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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 ì 3 P52 PRACTICAL INFORMATION ì P32 UNIVERSITY LIFE P54 University Calendar 2 ì P34 Organisation of Studies P58 Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Study Centres P10 1 STUDY IN PARIS P36 Becoming a Student at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne P60 Acronyms ì P12 Administrative Procedures > Enrolment P62 Contacts UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 > Visas and residence permits > Orientation week > I nternational Relations P4 PANTHÉON-SORBONNE > Accommodation P40 Ressources Department > Health > Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne P6 About the University > Banks > IT Services > Emergency Numbers > Libraries P8 Key Figures P22 Living in Paris P63 Check-lists P45 Societies and cultural activities > Budget > Working in France > Clubs and Societies > Getting Around > Cultural Activities > Going Out P48 Sports P50 Eating
PARIS 1 PANTHÉON-SORBONNE 1 ì UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON-SORBONNE P6 About the University P8 Key Figures
PARIS 1 PANTHÉON-SORBONNE 1 RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL ABOUT ì EXCELLENCE REPUTATION Teaching and research are intrinsically linked Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is THE UNIVERSITY at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. As with teaching, research is also structured very well placed in international rankings. In the 2020 QS World University Rankings around three major disciplinary areas with by discipline the university was one of Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne was founded in the 13th century 36 research teams and 10 doctoral schools. the best-classed in France, with seven as the Collège de la Sorbonne by Robert de Sorbon and is located in One PhD viva takes place every day at the departments placed in the top 50 for their the heart of the capital’s Latin Quarter. It is one of the oldest French university. Every year, 60 titles are added to discipline globally. At a national level, Paris 1 the university press catalogue, the Editions Panthéon-Sorbonne comes top in seven universities, renowned throughout the world. The present-day university de la Sorbonne, and more than one scientific disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, has combined tradition with modernity since its establishment in 1970. event is organised each day. architecture, law, development studies, geography and history. THREE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DISCIPLINARY AREAS OUTLOOK Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne offers courses More than 20% of the university’s 43,700 in three disciplinary areas: economics and students are international students enrolled across management, arts and humanities and law and 10 academic departments and four institutes. political science. This broad range of courses Internationalisation of teaching and research makes Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne the biggest at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne is constantly social science and humanities university in France increasing thanks to strong historic links with a in terms of both the range of courses on offer large number of global institutions (408 partners and student numbers. in 81 countries) and the university’s involvement in a number of networks. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has always emphasised interdisciplinary research. Today the This strong international presence makes university offers a number of innovative double it possible for Université Paris 1 Panthéon- degrees at both bachelor’s and master’s levels Sorbonne to offer provision for the international with excellent reputations in France and abroad. joint-supervision of PhDs, Erasmus Mundus programmes, joint degree programmes, and many delocalised degrees within foreign partner universities. 6 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 7
PARIS 1 PANTHÉON-SORBONNE 1 KEY FIGURES ì 68 master’s degrees majors 408 partner 10 universities academic departments in 43,700 and 13 81 students countries 4 bachelor’s degrees majors institutes 10 doctoral schools 8,600 1,400 25 international members of teaching sites in Paris and students and research staff the Île-de-France region 800 1,200 1 35 2,400 incoming exchange members of administrative PhD viva every day libraries within the Joint PhD students and library staff Library Services (SCD) students 8 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 9
2 STUDY ì IN PARIS P12 Administrative Procedures P22 Living in Paris > Visas and residence permits > Budget > Accommodation > Working in France STUDY IN PARIS > Health > Getting Around > Banks > Going Out 10 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021
2 periods totaling 90 days. The holder is limited to allow you to travel around the Schengen area for remaining in the Schengen area no longer than a fixed period of six months to five years. ì 90 days within a 180-day period. There are no formalities required upon arrival or ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Short-term Schengen visas are valid for business or leisure purposes, which could include a short departure when using this kind of visa. At the end of the 90-day period you must leave the Schengen area. course, an internship or a paid position (providing The Schengen short-stay visa is renewable, however the holder has obtained the right to work). Schengen you must wait six months before submitting a new VISAS AND RESIDENCE PERMITS single-entry visas are only valid for a single trip. application. Unlike with a long-stay visa, this visa Schengen single-entry and multiple-entry visas does not allow you to take up residence in France. If you are not from one of the European Union member states; one of the European Free Trade Association countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland); Andorra; Visa Application Procedure Monaco; San Marino or the Vatican City; then you must obtain a visa in order to come and study at the university. You must complete this procedure before your arrival in France. Before departing for France you must request a visa from the French consulate in your country STUDY IN PARIS of residence. You must present proof of university admission in France, proof of means and THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VISA FOR STUDYING IN FRANCE proof that you have accommodation reserved in France (attestation d’hébergement). If you live in a country with an established “Études en France” procedure then you can apply Visas Valid for Three Months and Above Visas Valid for Less than Three Months for a visa through Campus France online in your area of residence. (long-stay visas) (short-stay visas) Long-stay visas valid as a residence permit for Short-term visas for students sitting examinations FOLLOWING YOUR ARRIVAL IN FRANCE students, or VLS-TS student visas are only for non-European students and are only valid Long-stay Visa Holders allow you to study in France for a period of four for travel in France. This visa allows you to come to months to a year. Upon expiry of this visa you France to sit a French higher education admission If you hold a Long-Stay Visa Valid as a Residence Permit (VLS-TS) must request a residence permit in order to interview or entrance examination. If you are successful stay in France. in this process you may request a student residence if this is your first application, you have three months to take the necessary steps. You will have permit at the appropriate prefecture in France; you to validate your visa online by logging on administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr. Temporary long-stay visas (VLS-T) can do this without having to return to your country of residence upon presentation of your original Visa Certification Process allow you to study in France for a period of four short-stay visa. If you are unsuccessful you must to twelve months. This type of visa cannot be leave France as soon as you know the outcome of In order to validate your VLS-TS online, you will need a valid email address, the information renewed. your application. Please note that short-stay visas for on your visa, your date of arrival in France, your address in France and a payment card to pay students sitting examinations can only be awarded the tax online. Type D visas if the results of the selection process will be known If you do not have a payment card, you can buy an electronic stamp from a tobacco shop and within three months of candidates sitting entrance pay in cash. with the following clause “residence permit examinations and admissions interviews. must be requested within the first two months Once you have completed the online procedure, you will receive by email your login details to following arrival in France” apply only to Algerian Short-term Schengen visas access your account and obtain confirmation of validation of your VLS-TS. A second email that can be downloaded will confirm the information that you filled in online. nationals. are valid for a maximum of a 90-day period for use within the Schengen area. This can be either used for an uninterrupted period of 90 days or several 12 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 13
If you hold a Temporary Long-Stay Visa or VLS-T If you hold a Type D visa with the following clause: ACCOMMODATION “residence permit must be requested within the you do not need to get your visa certified at a first two months following arrival in France” Finding accommodation in the Île-de-France region is not an easy task and can prefecture when you arrive. You are not required take some time. It is recommended that you plan ahead as much as possible. Every to take any further steps in relation to your then you must imperatively apply for a residence student is responsible for finding their own accommodation and, if necessary, look visa. VLS-T visas cannot be renewed and it is permit at your local prefecture or through a for temporary housing for the start of the academic year. not possible to have this kind of visa extended. dedicated service for this within your university You must leave France when this visa expires. no more than two months following your arrival Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne will not in France. issue proof of accommodation documents in advance and requires you to complete all necessary consular processing procedures beforehand. Short-stay Visa Holders Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has STUDY IN PARIS If you are the holder of a short-term visa for accommodation available in several university students sitting examinations halls of residence that you may wish to consider Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has some applying for. Unfortunately, the university does and you obtain a place to study in France you can accommodation units within university halls of not have enough accommodation to meet all apply for a study residence permit at a prefecture Contact residence that it allocates to exchange students. demand. without having to return to your country of titredesejouretudiant@univ-paris1.fr However, being accepted and enrolling at Université residence. If you are unsuccessful, you must leave Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne does not guarantee any France as soon as the results of your examination/ student with an offer of university accommodation. admission interview are published. Useful Websites If you are the holder of a short-term Schengen visa ACCOMMODATION RESERVED FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS Campus France: ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES there are no formalities required upon arrival or www.campusfrance.org/en/the-different- departure. At the end of the 90-day period you types-of-visas The accommodation options below are exclusively available to foreign students taking must leave the Schengen area. The Schengen part in exchange programmes. short-stay visa is renewable, however you must wait France-Visas: france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france-visas/accueil six months before submitting a new application. This type of accommodation is allocated by the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris Unlike with a long-stay visa, this visa does not International Relations Department (DRI) at (CiuP) allow you to take up residence in France. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne according to demand and availability. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has several accommodation units available at the Cité Keep in mind Paris Crous internationale universitaire de Paris (CiuP). Rent is between €500-800/month depending on the Tourist visas cannot be converted to student visas or student residence permits in France Every year Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne type of accommodation. This accommodation is or any European Union member state. has some Paris Crous accommodation for allocation. allocated exclusively to foreign students participating Rent is between €250-550/month depending in a master’s level exchange programme. on the type of accommodation. Please note that these two organisations may also charge a reservation fee. 14 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 15
