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WELCOME TO PARIS AND ÎLE-DE-FRANCE - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © A.G. photographe, Fotolia.com - JULY 2021. - JULY photo: © A.G. photographe, Fotolia.com - Photos: DR Cover Rubrik (91) C Production: YOUR ARRIVAL IN PARIS all administrative procedures for settling in France. From August 30th to December 17th, 2021. Monday AND IN ÎLE-DE-FRANCE / to Friday from 9am to 4pm Address : Bâtiment Bréguet, 3 Rue Joliot Curie 2e ét, 91190 Gif-sur-. Contact : https://gate.paris-saclay.fr/en Paris and the surrounding Île-de-France region play host to nearly 700,000 students, including AT (VAL-D’): 120,000 international students. • The International Welcome Desk on the Cergy Several services have been set up to welcome campus will assist you in all your administrative and accompany new foreign students upon procedures. arrival in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Hours: Centre d’Information Jeunesse (CIJ), 1 Place des Arts in Cergy (RER stop, Cergy Préfecture) Contact: 01 34 41 67 67. Website: http://eisti.fr/fr/article/ouverture-du- Welcome Desks for International Students guichet-unique-de-luniversite-paris-seine IN PARIS: In addition to these welcome services, which are • The Welcome Desk Paris at the Cité common to several establishments, you can also Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CiuP) helps contact your school or university directly about you complete administrative tasks: The Préfecture specific questions. (residence permit), CPAM (health insurance) CAF Regardless of your institution, please consult the (housing benefits) Pole Emploi (national employement Campus France website for orientation. The site agency) and other partners are all present. presents a series of Information Sheets covering Hours: September 6 to October 29 2021 the different higher learning institutions: Address: Maison Internationale, 17 boulevard https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Jourdan, 75014 Paris. Documentary resources > Practical information Access: RER B / T3 station: Cité universitaire stop for students and researchers > Reception Contact: https://access.ciup.fr/welcome-desk-paris arrangements in institutions Outside this period, the acc&ss Paris center If you cannot find your school in this list, then go service welcomes students throughout the year, directly to their website. Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. Buddy System For more information: https://access.ciup.fr/access- You can be assisted by a local student in Paris! paris-centre/ With the ESN student association (Erasmus Student • A Welcome Service for International Students Network), and the Buddy System where a foreign (ADEI) is available at the Paris CROUS (the regional student is paired with a French student, you have the center for university services). advantage of personalized support: Hours: from late August until mid-November. https://buddysystem.eu/fr/ and https://paris.ixesn.fr/ Address: 39, avenue Georges Bernanos (2nd floor) 75005 Paris. Access: RER B, station: Port-Royal. Welcome service for researchers and doctoral • For Université Paris Sciences Lettres students, students the Welcome Desk - Université PSL assists you in The acc&ss Paris Île-de-France network, run by the all your administrative procedures both before and CiuP and supported by the Île-de-France Region and after your arrival, and offers year-round cultural and the City of Paris, brings together 4 centers and and festive activities. more than 7 welcome desks, which are all members Hours: September to July. of the Euraxess network specialized in welcoming Address: 60 rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris. international doctoral students and researchers: Contact: [email protected] https://access.ciup.fr > vos centres Website: https://www.psl.eu/vie-de-campus/ National Services welcome-desk - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr For additional general information, go to the - doctoral students, researchers: student portal on the City of Paris site http://www.euraxess.fr/fr https://www.paris.fr/etudiants IN PARIS-SACLAY (ESSONNE): • The Guichet d’Accueil des Talents Étrangers or GATE platform helps students and researchers in 2 - Other offers for student lodging, managed by HOUSING IN PARIS private organisms, are also available. AND ÎLE-DE-FRANCE / Try these sites: - https://www.adele.org There are various options for finding - https://www.immojeune.com accommodations in Paris and the Paris region: - https://www.location-etudiant.fr student accommodations in residence halls - https://housinganywhere.com managed by the CROUS, the Cité Internationale - http://www.parisetudiant.com > se loger de Paris, private student residences, homestays, • There is also Lokaviz, a site managed by shared leases, intergenerational appartment- CROUS, which includes a listing of student sharing, etc. What’s most important is to take care accommodations in private homes: of this as early as possible, before your arrival. https://www.lokaviz.fr/ A FEW TIPS • Shared Leases: Consult La Carte des Colocs, a national site for shared leases that’s free and simple Short-term housing to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ • Youth hostels: There are currently 19 youth • Other solutions available on the Campus France hostels in Paris. site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > • The Paris Tourist Office provides direct access Accomodation to a large number of low-cost accommodation options: https://www.parisinfo.com > où dormir GETTING AROUND Long-term housing PARIS AND SURROUNDING • The Paris and Île-de-France CROUS (Centre Régional des Œuvres Universitaires - Regional AREA Center for University Services) for student housing Travelling into Paris: Telephone service: 01 40 51 62 00. - from Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, • CROUS - Paris: 39, avenue Georges Bernanos, several options: Shuttle service (Roissybus), 75005 Paris. Bus-Direct, the RER train or a taxi (fixed Site: http://www.crous-paris.fr/ fare): https://www.parisaeroport.fr/ > accès aéroports • CROUS - Versailles: 145 bis boulevard de la Reine, - from Paris-: Shuttle service 78 000 Versailles. (Orlybus), Bus-Direct, the RER train or a Site: http://www.crous-versailles.fr/ taxi: https://www.parisaeroport.fr/ > accès • CROUS - Créteil: 70, avenue du Général de Gaulle, aéroports 94000 Créteil. - from Paris- airport: Shuttle, bus or Site: http://www.crous-creteil.fr/ train: https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais. You can also take a look at the CROUS Trouver un com > Accès et parking Logement web site: Throughout Paris and the surrounding area https://trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr/ you can use public