VALENCIENNES, YOUR CITY 10Th LARGEST CITY in the HAUTS-DE-FRANCE REGION and Th 6 LARGEST CITY in Campus France Will Guide the NORD DEPARTMENT
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DISCOVER VALENCIENNES, YOUR CITY 10th LARGEST CITY IN THE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE REGION AND th 6 LARGEST CITY IN Campus France will guide THE NORD DEPARTMENT. you through your first steps in France and exploring Valenciennes, your new home. WELCOME TO VALENCIENNES YOUR ARRIVAL Welcome and orientation in other institutions Depending on the institution, two information IN VALENCIENNES / services are available: the Service des Relations Internationales (international relations) and the Service de la Scolarité́ (admissions). A Maison des Services aux Etudiants for Regardless of your institution, please consult the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France Campus France website for orientation. The site students presents a series of Information Sheets covering the different higher learning institutions: In Valenciennes, the new Université https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Polyechnique Hauts-de-France was created Documentary resources > Practical information through the merger of several schools. This for students and researchers > Reception new institution is expanding its outreach to arrangements in institutions attract international students. The Maison des Services aux Etudiants (MSE) is there to greet If you cannot find your school in this list, then go and assist you on your arrival. directly to their website. At Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Address: Service Commun pour les Etudes et la Vie the university SCEVE (Service Commun pour les Etudiante (SCEVE) at the entrance to the Mont- Etudes et la Vie Etudiante) and its Bureau de la Vie Houy campus in Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, 59300 Etudiante – student services - will assist you with Valenciennes. your first steps. See the map: http://www.uphf.fr > Université > > Address: Maison des Services à l’Etudiant, 1st floor, Campus, sites et territoires > Nos campus Campus Mont-Houy, Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 11:30am and Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 1:30pm to 4:30pm. 5pm Access: by tram, the main station Campus For more information: https://www.uphf.fr > campus Mont-Houy. > accueil des étudiants Contact: 03 27 51 12 34 (switchboard). National Services Learn more: - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr - see the pages dedicated to international students - doctoral students, researchers: on the university website: http://www.euraxess.fr/fr https://www.uphf.fr/inscription-administrative- vous-etes-etudiant-etranger - see the Student U-Guide: https://www.uphf.fr > retrouvez vos U-Guides HOUSING Welcome and orientation for researchers and IN VALENCIENNES / doctoral students Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France There are numerous solutions for housing in welcomes international researchers and doctoral Valenciennes: Student-only accommodations students every year: managed by CROUS, student housing and private Contact: [email protected] residences, and rooms in private homes. Site: https://www.uphf.fr/recherche Most important is to take care of this as early as The Doc’Up association works with doctoral possible and before your arrival. students when they arrive and over the course of their stay in Valenciennes. You’ll find them on social Learn more: media: Doc’Up UPHF. - check the Logement page of the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de- Buddy System France website: You can be assisted by a local student in https://www.uphf.fr/campus-logement Valenciennes! - download the Housing Guide The ESN (Erasmus Student Network) organizes the published by the Centre Régional Buddy System with students from Valenciennes. d’Information Jeunesse (CRIJ) des Hauts-de-France, the regional youth Learn more: information center: - https://buddysystem.eu/fr/ http://www.crij-hdf.fr > nos publications - https://www.facebook.com/esnvalenciennes/ > guide du logement 2 - The Point Information Jeunesse (PIJ), the youth If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging information desk in Valenciennes can advise and Visale provides a free service for students who need help you in your search. a co-signer (guarantor) to secure housing: Address: Espace jeunesse famille, www.visale.fr 12 rue Louis-Cellier, 59300 Valenciennes Contact: 03 27 22 43 50 or [email protected] If you want to file an application for APL funds Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm. (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- lized housing aid), A FEW TIPS CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr Short-term housing: For accommodations with disabled access, There is no youth hostel in Valenciennes. Some hotels propose accommodations at a reasonable Contact the CROUS Service Social which will take price for a few nights. See the Valenciennes Tourist action with the University.. Office website: Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France has a https://www.tourismevalenciennes.fr > sejourner Relais Handicap service to assist students with Long-term housing special needs. - Student housing run by the CROUS (Centre Learn more: https://www.uphf.fr > campus > Régional des Œuvres Universitaires) in Lille Nord - mission handicap Pas-de-Calais, which includes Valenciennes. Contacts: - Phone: 02 30 06 02 49 from 9am to 5pm. - email: [email protected] You can also find the contact information for the four student CROUS residences in Valenciennes on the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France GETTING AROUND website: http://www.uphf.fr > campus > logement VALENCIENNES CROUS Lille Nord – Pas-de-Calais website: https://www.crous-lille.fr Valenciennes is located: The website Trouver un logement: - 2 hours from Paris - Charles de Gaulle https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ airport by TGV high-speed train ; On campus, the CROUS is also responsible for - 30 minutes from Lille airport by car or 1 hour all low-cost food services (university restaurant, by train( https://www.oui.sncf/ ). cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). If you arrive by train, take a look at the • Private Housing Platforms following website for directions to get to the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France has put Université Polytehnique campus: in place a housing service which uses the Studapart https://www.uphf.fr > campus > transport platform to help you find accommodation: For travelling in town and the surrounding https://uphf.studapart.com/fr/ area, use the Transville public transportation Other offers for student lodging, managed by private network (bus and tramway): organisms, are also available in Valenciennes: https://www.transvilles.com/ https://www.adele.org A new night bus is now available for your https://www.immojeune.com nocturnal outings. https://www.location-etudiant.fr https://housinganywhere.com There are regional trains for getting around the region: • There is also Lokaviz, a site managed by CROUS, https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france which includes a listing of student accommodations in private homes: https://www.lokaviz.fr/ Don’t forget the bus for low-cost travelling: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or https://www.flixbus.fr/ • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a national site for shared leases that’s free and simple For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ websites: - regional website • Other solutions available on the Campus France https://www.passpasscovoiturage.fr/ site : www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > - national website: https://www.blablacar.fr Accommodation 3 FIRST Take note : To renew your student residency THINGS FIRST / permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request must be done during the 3rd month before the expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION (permit) on the website: https://administration- etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr CVEC This tutorial will help you: Before you can enroll in your institution, you must https://www.youtube.com/ download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 campus life contribution fee. - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ • To find out more about rights and obligations: - For additional information and special cases: The reception services of your establishment can https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized guide you in the event of difficulties. > CVEC www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour Confirm Registration et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident Take note ! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, Card and Travel Document) you are not officially enrolled.You must confirm your enrollment with the institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive. PRACTICAL RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) INFORMATION / OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT GOOD TO KNOW If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS online or in one of the 40 bank agencies located in long-term student visa: you must validate Valenciennes. it online upon your arrival and imperatively In France, opening a bank account is a right: within the first three months of your stay www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires> (in France) on the ANEF (Administration Droit au compte numérique pour les étrangers en France) website: https://administration-etrangers-en- HEALTHCARE france.interieur.gouv.fr In France, receiving medical treatment is practically • If you are an Algerian national or a student free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing with