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WELCOME TO TROYES YOUR ARRIVAL IN Buddy System Some Troyes institutions provide a buddy TROYES / system. At Université de Technologie, the alumni association Asanutt, provides a mentoring A welcome desk in each establishment and the program: https://www.asanutt.fr > l’association Maison des Etudiants > parrainage diplomé-étudiant Troyes higher education institutions provide For all other institutions, contact the Service des personalized services for international students. Relations Internationales. Ask your institution for information before leaving. Your Higher Learning Institution For information concerning your institution, please consult the Campus France website for orientation. There is however a Maison des Étudiants The site presents a series of Information Sheets managed by the CROUS Reims satellite and covering the different higher learning institutions: handled by the Vie Étudiante department to the https://www.campusfrance.org > Students > Troyes metropolitan area. Documentary Resources > Practical Information In a friendly venue in the city center at the for Students and Researchers > Reception heart of the Comtes de Champagne campus arrangements in institutions you will find all the information you need about If you cannot find your school in this list, then go a range of services and daily life: housing, directly to their website. student jobs, health, sports, and recreation. At Université de Technologie de Troyes, the Pôle Representatives from the Reims CROUS International provides services for international (Troyes branch) are on-site. students. Address: Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10000 Troyes. Contact: 03 25 71 76 00 or [email protected] Address: Campus des Comtes de Champagne, Site (in English): https://www.utt.fr > étudiant 6 rue de la Petite Courtine, 10000 Troyes. > international Access: Bus line no. 1 to Pont Sainte-Marie, Hennequin stop. National Services Hours: from Monday to Thursday, 9am to 12:30pm - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr and 1:30pm to 5:30pm. - doctoral students, researchers: Contact: 03 25 40 06 24 http://www.euraxess.fr/fr or [email protected] Learn more: - download the Guide de l’Etudiant à Troyes - the HOUSING guide for students in Troyes: http://share.crous-reims.fr IN TROYES /

- see the site Etudier à There are numerous solutions for housing Troyes, the higher education in Troyes: Student-only accommodations portal: http://etudieratroyes. managed by CROUS, student housing and private fr/ residences, and rooms in private homes. What’s most important is to take care of this as early as possible, before your arrival. • The CRIJ, Centre Régional d’Information Jeunesse de Champagne-Ardenne, the regional youth information center, gives advice for finding accommodations in the region: https://jeunes-ca.fr/ • The student guide published by the CROUS and Troyes Champagne Métropole includes several pages about finding accommodations: http://share.crous-reims.fr • Office Public Troyes Habitat,a Troyes Champagne Métropole service proposes a student housing site: 2 https://www.troyes-habitat.com > vous êtes If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging étudiant Visale is a new and free guarantor system: www.visale.fr A FEW TIPS Short-term housing If you want to file an application for APL funds (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- • The Auberge de Jeunesse de Troyes-Rosières, a lized housing aid), youth hostel in the countryside just 5 km from the city center, CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check Address: Chemin Sainte Scholastique, your eligibility: 08.10.29.29.29 or www.caf.fr 10430 Rosières. For accommodation adapted to your special Contact: 03 25 82 00 65. needs Site: https://www.hifrance.org Contact the CROUS Service Social which will work • Other types of residences: Take a look at the with your host institution. Troyes Tourism Office website which lists all types Some establishments have specialized services for of accomodation: https://www.tourisme-troyes.com students with disabilities (assistance for housing, > dormir/manger > se loger and also transportation and tuition). Long-term housing The Troyes Champagne Métropole student portal lists all the services provided by the city: • Troyes CROUS student housing, Centre Régional http://etudieratroyes.fr/ > vivre sa vie d’étudiant > vie des Œuvres Universitaires, the Regional Center for pratique > l’accueil des étudiants handicapés University Services, is a local branch of the Reims CROUS. Address: Maison des étudiants, 6 rue de la Petite Courtine, 10000 Troyes. Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5:30pm. Contact: 03 25 40 06 24 or [email protected] Information sites: GETTING AROUND - CROUS de Reims: http://www.crous-reims.fr/ TROYES - Maison des Étudiants de Troyes: https://www.ville-troyes.fr > à tout âge To get to Troyes from , the simplest is > enseignement supérieur > la maison des étudiants to take a train from Paris Gare de l’Est, (travel On campus, the CROUS also manages all low-cost time: 90): https://www.oui.sncf/ food services (university restaurants, cafeterias, Take the bus from Troyes station: lines 1, 4, food-trucks, etc.). 5, 6 and the student night shuttle which leave • Private Housing Platforms from the station. - www.studapart.com, a platform for private housing In the city and surrounding area, the TCAT which Troyes learning institutions subscribe to. public buses propose student travel cards: Find other private housing by visiting, for example, http://www.tcat.fr/ the following sites: There are regional trains for getting around - https://www.adele.org/ the Grand-Est region (travelcards available): - https://www.location-etudiant.fr/ https://www.ter.sncf.com/grand-est - https://www.immojeune.com/ Coaches are also an option for low-cost - https://housinganywhere.com/fr/ travel: https://fr.ouibus.com/ or https://www.flixbus.fr/ • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative accomodations in private homes: websites, for example: https://www.lokaviz.fr/ - local website: https://www.covoiturage.grand-troyes.fr/ • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a - national website: https://www.blablacar.fr national site for shared leases that’s free and simple to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ For greater independence, rent a bike at the local municipal service, Halle aux Vélos . • Other solutions available on the Campus France https://www.halleauxvelos.fr/ site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Accommodation 3 FIRST THINGS Take note : To renew your student residency FIRST / permit “Titre de séjour” (VLS-TS), your request must be done during the 3rd month before the expiration date of your current “Titre de séjour” ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION (permit) on the website: https://administration- etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr CVEC This tutorial will help you: Before you can enroll in your institution, you must https://www.youtube.com/ download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie watch?v=j_suMJ3fIiw&list=PLpm2evF1qaJe_ Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and oq0a-LMIKujAihwAtVEy&index=16 campus life contribution fee. - Connect to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ - For additional information and special cases: • To find out more about rights and obligations: https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized The reception services of your establishment can > CVEC guide you in the event of difficulties. Confirm Registration www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour Take note ! Even if you have a et document de circulation (Foreigners > Resident pre-registration letter, you are not officially Card and Travel Document) enrolled. You must confirm your enrollment with your institution’s Service de la Scolarité (Admissions) as soon as you arrive. PRACTICAL

