INDONESIA HOUSE PROJECT
December 2013
A national foundation granted public utility status by decree on 6 June 1925 17, boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris | France www.ciup.fr A UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
International house
Founded in 1925, every year the Cité internationale universitaire de paris1 provides a home to more than 12,000 students, researchers, artists and guest academics from all over the world, representing 130 different nationalities. They are there to study and carry out their research in the universities, schools and laboratories of Paris and the Paris region. Created in the aftermath of the First World War to contribute to building a world of peace, exchanges, tolerance and solidarity, the Cité internationale of today is at the very heart of the development of the 21st century knowledge society.
Bordering the Montsouris Park created by Emperor Napoleon III, the Cité internationale offers its residents a unique, totally international, multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment in Paris:
≥ huge wooded 34-hectare campus at the heart of the Paris and regional transport networks: metro, regional metro, bus, tram - just six minutes away from the Sorbonne -, train - just a few hours away from Europe most important cities (London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, etc.),
≥ providing academic, cultural, sports and services facilities: library, restaurant, auditorium, language laboratories, theatres, orchestra, choir, art and music studios, stadiums, swimming pool, tennis courts, gymnasium, etc.,
≥ and offering 6,000 beds, in 40 houses, 25 of which are run by or in close cooperation with a partner country, making the Cité an open-air architectural exhibition with every continent represented.
The Cité internationale also has the mission for supporting foreign residents (see appendix 1). Its office, open all year round, enables international students, researchers and artists to set themselves easily in Paris, supporting them for all administrative, housing or health issues.
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1 www.ciup.fr 2 THE COUNTRY HOUSES
These 25 country houses are the soul of Cité. They form a privileged club of great countries: Argentina, Armenia, Belgium-Luxembourg, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, USA.
The country houses are, for each partner state, a highly useful tool for strengthening university-level cooperation with France at the same time as being a prestigious cultural shop window open to the public and the city of Paris:
≥ Each house offers accommodation for the students, researchers and performers, sovereignly selected by the partner country, while of course respecting the general rules for admission to the Cité internationale (see appendix 2). The lengths of stays are very variable and can be anything from a week to several months. Stays are, however, limited to two years for researchers and three years for students (a one year derogation is possible in certain circumstances). Students must be enrolled on an award-bearing course at Paris and Paris region higher education institution at, as a minimum, a Master’s level (with possible derogations for students in their third class of bachelor’s degree). To facilitate interchanges, all the houses in the Cité internationale can share their residents. Thus a resident chosen by his or her country's House may live in another country's house subject to the agreement of that country, enabling each house to accommodate other nationalities. In this same spirit of mixing, 25% of the Cité internationale's residents are French, so that foreign students and researchers have an opportunity to get to know better France, its language and culture.
≥ The country houses are also an important base for spreading the cultural influence of the countries concerned, to which the Cité internationale gives real visibility (see appendix 3). Most of these houses have an ad hoc grant from their national authorities to organize some cultural events: dance, exhibitions, concerts, conferences, etc., showcasing the artistic and intellectual life of the country represented. Country houses often offer language and civilisation courses too.
A house usually has between 200 and 250 beds, mostly in single rooms with private bathroom. It also has some larger apartments for invited researchers, professors and artists. In addition, a house has its own cultural spaces already mentioned and, more generally, the common areas where people do meet: study rooms, library and cafeteria, for instance.
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3 THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE AND INDONESIA
The Cité internationale is currently significantly expanding, taking advantage of the rise in international mobility and of the intensification of partnerships between French and foreign universities.
India, which already has its house on campus, has just opened an extension providing 72 extra beds. Italy and Brazil are planning to follow suit. Other countries are investing heavily in renovating their houses.
In addition, the Cité internationale has been allocated new land owned by the French state, enabling it to expand its campus and particularly providing room for houses from three more countries, adding some 700 new beds in total.
≥ A South Korea house, the construction of which has already been announced by President Park Geun-hye on the occasion of her visit to Paris in November 2013,
≥ A house of China is currently under review and may be announced during the forthcoming visit of President Xi Jin Ping in France.
A Indonesia House would, in this context, occupy a rightful place in the Cité internationale and would enable Indonesia to join the exclusive club, currently numbering 25, of countries with a House on the campus (see appendix 4).
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Ile-de-France house India's house extension
4 THE INDONESIA HOUSE PROJECT
1| The fully-autonomous houses
19 out of the 25 country Houses are fully reserved for one partner state, which is responsible for its construction and manages it under legal status of "Foundation officially recognized as beneficial to the public at large" (hereafter “country Foundation”), generally chaired by the Ambassador of that country.
It is on that same historical pattern, going back to 1925, that it’s proposed to Turkey to build his House in the Cité internationale:
≥ The French state via the Chancellery of the universities of Paris provides the land (approximately 2,000 m2) free of charge, that is, a French contribution worth 7 million Euros.
≥ Indonesia, which may involve private sponsors, finances construction and furnishing for a building with approximately 200 rooms plus its common spaces for residents' daily life, representing an investment of 20 million Euros (see appendix 5). The partner country establishes an association under French law in order to manage the project, to choose the architect firm after an international competition and in agreement with the Cité, and so forth.
≥ Once built, the house is donated by the partner country to the Chancellery of the Universities of Paris, who owns the entirety of the Cité internationale's built assets. This donation is made through an agreement with the Chancellery which garantees that the house shall be dedicated to the accommodation of students and researchers from the partner country and entrusts its management to that country: under French law, these clauses are imprescriptible. Thus, Indonesia will have a full and permanent right towards the house. This arrangement has been chosen by all countries already present. It ensures the continuity of the activity of the house, allowing the Cité internationale, in the case of temporary failure of the partner country, to ensure the smooth functioning of the House and to continue the mission of accomodating students and researchers from that country.
Public financing is not a requirement for the building of a House. A number of them have been built, since the creation of the Cité, by private sponsors before being transferred to the public authorities for their operation. The full support of those authorities to the project is nevertheless necessary, as the project must be based on a political will to strengthen the bilateral academic and scientific cooperation and also on the willingness of the state concerned to ensure the smooth running of the House.
On average, the construction project takes four years from the letter of intent from the partner country confirming its plan (see appendix 6): ≥ one year for developing the project management contract, ≥ one year for obtaining the building permit, ≥ two years for building and fitting out the interior of the house.
ABREU DE GRANCHER foundation L/OBLIQUE, the heritage centre
5 2| Governance of country houses
The governance of the Cité internationale gives a central role to partner countries, represented on campus by a house (see appendix 7):
≥ As a country Foundation, each fully-autonomous House is usually chaired by its country's Ambassador to France. The Foundation Presidents' College meets at least once per year, before voting the Cité budget. It elects five representatives to the Cité's Board of Directors.
≥ Each country House is run by a Director, usually an academic chosen by the authorities of the said country. This Director lives on site. He or she is accountable to the Board of Directors of the running of the House and its cultural and university program.
≥ The House Directors meet in conference each month, chaired by one of them and with the Cité Delegate- general in attendance, in order to coordinate between Houses, to express views over the general regulations and about any matter concerning the running of the Cité.
Each country house is responsible for its own budget. The operating budget is normally balanced; items of expenditure (electricity, heating, cleaning, care-taking, minor repairs, insurance, telecommunications, staffing costs, etc.) are covered from the rents charged by each house to its residents and from other revenues:
≥ The rent level is set by each House. It currently stands at ¤530 per month on average (value of December 2013) for a single room with private bathroom, including room cleaning, laundry and internet access. Every resident, regardless of nationality, may receive assistance from the French government equal to ¤96 per month under the social housing allowance. Thus the net cost of the room to the student is about ¤430 on average.
≥ The core staff of a house consists of at least five full-time employees excluding the Director who always lives on site but does not usually receive a salary for this role.
Switzerland Foundation | House of Sweden | House of Spain
6 3| An intermediate formula: the «attached houses»
There is a possibility for countries with lower numbers of students in Paris and the Paris region, which would not justify occupying a 220 room House, of making a partnership agreement with the Cité internationale enabling it to reserve rooms in an existing House, built, managed and maintained by the Cité:
≥ for a given number of rooms (at least 100), ≥ for a period agreed in advance (10 to 15 years), with the possibility of a preferential right to renew the agreement,
≥ and by advance payment of a lump sum of the order of €3,000 per room per year.
The House would then bear the name of the partner country. Nevertheless, the partner country does not have exclusive use of the House's common and cultural spaces; these would be shared with cultural activities organised by other countries.
The Cité currently has six attached Houses of this type (Armenia, Cambodia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway and Portugal).
The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris and the French university authorities are delighted at the opportunity offered Indonesia to join the Cité and the 25 countries already present.
A letter of intent from the Indonesian authorities would launch this project and allow political communication, including at the highest level.
USA Foundation | Biermans-Lapôtre Foundation | Maison Internationale AgroParisTech
7 Appendix
Appendix 1
THE RECEPTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS IN THE PARIS REGION : THE EXPERTISE OF THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE OF PARIS
Today, France is the destination country number 3 for foreign students after the United States and the United Kingdom. Paris is also the first french city chosen by foreign students, which reinforces its position as the largest university city in Europe.
To encourage mobility and to provide assistance to foreign students and researchers during their installation in Paris, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris has developed a welcome service to help them and facilitate their integration. With the support of the city of Paris and its region, the Cité provides them with personalized services:
≥ Acc&ss Paris Centre offers foreign students and researchers, all year round, the following services: Administrative help French language courses Culture and leisure activities Help with finding accommodation Practical information
≥ A special welcome service for foreign students with several public services on site takes place every year in the Cité internationale, from September to November, to help incoming foreign students with the following paperwork: Health check/long stay student visa Residence permit Financial housing assistance Work permits Health Insurance Transport
≥ The international social center at the Cité internationale is here to help them through the difficult times, whether psychological, social or study related: A social worker assess their needs (medical, family, financial, etc.) and propose solutions
Two psychologists from the psychological support unit for the universities of Paris are available to discuss any difficulties of a personal nature Wellbeing clinic for relationship counselling, food and sleep problems, addictions, with a health care professional on hand to listen and advise. Appendix 2
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR CITE INTERNATIONALE RESIDENTS
The following rules apply to all the Cité internationale houses and are part of what is commonly called the Cité internationale’s general regulations.
Students Students must be enrolled on Master’s courses, doctorates or PhDs in a higher education or research institution in Paris or the Paris Region. Applications are submitted to an admissions committee, which meets at least twice a year. As a minimum requirement, the committee is made up of the house’s director and the head of the Cité’s admissions service. It is further strengthened by embassy representatives and qualified figures who are appointed by the embassy. The committee selects applicants based on their academic background and their resources. If a resident should leave during the year, the management of the house and the Cité’s head of admissions will meet to select a new applicant. If no applicants from the country meet the admissions criteria, the parties will select another beneficiary in order to avoid a loss of revenue.
Researchers Researchers admitted to the Cité internationale must hold a PhD, have an approved post-doctoral research project and have been invited by a Paris Region university or research institution.
Artists Artists and culture sector professionals who are coming to Paris for an exhibition, for a cultural performance, for an internship or to conduct research may be admitted to the Cité internationale.
