Foreign exchange students at Pierre & Marie Curie
University (UPMC)
Academic Year
2011 / 2012
International Relations Office
Mobility Office
Tour Zamansky – 2nd floor
4 place Jussieu
75005
CONTENTS
THE UNIVERSITY
 Access to UPMC
 The components of UPMC
 Studying in France
YOUR ENROLMENT AT UPMC
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Administrative enrolment
Academic enrolment
French courses
Academic calendar
More information
ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
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Visa
Passport
Residence permit (titre de séjour)
Work permit
SOCIAL COVER
 Health insurance
 Social security and supplementary health insurance
 Medical centres
ACCOMMODATION
 Addresses for short stays
 Addresses for long stays
 More information
PRACTICAL GUIDE
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Gas, electricity, telephone
Bank account
Budget
CROUS Cafeterias
More information
copyright: Alain Jeanne-Michaud / Pierre Kitmacher
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- THE UNIVERSITY  Access to UPMC
Metro:
Line 7 and 10 - Jussieu station
Bus :
Line 67 - stop Jussieu
Line 63 – stop Rue des Fossés St Bernard or Quai St Bernard
Line 86 or 87 - stop Rue des Fossés St Bernard
Line 89 - stop Jussieu or Cardinal Lemoine or Quai St Bernard
RER:
Line C - station Gare d'Austerlitz or Cluny La Sorbonne
Line B - station Cluny La Sorbonne
(For more information: www.ratp.fr)
Map of the university
This map indicates the campus access points and the building locations of the university.
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 The components
The university is composed of seven UFRS (units of teaching and research) in:
 chemistry
 engineering
 mathematics
 medicine
 physics
 Life sciences
 earth sciences, environment and biodiversity
It encompasses the Ecole polytechnique universitaire - Polytech'Paris UPMC, l’Institut
d’astrophysique de Paris, l’Institut Henri Poincaré and three marine stations in Roscoff,
Banyuls and Villefranche-sur-Mer, that have Universe Sciences Observatory (OSU) status.
It also includes the IFD (Institut de formation doctorale) an institute for doctorate training.
Within the faculty of mathematics is the ISUP, the first school of statistics in France.
 Studying in France
Since 2004/2005, within the European framework of higher education, UPMC has applied the
new system « L M D » Licence (Bachelors), Master, Doctorate.
The studies are composed of 3 levels
- licence, bac +3, corresponds to 6 weeks or 180 credits
- master, bac +5, corresponds to 4 weeks or 120 credits or more (300 total)
- doctorate, bac +8.
Each academic year is organized into two semesters; each representing 30 teaching credits
and each composed of several teaching units.
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Studying science (simplified flowchart)
+8
Doctorate
+7
+6
ECTS Credits
M2
+5
Master
M1
+4
ECTS Credits
L3
+3
+2
Licence
L2
L1
+1
Baccalauréat
Studying medicine (simplified flowchart)
Continuing
Medical
Education
For lesson
our website:
General
Medicine
Specialized
medicine
+6
DCEM4
+5
DCEM3
+4
DCEM2
+3
DCEM1
+2
PCEM2
Test
+1
contents visit
PCEM1
DEA
Masters
Certificate
Certificats
de maîtrise
Baccalauréat
http://www.upmc.fr/fr/formations/departements.html
http://www.upmc.fr/fr/formations/diplomes/sciences_et_technologies2.html
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- ENROLMENT AT UPMC Enrollment at the university involves two essential steps:
 Administrative enrollment
Upon arrival into Paris, you must go to the following address:
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Bureau d’accueil des étudiants étrangers
Accueil Scolarité (red point on the map)
4 place Jussieu
75252 Paris cedex 05
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9h00 to 17h30
The welcome office will give you an appointment with the relevant person charged
with your administrative enrollment
 Europe: ERASMUS medicine and biology
Anne-Sophie DELTELL
 anne-sophie.deltell@upmc.fr
 01 44 27 26 81
 01 44 27 26 80
 Europe: ERASMUS sciences
 South America, Asia
Isabelle LEVISALLES
 isabelle.levisalles@upmc.fr
 01 44 27 26 99
 01 44 27 26 80
 North America
Isabelle BRUSTON
 isabelle.bruston@upmc.fr
 01 44 27 73 49
 01 44 27 26 80
You must bring the following documents:
- Your passport or ID card
- A document confirming your participation in an exchange program (for example:
your Erasmus student contract or application form…)
- Photocopy of your university ID card valid for the current year
- Photocopy of your latest diploma
- Proof of social security cover: for European students a carte européenne
d’assurance maladie (CEAM), for Quebecois students a SE 401-106 form and private
insurance for non European or non Quebecois students staying less than 3 months
(students staying longer than 3 months must pay French student cover upon arrival at
UPMC)
- 2 ID photos
- Liability insurance
Medical students are also required to bring:
- Liability insurance
- Professional medical liability coverage
-Vaccination certificates (BCG, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B) with
photocopies
A student ID card will give you free access to all UPMC student services (library, campus
canteen, sports and cultural activities…)
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 Academic enrollment
As a foreign exchange student, you will not be enrolled on a full degree program but on
specific units or certificates (medicine). You will have to enroll for the units listed in your
application form with the relevant academic office. UPMC’s International Relations Office will
give you the details when you arrive in Paris.
