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A quick guide for International Students
in France
The university year begins within the first two weeks of
September and finishes at the end of June.
Teaching programs are annual or semestral, depending on the
School.. Detailed information about the courses offered by
the schools is available from the schools websites.
The first semester starts in September and continues until
the month of January. The second semester stretches from the
beginning of February until the end of June.
The academic year includes breaks at Christmas, in February,
and at Easter.
The public holidays in France include:
New Year's Day (1 January)
Easter Sunday - Easter Monday (in March or April)
May Day/Labor Day (1 May)
Victory Day (8 May)
Ascension Day (always on a Thursday in May)
Pentecost Sunday - Pentecost Monday (in May or June)
National Day (14 July)
All Saints Day (1 November)
Armistice Day (11 November)
Christmas Day (25 December)
French Courses
As all the courses take place in French, a sound
understanding of the French language is essential.
Advanced French classes are given at the INPL linguistic
training centre (CAFOL), within the framework of the
SOCRATES agreement.
A self-assimilation French language training facility is
provided by the Pôle Universitaire Européen.
Accommodation
The International Relations Office of INPL looks after
reserving accommodation for Erasmus students in the
university residences run by the CROUS. A university
residence accommodation request should be filled in and sent
back to the International Relations Office of INPL, who will
forward it on to CROUS.
The CROUS runs nine traditional style university residences
in Nancy and the surrounding area (furnished 9 m2 rooms with
wash-hand basin in the room and communal sanitation
facilities on each floor). There are no kitchen facilities
in most Halls.
Rent : around 122 € per month. A guarantee deposit of around
137 € is requested on arrival. This will be returned on your
departure after any deduction for possible damages.
The CROUS also has furnished studios in residences for
students staying at least 12 months. Reckon on between 275 €
and 385 €. for this type of studio.
The Ecole des Mines de Nancy and ENSIC have unfurnished
studios reserved for their students in residences close to
their schools.
The INPL Residence (264 unfurnished studios) is located on
the Brabois campus. Rent is around 350 € per month.
A Housing insurance (called « Assurance Risques Locatifs »)
is compulsory (the cost per year is about 38 € for a studio
flat and 25 € for a room) in a student residence hall. This
can be purchased from student insurance organisations (MGEL,
Mutuelle des Etudiants, etc.).
Restaurant facilities
8 restaurants, 6 brasseries, 1 pizzeria, one Chinese
restaurant and a pancake house belonging to the university
are open from 11.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 6.45 p.m.to 8
p.m . Meal vouchers are sold in books of 10 at the checkouts
of the university restaurant (called “ RU ”) on presentation
of the student’s card. Payment is in cash. As from 1 August
2002, the tariff is 2.40 € per voucher.
Health cover and other
insurances
Throughout their stay in France, European students must have
medical cover. You should therefore have in your possession
form E128 (or E111), obtained from the social security
organisation of your country of origin. In the absence of
this document, students are required to take out a health
insurance plan in France. As an indication, the annual
subscription covering health costs or possible
hospitalisation is around 174 €. You can subscribe when
enrolling at INPL.
Medical care : Visits to the doctor and
medication have to be paid there and then : 20 € for a
general practitioner, and 30 € (and more) for a specialist.
To have your costs reimbursed, you should forward your
health care form, complete with the medication
identification labels and doctor’s prescription, to the
International Relations Office of the CPAM, along with a
bank or post office details slip (RIB or RIP) and the
original of your E128 (or E111).
The E128 form covers up to 70% of medical costs. The last
30% can be covered by a separate insurance which you can buy
from student insurance organisations (MGEL, Mutuelle des
Etudiants, etc.). You can subscribe when enrolling at INPL
(cost : around 150 € per year).
You must have a civil liability insurance
which covers you for any damage you may cause to a third
party in your everyday life. This can be obtained from the
same student insurance organisations (MGEL, or Mutuelle des
Etudiants) or from an insurance company or when enrolling at
INPL (cost : around 12 € per year).
