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Campus France will guide you through your first steps in France and exploring Toulon, your new home.
WELCOME TO TOULON ARRIVING Learn more: - check the University web pages for international IN TOULON / students, whether exchange students or free- movers (regular admission): UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON http://www.univ-tln.fr > Student Welcome services at Université de International > Welcome Book. Toulon - download the “Venir étudier à At Université de Toulon, a small university, the Toulon” guide: Service des Relations Internationales team is your http://www.univ-tln.fr > VENIR ÉTUDIER main point of contact to help you prepare your À TOULON International > Venir étudier à arrival. Toulon (from list of downloads on Université de Toulon offers a personalized welcome the left-hand side). service for students: accommodation, French as - download the “Guide de l’Etudiant”, published by a foreign language lessons, a discovery weekend the Maison de l’Etudiant (the city of Toulon): https:// to explore the region, cultural excursions, student www.toulon.fr > Mon Toulon pratique > Etudiant à buddy system, and more. Toulon > Maison de l’Etudiant. Address: Université de Toulon, Service des Relations Internationales, La Garde Campus, Le Béal 2 Buddy System Building, Avenue de l’Université, 83130 La Garde. The Buddy Program is available to assist you in Hours: Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm and Toulon! from 1pm to 4pm. The Service des Relations Internationales offers Contact: Click on the following link to find your support for international exchange students, points of contact through the Buddy Program which pairs up new http://www.univ-tln.fr/Service-Relations- international students with students from the Internationales.html or on 04 94 14 20 44. University: http://www.univ-tln.fr > International > Venir étudier Free-movers or non-exchange foreign students à Toulon > Bienvenue en France > Buddy Program. As soon as you arrive in France, please contact the Service de la Scolarité and from 01 September Welcome and orientation for researchers 2021, you must go to the admissions office (building At Université de Toulon, the Chercheur Invité V1) in order to collect a registration file and make program allows the university to host foreign an appointment to complete your administrative teacher-researchers who have gained a reputation registration. in their field. Contact: [email protected]. Contact: 04 94 14 21 37. When you arrive at the University, a team will be Further information: http://www.univ-tln.fr > available on the ground-floor of Building V1 (La International > Mobilité des enseignants- Garde Campus) to enroll students and a Welcome chercheurs > Programme chercheur invité. Desk will be open in Le Béal 2 Building to one- Welcome and Orientation in other institutions stop service desk and assist with administrative procedures. If you are enrolled in another institution, please Contact: consult the Campus France website for orientation. - Service des Admissions, [email protected] The site presents a series of Information Sheets - Service des Relations Internationales, covering the different higher learning institutions: 04 94 14 20 44. https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Documentary resources > Practical information Students on exchange programs for students and researchers > Reception As soon as you arrive in France, please contact the arrangements in institutions Service des Relations Internationales in Le Béal 2 If you cannot find your school in this list, then go Building, on the 1st floor (La Garde Campus). A team directly to their website. will be available to welcome you and assist with administrative procedures. National Services Contact: [email protected] - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr - international students from EU countries: - doctoral students, researchers: 04 94 14 21 37. http://www.euraxess.fr/fr - international students from non-EU countries: 04 94 14 28 34
2 Address: 657 avenue du 1er Bataillon d’Infanterie de HOUSING Marine du Pacifique, F-83130 La Garde. IN TOULON / Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm during the academic year (summer hours apply). Contact: 04 94 08 83 00 or var@crous-nice.fr There are numerous solutions for housing in Website: http://www.crous-nice.fr/ Toulon: Student-only accommodations managed Trouver un logement site: https:// by CROUS, student housing and private residences, trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ and rooms in private homes. On campus, the CROUS is also responsible for all Most important is to take care of this as early as low-cost food services (university restaurants and possible and before your arrival. cafeterias). • The Université de Toulon in partnership with Studapart, gives you access to hundreds of exclusive offers: studios, shared apartments, private rooms ... and benefit from personalized GETTING AROUND support throughout your rental! Use our online housing platform: http://housing.univ-tln.fr/ TOULON More information: http://www.univ-tln.fr> International> Coming to study in Toulon> Welcome There are several options for travelling to to France, Housing article. Toulon from Paris: - by plane, arriving at Nice-Côte d’Azur airport • The Maison de l’Etudiant, managed by the city or Marseille-Provence airport. If you decide to of Toulon and the Toulon Provence Méditerranée fly, you can catch a shuttle service from the metropolitan authority: airport to the Nice or Marseille train stations - establishes contact between landlords and and then take the train to Toulon. students seeking rental accommodation: - by