 French Courses
The office for foreign students in the International Relations Office organizes Frenchlanguage courses for foreign exchange students.
You can only enroll by email: coursdefrancais@upmc.fr
- Before the 6st of September 2011 for 1st semester courses. A placement test is
compulsory on the 8th of September 2011.
- Before the 2nd of January 2012 for an intensive course (20 hrs) from the 9th to the
27th of January 2012. A placement test is compulsory on the 4th of January 2012
- Before the 20th of January 2012 for 2nd semester courses. A placement test is
compulsory on the 24th of January 2012
 University calendar 2011/2012
First semester
Second semester
Start of teaching
Monday 5th September 2011
Start of teaching
Monday 6th February 2012
End of teaching
16th December 2011
End of teaching
18th May 2012
Revision and exams:
6th December 2011 – 26th January 2012
Revision and exams:
22nd May 2012 – 29th June 2012
Non teaching periods
Christmas: Friday 16th December 2010 (evening) – Tuesday 3rd January 2012 (morning)
Spring: Friday 13th April 2012 (evening) – Monday 30th April 2012 (morning)
French National holidays 2011-2012
New Year’s Day: 1st January
Lundi de Pâques: 9th April
Fête du Travail: 1st May
Fête de la Victoire 1945: 8th May
Ascension: 17th May
Pentecôte: 27th May
Fête Nationale: 14th July
Assomption: 15th August
Toussaint: 1st November
Armistice 1918: 11th November
Christmas: 25th December
 More information
The courses
The courses at the fac (short for «faculty») usually start in September and end in May/June
before the end of year exams.
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Each study year of the 1st and 2nd cycle (bachelors and master) is organized into two
semesters.
The subjects are grouped into UE (teaching units) that combine lectures and TD (tutorials) or
TP (practicals).
- The lectures are held in an amphitheater (or « amphi ») that can accommodate a hundred
to a thousand students.
- The TD and TP usually involve 30 students. They are held in classrooms or laboratories.
Continuous or final exam
There exist two methods of assessment.
Continuous assessment:
This system integrates the grades obtained during the year from the TP or TD (grades of
dissertation, presentations …), also the grades obtained from exams taken at the end of the
first semester (January) and from the final year exams (May/June).
The final exam:
The exams – oral or written- are held at the end of the year.
French grading system
The grade scale in France ranges from 0 to 20, where 0 is the lowest and 20 is the highest.
The grade of 10/20 is usually the grade given for an average assignment or exam. A grade
from 14/20 for an assignment or exam is considered as good.
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- ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES  Campus France
As a result of the association between UPMC and Campus France, this year, foreign, non
European students (non-citizens of countries in the European Union*, the European
Economic Area** and the Swiss Confederation) residing in one of the 31 countries with a
Campus France Area must pass via this organization (www."name of the
country".campusfrance.org) to apply at UPMC. You can find a list of countries connected to
Campus France at http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/espaces/map
 Visa
All non European students (non-citizens of countries in the European Union*, the European
Economic Area** and the Swiss Confederation) must acquire a long stay student visa
marked “etudiant” (student) for stays longer than 3 months in France.
*(Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece,
Hungry, Ireland, Italy, Lativa, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech
Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden), **(Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway).
It is IMPERATIVE that the visa is obtained before your arrival into France.
More information about obtaining a visa can be found at the following website:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/services-formulaires_831/espace-etudiants_12793/etudierfrance_12794/demarches-administratives_12818/visas-etudiants_27131.html
Students benefit from automatic renewal of their student visa, subject to producing the
relevant documents requested by the authorities.
Attention, do not leave for Paris with a simple tourist visa . You will be sent back to
your country to obtain the student visa, because only a ‘student’ visa will allow you to obtain
a titre de séjour étudiant (student residence permit) upon arrival into France.
 Passport and ID card
All foreigners who arrive through French borders must hold a valid passport issued in their
country.
For nationals of the European Union, an ID card will be sufficient.
The valid passport or ID card must cover at least the duration of your stay.
To find out if you need an ID card or a passport, go to the following website:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/services-formulaires_831/espace-etudiants_12793/etudierfrance_12794/demarches-administratives_12818/index.html
or inquire at your Embassy:
http://mfe.org/index.php/Annuaires
 Le titre de séjour (Residence permit)
Europeans (EU, EEA, Swiss) are not required to hold a titre de séjour. For students
originating from these countries, it is not necessary to make an appointment unless they wish
to benefit from a renewal of their titre de séjour.
However, if you are Bulgarian or Romanian national and you wish to pursue a professional
activity in addition to your studies, you are required to hold a titre de séjour.
If you are a student of another nationality, you must acquire a titre de séjour.
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How to obtain your first titre de séjour?
Before leaving for France, the French Consulate in your country must stamp a visa in your
passport. This visa allows you to study in France. It only allows you to stay for three
months. If you need to stay in France longer, then it is necessary to obtain a long-term
visa from the OFII, in the form of a titre de séjour. Once these steps have been
accomplished at the OFII, the validation will be given in the form of stamp in your
passport by this organization.
Phase 1 – prepare your application for the titre de séjour: (Original and photocopies in
A4):
- Valid passport with a long stay student visa (+ photocopies of relevant pages
relating to civil status, expiry date of the passport and stamps of entry and visa)
- Birth certificate translated in French by a French court authorized translator (original
+ photocopy)
- A proof of address (EDF/GDF electricity bill, a rent statement no older than 3
months, proof of accommodation ***).
- Official certificate of funding for the duration of the stay (€ 450 per month minimum).
- UPMC student card (original + photocopy)
- 3 ID photos
***if you are housed by an individual, you must provide an accommodation certificate on a plain paper by your
landlord, a photocopy of their ID card or their titre de séjour, a proof of address of the landlord (for example their
last gas or electricity bill).
If you are housed in an accommodation centre, you must provide a certificate from the Director of the
Accommodation Centre and a bill for the last month.
Phase 2 – Submit your application to the OFII
 If you live in Paris
- From the 5th of September to the 10th of November 2011: with no prior appointment
required, either at the OFII desk at Cité Internationale
19 bd Jourdan
75690 Paris cedex 14
Tel: (0)1 44 16 64 00
RER B / T3: Cité Universitaire
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9h00 to 16h30
Or at the new ‘centre de réception des étudiants étrangers’
92 Boulevard Ney - 75018 Paris
Métro Porte de Clignancourt
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 8h35 à 16h30 and Friday from 8h35 to 16h00
- During the rest of the year:
The application must be sent by registered mail to the OFII.
48 rue de la Roquette
75011 Paris
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 If you do not live in Paris, it is imperative that you send your complete application to
the antenne de l’Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration (OFII) in your area.
Prefecture
Telephone
Website Address
Seine et Marne (Melun 77)
01.64.71.77.77
http://www.seine-etmarne.pref.gouv.fr
Yvelines (Versailles 78)
01.39.49.78.00
http://www.yvelines.pref.gouv.fr
Essonne (Evry 91)
01.69.91.91.91
http://www.essonne.pref.gouv.fr
Hauts-de-Seine (Nanterre 92)
01.40.97.20.00
http://www.hauts-de-seine.pref.gouv.fr
Seine-Saint-Denis (Bobigny 93)
01.41.60.60.60
http://www.seine-saintdenis.pref.gouv.fr
Val de Marne (Créteil 94)
01.49.56.60.00
http://www.val-de-marne.pref.gouv.fr
Val-d'Oise (Cergy-Pontoise 95)
01.34.25.25.25
http://www.val-doise.pref.gouv.fr
Phase 3 – Medical visit
On receipt of your application, the OFII will acknowledge your application and send you an
appointment for a compulsory medical check. For students who submit their application
during the academic year at Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, the acknowledgment
of their application and their appointment for the medical check will be given directly on site.
More information on the website: http://www.ofii.fr/article.php3?id_article=35
You will also need to pay a registration fee of 55 Euros.
After the payment of this fee and the medical visit, the OFII will stamp your visa confirming
your titre de séjour for a year within the validity dates on your visa.
More information:
http://prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr/Vos-demarches/Ressortissants-etrangers/Titres-desejour/Autres-nationalites/Etudiant/Vous-etes-muni-e-d-un-visa-long-sejour-valant-titre-desejour-mention-etudiant-pour-un-premier-sejour-en-France-art.-R.-311-3-6
You wish to renew your titre de séjour
Your long stay visa validates your titre de séjour for one year within the valid dates shown on
the visa. If you wish to extend your stay beyond the first year, you must contact the
prefecture of the police for the necessary steps within the last two months of your valid visa.
If you live in Paris: you can make an appointment directly on the website of the Préfecture
de Police Paris:
http://www.prefecture-police-paris.interieur.gouv.fr/erdv/rdv/saisie.asp?type=renouv
 If you do not live in Paris: you must contact the foreign office of the prefecture or the subprefecture where you live.
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 Working during your studies
Foreign nationals holding a titre de séjour temporaire marked "étudiant" can carry out paid
professional activities in France, without a work permit.
This activity must be exercised as incidental to studies, within 964 work hours annually.
The possession of an "étudiant" card entitles you to all paid activities in France.
For more information, go to: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr.
- at the city hall (la mairie) or the police station or the prefecture or sub prefecture,
- at the Department of labor, employment and professional training (la Direction
Départementale du Travail, d’emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle de Paris - DDTEFP).
Department headquarters 109 r Montmartre 75084 PARIS CEDEX 02, Tel: 01 44 84 41 00
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- THE SOCIAL SECURITY  Health insurance
Basic health insurance is compulsory for all students. Different agencies can provide
insurance for those in different situations and age groups.
European students
European students who are nationals of the 27 states of the European Union*, of the
European Economic Area** and the Swiss Confederation must bring with them the European
Health Insurance Card (carte européenne d’assurance maladie - CEAM) which attests that
they are covered by the social service in their country. The CEAM will allow them to claim for
reimbursement of medical costs incurred in France.
