DISCOVER YOUR CITY Campus France will guide you through your first steps in Nouvelle-Calédonie and exploring Nouméa, your new home. WELCOME TO NOUMÉA AND NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE - JULY 2021. - JULY Rubrik C (91) - Photos: DR - Cover photo: ©greg, AdobeStock photo: ©greg, Rubrik C(91) - Photos: DR - Cover Production: Production: YOUR ARRIVAL HOUSING IN NOUMÉA / IN NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE / Student Welcome at Université de la Solutions for finding accommodation in Nouméa Nouvelle-Calédonie and elsewhere in Nouvelle-Calédonie: Student- only accommodation managed by the Maison At Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (UNC), de l’Etudiant in partnership with the SIC (Société your main point of contact is the Direction d’Appui Immobilière de Nouvelle-Calédonie), private à la Recherche, au Rayonnement et aux Études residences,and homestay accommodation. Doctorales, the Department supporting Research, What’s most important is to take care of this as Prestige and Doctoral Studies (DARRED). early as possible, before your arrival. Address: Campus de Nouville, 145 avenue James Cook, 98800 Noumea. • Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie’s website Contact: 687 290 480 or [email protected] provides a roundup of publicly owned student accommodation: https://unc.nc > Vie étudiante > You can also contact the Maison de l’Étudiant Campus > Se loger. in Nouvelle-Calédonie which offers a variety of services for all students. • The Maison de l’Étudiant in Noumea publishes a Address: 4 rue Félix Raoul Thomas, guide for finding accommodation on the island. Île Nou - Nouville, 98800 Nouméa. It can be downloaded (“Livret MDE”, bottom of the Contact: 687 290 057 or [email protected] page on the left): http://www.maisondeletudiant.nc Site: http://www.maisondeletudiant.nc/ > Logement. The Maison de l’Étudiant also publishes student Take note: Teaching in Nouvelle-Calédonie accommodation advertisements from private follows the Southern hemisphere calendar, with landlords on its website: the first semester starting in February and the http://www.maisondeletudiant.nc > Logement > Les second semester starting in June: https://unc.nc annonces locatives. > International et partenariats > Mobilité entrante > Vous suivez un parcours d’étude ou de formation post-bac (UNC, BTS, EGC …) en Nouvelle-Calédonie • The SIC (Société et vous cherchez un logement ? Calendrier austral. La SIC, premier bailleur de Nouvelle- Calédonie, propose à tous les Calédoniens Pour toute question concernant les logements : des produits adaptés à leurs besoins sur agence SIC de la Résidence Universitaire l’ensemble du Territoire. Tél. : 27.37.80 N’attendez pas les résultats du bac, des [email protected] Immobilière de examens ou des admissions dans l’éta- Pour les questions relatives à l’animation, blissement supérieur de votre choix ! la sécurité, les services collectifs… Maison de l’étudiant - Check out the pages for international students, Tél. : 29.00.57 Août Préinscription sur le site internet : www.maisondeletudiant.nc Sept. www.portail-vie-etudiante.fr L’étudiant dépose son dossier Nouvelle-Calédonie) has de demande de logement complet à la maison de l’étudiant (MDE). Oct. whether exchange students or free-movers (non- Les logements sont attribués par une Nov. Déc. commission sur la base de plusieurs critères : résultats scolaires, assiduité, published a brief guide situation familiale, comportement… La MDE informe l’étudiant exchange students), on the University website: de la décision de la commission. Janvier La SIC contacte les étudiants attributaires d’une chambre pour for students seeking constituer leur dossier et leur demande d’aide au logement. Le dossier est complet, l’étudiant signe https://unc.nc > International et partenariats > son bail avec la SIC. accommodation: L’étudiant emménage www.sic.nc dans son logement. 15 rue Guynemer - BP 412 - 98845 NOUMÉA Cedex Mobilité entrante > Préparation du séjour et accueil. www.sic.nc Welcome and orientation for researchers and http://www.sic.nc/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ doctoral students JE-CHERCHE-UN-LOGEMENT-ETUDIANT.pdf At Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, researchers • The Centre d’Information Jeunesse de la Nouvelle and doctoral students should also contact the Calédonie (CIJNC), the youth information center Direction d’Appui à la Recherche, au Rayonnement in New Caledonia, coordinates the island’s youth et aux Etudes Doctorales (DARRED, see above). information network (over 20 Information Jeunesse offices throughout the territory) and provides Welcome and orientation in other institutions information and advice on finding accommodation: Depending on the institution, two information - http://information-jeunesse.nc/ services are available: - https://www.facebook.com/CentreInfoJeunesse/ - Service des Relations Internationales (international relations) – the bureau d’accueil et d’orientation A FEW TIPS (welcome and orientation). - Service de la Scolarite (admissions) - bureau des Short-term housing inscriptions et des démarches administratives • Nouméa youth hostel, near the city center. (enrollment and administrative procedures). Address: 51 bis rue Pasteur Marcel Ariège, For more information, go directly to your host 98800 Nouméa. institution web site. Contact: 687 275 879 or [email protected] National Services Site: https://aubergesdejeunesse.nc/noumea/ - students: www.etudiant.gouv.fr - doctoral students, researchers: http://www.euraxess.fr/fr 2 • For other types of temporary residences, use the If you need housing adapted to your special Nouvelle Calédonie Tourist Office site’s search needs engine: Contact the CROUS Social Services which will take https://www.nouvellecaledonie.travel/fr/ > action with your institution. Organiser son voyage > Hébergements. At Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie there is Long-term housing a Cellule d’Accompagnemet Spécifique (CASE), •Student accommodation managed by the Maison which welcomes students with disabilities and de l’Étudiant. special needs whether temporary or long-term: Address: 4 rue Félix Raoul Thomas, https://unc.nc > Vie étudiante > Cellule Île Nou - Nouville - 98800 Noumea. d’accompagnement spécifique. Contact: 687 290 057 or [email protected] CASE also provides a helpline and counselling unit Site: http://www.maisondeletudiant.nc/ as well as emergency social services. The Maison de l’Étudiant also manages the university restaurant and cafeteria on campus at Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. • Private Housing Platforms Other offers for student lodging, managed by private organisms, are also available in Nouvelle-Calédonie. Check specialized websites and local real estate agents, for example: - https://www.immobilier.nc/ - https://www.noumea-immobilier.nc/ - http://www.limmo.nc/ - https://housinganywhere.com • There is also a site managed by the CROUS, Lokaviz, which includes a listing of student accomodations in private homes: TRAVELLING IN https://www.lokaviz.fr/ NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE • Shared Leases: consult La Carte des Colocs, a national site for shared leases that’s free and simple Tontouta international airport is an hour’s to use: https://www.lacartedescolocs.fr/ drive from Nouméa: https://www.cci.nc > • Other solutions available on the Campus France Aéroports. site: www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized > Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie offers Accommodation. a free shuttle service for all international If you need a guarantor to secure your lodging students (let the university know your arrival date and time). Visale is a new and free guarantor system: www.visale.fr There are two main bus networks on Nouvelle-Calédonie’s main island (Grande If you want to file an application for APL funds Terre): (Aide Personnalisée au Logement, or persona- - the Greater Nouméa urban network, Karuïa lized housing aid), Bus (9 main lines, student rate with the CAF (Caisse des Allocations Familiales) can check Pass’Jeun’s): http://www.karuiabus.nc/ your eligibility: +33 (0)8 10 29 29 29 or www.caf.fr - the inter-city bus network (RAI) (25 lines): http://rai.nc/ For ride-sharing, refer to the collaborative websites: - government-run website: https://www.kedia.nc/ - community website: https://www.covoiturage.nc/ For a bit more independence and if you’re in good physical shape, you can rent a bike from a private rental company, such as Noumea Fun Ride: https://en.funride.nc/ 3 FIRST THINGS • The Haut-commissariat de la République française in Nouvelle-Calédonie (Nouméa), at the FIRST / reception desk for the Bureau des étrangers et de la nationalité (Foreign Nationals and Citizenship Office). ENROLLMENT IN YOUR INSTITUTION Address: 9 bis rue de la République, 98800 Nouméa. CVEC Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 12:15pm. Before you can enroll in your institution, you must Contact: 687 230 329 (8am to 12pm and 1:30pm to download proof of payment of the Contribution Vie 3:45pm) or [email protected] Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) – the student and All foreign students should read the following campus life contribution fee. website: http://www.nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr > - Log in at: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ Démarches administratives > Accueil des étrangers - For additional information and special cases: > Conditions de séjour des étrangers en https://www.campusfrance.org > Getting Organized Nouvelle-Calédonie > CVEC. • Learn more about your rights and obligations: Confirm Registration www.service-public.fr > Etranger > Titre de séjour et Take note! Even if you have a pre-registration letter, document de circulation. you are not officially