The melting pot rule To facilitate interchanges, at least 30% of the students and researchers admitted to the house are then shared out among all the other residences at the Cité. In return, the house accommodates residents admitted by other Cité houses. Thus a resident chosen by his or her country's house may live in another country's house subject to the agreement of that country, enabling each house to accommodate 20 to 30 different nationalities. In this same spirit of mixing, 25% of the Cité's residents are French, so that foreign students and researchers have an opportunity to get to know better France, its language and culture
Maximum length of stay Students can stay at the Cité internationale for a maximum of three years, while researchers can stay for two years and artists for one year. Appendix 3
CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE CITÉ’S COUTRY HOUSES – AUTUMN 2013
European Heritage Days, September 14th et 15th, on the theme: “1913-2013: a hundred years of protection: - September 14th at the House of Argentina Exhibition and conference in tribute to the famous Argentine writer Julio Cortazar and in particular his novel “Hopscotch”. - September 14th and 15th at the House of Spain Photographic exhibition on Spanish patios from Cordoba. - September 14th at the House of Mexico Photographic exhibition on the aesthetic value of the stone used in the pre-Cortesian architecture.
September 15th at the House of Portugal Discover of the video installation "Vector body" work of Paulo Henrique and projection of films: "Contact with the Sin" and "Terra Plana”. Week of Foreign Cultures.
September 17th at the House of Italy Day of Franco-Italian studies “French and Italian Presidents: history, politics and communication 1946 – 2013”.
September 19th at the House of Norway Concert of Norwegian pianist Natalia Strelchenko. In the program some famous works of contemporary Norwegian composers.
September 28th at the House of Japan Sisters Tezuka associated with Shiori Ishida play Kenji Inoue’s compositions and make a link between Indian music and traditional Japanese music.
October 1st at the House of Sweden Reading of the drama “La Cantine Love” written by Kristian Hallberg, a representative of the new Swedish generation, followed by discussion with the author.
October 1st at the House of Germany Debate entitled “Austria: A chimeric Nation?”, retracement of the historical process and symbolic of the Austrian identity.
October 3rd at the Switzerland Foundation Exihibition dedicated to cantemporary jewelry frow Switzerland.
October 9th at the House of Tunisia Debate with Slim Laghmani, Professor at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis on the theme “International Law and Peace: Preliminary reply to objections against international law”. Appendix 3
CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE CITÉ’S COUTRY HOUSES – AUTUMN 2013
October 10th at the USA Foundation Quartet Concert of Trio Hing and Mimi Salomon.
Jazz festival from October 10th to 17th: For the third edition of the jazz festival of the Cité international, seven houses got together to offer a rich and amazing programming – Free entrance! - October 10th: House of Spain | TOMMY CAGGIANI THERION PROJECT - October 11th: House of Sweden | HANS OLDING TRIO - October 12th : House of Germany | DIKNU SCHNEEBERGER TRIO - October 13th : House of Portugal | RIBEIRO & BARENGHI DUO - October 14th : House of Belgium and Luxembourg | NATASHIA KELLY - October 15th : House of Denmark | SPEEQ - October 17th: House of Argentina | DIAGONAL SUR
October 19th at the House of Norway Meeting with Mireille Delmas-Marty, honorary professor at the Collège de France and a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.
October 23rd at the House of Spain Conference hosted by Alicia Lera entitled “Using the agar gel: opportunities and limits”.
October 24th at the House of Argentina Meeting with the drawer Jorge Gonzalez who will speak about his work and his career and showcase its latest albums.
October 27th at the House of Tunisia Panel discussion on the Tunisian economy at the crossroads, in partnership with the Association Uni*t.
October 31st at the House of India As every year the House of India invites you to celebrate Diwali and to attend a show of songs, music and traditional Indian dances.
November 6th at the House of Spain Show “Light within the Mind” created by Spanish artist Imanol Marrodan.
November 6th at the House of Mexico Round table “Molecules promiscuity in the design of new compounds and their application” with Gonzalo Ramirez Garcia.
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COLEGIO DE ESPAÑA FONDATION BIERMANS‐LAPÔTRE 7E bd Jourdan Paris 14° 9A bd Jourdan Paris 14° TOMMY CAGGIANI THERION NATASHIA KELLY
MAISON DES ETUDIANTS SUÉDOIS FONDATION DANOISE 7F bd Jourdan Paris 14° 7H bd Jourdan Paris 14° HANS OLDING TRIO SPEEQ
MAISON HEINRICH HEINE MAISON DE L’ARGENTINE 27C bd Jourdan Paris 14° 27A bd Jourdan Paris 14° DIKNU SCHNEEBERGER TRIO DIAGONAL SUR
FONDATION ANDRÉ DE GOUVEIA 7P bd Jourdan Paris 14° RIBEIRO & BARENGHI DUO
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CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE CITÉ’S COUTRY HOUSES – AUTUMN 2013
November 9th at the House of Spain International symposium on political cultures in Europe: history, memory and revisionism.