 Support costs of medical care for Erasmus students
Documents necessary for reimbursement:
 Photocopy recto -verso of the European card
 Photocopy recto -verso of the student card
 Photocopy recto -verso of the passport
 The address of residence in France and the date of arrival in France.
 Relevé d’Identité Bancaire or RIB (Bank account details) (Authorizes payment to a
third party if the account is not in their name)
 Claim forms for reimbursement of medical expenses
Student place of residence
Paris
92 Hauts de Seine
Essonne 91
93 Seine Saint Denis
78 Yvelines
94 Val de Marne
95 Val d’Oise
Address to send reimbursement
file
CPAM Centre 461
Relations internationales
175 rue de Bercy
75586 Paris cedex 12
CPAM des Hauts de Seine
Relations internationales
113 rue des 3 Fontanot
92026 Nanterre Cedex
CPAM
Adresse postale :CPAM - 91040
EVRY CEDEX
S’y rendre :
5 rue du Facteur Cheval
91000 EVRY
CPAM Centre 872
Relations Internationales
Boite postale 60300
93018 Bobigny Cedex
S’y rendre :
195, avenue Paul Vaillant-Couturier
93014 BOBIGNY CEDEX
CPAM Centre 893
Relations Internationales
58-60 rue de Montreuil
78011 Versailles Cedex
CPAM du Val de Marne
Relations Internationales
1 à 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle
94031 Créteil Cedex
CPAM Centre 730
Relations Internationales
Immeuble SOGE 2000
Rue du Verger
95012 Cergy
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To contact the international
relations services of CPAM
Tel: 01 53 46 51 27
Tel: 0820-904-192
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relations internationales
Tel: 3646
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relations internationales
Tel: 3646
Fax: 01 48 30 68 09
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relations internationales
Tel: 01 30 84 34 56
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relations internationales
Tel: 36 46
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relations internationales
Tel: 0 820 904 128
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Quebecois students
You will need to bring your form SE 401 Q102 bis as proof that you have social security
cover in Québec. This form will entitle you to reimbursement for medical expenses.
Other foreign students
Stay less than 3 months
You are not required to subscribe to the French system. If you have social-security cover in
your own country, your insurance should reimburse your expenses). But you can also
subscribe to the French student cover (approx € 203) when you enroll at UPMC.
Stay longer than 3 months
You have to take out French student cover (approx € 203).
Foreign students older than 28
Foreign students older than 28 years, who cannot benefit from student social security, are
required to take out personal insurance. They can benefit, under certain conditions of the
"CMU" (Couverture Médicale Universelle).
Foreign student salaries
Foreign students, who work a minimum 60 hours per month, or 120 hours every 3 months,
are automatically «assurés sociaux» (socially assured) and declared by their employer and
their activities throughout the academic year.
 Social security and supplementary insurance (Les mutuelles)
The Social Security does not totally reimburse the costs, except in the case of surgical
operation, maternity or extended sickness. The rest – called ticket modérateur (proportion of
medical expenses payable by the patient) – remains the responsibility of the insured.
With the third party system, it is not necessary to pay upfront the fees that will be reimbursed
and hence only pay the fees at the care of the patient. Two conditions must be met to
benefit: the pharmacy or the health clinic needs to be subsidized and presenting
the insurance card is compulsory.
This cover does not include all care. The ticket modérateur can represent only 20 to 40% of
expenses.
Subscription to a Mutuelle or an insurance company allows additional reimbursements.
There are two student mutuelle companies in France:
 La Mutuelle des étudiants (LMDE)
- 410 rue Linné - 75005 Paris – Monday to Thursday from 9h30 to 18h00 and Friday from
9h30 to 13h00 - Métro Jussieu
- 46 rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques - 75005 Paris – Monday to Thursday from 9h30 to 18h00
and Friday from 9h30 to 13h00 - RER B Luxembourg
Tel: 0969 369 601
http://www.lmde.com/
 La Société Mutualiste des Etudiants de la Région Parisienne (SMEREP)
- 54 boulevard Saint Michel - 75005 PARIS
Tel: 01 56 54 36 34
Monday to Thursday from 9h00 to 18h00 and Friday from 9h00 to
http://www.smerep.fr/
These two providers will present at Pierre & Marie Curie University at the beginning of the
academic year.
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Further Information
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Website Campus France : http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/a-etudier/sejour01-7.htm
Website Ameli : http://www.ameli.fr/assures/droits-et-demarches/par-situationprofessionnelle/vous-faites-des-etudes/vous-etes-etudiant/votre-protection-sociale.php
The C.L.EI.S.S (Centre de Liaison Européen et International de la Sécurité Sociale) : 0145-26-33-41
 Medical centres
 The service of preventative medicine and promotion of good health (medical and
psychological) and also the student social service of UPMC can help you:
- If you have worries about the state of your health, doubts about your life balance,
questions about your relations, worries about your future or if you find yourself repeatedly
in situations of failure. You can also obtain medical certificates
- Difficult family situations, financial, material and others
UPMC website: http://www.upmc.fr/fr/vie_des_campus/sante_et_solidarite/sumpps.html
 Le relais social international: Academic and psychological aid
Organized by professionals, this agency enables you to meet with psychologists and a
teacher who can listen to your personal and university problems. These people are there to
help you to accomplish your projects and to welcome you for free, by appointment and if you
wish, anonymously. Furthermore, it has an administrative facility to assist with obtaining a
carte de séjour (residence permit) and financial aid for accommodation.
