https://dri.univ-amu.fr/ > Enseignants-chercheurs, foreign students Doctorants enrolled in the following institutions: Ecole Aix-Marseille is a member of the Euraxess Network. Centrale - Marseille, Kedge Business School, Contact: 04 86 09 08 43 or Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture [email protected] – Marseille, IEP Aix-en-Provence, Ecole Buddy System Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence and Mines You can be assisted by a local student in Marseille! Saint Etienne in Gardanne. With the ESN student association (Esrasmus The Welcome Desk is open from August 31 to Student Network), and the Buddy System where a September 25, 2020. foreign student is mentored by a French student, On site, you’ll find the services of the CROUS, you have the advantage of personalized support: the Prefecture, the City of Marseille, and https://buddysystem.eu/fr/ other organizations which will simplify your Welcome and orientation in other institutions administrative procedures as concerns: If you are registered in another institution, please • residence permits consult the Campus France website for orientation. • housing and transportation The site presents a series of Information Sheets • banking and insurance covering the different higher learning institutions • health and welfare in France: https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/recherche/ • campus life (culture, leisure, sports, and categorie/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur-466 recreation) If you cannot find your school in this list, then go directly to their website. Address: Guichet accueil AMU, Campus Marseille Centre, Espace Pouillon, 3 place Victor Hugo, National Services 13003 Marseille. - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr Access: - doctoral students, researchers: Saint-Charles metro stations (lines 1 and 2). http://www.euraxess.fr/fr Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. Learn more: • the Student Guide (bilingual French-English), a general guide published by the Aix-Marseille Université: http://guide- etudiant.univ-amu.fr/ • Être Étudiant à Marseille, a guide published by the city can be downloaded on the étudiant.Marseille. fr website: http://etudiant.marseille.fr/ (home pages).