train (4 hours by high-speed TGV train https://toulon.fr > Mon Toulon pratique > Etudiant à https://www.oui.sncf Toulon > La Maison de l’Etudiant > Offre de location. To get to the University La Garde campus - publishes the “Guide de l’Etudiant” with advice from the Toulon train station, take bus and addresses: https://www.toulon.fr > Mon Toulon number 29 or bus number 191. pratique > Etudiant à Toulon > Maison de l’Etudiant. For more information: http://www.univ-tln.fr • The Comité Local pour le Logement Autonome > International > Venir étudier à Toulon > des Jeunes (CLLAJ), the local committee for Bienvenue en France > Arrivée à Toulon independent housing for youth also provides good (access - transport). advice for finding accommodation in Toulon:http:// For travelling in and around town, you can use www.alinea-cllaj.com/ public transport (buses and boats!) operated • Toulon’s Bureau d’Information Jeunesse (Centre by the Mistral network, which oversees public Départemental d’Information Jeunesse), the youth transport in Toulon and surrounding area: information center can also help you: https://www. https://www.reseaumistral.com/ (student toulon.fr > Mon Toulon pratique > Jeunesse > Le rates and travel-cards). bureau information jeunesse. For travelling within the region, take the: It is also worth checking the “Trouver un logement - the Varlib network of around 100 buses en Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur” guide, compiled by which covers the department: the CRIJ: https://www.infojeunesse-paca.fr/ on the http://www.varlib.fr/ homepage. - regional trains in the PACA region (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur): https://www.ter.sncf.com/ A FEW TIPS sud-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur Short-term housing: Buses are also an option for low-cost travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or • The search engine on the Tourist Office website https://www.flixbus.fr/ may help you find short-term accommodation in Toulon and surrounding area: For ride-sharing see the collaborative site: https://toulontourisme.com > Où dormir ? https://www.blablacar.fr/ For greater independence, rent a bike. The Long-term housing city of Toulon does not currently operate a • The Nice - Toulon CROUS student housing (Centre self-service bike system. You can rent a bike Régional des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional from a private rental company, for example: Center for University Services). https://www.mabicyclettebleue.fr/ 3 • Private Housing Platforms FIRST Other offers for student lodging, managed by private organisms, are also available in Toulon. THINGS FIRST / Try these sites: - https://www.adele.org - https://www.immojeune.com ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION - https://www.location-etudiant.fr CVEC - https://housinganywhere.com Before you can enroll in your institution, you must • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and accommodation in private homes: campus life contribution fee. https://www.lokaviz.fr/ - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a - For additional information and special cases: national site for shared leases that’s free and simple https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ > CVEC. • Other solutions available on the Campus France The Nice-Toulon CROUS provides a CVEC service site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > during the enrollment period at La Garde Campus, in Accommodation the P’tit Béal cafeteria, 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm. If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging Confirm Registration Visale is a new and free guarantor system: Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, www.visale.fr you are not officially enrolled. You must confirm The University’s Service des Relations Internationales your enrollment with the institution’s Service de la can guide you through administrative procedures: Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive. http://www.univ-tln.fr > International > Venir étudier à Toulon > Bienvenue en France > Logements (VISALE RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) user guide can be downloaded from list in the right column). GOOD TO KNOW If you want to file an application for APL funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or personal- • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS ized housing aid) long-term student visa: you must validate it online upon your arrival and imperatively CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check within the first three months of your stay your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr (in France) on the ANEF (Administration The University’s Service des Relations numérique pour les étrangers en France) Internationales can also guide you: http://www. website: https://administration-etrangers-en- univ-tln.fr > International > Venir étudier à Toulon > france.interieur.gouv.fr Bienvenue en France > Logements (CAF guide can • If you are an Algerian national or a student be downloaded from list in the right hand column). with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with If you need housing adapted to your special needs the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux Contact the CROUS Service Social which will mois” (Residency permit is to be requested take action with your host institution. Some within 2 months of entry): your residency permit application has to be made at the Prefecture. establishments have specialized services for students with disabilities (assistance for housing, • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled and also transportation and tuition). minor) visa and you attained the age of At the Université de Toulon, a personalized support majority, you have to request for a “Titre de plan is defined by the Mission Handicap and the séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the health centre (SUMPPS), in accordance with the prefecture where you live within 2 months student’s requirements: http://www.univ-tln.fr > Vie following your majority. étudiante > Handicap. https://administration-etrangers-en-france. interieur.gouv.fr