November 12th at the House of Argentina “Quatro Vientos”, the musical setting of texts written by European writers such as Fernando Pessoa and Marguerite Yourcenar by Esteban Ochoa and Franco Dall'Amor.
November 14th at the House of Spain Seminar about the work of Jonathan Israel, “A Revolution of the Mind, Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy”.
November 18th at the House of Germany Reading meeting with Thomas Strangl, modern Austrian writer.
November 19th at the House of Denmark Piano concert-intimate voice of lyrical and groovy songs on Ditte Ronn.
November 14th at the House of Tunisia Conference “Tunisian student movement” will study an important part of the history of Cité internationale (1950 - 1980) through the development of the student movement.
November 18th at the House of Marocco Musical evening with the group “The eye of the heart” with Abdellatif Laâbi Naziha Meftah and Driss El Maloumi.
November 22nd at the House of Portugal Show “The cries of the crisis. Music and financial crisis” will revisit the great success of opera and musical comedy.
November 25th at the House of Mexico Theatrical performance “Quiela” by Tequio-México Company based on Elena Poniatowski drama “Dear Diego, love from Quiela”.
November 25th at the House of Spain The conference “Popular Music in cinema” hosted by Mónica Tovar will highlight the importance of music in films.
November 26th at the House of Germany Conference “20th anniversary of the international convention : diplomacy and human rights”, part of “Cité for Peace” program. Appendix 3
CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE CITÉ’S COUTRY HOUSES – AUTUMN 2013
November 28th at the House of Spain Round table debate on Frederico Mompou, great Spanish composer and pianist who lived in France.
November 29th at the House of Argentina Concert “Cuarteto Lunares”, specialists of the new wave of Argentine tango.
November 30th at the House of Portugal Presentation of the book “The Salt of the Earth” by Anne-Marie Quint – testimonies and readings, finished with a harpsichord concert by José Carlos Araujo.
November 30th at the House of Tunisia Entrepreneurship workshop “Finding your business idea” organized in partnership with the Association of Tunisian Grandes Ecoles.
December 1st at the House of Canada Conference hosted by Sylvie Teveny, director of the Inuit Cultural Centre in Paris, on the richness of Inuit art and what is the inukshuk in the ancestral culture of Canadian Inuits.
December 3rd at the Foundation Deutsch de la Meurthe International symposium entitled “Camus seen elsewhere. Global perspectives on his life, his work and his legacy” organized on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the writer.
December 3rd at the House of Spain Artists Concha Saez and María Reina Salas present the exhibition “Shadow and sequences” which combines printmaking, drawing and digital printing.
December 5th at the House of Germany Debate entitled “Should we be afraid of the cultural exception” with French and German cultural and political figures.
December 5th at the USA Foundation Piano recital by Ian Barber who will perform works by Scarlatti, Schubert, Bach and Chopin.
December 6th at the House of Germany Symposium “Multidisciplinary regards on girls education: realities and fictions” hosted by Brigitte Rollet and Hans Hartje.
December 8th at the House of Japan Third “Concert of Sunday morning”, organized with the support of the Franco-Japanese Sasakawa Foundation, composed mainly of contemporary music. Appendix 3
CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE CITÉ’S COUTRY HOUSES – AUTUMN 2013
December 10th at the House of Germany Round table debate organized with German’s Embassy in Paris, entitled “Five years after Lehman – where are we today? The lessons of crisis.
December 12th at the House of Spain Screening of film “Miel de Naranjas” made by spanish director Imanol Uribe.
December 13th at the House of Germany Screening of the film “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” by Lotte Reiniger.