Relais Social International
Rez-de-chaussée de la Résidence André Honnorat
Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
19, boulevard Jourdan
75690 PARIS cedex 14
Tel: 01 44 16 64 00
Email: relais.social@ciup.fr
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 9h00 to 13h00
 Emergency numbers
Anti-Poison Centre: Hôpital Fernand Widal, 200, rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis 75010
Paris - 01 40 05 48 48
Severe burns: Hôpital Foch, 40 rue Worth 92150 Suresnes - 01 46 25 24 96
Drugs info Service : 08 00 23 13 13 - Ecoute alcool : 0811 91 30 30 – Ecoute Cannbis :
0811 91 20 20
AIDS info Service: 08 00 84 08 00
Pharmacy open day and night - 84 avenue des Champs-Élysées - 75008 Paris - 01 45 62
02 41
Emergency Doctor 01 47 07 77 77 ou 01 43 37 77 77
Police Support - Pompiers de Paris 18
SAMU (serious medical emergencies) : 15 or 01 45 67 50 50
Emergency Dentist: 01 43 37 51 00 –on site: 87 Bd de Port Royal, 75013 Paris
 Liability Insurance (La responsabilité civile):
All students must have liability insurance in their country or in France for:
- third party injuries,
- property damage,
- repatriation cover
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- ACCOMMODATION Accommodation in Paris is very difficult to find. Participants of mobility programs benefit from
the services of the International Relations Office, who can arrange accommodation for you.
They can reserve a room (for a year or for 2 weeks) with CROUS (undergraduate level) or at
the Cité Internationale Universitire of Paris (CIUP) (masters or doctorate level), subject to
availability. A written request must be sent with the application, this is due to the number of
places being limited.
Cost: approx 400€/month
In most cases, foreign students welcomed by UPMC must find their own accommodation. It
is an issue that should be dealt with as soon as possible.
Below you can find addresses of different organizations that can offer accommodation in
Paris.
 Short term accommodation:
While looking for more permanent accommodation, you can contact the following
organizations to be housed for a few days.
Short Stays (accommodation for a few days)
1/ International centres of accommodation
Centre international de séjour de Paris
Centre Kellermann
17 boulevard Kellermann
75013 Paris
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 44 16 37 38
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 16 37 39
http://www.cisp.fr/cisp/index.asp
From 40.30€ breakfast included
Centre international de séjour de Paris
Centre Maurice Ravel
6 avenue Maurice Ravel
75012 Paris
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 64 75 60 00
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 43 44 45 30
http://www.cisp.fr/cisp/index.asp
From 48,40€/pers breakfast included
(without drinks)-Maximum stay: 1 week
Foyer international d'accueil à Paris
(FIAP)
30, rue Cabanis
75014 Paris
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 43 13 17 00
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 45 81 63 91
Email: fiap@fiap.asso.fr
http://www.fiap.asso.fr
From 57€/pers breakfast included
Single room or dorm for 3 months
maximum.
Maison internationale des jeunes
4, rue Titon
75011 Paris
Tel: (0)1 43 71 99 21
Fax: (0)1 43 71 78 58
mij.cp@wanadoo.fr
Rooms (2 to 8 beds): Bathroom upstairs. 3
nights maximum
2/ Youth hostels (www.fuaj.org)
To benefit, you must have a membership card costing 11€ for those under 26 and 16€ for
those who are over 26 years old.
Fédération Unie des auberges de jeunesse
27, rue Pajol – 75018 Paris
Tel: (0)1 44 89 87 27
Fax: (0)1 44 89 87 10
Email: fuaj@fuaj.org
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Auberge de jeunesse Clichy
107, rue Martre
92110 Clichy
Tel: (0) 1 41 27 26 90
Fax: (0) 1 42 70 52 63
Email: paris.clichy@fuaj.org
22,70€/pers sheets and breakfast included
Auberge de jeunesse Le d’Artagnan
80, rue Vitruve
75020 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 32 34 56
Fax: (0)1 40 32 34 55
Email: paris.le-dartagnan@fuaj.org
23,50€/pers breakfast included
Auberge de jeunesse Jules Ferry
8, Boulevard Jules Ferry
75011 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 57 55 60
Fax: 0143148209
Email: paris.julesferry@fuaj.org
23€/pers sheets and breakfast included
Auberge de jeunesse Cité des Sciences
24, rue des Sept Arpents
1, rue J.B. Clément
93310 Le Pré Saint Gervais
Tel: (0)1 48 43 24 11
Fax: (0)1 48 43 26 82
Email: paris.cite-des-sciences@fuaj.org
22€/pers sheets and breakfast included
3/ Centres of Stay
 Hostels for young workers
Certain hostels for young workers accept students. It is one of the least expensive solutions
for accommodation (on average € 282/month)
It is essential to inquire in advance.