2 HOUSING Long-term housing • Aix-Marseille-Avignon CROUS (Centre Régional IN MARSEILLE / des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional Center for University Services) for student housing. There are numerous solutions for housing Address: Marseille, Campus local office in Marseille: Student-only accommodations Saint-Charles, 3 place Victor Hugo, 13003 Marseille. managed by CROUS, student housing and private Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 12:30pm and residences, and rooms in private homes. 1:30pm to 4:15pm. Most important is to take care of this as early as Contact: 04 91 62 83 85 possible and before your arrival. Site: http://www.crous-aix-marseille.fr/ The website Trouver un logement: • Aix-Marseille Université has put in place a https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ housing service using the Studapart platform which can help you find housing easily. Numerous housing offers are presented on this platform which GETTING AROUND is regularly updated: https://univ-amu.studapart.com/en/ MARSEILLE To learn more, consult the Housing Guide There are two options for getting to Marseille from Paris: le guide (availableÊtre in French or 2018-2019 in English)étudiant published by - by plane (flight time: 1 hour and 15 minutes). être étudiant AMU: From the Marseille Provence airport take the bus à marseille https://www.univ-amu.fr/à Marseille to the Saint-Charles train station (town center). fr/public/logements - by train (high-speed TGV train: 3 hours and • Les Journées du 10 minutes) from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Logement Étudiant airport (Terminal 2) or from the Gare de Lyon (student housing days): in the center of Paris: https://www.oui.sncf/ The Sortie d’Amphi See the special page for information about association will help how to get to the help desk from wherever – 1 – you findstudent you arrive in Marseille: https://www.univ- housingin Marseille and will provide you with all the amu.fr/fr/public/mobilite-internationale information you need so your school year starts out The RTM public transportation (metro, right: tramway, bus) is available for getting around the http://www.sortiedamphi.fr > Nos services > town and surrounding area: http://www.rtm.fr/ Logement > Journées du logement étudiant For travelling within the region, take the: • The CRIJ (Centre Régional d’Information - Provence - Alpes - Côte d’Azur regional Jeunesse), the regional youth information center, trains: https://www.ter.sncf.com/paca for Provence -Alpes - Côte d’Azur publishes free The PACA Region created the ZOU Card which classified ads on its site: allows you to travel cheap: https://annonces.infojeunesse-paca.fr/ www.ter.sncf.com/paca > tarifs et achats • The special site created by the city of Marseille, > cartes et abonnements étudiant.marseille.fr lists all the student - Buses in the Bouches-du-Rhône region: accommodation options: http://etudiant.marseille.fr/ http://www.rtm.fr/cartreize > Bien vivre ses études > Se loger To travel greater distances, don’t forget the bus for low-cost travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ A FEW TIPS or https://www.flixbus.fr/ Short-term housing: For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative websites • The Marseille Bonneveine youth hostel outside - national website: https://www.blablacar.fr the city center and close to the beach. - regional website: Address: impasse Docteur Bonfils, 13008 Marseille. http://se-deplacer.marseille.fr/ > Alternatives à Contact: 04 91 17 63 30 la voiture en ville > autopartage et Covoiturage Site: http://www.ajmarseille.org/ For greater independence, you can rent a bike • for other types of temporary residences, use the from Levélo, the Marseille bike-share system Marseille Tourist Office site’s search engine): (130 stations, 1,000 bikes): http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/ http://www.levelo-mpm.fr/ > Préparer votre séjour > Où dormir 3 On campus, the CROUS is also responsible for all low-cost food services (university restaurant, FIRST cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). THINGS FIRST / • Private Housing Platforms: In addition to the Aix-Marseille Université Studapart ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION platform, ( https://univ-amu.studapart.com/en/ ), other offers for student housing managed by private CVEC companies, are also available. Try these sites: Before you can enroll in your institution, you must - https://www.adele.org download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie - https://www.immojeune.com Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and - https://www.location-etudiant.fr campus life contribution fee. - https://housinganywhere.com - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ - For additional information and special cases: There is also a site managed by the CROUS, https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student > CVEC accomodations in private homes: https://www.lokaviz.fr Confirm Registration • Shared Leases: Consult La Carte des Colocs, a Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, national site for shared leases that’s free and simple you are not officially enrolled. to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ You must confirm your enrollment with the • Other solutions available on the Campus France institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting organized > soon as you arrive. Accommodation RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging Visale is a new and free guarantor system: Information www.visale.fr • At the Welcome Desk for international students. If you want to file an application for APL Open from the start of the school year (end August funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or to end September), the Welcome Desk is the place personalized housing aid) to go for foreign students arriving in France. They CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check can complete their administrative procedures your eligibility: 08 10 29 29 29 or www.caf.fr with the Marseille Préfecture for the renewal of a residence permit or for a first-time application. If you need housing adapted to your special Address: Guichet accueil AMU, Campus Marseille needs Centre, Espace Pouillon, 3 place Victor Hugo, Contact the CROUS Service Social which will take 13003 Marseille. action with your host institution or take a look at the Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. site: http://www.handitoit.org/ • At the Bouches-du-Rhône Préfecture (Marseille). Aix-Marseille Université has set up a Handicap Address: Site Saint-Sébastien, place Félix Baret, Mission which welcomes and supports all students 13006 Marseille. with special needs: Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 12:15pm. https://mission-handicap.univ-amu.fr/ Contact: 04 84 35 40 45 or interactive voice response system 04 84 35 40 35. Site: http://13.accueil-etrangers.gouv.fr/ • Learn more about your rights and obligations: www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et document de circulation

4 In Aix-Marseille Université which has a Service GOOD TO KNOW Inter Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et • If you arrive in France with a VLS-TS de Promotion de la Santé (SIUMPPS), or inter- long-term student visa: You must validate it university service for preventive medicine and health online within three months of arrival: promotion on 3 sites. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. For more information: https://www.univ-amu.fr/ > interieur.gouv.fr Vie des Campus > Vie pratique > Service médecine • If you are an Algerian national or a student préventive with a “concours” (tests) visa or a “mineur ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa or a visa with the indication “carte à solliciter dans les You can also sign up for top-up insurance which deux mois” (residence permit to be requested will cover all health expenses not covered by the free within 2 months of entry): Depending on your and compulsory health insurance. campus, your residence permit application is Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ made at the Préfecture or with the Service des from one company to another. To choose a top-up Relations Internationales at your campus. insurance policy which meets your needs and your Take note: To renew your residence permit, budget, you can compare student health insurance you must apply within two months prior to its plans on the Internet. expiration date. INSURE YOUR HOME In France, housing insurance is mandatory. You can sign up for housing insurance called PRACTICAL “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at your bank or a private insurance company. Online INFORMATION / subscription is often possible.