December 17th at the House of Argentina Presentation of the book “La Pintura expandida” written by Patricia Miani with the participation of the author.
December 18th at the House of Spain The House of Spain restaurant offers a menu of Christmas specialties.
All the cultural events are on CitéScope : www.ciup.fr/citescope Appendix 4 expansion project of the Cité internationale Plot of land offered to Indonesia to build a fully-autonomous House a fully-autonomous build to Indonesia to offered of land Plot allocated already of land Plots Houses » the « attached to allocated of land Plot Appendix 5
BUILDING A HOUSE AT THE CITÉ | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The 2,000m² plot of land (area to be defined depending on the plans) Plot of land made available without payment by the Universities of Paris is worth close to ¤7 million.
The estimated cost price of building the house, in accordance with recent Construction building projects at the Cité, would be ¤22/¤25 million inclusive of tax (for a 200 room house and a total floor space of around 7,000m²).
In accordance with the Cité’s fees grid, the accommodation fee for a single study bedroom (17-18m² of habitable floor space) is ¤530 (2011- Fees 2012 academic year rate) including all services (electricity, heating, water, caretaking, cleaning of common and private areas, bed sheets changed every two weeks).
Students are entitled to claim housing benefit (ALS) of around ¤945 per year of stay from the French government (at the 2012 rates). Over a ten- Housing benefit year period, this benefit for 200 people would represent funding of over ¤2 million from the French state. Appendix 6
PROJECTED SCHEDULE
Official letter confirming the interest of the partner country in building a january 2014 house
february/september Signature of a MOU (partner country, Chancellery of the Universities of 2014 Paris, Cité internationale)
march 2014 Selection of an assistant project developer
Architectural programming process september 2014 Drafting of a preliminary financial assessment
Project management tender process december 2014 Panel selects a tender
january 2015 Finalization of the project development + notification
Project development studies may 2015 Building permit application made
Final building permit obtained (not subject to appeal) february 2016 The Chancellery officially makes the plot available
spring 2016 Building work. Interiors are fitted out (24 months)
spring 2018 The house opens Appendix 7
THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS’ GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1| Governance
The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris National Foundation (hereafter the National Foundation) is a foundation officially recognized as beneficial to the public at large, which ensures, by delegation from the chancellery of the Universities of Paris, the coordination of the site and the external representation of the Cité.
The National Foundation is administered by a 25-member Board, including: The Rector, Chancellor of the universities of Paris, The Foreign Minister, The Higher Education Minister, The Culture Minister, The Mayor of Paris, Five Chairs of country Foundations, each responsible for the management of a country house, appointed by the college of their peers (usually Ambassadors in post at Paris).
The Board of Directors is currently chaired by a member of the French Conseil d’Etat. The Delegate-general investigates matters submitted to the Board of directors and implements its decisions.
2| Responsabilities
The National Foundation:
≥ Manages the attached houses that are not under the responsibility of a country Foundation.
≥ Manages services of common interest on the Cité site and sets the level of financial contribution made by houses for these services. The Cité's welcome and assistance services for its residents are also provided, in addition to the university restaurant and the cultural and sports facilities. Every autumn, a welcome platform enables foreign students and researchers arriving in Paris to visit a one-stop-shop for all their administrative formalities (visas, medical examination, transport, housing allowances, health insurance, etc.). A reception office, open all year, is also at their disposal to answer any administrative questions. The International Social Centre is there for any student or researcher experiencing financial, social or psychological problems. A support service for academic writing in French is also available, as well as French as a foreign language course.
≥ Provides security on the Cité site (but each country House is responsible for security on its own premises).
≥ Adopts the "Cité General Regulations" and provides overall coordination over the Cité site. The general regulations particularly set the terms and conditions for admission to the Cité internationale and for "mixing" between the houses. The International Alliance of Former Residents manages the network of former Cité residents, with the support of all the houses. Every house has an elected residents' committee, with a particular responsibility for organising group activities. These committees are entitled to make representations to the Cité Delegate-general.