RESIDENCE PERMIT (TITRE DE SÉJOUR) INFORMATION /

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT GOOD TO KNOW If you stay in France for more than 3 months, it will be much easier day-to-day if you open a bank account, • If you have arrived in France with a VLS-TS online or in one of the 50 bank agencies located in long-term student visa: you must validate Troyes. it online upon your arrival and imperatively within the first three months of your stay In France, opening a bank account is a right: www.service-public.fr > Argent > Comptes bancaires (in France) on the ANEF (Administration > Droit au compte numérique pour les étrangers en France) website: https://administration-etrangers-en- HEALTHCARE france.interieur.gouv.fr In France, receiving medical treatment is practically • If you are an Algerian national or a student free but you must be insured. Accordingly, signing with a “Concours” (tests) visa» or a visa with the indication “Carte à solliciter dans les deux Login to the site mois” (Residency permit is to be requested https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr site to within 2 months of entry): your residency permit register, to understand your eligibility and application has to be made at the Prefecture. benefits, and to take the necessary steps. • If you hold a “mineur scolarisé” (enrolled minor) visa and you attained the age of up for medical insurance is mandatory. majority, you have to request for a “Titre de Learn more: séjour” online on the ANEF website or at the https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized prefecture where you live within 2 months > Health following your majority. As a student, you can also take advantage of the https://administration-etrangers-en-france. university medical services. In these health centers interieur.gouv.fr where consultations are free, you will be greeted by a team of doctors and nurses who can give personalized advice about health and prevention.

4 This is the case for Université de Technologie de FINDING A JOB OR AN INTERNSHIP Troyes which has a health and prevention service: Service Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et 3 addresses: de Promotion de la Santé (SUMPPS) which is a • The Étudier à Troyes site provides a complete list branch of the Université de Reims service. of solutions for finding a job in Troyes: Address: SUMPPS Maison des Étudiants, http://etudieratroyes.fr > Vivre sa vie d’étudiant > Vie 6 rue de la Petite Courtine, 10000 Troyes. pratique > Trouver son job étudiant Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm • The Troyes municipality offers a browser for and Friday, 9am to 4pm. finding internships:http://guide-stage-alternance.fr/ Contact: 03 25 80 80 50. • The Jobaviz website, run by the CROUS, can help For all other institutions, ask on-site. you find a student job compatible with your studies: http://www.jobaviz.fr/ SIGN UP FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE You can also sign up for top-up insurance which will cover all health expenses not covered by the free THINGS TO DO and compulsory health insurance. Take note: The plans and coverage levels differ IN TROYES / from one company to another. To choose a top-up insurance policy which meets your needs and your TAKE UP A SPORT budget, you can compare student health insurance plans on the Internet. In your institution, contact the Service des Sports for free access to sports facilities. HOUSING INSURANCE The Étudier à Troyes site provides a complete list of In France, housing insurance is mandatory. sports activities for students: http://etudieratroyes.fr You can sign up for housing insurance called > vivre sa vie d’étudiant > Loisirs > se dépenser “garantie risques locatifs” - rental risk guarantee - at The city of Troyes has a special site which your bank or a private insurance company. Online publishes all the available sports activities: subscription is often possible. http://www.sports-troyes.fr/

SAMU: Call 15 Emergency Medical Services Police emergency: Call 17 in the event of violence, theft, robbery. Fire Department: Call 18 in the event of fire, gas leak, water damage, natural catastrophe, or traffic accident. Call 112: European emergency services number that’s accessible from anywhere in the European Union in addition to the French numbers above.

