#STUDY AT BREST BOOST YOUR EDUCATIO2N KEY FIGURES CHOO2SE BREST To choose to study in Brest is to make the choice of a successful student life. Living environment, excellence of + research, diversity and quality of offered 28,000 STUDENTS educational fields, student life, In Brest, 1 in 6 residents is a student professional integration, employment ... the city has all the advantages of a metropolis within human scale. The proximity of services and facilities is key. To find housing accommodations easily, to practice an activity besides attending class, personal cultural nd acquisition, to get around easily, to 2 breathe fresh air, here, it is possible. UNIVERSITY CENTER OF BRITTANY 1,500 RESEARCHERS AND 760 PHD STUDENTS 1 multiple-site DIGITAL CAMPUS © Franck Bétermin / Brest métropole unique in Europe 2 KEY FIGURES 1 9 MULTIDISCIPLINARY MAJOR UNIVERSIT Y: ENGINEERING, 5 UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE MANAGEMENT AND SECTORS OF OCCIDENTALE (UBO) ART SCHOOLS EXCELLENCE AND That includes the medical field and a Campus of Higher Education ADVANCED distinctive major: the sciences of the sea and Vocational Training TECHNOLOGIES (CESI) Sea and Coastline, Digital, Naval School Defense and Security, Health, Agri-Agro- National School Bioeconomy 30+ of Engineers of Brest (ENIB) National School of Advanced OTHER HIGHER Techniques Brittany EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (ENSTA Bretagne) (Preparatory classes for top business Higher School of Food schools and engineering schools, Engineers of Brittany scientific and technical services, nursing (ESIAB / UBO) 100+ training institutes, information technology enterprise solutions…) Institut Mines-Télécom Atlantique EDUCATIONAL Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (IMT Atlantique) PROGRAMS alternating work and study Higher Institute of Electronics and Digital Brest (ISEN Yncrea Ouest) Brest Business School (BBS) European School of Art of Brittany NEARLY (EESAB) th 3,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 12 4 The rank of the University of Brest in the world ranking BUSINESS of Shanghai in the field INCUBATORS of oceanography managed by IMT Atlantique, + 120 ISEN Yncréa Ouest, ENSTA Bretagne NATIONALITIES and Brest Business School 3 DISCO2VER THE BREST LIFE For many years, Brest has organized a warm welcome to its students. To show how much they are valued and to enable them to discover all the assets of this region, every year a full and meticulously planned program is offered. BREST LIFE EXPERIENCE We devised a program, unique in France and exclusively reserved to students, designed to make them feel at home here and experience moments as surprising as the territory itself. Throughout the year, students can win offbeat experiences: visit a nuclear- armed ballistic missile submarine, navigate an ocean racing boat, discover behind the scenes of a fif ilm shoot and meet its actors, feed the penguins of Océanopolis ... To participate, visit the Brest Life Experience Facebook page. WELCOMING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Every year, in September, new international students are invited to embark to discover the harbor of Brest. At the end of this excursion at sea, a reception is organized at La Carène, an avant-garde music hall. And so that the students of the world feel as much like a local as a Brest local, known as a “Brestois”, events are specififif ically dedicated to them throughout the year, such as the “Night of international students” at the Ateliers des Capucins. Information and registration at the Mission for Higher Philigramme, renowned association specializing in Education, Research and Innovation, electronic music played in unconventional places, +33 (0)2 98 33 50 50, at the Hôtel de Métropole offers exclusive events, in unexplored sites! of Brest. The culture-youth collective (Acoustic attack, West sound, Philigramme, Radio Lune, Locamusic ...) PROJECTS AND MORE PROJECTS prepares joint and individual programs. Brest métropole and the city of Brest support a multitude Themed events are organized, such as the