transport (metro, bus, On campus, the CROUS also manages all tramway, RER train) run by the RATP: https://www.ratp.fr/ low-cost food services (university restaurants, Imagine R Student cards (for the under 26) and cafeterias, food-trucks, etc.). the Navigo Pass can be used for unlimited See the list of places to eat in Paris: travel throughout Île-de-France. http://www.crous-paris.fr/ > restauration Use the Transilien regional network for Discover: The Barge du Crous is a university travelling in the Île-de-France region: restaurant on a boat. It charges the same prices https://www.transilien.com/ as the other university restaurants! Buses are also an option for low-cost travel: Address: quai François Mauriac, port de la Gare, https://fr.ouibus.com/ or 75013 Paris. https://www.flixbus.fr/ • Private Housing Platforms For ride-sharing see the collaborative site: https://www.blablacar.fr - Over a hundred higher education institutions in Paris (schools and universities) use Studapart, a For a bit more independence, you can hire a bike platform specializing in student accommodations: using the Paris bike-share system (standard or https://www.studapart.com electric bikes): https://www.velib-metropole.fr/

3 If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) Visale is a new and free guarantor system: www.visale.fr Information • In your institution: Some universities and If you want to file an application for APL funds schools provide a dedicated agent, who can help (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or personalized with administrative procedures, saving you a housing aid) trip to the Préfecture at the Paris-Center acc& ss CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check department of the Cité Internationale Universitaire your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr de Paris, which can advise you on your procedures throughout the year: https://access.ciup.fr/en/ If you need housing adapted to your special needs accss-paris-centre/ Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take • At the Welcome Desks for international students. action with your institution. Available at the start of the academic year, the A number of establishments provide specialized Welcome Desks allow foreign students to carry out services for disabled students. administrative procedures involving the Préfecture In Paris, the Mission CROUS Handicap services. offers specific support: A number of universities join forces to set up http://www.crous-paris.fr > action sociale/santé Welcome Desks, helping students from several different institutions at the start of the year: Further information on accommodations in Paris - The Welcome Desk Paris - Cité Internationale and the Île-de-France region: Universitaire de Paris. Representatives of the • Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse (CIDJ), Préfecture are present in in the Foreign Students the Paris youth information center can provide and International Researchers Reception Centre. various useful information (accommodation, - The Welcome Desk at Paris Sciences Lettres. shared apartments, subletting): - The Guichet d’Accueil des Talents Étrangers or https://www.cidj.com > vie quotidienne GATE platform run by Paris Saclay – Essonne. • The City of Paris website lists all student - The International Welcome Desk at Cergy Campus. accommodation options in the local area: Addresses and contact details can be found on page 2. https://www.paris.fr > services et infos pratiques > • Beyond these arrangements, consult your logement> logements jeunes et étudiants respective Préfecture web site for making • The website for the acc&ss Paris Île-de-France appointments and the documents necessary for your network also provides various advice: https:// application: http://www.prefectures-regions.gouv.fr > access.ciup.fr/ > aide à la recherche de logement Ile-de-France GOOD TO KNOW • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS FIRST THINGS long-term student visa: you must validate it online upon your arrival and imperatively FIRST / within the first three months of your stay (in France) on the ANEF (Administration ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION numérique pour les étrangers en France) website: https://administration-etrangers-en- CVEC france.interieur.gouv.fr Before you can enroll in your institution, you must • If you are an Algerian national or a student download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux campus life contribution fee. mois” (Residency permit is to be requested - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ within 2 months of entry): your residency permit - For additional information and special cases: application has to be made at the Prefecture. https://www.campusfrance.org > s’organiser > CVEC • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of Confirm Registration majority, you have to request for a “Titre de Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the you are not officially enrolled. prefecture where you live within 2 months You must confirm your enrollment with the following your majority. institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as https://administration-etrangers-en-france. soon as you arrive. interieur.gouv.fr 4 The City of Paris supports a number of other Take note : To renew your student residency services relating to student health: permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request https://www.paris.fr > services et infos pratiques > must be done during the 3rd month before the expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” famille et éducation > étudier à Paris > dispositifs et (permit) on the website: https://administration- aides aux étudiants etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr SIGN UP FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE This tutorial will help you: You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will https://www.youtube.com/ cover all health expenses not covered by the free watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ and compulsory health insurance. oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ from one company to another. To choose a top-up • To find out more about rights and obligations: insurance policy which meets your needs and your The reception services of your establishment can budget, you can compare student health insurance guide you in the event of difficulties. plans on the Internet. www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident HOUSING INSURANCE Card and Travel Document) In France, housing insurance is mandatory. You can sign up for housing insurance called “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at PRACTICAL your bank or a private insurance company. Online INFORMATION / subscription is often possible.