4 where consultations are free, you’ll be greeted by a Take note : To renew your student residency team of doctors and nurses who can give personalized permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request advice in terms of health and prevention. must be done during the 3rd month before the This is the case for Université de Toulon which expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” (permit) on the website: https://administration- etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr Login to the https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr This tutorial will help you: Site to register, to understand your eligibility https://www.youtube.com/ and benefits, and to take the necessary steps.. watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 has a health centre. Services offered by the Health Centre are free, confidential and open to all students • To find out more about rights and obligations: at Université de Toulon: The reception services of your establishment can http://www.univ-tln.fr > Vie étudiante > Santé > guide you in the event of difficulties. Service médical. www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour Address: La Garde campus, EVE building, entry 2, et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident ground-floor, 83130 La Garde. Card and Travel Document) Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:45pm for visits. Contact: 04 94 14 24 89 (8:15am to 12:15pm and 12:45pm to 4:15pm) or [email protected] Other consultations take place on the Toulon Site PRACTICAL (Faculté de Droit, the law school). INFORMATION / Students enrolled at any other establishment should contact the Service de la Vie étudiante in their host institution. OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT
If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, online or in one of the 95 bank agencies You can also sign up for top-up insurance which located in Toulon. will cover all health expenses not covered by the free and compulsory health insurance. In France, opening a bank account is a right: https://www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ bancaires (droit au compte). from one company to another. To choose a top-up insurance policy which meets your needs and your The University’s Service des Relations budget, you can compare student health insurance Internationales has created a guide for opening a plans on the Internet. bank account in France: http://www.univ-tln.fr > International > Venir étudier à Toulon > Bienvenue en France > Vie pratique (see ‘Mode d’emploi - INSURE YOUR HOME Banques ouverture de compte’ in the right-hand In France, housing insurance is mandatory. column). You can sign up for housing insurance called “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at HEALTHCARE your bank or a private insurance company. Online subscription is often possible. In France, receiving medical treatment is practically free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing Please check university’s practical guide for further up for medical insurance is mandatory. information: http://www.univ-tln.fr > International Learn more: > Venir étudier à Toulon > Bienvenue en France https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Logements (see ‘Mode d’emploi - Assurance > Health habitation’ in the right-hand column). http://www.univ-tln.fr > International > Venir étudier à Toulon > Bienvenue en France, Vie pratique (see “Mode d’emploi - CPAM assurance maladie” in the right-hand column). As a student, you can also take advantage of the university medical services. In these health services
5 THINGS TO DO SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services IN TOULON / Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of violence, theft, robbery. TAKE UP A SPORT Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or In your institution, contact the Service des Sports for traffic accident. free access to sports facilities. Call 112: European emergency services At Université de Toulon, the Service Universitaire number that’s accessible from anywhere in des Activités Physiques et Sportives (SUAPS) , the the European Union in addition to the French university service for physical and sports activities numbers above. organizes around thirty different activities: http://www.univ-tln.fr > Vie étudiante > Sport. LEARNING FRENCH In Toulon, city offers access to number of sports Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be facilities: https://toulon.fr > Envie de bouger > Sports missed! Find what works best for you: et loisirs > Activités sportives. - by consulting the Campus France site or the Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a BE ACTIVE foreign language - centers and universities which Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social offer courses at all levels year-round or community group, through one of the numerous http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org local or national student clubs and associations. - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your host Please contact your host institution for further city’s Maison des Associations - community centers. information or check the websites: www.animafac.net or www.letudiant.fr FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP At Université de Toulon, some associations unite Useful websites: international students: http://www.univ-tln.fr > Vie • Université de Toulon regularly recruits students to étudiante > Vie associative. work in its different services: The Maison de l’Etudiant, run by the city of Toulon http://emplois-etudiants.univ-tln.fr/ is also a good place for meeting others. • The Service d’Accompagnement en Orientation et Address and phone: Insertion (SAOI) at the University can also help you 3 rue de la Glacière, find a job or internship: 83000 Toulon, 04 83 16 65 20. http://www.univ-tln.fr/Service-d-Accompagnement- en-Orientation-et-Insertion-SAOI.html GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING • The Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help Movie theaters, concerts, theater, exhibitions, and you find a student job that’s compatible with your festivals are on the program and most of the time, at studies: https://www.jobaviz.fr/ reduced cost for students. • The CRIJ de Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (Centre At Université de Toulon, the Culture office (Mission Régional d’Information Jeunesse), the regional Culture) offers various cultural outings that are youth information center publishes a job-hunting either free or €1 admission (nearly 30 outings per guide “Trouver un job”, with advice and contacts, as semester): well as posting classified ads on its website: http://www.univ-tln.fr > Vie étudiante > Culture. https://www.infojeunesse-paca.fr/ The city of Toulon has created a Carte Jeune • JobTeaser platform: https://www.univ-tln.fr/ offering preferential rates for cultural events and/ Nouveau-Career-Center-pour-les-etudiants-de-l- or activities: https://www.toulon.fr > Mon Toulon Universite.html pratique > Jeunesse > Carte Jeune. https://univ-tln.jobteaser.com For entertainment or to pick up some culture you can choose from: - 4 multiplex movie theaters in Toulon and its surrounding area, (student rates, rewards card) including an art-house theater, the Royal. - around ten major museums, including a science museum: Muséum départemental du Var, showcasing local natural heritage (free entry): https://museum.var.fr 6 - 10 theater and concert venues, including Le Liberté, a nationally recognized theatre: IMPORTANT https://www.theatre-liberte.fr/ ANNUAL EVENTS / - a network of five libraries and multimedia libraries (free membership for students under 26): https:// toulon.fr > Envie de bouger > Bibliothèques. MARCH In Toulon, for going out or staying abreast of events, • Printemps de l’Université: a series of sports, read the leading regional daily paper, Var-matin, cultural, club and festive events.. available in news stands or on the Internet: MAY https://www.varmatin.com/ • European Museum Night offers an opportunity to discover museums and other cultural sites in a new light! TOP JUNE ATTRACTIONS / • Fête de la Musique, music playing all over town (free concerts) and Fête de la Saint-Pierre et des • Place de la Liberté, on Boulevard de Strasbourg, is Pêcheurs, a traditional event organized by the local Toulon’s main square and focal point. fishermen’s corporation. • Mont Faron, which towers over the town (access JULY - AUGUST via cable car), for its panoramic views. • Jazz au Jardin, major jazz festival (in La Valette-du- • The Rade de Toulon, Europe’s finest natural Var) and Festival Estival de Toulon (classical music). roadstead, with its military installations and • Nuit des Pêcheurs: Tables are set up along the commercial port. seafront to enjoy local fish and seafood specialities • Musée National de la Marine, collections of models and a craft market. and maritime paintings. SEPTEMBER • Memorial Museum of the Provence Landing, presenting and commemorating Allied landing • Journées Européennes du Patrimoine (European operations on the Provence coast during August Heritage Days), free visits of cultural venues. 1944. OCTOBER • Marché du Cours Lafayette, largest Provence-style • Ça Bouge à l’Université, event organized by the market (fruits and vegetables, flowers, textiles, etc.). University to celebrate the start of the academic year. • Toulon’s beaches, especially those at Mourillon • Fête de la Science in the University laboratories. which have obtained the “Pavillon bleu” label (for their remarkable environmental quality). • International Maritime Film Festival, Exploration and Environment and the Rade Side Festival, For more information, consult the Tourist Office contemporary music concerts. website: https://toulontourisme.com/ DECEMBER • Christmas Village, markets and entertainment with a moving Provençal nativity scene.
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 to take part in SHARE discussion groups on various subjects, take advantage of PARTICIPATE cultural outings, and consult job and internship offers.
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TOULON TOULON PROVENCE MÉDITERRANÉE IS THE CAPITAL METROPOLITAN AREA (PRÉFECTURE) OF THE VAR DÉPARTEMENT, 444,000 residents one of 6 départements in the Provence Alpes Côte CITY OF TOULON d’Azur region (PACA) 172,000 residents 15,000 students PACA REGION, th 6 FRENCH REGION Université de Toulon in terms of hosting foreign students 10,000 students including 1500 (over 20,000 foreign students of 90 different nationalities, international 16 research laboratories, 2 doctoral schools students)
TOULON WAS INCLUDED IN A LIST OF THE TOP 44 FRENCH CITIES WHERE IT’S TO LIVE AND STUDY WITH A GOOD SCORE FOR LIVING ENVIRONMENT (awarded by L’Etudiant 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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