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will be SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of online or in one of the 220 bank agencies located in violence, theft, robbery. Marseille. In France, opening a bank account is a Fire Department: Call 18, in the event of fire, right: www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or bancaires> Droit au compte (> Finances > Bank traffic accident. Accounts > Right to Open an Account) Call 112: European emergency services number HEALTHCARE that’s accessible from anywhere in the European In France, receiving medical treatment is practically Union in addition to the French numbers above. free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing up for medical insurance is mandatory. LEARNING FRENCH Login to the Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr missed! Find what works best for you: Site to register, to understand your eligibility and benefits, and to take the necessary steps. - by consulting the Campus France site or the Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a Learn more: foreign language - centers and universities which https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized offer courses at all levels year-round: > Health http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org As a student, you can also take advantage of the - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your university medical services. In these health centers host city’s Maison des Associations - community where consultations are free, you will be greeted centers. by a team of doctors and nurses who can give personalized advice about health and prevention.

5 FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP The Citadingue guide, is a free guide which presents the best addresses in Marseille. It’s published by a • the Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse Kedge Business School student association, and Provence - Alpes - Côte d’Azur publishes free they also list some of their best recommendations classified ads online: on Facebook. https://annonces.infojeunesse-paca.fr/ In Marseille, an association for students Escale • the city website, etudiant.marseille.fr also Marseille Etudiants (EME) provides assistance if you provides information about finding a job: have any problems: https://www.emetudiants.org/ http://etudiant.marseille.fr > bien-vivre-ses-etudes > trouver-un-job GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING • the Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help you find a student job compatible with your studies: Marseille offers many ways to cultivate yourself or http://www.jobaviz.fr/ party: http://culture.marseille.fr/ At Aix-Marseille Université, the Service Culture works with numerous partners and develops an artistic offer. With the AMU student card, you can take advantage of THINGS TO DO Pact’Amu, which offers reduced rates for shows, and free admission for museums: https://www.univ-amu. IN MARSEILLE / fr/ > Vie des Campus > Vie culturelle > Pacte’AMU For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you TAKE UP A SPORT can choose from: In your institution, contact the Service des Sports for - 10 multiplex movie theaters (student discounts, free access to sports facilities. rewards cards), including several arthouse theaters At Aix-Marseille Université, the SUAPS organizes such as the Gyptis, Pathé Madeleine and Variétés. activities for students: - 20 major museums, including two scientific https://www.univ-amu.fr/ > Vie des Campus > Vie museums: The Marseille observatory for astronomy sportive > Le Sport à l’Université fans and the natural history museum with one of the In Marseille, you can choose from among the 1000 largest collections in France: sports and recreational facilities made available by http://culture.marseille.fr/ the city: http://sports-loisirs.marseille.fr/ > Musées et patrimoine > Les Musées - around fifty venues including La Criée theatre, the BE ACTIVE Centre Dramatique National, the Opéra de Marseille, inaugurated in 1787, and the Dôme, one of the Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social largest venues in the south of France: or community group, through one of the numerous http://culture.marseille.fr/ > Arts vivants > Arts local or national student clubs and associations. vivants: presentation Learn more: - around fifty bookshops, including the famous For more information, ask at the student life Maupetit, Marseille's oldest, created in 1929 and department (Service de la vie étudiante) or at Gibert for buying and selling second-hand books. Aix-Marseille Université which publishes: - a local network of 8 large public libraries including - a list of associations: the large Alcazar library: https://vie-etudiante.univ-amu.fr/ > Vie associative > https://www.bmvr.marseille.fr/ Consultez la liste des associations étudiantes AMU In Marseille, for going out you can read: - a list of recommended addresses: http://etudiant.marseille.fr/ > Bien vivre ses études - La Provence, the regional daily: > Les adresses indispensables https://www.laprovence.com/ - consult the national sites: - the Sortir à Marseille municipal site: www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr https://www.sortiramarseille.fr/ The City of Marseille student portal lists a range of - the Sortie d’Amphi student site: associations which can also be found at the Maison For students in Marseille, the site Sortie d’amphi de l’Étudiant: lists all the necessary information and good deals: More information: http://etudiant.marseille.fr > Bien http://www.sortiedamphi.fr/ vivre ses études > Maison de l’étudiant - https://www.facebook.com/LaMDEMarseille/