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank violence, theft, robbery. account, online or in one of the 1400 bank agencies Fire Department: Call 18, in the event of fire, located in Paris. gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or In France, opening a bank account is a right: traffic accident. www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires> Call 112: European emergency services Droit au compte number that’s accessible from anywhere in the European Union in addition to the French HEALTHCARE numbers above. In France, receiving medical treatment is practically free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing up for medical insurance is mandatory. LEARNING FRENCH Learn more: https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be > Health missed! Find what works best for you: As a student, you can also take advantage of the - by consulting the Campus France site or the university medical services. In these health centers Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a where consultations are free, you will be greeted foreign language - centers and universities which by a team of doctors and nurses who can give offer courses at all levels year-round: personalized advice about health and prevention. http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org This is the case in Paris, where there is a - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your host Inter-University Service for Preventive Medicine city’s Maison des Associations - community centers. and Health Promotion (SIUMPPS). FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP Address: Centre de Santé, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris. Useful websites: Site: http://www.siumpps.parisdescartes.fr/ • The CIDJ lists job offers and work placements on The University Preventive Medicine and Health its website: Promotion Services are available at a number of https://www.cidj.com/emploi-jobs-stages establishments in Île-de-France. Inquire in person • In conjunction with the Paris CROUS, a student for information. employment service (Pôle emploi) 5 lists various job offers and organizes Forum de - You can also contact the ESN association and its l’Emploi (employment forums) throughout the year: network which offers regular activities, including a Baby-sitting Dating at the start of the academic Language Café: https://www.facebook.com/esn. year, Forum Jobs d’Hiver et Jobs d’Eté (winter paris/ and summer forums), Journées de Recrutement - And meet up with others at the Maison des (recruitment days): Initiatives Étudiantes (MIE) which works with http://www.crous-paris.fr > job étudiant students to support their initiatives: http://mie.paris.fr/ • The Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help you find a student job compatible with your studies: GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING http://www.jobaviz.fr/ • Paris offers many ways to cultivate yourself or • During the Paris Welcome Desk, from September party. Movie theaters, concerts, theaters, operas, to October, Pôle emploi supports students in their museums, exhibitions, and festivals are on the research: http://welcomedeskparis.fr program and most of the time, at reduced cost for students: https://www.paris.fr/culture • The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris - Citéscope, the cultural agenda of the Cité THINGS TO DO IN Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CiuP) PARIS https://www.ciup.fr/citescope/ - Program and cultural events with acc&ss Paris Ile-de-France To help students enjoy the vast range of https://access.ciup.fr/en/discover-paris-and-the- cultural activities available, the City of Paris has ile-de-france-region-cultural-agenda-and-tips/ implemented a number of discounts and free • Cultural activities in Paris: entries for students: - you can watch newly released French films with - The Kiosque Jeunes and Pass Jeunes are both English subtitles, thanks to the Lost in Frenchlation available to French and foreign students: association which screens films in a number of the city’s https://www.paris.fr > services et infos pratiques > small-scale arthouse theaters: sports et loisirs> loisirs http://lostinFrenchlation.com/ - The Carte Citoyenne-Citoyen de Paris, - if you like to sing, head to your local town or: provides preferential access to public services, - the CIUP choir: http://www.ciup.fr/chorale/ events and cultural entertainment: - the Sorbonne Université choir and orchestra: https://www.paris.fr/cartecitoyenne http://cosu.sorbonne-universites.fr/ TAKE UP A SPORT • For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you can choose from: • In your institution, contact the Service des Sports Check out the guide: https//www.parisinfo.com > for free access to sports facilities. découvrir > guides thématiques • The Paris Université Club (PUC) - Cosmopolitan Paris, to stay in touch with your has been a key player in sports activities for roots or take a world tour of Paris! Discover the city’s students living in Paris and Île-de-France since it most exotic districts, sites and culinary delights. was set up in 1906: http://puc.paris/ - Paris Outdoors, take time out to enjoy the fresh air! For • The City of Paris website provides details on information about outdoor events, leisure activities, where and how to get involved in sports: where to have a drink on a terrace. https://www.paris.fr/sport - Paris night life for information about all the places to go out to with a variety of atmospheres (and for Run My City is an original way to discover Paris by successful studies of course!) running through the city streets: - Cultural Paris, inspiration for visiting some of the https://www.facebook.com/runmycityparis/ 2,000 monuments and 200 museums in the French capital! BE ACTIVE - Paris gets Musical, discover the city that created the Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social annual ‘Fête de la Musique’ celebration! Whether you’re or community group, through one of the numerous looking for big concerts or intimate venues, and any local or national student clubs and associations. musical genre from classical to rock or techno, etc. - First go to your institution’s Service de la Vie - Literary Paris, let’s not forget that a good book Etudiante (student life office) your local town hallor provides an ideal dose of culture: see the government sites: www.animafac.net ou - access for example the City’s multimedia libraries: www.letudiant.fr https://bibliotheques.paris.fr

6 - or visit one of the numerous low-cost bookshops - The and its famous castle for example, Gibert or Boulinier. ( https://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com ) • In Paris, for going out or staying abreast of - The gardens and castle at Versailles current events, you will find a wealth of information ( http://www.chateauversailles.fr ). on different media: Further ideas for excursions and walks: - the daily regional paper for Ile-de-France, Le http://parisianavores.paris > balades autour de paris Parisien (http://www.leparisien.fr) or other papers accessibles en RER et transilien (with the KipUp application). - the website Que faire à Paris (What to do in Paris): https://quefaire.paris.fr/ IMPORTANT ANNUAL - The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris - Citéscope, the cultural agenda of the Cité EVENTS / Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CiuP) https://www.ciup.fr/citescope/ APRIL - Program and cultural events with acc&ss • Journées des Arts et de la Culture (JACES), Art Paris Ile-de-France https://access.ciup.fr/en/ and Culture Days to highlight cultural and artistic discover-paris-and-the-ile-de-france-region-cultural- accomplishments in higher learning. agenda-and-tips/ MAY - the Sortir à Paris website: • Pint of Science, a European initiative for learning https://www.sortiraparis.com/ about research in atypical venues. - listings on l’Officiel des Spectacles: https://www.offi.fr/ • The Nuit Européenne des Musées (European - the Tourist Office agenda: Museum Night), an occasion to visit museums https://www.parisinfo.com > découvrir differently (and for free). - Radio Campus Paris, run by a student and youth JUNE association: https://www.radiocampusparis.org/ • Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town (free concerts). TOP JULY - AUGUST • Paris celebrates Bastille Day (July 14th), military ATTRACTIONS / parade, fireworks, dances and free concerts. • Paris-Plage, the banks of the Seine channel the Each year, the Paris Tourist Office publishes a list seaside atmosphere of a coastal resort. of the Top 5 sights most-visited by the 17 million tourists who come to the French capital: Notre-Dame SEPTEMBER Cathedral, the Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, the Louvre • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), a huge museum, the Eiffel Tower and the Pompidou Center. list of cultural, political and historical sites can be Once you’ve visited the top tourist attractions, take visited free of charge. a stroll around the 20 Parisian arrondissements. OCTOBER Each has distinctive and unique characteristics, its • Fête de la Science in the Université laboratories. own soul, ambiance and flavor. • The Nuit Blanche (sleepless night) of ephemeral For more information (and images), installations exhibitions and concerts offers an see the site of the Paris tourist information office: alternative view of Paris, by night. https://www.parisinfo.com/ DECEMBER Paris, also has a ‘green belt’ , featuring parks and • Christmas and New Year in Paris, festive lights woods, which can be easily reached by RER or local decorate monuments and department stores show trains. Attractions to visit: off their window displays.

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. Take part in discussion SHARE groups on various subjects, take advantage of cultural outings, and consult PARTICIPATE job and internship offers.

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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/ile-de-france-453 - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © A.G. photographe, Fotolia.com - JULY 2021. - JULY photo: © A.G. photographe, Fotolia.com - Photos: DR Cover

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