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Metropolitan area Normandie: ROUEN, EXPLORING IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE MY CITY 490,000 residents CAPITAL OF THE Rouen: -MARITIME department, one of the five residents, departments that form the 110,000 Region with Rouen Campus will guide 44,000 students in the city-region as its capital you through your first steps in France and exploring Rouen, your new home. NORMANDY Université de Rouen: REGION, students, 10th FRENCH 29,000 REGION in terms WELCOME TO of hosting foreign inclunding 2,800 students international students, (10,000 international representing 120 different nationalities ROUEN students) 40 research laboratories 8 doctorate-awarding schools

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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: ©SergiyN - Fotolia.com ©SergiyN photo: DR - Cover - Photos: Jour Huitième Agence Production: ARRIVING IN Sponsors A FEW TIPS If you want to apply for the APL You can be assisted by a sponsor in Rouen! (Aide Personnalisée au Logement -personalized ROUEN / Student volunteers can help you get settled in by For short-term lodging housing aid) showing you around the university and the city • Rouen youth hostel, near the city center. The CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales - family thanks to the Erasmus Student Network, ESN Rouen Address: Le Robec, 3 rue du Tour, route de allowances fund) is available to assess your rights: Modulo Monde is a one-stop Welcome Desk for and Buddy System: Darnétal, 76000 Rouen. 08 10 29 29 29 or www.caf.fr foreign students arriving at the University http://www.rouen.ixesn.fr > Association > Présentation Contact: 0 2 35 08 18 50. Site: https://www.hifrance.org > Auberge de Mediation The University of Rouen Normandy has set jeunesse > Rouen up Modulo Monde as a friendly and helpful The University of Rouen Normandy has set up • Further accommodation options can be found via service for international students. It can a student mediation service for international the multilingual search engine on the Rouen Visitor assist you with administrative procedures and students. Center website: https://www.rouentourisme.com > facilitate your integration. Mediators help welcome and accompany Menu > Dormir international students in conjunction with Modulo From late August until mid-November, Monde, the various university services and the Long-term housing Modulo Monde is available to help you obtain CROUS (housing office). They also facilitate • CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires your residence permit (with the Préfecture) Préfecture applications to help students obtain et Scolaires) student housing for Normandie and finalize enrollment at the university. residence permits. (Rouen). Modulo Monde can also help with student Address: 135 boulevard de l’Europe, 76100 Rouen. accommodations (CROUS) and housing Your Higher Learning Institution Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm. allowances (CAF). Depending on the institution, two information Contact: 02 30 06 02 76. services are available: Site: http://www.crous-normandie.fr > International > GETTING AROUND Address: Modulo Monde is located in the foyer of the - International Relations Department Trouver un logement ROUEN Colbert Building on the Saint-Aignan campus, 24 rue (welcome and orientation desk) On campus, the CROUS is also responsible for - the Admissions Department Jacques Boutrolle d'Estaimbuc (Place Colbert. all low-cost food services (university restaurant, Arriving from Paris: (office for enrollment and administrative Hours: from late August until mid-November, cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). - trains to Rouen leave from the Gare Saint- procedures) Monday to Thursday, 8.00am - 12.00 noon and • Private Housing Platforms Lazare station in Paris: https://www.oui.sncf/ 1.30pm - 4.00pm. It is the Department of Studies and Student Other offers for student lodging, managed by private The Paris underground (métro) can be used Contact: 02 35 14 00 26/27 or Monitoring which oversees foreign students via the organisms, are also available in Rouen. to get to Gare Saint-Lazare. Various lines stop [email protected] Modulo Monde service at the University of Rouen For example, visit: there (3, 9, 12, 13 and 14). For more information: Normandy. - https://www.adele.org/ - if you’re flying into Roissy-Charles de Gaulle - read the international student pages on the National Services - https://www.immojeune.com/ airport, the Roissybus shuttle service stops University of Rouen Normandy website: - https://www.location-etudiant.fr/ near the Opera, within easy reach of Gare http://formation-ve.univ-rouen.fr > Vie étudiante > - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr - https://housinganywhere.com Saint-Lazare. Accueil des étudiants internationaux - doctoral students, researchers: - Studapart website, private student housing http://www.euraxess.fr/fr To get from Rouen station to Modulo Monde - download the Modulo Monde Guide-book: platform, affiliated with two schools in Rouen: on the Saint-Aignan Campus, take Bus F2 or http://formation-ve.univ-rouen.fr > Vie étudiante > https://www.studapart.com > Rechercher par ville > No. 8 and get off at the ‘Place Colbert’ stop Accueil des étudiants internationaux Rouen For travelling around the city and surrounding Foreign PhD students and researchers can contact HOUSING • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, area, the public buses and underground the International Relations Service at the University Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student service are run by the Rouen Normandy of Rouen Normandy. IN ROUEN / accomodations in private homes: Astuce network: https://reseau-astuce.fr/ https://www.lokaviz.fr/ Address: Direction des Relations Internationales There are regional trains for getting around et de la Coopération, 24 bis rue Jacques Boutrolle In Rouen, there are numerous solutions for finding • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a the Normandy region: d'Estaimbuc, 76130 Mont-Saint-Aignan. lodging: the housing park reserved for students national site for shared leases that’s free and simple https://www.ter.sncf.com/normandie Contact: 02 35 14 69 10 and managed by CROUS, student and private to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ Coaches are also an option for low-cost or [email protected] residences, and housing in private homes. • Other solutions available on the Campus France travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or Site: http://recherche.univ-rouen.fr > Europe What’s most important is to take care of this as site: www.campusfrance.org > s’organiser > https://www.flixbus.fr/ et International > Accueil de chercheurs et de early as possible, before your arrival. logement doctorants internationaux For car-pooling, refer to the collaborative • Normandy’s Regional Youth Information Center If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging websites, for example (CRIJ) offers the following: - national website: - classified ads servicehttp://www.crijnormandie.fr > Visale is a new and free guarantor system: https://www.ter.sncf.com/normandie Annonces > Logement www.visale.fr - local website: http://www.covoiturage76.net/ - Rouen Student Guide with tips and discounts: For greater independence, rent a bike with http://www.crijnormandie.fr > Les dossiers du CRIJ Cy’Clic, the Rouen-Normandie bike-share > Logement > Les bons plans de l’étudiant rouennais system: http://cyclic.rouen.fr/

2 3 If you need housing adapted to your special • The Préfecture for Seine-Maritime (Rouen), when Learn more: FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP needs Modulo Monde service unavailable (mid-November https://www.campusfrance.org > S’organiser > Santé 2 addresses: Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take until early August). As a student, you can also take advantage of the action with your institution. Address: Préfecture, 7 place de la Madeleine, university medical services. In these health centers • Jobs and internships: The website for Normandy’s Some institutions have specialized services. 76 000 Rouen. where consultations are free, you will be greeted Youth Information Centre (CRIJ) offers: Contact: 02 32 76 50 00 - classified ads:http://www.crijnormandie.fr > At the Université de Rouen Normandie, there is a by a team of doctors and nurses who can give Important page to read: personalized advice about health and prevention. Annonces help desk for people with a special needs: http://www.seine-maritime.gouv.fr > Démarches - tips for finding work placements: https://modulo.univ-rouen.fr > Les Études > Situation administratives > Etrangers en Seine-Maritime > This is the case at the University of Rouen http://www.crijnormandie.fr > Les dossiers du CRIJ de Handicap Etrangers des arrondissements de Dieppe et Rouen Normandy which offers a Health & Social Service > Orientation-Formation > Chercher et Effectuer un at several different sites. stage en entreprise • Learn more about your rights and obligations: Address: Service santé, Maison de l’Université www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et (1er étage), rue Lavoisier, 76130 Mont-Saint-Aignan. • Student jobs: find a student job that’s compatible FIRST document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident Card Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 5:30pm. with your studies on the CROUS Jobaviz site: STEPS / and Travel Document Contact: 02 32 76 92 92. https://www.jobaviz.fr/ Site: http://sante-social.univ-rouen.fr/

ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION GOOD TO KNOW INSURE YOUR HOME THINGS TO DO • If you arrive in France with a VLS-TS CVEC In France, housing insurance is mandatory. IN ROUEN / long-term student visa: you must validate it The “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee It is mandatory that you download proof of online within three months of arrival: - is housing insurance which you can you subscribe payment of the Contribution Vie Etudiante et de https://administration-etrangers-en-france. with your bank or a private insurance company. Campus (CVEC) – the student and campus life PLAYING A SPORT interieur.gouv.fr Online subscription is also often possible. contribution fee before you can enroll in your • If you are an Algerian national: depending on To learn more, consult notably: • Your school or university provides special access institution. your campus, your residence permit application www.smeno.com > Assurances to sporting activities. Contact your institution’s - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ is made at the Préfecture or with the Service www.assistance-etudiants.com Sports department. - For additional information and special cases: des Relations Internationales at your campus. www.assurances-etudiants.com At the University of Rouen Normandy, various https://www.campusfrance.org > s’organiser > CVEC Take note: to renew your residence permit, you activities are organized by the University Service for Confirm Registration must apply within two months prior to its expiry. Physical and Sports Activities (SUAPS: http://suaps.univ-rouen.fr/ Take note! Even if you have a SAMU: 15 Emergency Medical Services pre-registration letter, you are not officially • The City of Rouen also offers various sports and Police emergency: 17 in the event of violence, fun activities: enrolled. You must validate your enrollment with the theft, robbery. institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as https://www.rouentourisme.com > Menu > Bouger Fire Department: 18, in the event of fire, gas > Sports soon as you arrive. EVERYDAY leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or LIFE / traffic accident. RESIDENCE PERMIT 112 European emergency services number BE ACTIVE that’s accessible from anywhere in the European OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT • Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social Information Union in addition to the French numbers above. or community group, through one of the numerous • Modulo Monde, the University of Rouen’s If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it local or national student clubs and associations. Welcome Desk for international students. will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank Further details and information can be obtained From late August until mid-November, international account, online or in one of the 80 bank agencies LEARNING FRENCH from: students are welcomed at the Modulo Monde, located in Rouen. - contact your school (Campus Life Bureau) for Learning French is an opportunity which can help them apply for a residence permit, In France, opening a bank account is a right: information. to be seized! Find what works in conjunction with the Préfecture services. www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes - the University of Rouen, which lists over 50 student best for you: Address: Espace Modulo Monde, Bâtiment Colbert, bancaires> Droit au compte associations (including 5 international associations): 24 rue Jacques Boutrolle d’Estaimbuc, - by consulting the Campus France site or the http://formation-ve.univ-rouen.fr > Vie étudiante > Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a 76130 Mont-Saint-Aignan. HEALTH CARE Vie associative > Les associations étudiantes Contact: 02 35 14 00 26/27 or foreign language - centers and universities which - the website run by the ESN Rouen association, In France, receiving medical treatment is practically [email protected] offer courses at all levels year-round: which offers cultural and sporting events: free but you must be insured. As a result, signing up Important page to read: http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org http://www.rouen.ixesn.fr > Associations for medical insurance is mandatory. http://formation-ve.univ-rouen.fr > Vie étudiante > - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your - visit the national sites: Accueil des étudiants internationaux host city’s Maison des Associations - community www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr centers. Connect to the site connect to the https://etudiant-etranger.ameli. fr site to register, to understand your rights, and to take the necessary steps.