LEARNING FRENCH Learning French is an opportunity that’s not to be missed! Find what works best for you: - by consulting the Campus France site or the Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) - French as a foreign language - centers and universities which offer courses at all levels year-round: http://ecolesdete.campusfrance.org - by asking in your institution, at city hall, or in your host city’s Maison des Associations - community centers.

5 BE ACTIVE TOP Attend cultural and sporting events, or join a social ATTRACTIONS / or community group, through one of the numerous local or national student clubs and associations. In 2010 the city of Troyes received the Ville d’Art et Learn more: d’Histoire label for its art and history. - contact your school (Service de la vie étudiante) for information. • The "Champagne cork", the old city center of - go to the Maison des Étudiants in Troyes where Troyes shaped like a Champagne cork! A beautifully most student associations are represented. preserved historical district with half-timbered - listen to Radio Campus 3, the Troyes student houses and mansions. union radio station for all the student associations • Ruelle des Chats - Troyes's most famous street. in the area: They say the houses are so close that cats can jump http://radiocampus3.canalblog.com/ from one roof to another! - consult the national sites: www.animafac.net or • Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul cathedral, one of the most www.letudiant.fr beautiful in France with an impressive high nave and stunning stained-glass windows. GAINING CULTURE AND PARTYING • The Maison de l'Outil et de la Pensée Ouvrière • Troyes offers many ways to cultivate yourself or showcases manual labour with a collection of party. Theaters, movie theaters, concerts, museums, thousands of tools. exhibitions, and festivals are on the program and • The episcopal palace, home to Troyes modern art most of the time, at reduced cost for students: museum. https://www.ville-troyes.fr/ • L’Apothicairerie de l'Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte, a • In 2018 Troyes Champagne Métropole created a collection of stoneware medicine jars and painted- student culture/recreation pass, valid in 5 major wood boxes. cultural venues in the area: • Hôtel Juvénal des Ursins, a beautiful 16th century http://troyes-champagne-metropole.fr/ > toutes les mansion with a renaissance-style garden. actualités > Le Pass’culture • The Jardin du Rocher park with a bandstand and • The Maison des Étudiants in Troyes has a rich pond. cultural program, including student movie nights throughout the year: Learn (and see) more: https://www.facebook.com/etudier.a.Troyes/ https://www.tourisme-troyes.com/ • For entertainment or to pick up some culture, you can choose from: - 1 large complex with 12 movie theaters (student rates and rewards cards). - 8 major museums (student discounts), including the Musée Saint-Loup and the natural history museum with an interactive biodiversity tour. - 9 venues in Troyes and the surrounding area including the Théâtre de Champagne, a former municipality circus and listed historical monument specialized in contemporary pieces. - about 10 bookshops, including the big non- specialized bookstore, Les Passeurs de Textes. - a network of 10 multi-media libraries in the Grand Troyes area (free membership for students): www.troyes-champagne-mediatheque.fr • In Troyes, for going out or staying abreast of current events, read the leading regional daily paper, L’Est Eclair, available in newsstands or on the Internet: http://www.lest-eclair.fr/ You can also check the very comprehensive agenda on the Tourism Office website: https://www.tourisme-troyes.com/agenda

6 IMPORTANT ANNUAL OCTOBER • Olympiades Étudiantes, three sports on the EVENTS / Olympiad program (free registration): http://etudieratroyes.fr/ > vivre sa vie d’étudiant > MARCH Olympiades Etudiantes • Foires de Mars, an enormous funfair - one of • Fête de la Science and Village des Sciences at France's largest. Université de Technologie de Troyes. • Troyes Danse Project: a 3-day event featuring all • Festival Nuits de Champagne, a large styles of dance. contemporary and choral music festival. • Troyes Latino Festival: a Latin-culture event with Learn more: dance, music and gastronomy. http://troyes-champagne-metropole.fr > se dépenser/se divertir APRIL • Festival du Film Court de Troyes, festival of short films by young creators. JUNE • Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town (free concerts). AUGUST • Festival des Arts de la Rue street art festival: shows, circus, acrobats, brass bands and theatre (free). SEPTEMBER • Les Clés de Troyes, an event for new students in Troyes with activities, entertainment and an urban race): http://etudieratroyes.fr/ > vivre sa vie d’étudiant > clés de Troyes • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits of cultural venues. • Just Classik Festival, classical music program accessible to all, enthusiasts and professionals.

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

7 THINGS TO KNOW

Troyes Champagne Metropolitan area: 130,000 residents TROYES, City of Troyes: CAPITAL OF THE DEPARTMENT, 60,000 residents one of the 10 departments in the region 10,000 students th 7 CITY IN THE REGION

GRAND-EST Université de Technologie REGION, de Troyes th 4 FRENCH REGION 3,000 in terms of hosting foreign students students (28,000 international students) including 25% international students

TROYES, RANKED AMONG FRENCH CITIES AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND STUDY (L’Étudiant magazine ranking) WITH A HIGH SCORE FOR ATTRACTIVE APPEAL

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/grand-est-551 - Photos: DR - Cover photo: © Laurent (Pictarena) - Fotolia.com - JULY 2021. - JULY photo: © Laurent (Pictarena) - Fotolia.com - Photos: DR Cover

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