List of hostels for young workers (FJT) is available on the website:
http://www.fjt-idf.fr/IMG/pdf/annuaire_foyer_2010.pdf
URFJT Ile-de-France, 10-18, rue des Terres-au-Curé, 73013 Paris
 Other Centres of Stay
Foyer les Francs-bourgeois
21, rue Saint-Antoine
75004 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 42 77 95 02
Fax: (0)1 42 77 95 02
Foyer International la Vigie
7, rue Poulletier
75004 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 46 33 33 98
Fax: (0)1 40 46 81 83
Foyer UCJF
22, rue de Naples
75008 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 53 04 37 47
Fax: (0)1 42 94 81 24
Email: naples@ucjf.net
http://www.ucjf.net
Palais de la Femme
94, rue de Charonne
75011 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 46 59 30 00
Fax: (0)1 46 59 30 40
Email: fdf@armeedusalut.fr.fr
Foyer Ste-Geneviève
65, rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 54 77 12
Fax: (0)1 43 25 25 39
Présence au Monde
6, rue Berthollet
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 54 11 41
Institut Serviam
20, rue Gay Lussac
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 42 34 95 90
Fax: (0)1 42 34 95 91
Email: foyerserviam@wanadoo.fr
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/foyerserviam
Foyer International des Etudiantes
93, bd Saint Michel
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 54 49 63
Fax: (0)1 43 54 23 45
Email: infos@fie.fr
http://www.fie.fr
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Foyer Franco Libanais
15, rue d’Ulm
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 29 47 60
Fax: (0)1 43 25 70 88
Home Saint-Jacques / (Institut de l’Asie du Sudest)
269, rue Saint Jacques
75005 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 46 33 16 48
Fondation Pierre Lafue / Foyer d’étudiantes
21, rue du Cherche Midi
75006 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 45 48 93 48
Fax: 01 45 48 93 48
Foyer de la Sainte Famille
49, rue de Vaugirard
75006 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 45 48 82 54
Foyer 44 Cherche Midi
44, rue du Cherche Midi
75006 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 45 48 49 63
Association des étudiants protestants de Paris
46, rue de Vaugirard
75006 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 46 33 23 30
Fax: (0)1 46 34 27 09
Foyer Dominicain
10, rue de Condé
75006 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 43 29 91 62
Fax: (0)1 43 25 05 41
Foyer Tolbiac
234, rue de Tolbiac
75013 PARIS
Tel: (0)1 44 16 22 22
Fax: (0)1 45 88 61 84
Email: contact@foyer-tolbiac.com
http://www.foyer-tolbiac.com
Useful links:
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CIDJ: http://www.cidj.com/DesktopRubrique.aspx?tabid=429
CROUS: http://www.crous-paris.fr/article.asp?idcat=AADGG
http://www.unme-asso.com
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ymca_ucjg.paris/Foyers.htm
http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/logement/foyer.htm
4/ Others
BVJ
Quartier Latin
44, rue des Bernardins Rousseau
75005 Paris
Tel: 01 53 00 90 90
Fax: (0)1 53 00 90 91
Email: bvj@wanadoo.fr
http://www.bvjhotel.com
From 45€/pers, small single room including
breakfast
MIJE:
11 rue du Fauconnier
75004 Paris
Tel: 01 42 74 23 45
Fax: 01 40 27 81 64
Single or dorm, 1 week maximum.
Tariffs: 49€ approx per night + breakfast
(online reservation:
www.mije.com/reservation_individuels.asp)
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BVJ
Louvre
20, rue J.J. Rousseau
75001 Paris
Tel: (0)1 53 00 90 90
Fax: (0)1 53 00 90 91
Email: bvj@wanadoo.fr
http://www.bvjhotel.com
35€/pers including breakfast (double room)
UCRIF
27 rue Turbigo
75002 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 26 57 64
Fax: (0)1 40 26 58 20
Email: info@ethic-etapes.fr
http://www.ucrif.asso.fr
UCRIF - Léo Lagrange
107 rue Martre
92110 Clichy
Tel : (0)1 41 27 26 90
5/ Cheap hotels
Young & Happy
80 rue Mouffetard
75005 Paris
Tel: (0)1 47 07 47 07
Fax: (0)1 47 07 22 24
http://www.youngandhappy.fr
Hôtel Aloha
1, rue Borromée
75015 Paris
Tél: (0)1 42 73 03 03
Fax: (0)1 42 73 14 14
Email: friends @aloha.fr
http://www.aloha.fr
Hôtel Le Village
20, rue d’Orsel
75018 Paris
Tel: (0)1 42 64 22 02
Fax: (0)1 42 64 22 04
Email : bonjour@villagehostel.fr
http://www.villagehostel.fr
Hôtel Idéal
49, rue des trois bornes
75011 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 21 48 18
Fax: (0) 40 21 48 19
Useful link: http://www.petitfute.com/guide/sv-17231-1166-paris-hotels-hebergement
 Long term stay (for 1 academic year or 1 semester)
1/ University residence
La Cité Internationale
19 bd Jourdan
75690 Paris cedex 14
Tel: (0)1 44 16 64 00
http://www.ciup.fr/fr/devenir_resident
CROUS de Paris
Cellule accueil International – 1er étage
39, avenue Georges Bernanos
75005 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 51 55 55
Fax: (0)1 40 51 55 56
Email: des@crous-paris.fr
http://www.crous-paris.fr/article.asp?idcat=AAD
 Crous de Paris
(These rooms are reserved according to social criteria and primarily for French students.)
 Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP)
The registration with a National House:
When a nationality is represented by a house, the candidate must contact this house. For all
administrative information, your contact person will be the secretary of this house
(application, schedules...).
- Registration with admissions service:
Candidates not represented by a national house must contact the admissions service:
Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Service des Admissions
19, Boulevard Jourdan
75 690 Paris Cedex 14
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 44 16 64 48 or 40
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 16 64 03
E-mail: admissions@ciup.fr
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2/ Student residences
Student services and welcome office
(Office d’Accueil et de Services étudiants
- OSE)
11 rue Serpente
75006 Paris (métro Saint-Michel ou Cluny la
Sorbonne)
Tel: 0 820 20 23 30
http://www.leclubetudiant.com/
Private residence (Estudines, Lauréades,
Adèle, etc.)
Furnished accommodation in private residences with
services « para-hôteliers ». Compare prices before you
decide.
List of websites below.
http://www.citea-hotels.com to reserve a room online in various residences in Paris and Ile de France.
Special rates for students of UPMC: contact julia.franke@upmc.fr for more information.
http://www.estudines.fr
http://www.icade-immobilier.com/
http://www.fac-habitat.com
http://www.univercity.fr
http://www.adele.org
3/ Apartment renting or sharing websites
http://www.locaflat.com
http://www.nyhabitat.com/fr/paris-appartement.html
http://www.sergic.com
http://www.colocation.fr
http://www.apartager.com
http://www.appartement.org
http://www.portail-colocation.com
http://www.kel-koloc.fr
http://www.cidj.com
http://www.pap.fr
http://www.lacentrale.fr
http://www.fnaim.fr
http://www.bonjour.fr
http://www.particulier.fr
http://www.fusac.org
http://www.explorimmo.fr
http://www.seloger.com
http://www.mapiaule.com
http://www.alliancefr.org (live with a family)
http://www.leparisolidaire.fr (live with aged people)
http://www.acparis.org
http://www.centraledesparticuliers.com
4/ Private accommodation
 Le CROUS de Paris
39 avenue Georges Bernanos
75005 Paris
RER B Port Royal
Tel: 00 33 (0)1 40 51 55 55
http://www.crous-paris.fr/article.asp?idcat=AAD
- Free access to a board of classifieds in the entrance hall of CROUS
Reserve a minimum budget of 380€/month for a room and approximately 455€/month minimum for a
studio.
- The service "logement en ville" of CROUS acts as an intermediary between landlords and
students, for room rentals, of studios or of 2 roomed apartments. This service is free and
accessible on presentation of your student card of the Academy of Paris (carte d’étudiant de
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l’Académie de Paris). It is open throughout the year from 13h to 16h30 Monday to
Friday.
 The American Church has a board of classifieds (accommodation or work) found at the
exit of the church.
65, Quai d’Orsay
75007 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 62 05 00
Fax: (0)1 40 62 05 11
 Estate agents
Find estate agents addresses in the directory:
http://www.pagesjaunes.fr, written "agences immobilières" in the section "Quoi".
 Accommodation of the City Hall of Paris (Mairie de Paris)
Find the addresses for accommodation of the City Hall of Paris in the directory:
http://www.pagesjaunes.fr, written "logement de la mairie de paris" in the section "Quoi" and
"Paris" in the section "Où".
 Emergency accommodation
http://www.paris.fr/portail/pratique/Portal.lut?page_id=5360
 Miscellaneous
- http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/a-etudier/sejour01-2.htm
- Accommodation for international exchange students:
http://europa.eu/youth/news/index_1310_fr.html
Union Parisienne des Etudiants Locataires
21, rue du Val de Grâce
75005 Paris
Tel: (0)1 40 46 86 73
http://www.upel.fr/
An annual fee will be required
L’accueil familial des jeunes étrangères
23 rue du Cherche Midi
75006 Paris
Tel: (0)1 42 22 50 34
Essential questions to consider before renting:
- how many rooms? (is it a studio, a F1 or a F2?)
- does the apartment have furniture or is it empty?
- how much is the rent?
- are the bills included or extra?
- it is necessary to pay a guarantee or agency fees?
Studio = accommodation comprising of a single room, used as a bedroom, living room,
kitchen, bathroom/WC.
F1 = Accommodation comprising of a principle room, with separate kitchen and
bathroom/WC.
F2 = Accommodation comprising of two rooms + kitchen + bathroom/WC + bedroom.