4 5 GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING MUST-SEE IMPORTANT OCTOBER • Rouen offers many ways to cultivate yourself or • World Students’ Night, evening party to welcome party. Movie theaters, museums, operas, exhibitions, PLACES / ANNUAL EVENTS / international students, in partnership with the and festivals are on the program and most of the City of Rouen, CROUS, the University and various associations. time, at reduced cost for students: Rouen has been labelled a Ville d’art et d’histoire JANUARY https://www.rouen.fr > Culture for its art and history since 2002. • Fête de la science in the University laboratories. • Regards sur le Cinema du Monde, film festival • The Visitor Center website is also worth checking • Rouen’s old town, a network of narrow streets lined featuring films from all over the world and Africa in • The Rouen 10k, taking participants right through th for student offers, local events and activities: with picturesque houses, built between the 15 and particular. the city center, is an unmissable event for runners in https://www.rouentourisme.com > recherche > Être 18th centuries. the region. étudiant à Rouen > Bons plans et idées de sorties • Notre-Dame cathedral, with its gothic architecture, MARCH For more information, see the City of Rouen • The Maison des Étudiants at the University of is one of the finest religious buildings in France. • Multicultural Week at the University of Rouen, website: Rouen Normandy is a creative and welcoming • The Gros-Horloge clock tower, one of the city’s events organized by student associations, with and www.rouen.fr/ or the Tourist Office website: space, which organizes various artistic activities: most famous monuments: a Renaissance archway for international students. www.rouentourisme.com http://mdu.univ-rouen.fr/ with an astronomical clock. MAY A culture pass (Carte Culture) has been created • The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, housing • European Night of Museums, various events offer to provide preferential rates for a range of cultural exceptional fine art collections, including a number an alternative insight into Rouen’s museums. activities offered by some thirty partners: of works by impressionist painters. http://mdu.univ-rouen.fr/carte-culture-mode-d- JUNE emploi-16089.kjsp • The Parliament of Normandy (Palais de Justice), built during the Renaissance. • Fête de la musique: music everywhere in town (free For entertainment or to pick up some culture, in concerts). Rouen, there are: • The Pierre Corneille museum, birthplace of one of • The Armada, a vast number of impressive sailing - 5 large cinemas (in the center and outskirts of France’s great classical dramatists. ships and warships, from all over the world, Rouen), including the Omnia arthouse cinema • The Flaubert museum and Maison Flaubert, where converge on Rouen every 5 years for a program of (student rates, rewards card). you can walk in the footsteps of one of the greatest entertainment. - 13 museums, including the Muséum, one of the French writers of the 19th century. leading institutions in the region thanks to the • Joan of Arc Tower, where France’s historic heroine JULY - AUGUST diversity of its collections. Admission to all the is thought to have been judged and sentenced in • The Normandy Impressionist Festival offers an museums in Rouen is free: 1431. opportunity to discover the heritage and creativity https://www.rouen.fr/musees • The Jardin des Plantes, a lovely park, spanning 10 of Normandy, birthplace of the Impressionist - around twenty theaters and concert venues, 3 of hectares, its origins date back to the 17th century. movement. Next edition in 2020! which are run by the Normandy - Rouen National Drama Center. For more information, consult the Visitor Center • Cathedral of light, sound and light show at Rouen - around fifteen bookshops, including L’Armitière, website: https://www.rouentourisme.com Cathedral every evening (free). founded in 1963, and ABC Bookshop, Rouen’s > Menu > Visiter > Sites et monuments SEPTEMBER English-language bookshop. • Journées du patrimoine (Heritage days), free visits - a network of 8 municipal libraries with free of cultural venues. membership (including one virtual library): http://rnbi.rouen.fr/fr • In Rouen, for going out or staying abreast of events, read the leading regional daily paper, Paris-Normandie, available in newsstands or on the Internet: https://www.paris-normandie.fr/ You can also check out the agenda on the Rouen Visitor Center site: https://www.rouentourisme.com > Agenda To stay informed, actively listen to others and the world, and share and dialogue with students, follow social media where Campus France has an especially strong presence! Remember to sign up on the France alumni network to take part EXCHANGE in discussion groups on various subjects, take advantage of SHARE cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers.

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