ERASMUS+ internships We have a lot of experience when it comes to Bienvenue à PERPIGNAN!! ERASMUS+ and mobility internships. Aside from having a lot of contacts with hosting organizations in Perpignan, we also have a lot of contacts in different companies across Eu- rope. Your program could last between 2 weeks and 6 months. ALFMED is a language school found- ed in 2005 in the south of France. We find the perfect internship placement for our We teach 9 languages, including students according to their profile and their ex- French, Italian, Spanish & English. pectations. How do we do this? Accredited Training center for French Student profiling through online question- companies & examination center for naire & skype to match student expecta- language tests. tions and HO company requests We host 400 Erasmus students per Preparation for the interview : oral CV year. We speak 9 languages in our workshop & briefing about the company staff ! Assistance for logistics Organized guided tours & social cultural Florence Delseny Sobra activities … to get you acquainted with the city and our 35 nationality community Manager & Quality control of students Alexandra Deit - Brummelhuis French Intensive classes Inbound ERASMUS+ mobility Officer Full support during the entire programme: we speak 9 languages in our staff Ecaterina Semeniuc Work placement tutor Nataliya Malakhova Outbound ERASMUS+ mobility Officer Nadia Ackermann Cultural coordinator Léa Marty Pedagogical coordinator Virginie Martin ALFMED is involved in many European projects Training for French companies http://www.perpignantourisme.com/ involving the collaboration of Credit: Office du Tourisme de Perpignan our ERASMUS+ partners. http://alfmed.com/ PERPIGNAN (pɛʁpiɲɑ̃) is the southernmost city of France and capital of the Pyrénées- Orientales county. With 150.000 inhabitants, ALFMED ERASMUS+ residences in Perpignan Perpignan is the largest city after Montpellier and Toulouse in the Occitanie Region. De Gaulle 21bis, Av. Géneral de Gaulle Venise 19bis, Bvd du Roussillon Mathurin 15 rue Cabrit Centuries ago, Perpignan was part of the Cata- Hotel MER & GOLF 2 Espace Méditérranée lonia region. In the 13th and the 14th century it Castillet 17 rue des Fabriques PERPIGNAN was the continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. Today you can still visit the Kings of Majorca Palace, ancient walls, medieval man- sions. All over the year, Perpignan is visited by 4 mil- lion tourists. Being so close to the Mediterrane- an Sea and the Pyrenees, it attracts all sorts of people. ALONG THE SEA It offers beautiful coastline, beaches and natural parks, fishermen villages like Collioure charming cities like Céret : this is the south of France. UP ON THE MOUNTAINS We are only 1.5 hours away from the Pyrénées mountains : thermal baths and ski spots. 350 days of sun/year AROUND PERPIGNAN There’s a lot more to see from music festivals to medieval cities and wine valleys. Big cities like Montpellier and Carcassonne, Barcelona or Figueras are easily accessible and definitely worth a visit by train or bus. Upon your arrival in Perpignan, we welcome you to accompany you to your accommodation. Social life There are a lot of typical French restaurants in the neighborhood like ‘Le Tire Bouchon’ on the avenue or ‘Lou Grilladou’ on the Place Belgique. A great tapas restaurant is Le Ben Aqui, in front of the Théâtre de l’Archipel. The market at “Place de la République” is open from Tuesday till Sunday from 8am to 1pm. You can find local fruit and vegetables there but also roast chicken and high quality meat. Every Thursday morning you can find organic products on the farmers' market “Place Belgique”. There’s a lot to do in Perpignan all year round. Live music and theater festivals, music concerts, exhibitions, cultural & gastronomic events and so much more. Rugby is very popular in Perpignan, almost every weekend you can go to a rugby match of one of the local teams: l’USAP or Les Dragons Catalans. There are a lot of great bars and pubs in Perpignan like Republic café, le Divine, El Boca Boca, O’ Flaher- ty’s Irish Pub, El Tio Pepe, Les Halles, Le Mirabeau, le Kraken. Doing your mobility in Perpignan will give you the op- portunity to meet new people from all over the world and make friends for life! Arrival and transport Practical information Stay in contact with ALFMED! in Perpignan Get into our international Laundry Community right now ! Perpignan airport, Girona airport, Laverie , 14 bis Av General de Gaulle Like us on ALFMED PERPI- Barcelona and Toulouse airports are the Wash’Dry service GNAN on Facebook and find out biggest and nearest airports. about all the activities in Perpi- BUS shuttles will take you from Barcelona SIM cards gnan and who will be arriving at and Girona airport to Perpignan or you can You can keep yours ! This is part of very nice ALFMED! take the train direct speed line. things about European de-regulations!! Bus companies can take you to Perpignan Follow us on Instagram and see from cities all over the world. Most of the the latest pictures of the cultural connections can be found online. The Opening hours Restaurants are usually open from 12h00 - 14h00 outings and activities at biggest ones are Eurolines, Flixbus and Oui- ALFMED. bus. and from 19h30 – 23h30, but there are some ex- Tag us using the hasgtag By TRAIN from almost every trainstation in ceptions. Be aware; many restaurants in France @ALFMED4U and share your France. You can find all the connections on are closed on Sundays and Mondays! stories with your fellow students ! the website of SNCF (FR) or RENFE (ES) Supermarkets are open from 8h - 20h, depending on the supermarket. Some supermarkets are also Check open on Sundays until 12:30pm. You can always contact us by e- OMIO.COM or CHECKMYBUS.COM mail if you have any questions Bakeries, in general, are open from Tuesday to before your arrival. for all possible combinations between Saturday and on Sunday mornings. flights bus and trains !! [email protected] Emergency numbers If you want to explore the region, the easiest way Medical emergency 15 or 112 Can’t wait to come to Perpignan is to do it by bus. Police 17 and visit ALFMED? You can take Regional bus or train for only 1 euro Firemen 18 a virtual tour of the classrooms throughout the entire county TAXI 04.68.83.83.83 on Google Maps ! City bus called « SANKEO » connects Perpi- gnan districts and 25 villages and beaches 2h30 from Toulouse 1h30 from Montpellier by train by TGV During your trip: in case of emergency you can call 10min from Florence PERPIGNAN the beach on +33 613801608 40min from Girona by train 1h20 from Barcelona by train .