6 about research in atypical venues: TOP https://pintofscience.fr/events/marseille ATTRACTIONS / • The Nuit Européenne des Musées (European Museum Night), an occasion to visit museums differently (and for free). • The Vieux-Port, a legendary site in the heart of Marseille • The MUCEM (Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe JUNE: et de la Méditerranée), on the Old Port, a blend of • Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town architecture and Mediterranean collections. (free concerts). • The Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, also known • Marsatac, a contemporary music festival and as "Bonne mère", which means good mother, by the major electronic music event for France and Europe local Marseille population. (student discounts). • The Canebière, the city's famous large shopping avenue. • Sosh Freestyle Cup - a sports and music festival: international board-sports competition with electro • The Vieille-Charité, former hospice built in the and house music (free). 17th century, now a museum of the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. JULY: • The radiant Cité, a monument designed by • The Delta festival - a student event on the Marseille architect Le Corbusier in 1950. beaches with entertainment and activities and a The Vélodrome stadium, one of France's largest contemporary music programme: stadiums for fans of the Marseille football team https://www.delta-festival.com/ L'Olympique! • The Festival de Marseille - a blend of genres and cultures: • The Borély park for lovely shaded walks, a lake and dance, theater, concerts, installations, performances, film, botanical garden. conferences and parties (student discounts). • The Calanques range a national park stretching SEPTEMBER: along the Mediterranean Sea. • The City of Marseille greets over 10,000 students for For more information, consult the Marseille Tourist a one-week, free event: http://etudiant.marseille.fr/ > Office website:http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/ Marseille ville étudiante • Les Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits of cultural venues. IMPORTANT OCTOBER: ANNUAL EVENTS / • Nuit des Etudiants du Monde - Students of the World Night, a festive evening with the Marseille MARCH: student associations. • Journée de l’étudiant, a special student event with • Festiv’Amu, two days of sports and cultural free activities and entertainment offered by the City activities for the entire Aix-Marseille Université of Marseille: http://etudiant.marseille.fr/ > Marseille community: http://www.festiv-amu.fr/ ville étudiante • Fête de la science in the University laboratories. APRIL: NOVEMBER: • Des Calanques et des Bulles - a free comic and • Les Festives - an eclectic women's live manga festival open to all. performance festival. MAY: • Pint of Science, a European initiative for learning

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Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolitan area: City of Marseille: 1,900,000residents 865,000residents nd 2 largest city in France 37,000students

MARSEILLE, nd Aix-Marseille Université: 2 LARGEST CITY IN FRANCE, st capital of the Provence- 1 university in France Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (PACA) 1st Francophone university THE MARSEILLE, students including CAPITAL OF THE BOUCHES-DU- 72,000 RHÔNE DEPARTMENT, 10,000 foreign students one of the 6 departments in the doctoral schools PACA region 12 th PACA REGION, 6 French 3,500 doctoral candidates region in terms of hosting foreign students (21,000 international 132 research structures students)

MARSEILLE RANKED 11th (out of 44) AMONG FRENCH UNIVERSITY TOWNS AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND STUDY (awarded by L’Étudiant magazine)

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