Residence formalities
If you stay in France more than three months for your
studies, you must request a residence permit from the Hôtel
de Police (police headquarters), within the eight days
following your arrival. You should have the following items
ready :
When you have
gathered all these items, you need to go to the Foreign
Student Center (« Guichet Unique d’accueil ») at the Pôle
Universitaire Européen, 34 Cours Léopold, Nancy, who will
make appointment with the Hôtel de Police.
You obtain the residence permit some eight weeks after
making the request.
Other services
Inter-University services
SIUAP (the Inter-University Physical and Sporting Activities
Service) offers 50 sporting disciplines to the students of
Nancy’s three universities.
The Inter-University Preventive Medicine and Health
Promotion Service is at the disposal of all students
enrolled at university.
Transport
A comprehensive bus network covers all destinations. A bus
guide and timetable for each route are available from the
Agence Bus.
Valid transport is by means of a credit card called the
Pass. It is on sale at the Agence Bus, in tobacconists,
shopping centres, and automatic distributors.
The Pass should be validated on the bus. A “ special student
” rate guarantees you 45 trips in 31 days.
How to get to the various INPL campuses :
From the railway station (stop “ Place de la République ") :
- To the Brabois-Vandoeuvre campus: take tram T1 Direction «
Vandoeuvre-Brabois », get off at stop "Forêt de Haye ».
- To EEIGM, ENSGSI and EAN : take Tram T1, Direction « Essey
», get off at stop "La Mothe".
- To ENSMN : take Tram T1, Direction Vandoeuvre-Brabois,
bus, get off at stop "Jean-Jaurès".
- To ENSIC : take the 134 bus from the stop "Point central",
get off at stop "Citadelle".
SNCF offers young people under 26 years of
age reductions of up to 50% on train journeys. Tourist
agencies like Wasteels, OTU (at the CROUS), etc. also offer
possibilities of price reductions.
Bank
You can open an account at a bank, the post office, or at a
Caisse d'Epargne (savings bank). To open an account, you
must present your identity card or passport, and proof of
domiciliation in France. An account at a bank or post office
will facilitate your everyday life, and notably any social
security reimbursements.
Basic
Monthly Cost Estimate for Living in Nancy
CROUS room per month : 120 €
Meals at the university restaurant 150 €
" Pass bus" at student tariff : 27 €
Entertainment (cinema,disco) 80 €
Extra food expenses 80 €
= 460 €
The International Relations Office of
the INPL remains at your disposal to help with any
difficulties you may experience during your stay. Do not
hesitate to get in contact with us or come and see us in the
Présidence building.
Some useful addresses and
telephone numbers
INPL
(Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine)
2, avenue de la Forêt de Haye
54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy
Tel. : (33) (-0)3 83 59 59 59
CAFOL
(Reception and linguistic training centre)
32/34, rue de Saurupt
54000 Nancy
Tel. : (33) (-0)3 83 58 40 64
CPAM
(Department of Social Security)
International Relations Office
9, boulevard Joffre
54047 Nancy Cedex
Tel. : (33) (-0)3 83 85 50 00
POLE UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPEEN
DE NANCY-METZ
Guichet Unique d’Accueil
34, cours Léopold
54052 Nancy Cedex
Tel. +33 (0) 3 83 17 67 35
SIUMPPS
(Inter-University Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
Service)
23, Bd Albert 1er
54000 Nancy
Tel. : (33) (-0)3 83 98 65 60
SIUAP
(Inter-University Physical and Sporting Activities Service)
1bis Bd. Albert 1er
54000 Nancy
Tel.: (33) (-0)3 83 96 53 23
MGEL
Student Insurance Organisation
44 cours Léopold
54000 Nancy
Tel : 03 83 32 21 98
www.mgel.fr
MUTUELLE DES ETUDIANTS
(Student Insurance Organisation)
55ter rue Stanislas
54000 Nancy
Tel : 03 83 35 00 23
www.lmde.com
( http://www.ensg.inpl-nancy.fr/eng/pages/guide2.htm
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