evening of initiatives led by local associations and students. dedicated to skateboarding fanatics in Brest. Guidance and assistance (fifif inancial, logistic ...) is Cuistots du Coin offers year around, in-home cooking provided to their initiatives. Here we commit, we invest workshops to learn the cuisines of all cultures present and we create events that are free or truly accessible! in Brest and create a culinary and gourmet event For more information, contact the Mission for educative in an unusual out-of-the-ordinary site! initiatives and youth at +33 (0)2 98 00 80 80 at the Students can learn to surf for free with the City Hall of Brest. Sweetspot Club. 4 The François Mitterrand media library - Les Capucins offers many workspaces and an employment & training space. To get to the Ateliers des Capucins from the beginning of Siam Street It is easy, by cable car, it takes 3 minutes! © Mathieu Le Gall / Brest métropole © Mathieu Le Gall / Brest métropole Fablab, third-places, "Cantine Numérique"... Here, choose a coworking space that refl ects your style. In addition, Western Brittany (Brest, Lannion, Morlaix and Quimper) has the label of "Capitale French Tech". With Brest Life Experience, invigorate your © Benjamin Deroche / Brest métropole Brest / Deroche Benjamin © studies with fresh air at the harbor of Brest. © Julien Ogor / Brest métropole 5 DAILY LIFE On the podium in the national ranking, Brest has housing opportunities that are both varied and affordable. With an average rent of 341 euros per month, it is easy to find housing near campuses, downtown, leisure areas and services. Here, after class, indoors or outdoors, individual or collective, athletic or cultural, you will undoubtedly find an activity that you like. © Simon Cohen / Brest métropole Brest and its region are known for their particularly dense and rich cultural life. Performance halls, movie theaters, National Center of Street Arts (Le Fourneau) ... the area is also known for its many festivals such as Le Festival des Vieilles Charrues, Astropolis, le Festival du Bout du Monde (music festivals), the international maritime festival (a tall ship event) and the Brest Surf Film Festival. © Franck Bétermin / Brest métropole 6 e e 8,2 250 6 RENT COST PER /YEAR¥ PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SQUARE METER Public transportation cost for students HOUSING (200 € for students with financial aid) FACILITIES e 14 341 e 6,5 PRIVATE UNIVERSITY /MONTH¥ TICKET PRICE For one movie session for students HOUSING Average rent for the city of Brest (rather than 8,9 € in Paris) RESIDENCES 16 ENTERTAINMENT VENUES La Carène (the avant-garde one), Le Vauban (the mythical one), the Brest Arena (the huge one), the Mac Orlan (the artistic one), the Quartz (the national stage)... e © Mathieu Le Gall / Brest métropole 2 TO DISCOVER More than 80% of the population of Brest has an activity outside of class THE REGION or work. You can choose to practice one of the 124 sports offered in the area or simply move about on a bike! Here, 200 km of bike paths run Crozon Peninsula, Pointe du Raz, throughout the city. Côte des Légendes, Monts d'Arrée, You can also choose to join one of the 225 associations in the area etc., many sites accessible and participate in an activity. with BreizhGo *Source: Ranking of university towns UNEF 2019 7 8.00 8.00 AM: Coffee at the apartment, I have my home AM for 341 € / month 10.00 AM: Short jog! It is easy with 41% green space in town! 12.00 PM: Meet at the Ateliers des Capucins for a unique & gourmet picnic 10.00 4.00 PM: Study, eyes towards the horizon 6.00 PM: Surf session with friends at the AM Pointe du Petit Minou 9.00 PM: The evening begins at the Carène, Guillaume Jean-Yves Deroche, the venue dedicated to avant-garde music 12.00 AM: End of the day, in Brest, the night continues... 4.00 PM 12.00 PM 6.00 PM For more information, visit the websites: www.brest.fr | www.brest-life.fr - © Brest métropole - Adapation : Image de Marque - novembre : couverture 2019 François Lehmann. Mathieu Le Gall, Franck Bétermin, Benjamin mixte 9.00 double PM 12.00 AM 8.