CC = Bills included in rent (building maintenance, electricity and gas).
Equipé = Accommodation with an equipped kitchen (at the least, refrigerator, heating plates,
sink).
Meublé = Accommodation with minimal furnishings (bed, table, chairs)
Duplex = Accommodation over two floors, with an internal staircase.
 More information
Terms of a lease
In the Paris region, landlords ask for a guarantee of at least 2 month’s rent and a guarantor
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who can ensure payment on your behalf. Sometimes the landlord can demand a
guarantor who lives in the region of Ile de France. For more information see the website
www.loca-pass.com.
Methods of payment in France
Ask your bank about methods of payment abroad.
In France, payment by French cheque and/or carte bleue (debit/credit card) is the most
common (for example to pay rent).
For more information: http://www.adele.org
Insurance
Students must have housing insurance. Two French student insurance organizations, LMDE
and SMEREP, offer insurance for approximately 50 €/year.
Financial aid for accommodation
A Personalized Aid for Accommodation (Une Aide Personnalisée au Logement - APL) can be
awarded by the Caisse d’Allocations Familiales de Paris (CAF) for students. APL is
calculated as a function of resources, the family situation and the rent.
The form for the student accommodation aid is available on the website: http://www.caf.fr
For your online application to be taken into account, you must
- be a student
- be renting accommodation and be the lease holder (if you share accommodation,
then each person with their name on the contract must apply for the aid)
- not have, you or your partner, a dependent child
Attention: Non European students must hold a titre de séjour (residence permit) valid for at
least 3 months.
Dispute with a landlord
In case of dispute, you can contact:
 I.N.C Institut National de la C.N.L. Confédération Nationale du Logement (National Confederation of
Lodegment)
62, bd Richard Lenoir - 75011 Paris
Tel: 01 47 00 96 20
 Association des Comités de Défense des Locataires (Association for the defense of tenants):
11, rue de Bellefond - 75009 Paris
Tel: 01 48 74 94 84
 Institut National de la Consommation (National Institute of the Consumer):
80, rue Lecourbe - 75015 Paris
Tel: 01 45 66 20 20 - 3615 INC
 A.D.I.L Association D'Information sur le Logement (point juridique) (Association for Information on
lodgement – legal issues):
46 bis, boulevard Edgar Quinet - 75014 Paris
Tel: 01 42 79 50 50 (sur rendez-vous) - http://www.anil.org/fr/votre-adil/index.html
 C.I.D.J. (Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse) (information centre for the youth)
101, Quai Branly 75740 Paris cedex 15
Tel: (0)1 44 49 12 00 - http://www.cidj.com/DesktopSRubrique.aspx?tabid=538
 Contact a social assistant at the university
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- PRACTICAL I N F O R M A T IO N S -
 Gas, electricity and telephone
 Open a gas account: http://www.gdf.fr/
 Open an electricity account: http://bleuciel.edf.com/abonnement-et-contrat/ouvrir-un-
contrat/electricite-47378.html
 Land line or mobile phone and/or internet: There are several telephone operators in
France. For information you can consult the following websites (this list does not constitute a
recommendation or a commitment on our part):
- Orange: http://www.orange.fr/0/visiteur/PV
- Free: http://www.free.fr/adsl/index.html
- Bouygues Télécom: http://www.bouyguestelecom.fr/
- SFR: http://www.sfr.com
- Télé 2: http://www.tele2.fr/
- Cegetel: http://www.cegetel.com/
 Bank account
EGIDE: http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/a-etudier/sejour01-5.htm
For students outside of the European Union, a titre de séjour (residence permit) is
compulsory to obtain a bank account. Bring some money or withdraw directly from your
home bank account using an international card.
 Budget
The main expenses are lodgings, food and transport.
Some example prices in Paris
- A baguette: 0.90€
- A croissant: 1.10€
- A coffee: 2€
- A sandwich: approx 6€
- An complete menu at a restaurant: between 15€ and 20€ minimum
- A post stamp: 0.60€
- A cinema ticket: 10€ (student price: 6 to 8€)
- A CD: 18€
An approximate monthly budget for a single student:
- Rent (including bills)
500€
- Food (R.U.)
190€
- Transport
50€
- Culture/hobbies
80€
- Breakfast
70€
- Drinks
55€
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 Crous
CROUS (centres régionaux des œuvres universitaires et scolaires) manages the university
restaurants (resto U). There are 14 university restaurants and 23 C.R.O.U.S. cafeterias in
Paris which offer a range of menus.
The student card of UPMC allows access to all restos U in the region.
Certain restaurants are open in the evenings, weekends and during the holidays.
Cost of a meal at resto U: 3 Euros.
Payments are made with a rechargeable Crous Card (electronic card system). Recharging
will be possible throughout the day at automatic terminals at the entrance of the restaurants
using bank cards or cash.
For more information see the website: http://www.crous-paris.fr/article.asp?idcat=AAA
 More information
Additional information:
- http://www.campusfrance.org/fr/a-etudier/sejour01.htm
- Download the guide from l'étudiant de Paris
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