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Housing Insurance Guarantor Whether you are living in a Crous residence, at Landlords often ask tenants to prove that they the CiuP or in a privately rented accommodation, have a guarantor who will pay their rent in you must take out housing insurance from an the event of lapsed payments. A guarantor is insurance company or a bank. generally a relative of the tenant, although this person can be a friend, who will promise to pay Housing insurance will cover damage in your the tenant’s rent in the event that the tenant accommodation in the event of burglary, fire is unable to do so. If you do not have a relative or water damage for example. This insurance is who can act as a guarantor for you then there mandatory and is the responsibility of the tenant. are various specialist agencies you can consult. The rate of insurance varies depending, amongst other factors, on where your accommodation The Action Logement group created a free type of STUDY IN PARIS is located, its size and the total value of your guarantee for tenants called “Visa for Housing and possessions. Work” (Visale) that will cover the cost of rent in ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL FOREIGN STUDENTS the event of deferred payments. Studapart also (EXCHANGE PROGRAMME AND NON-EXCHANGE PROGRAMME) The insurer with whom you take out your offers to students without a suitable guarantor policy can provide you with a certificate of civil a guarantee service for which you have to pay. These accommodation options are open to all foreign students enrolled at Université liability. You will need this document in order Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. to complete your administrative enrolment at Personal Housing Assistance Fund (APL) the university. The certificate of civil liability will provide you with third-party insurance and The Personal Housing Assistance Fund (APL) is a Cité internationale universitaire de Paris personal possessions cover. The civil liability means-tested housing benefit that is awarded to Contact (CiuP) international-housing@univ-paris1.fr certificate can also be obtained via a mutual help with covering the cost of rent. insurance company. If you are a foreign master’s student you can apply You can apply to an APL benefit through the CAF directly to the Cité internationale universitaire de Security Deposit (Caisse d’Allocations Familiales). The rate at which Paris (CiuP) through their website. APL is paid varies depending on a number of factors, Useful Websites When you sign your lease (or accommodation such as the location and size of your accommodation, Studapart Crous: contract) the landlord will usually ask for a and your financial resources. You can use the online www.crous-paris.fr/logement security deposit. This is a sum of money that CAF grant calculator to find out if you are eligible and The Studapart online platform is a partner of the landlord will keep for the duration of the the size of the benefit for which you could qualify. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and allows students CiuP: rental in the event of any breaches in contract www.ciup.fr to view advertisements for various types of on behalf of the tenant, such as missing rent accommodation (private accommodation, Studapart: payments or damage to the property. This will Useful Websites university halls, estate agent offers). pantheonsorbonne.studapart.com/en normally be returned to you providing there are no breaches of contract. Visale: www.visale.fr Campus France: www.campusfrance. org/en/student-housing-france CAF: www.caf.fr 16 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 17
HEALTH HEALTH INSURANCE COOPERATIVES AND TOP-UP INSURANCE Social security affiliation is free and obligatory for all students in France, whether In order to increase your health insurance payouts you can also register with a health they are French or foreign nationals. cooperative or for top-up insurance. SOCIAL SECURITY How do I register with a health insurance cooperative? Why? When? How? How much? You are advised to register with a health insurance cooperative in order to increase your health insurance payouts, however this is not obligatory. You can ask for a quote and compare rates of To get a portion As soon as possible By going to the It’s free. Social after enrolling Ameli webpage security registration different student health insurance companies, insurance companies and banks. of my healthcare cost reimbursed at Université Paris 1 aimed at foreign in France is free (medical Panthéon-Sorbonne. students, which for all students, Please ensure that the health insurance cooperative you register with can offer you personal public consultations, is available in both including French liability insurance as well as student public liability insurance, so that you will also be covered in medical tests, etc.). French and English. and foreign nationals. your place of study or internship. STUDY IN PARIS MEDICAL I need to register if: Students who are nationals of a European country, CONSULTATIONS Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland > I am a European student without a European can apply for an EHIC card. These students do How can I see a doctor? Health Insurance Card (EHIC). not have to register with French social security. > I am a European student with an S1 form. You should apply for an EHIC card in your home Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has its own country. An EHIC card will allow you to access health service called the Service InterUniversitaire > I am not a European student. medical care in France. de Médecine Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé (SIUMPPS) through which you can obtain a I don’t need to register if: What is an S1 form? consultation with a doctor. Some consultations are free, if you require contraception, medical The S1 form is only for citizens of the > I am European and I have a European Health screening, vaccinations, nutritional support or European Union, the European Economic Insurance Card (EHIC) or a temporary certificate. Area (EEA) and Switzerland. psychological services for example. Useful Websites My medical costs will be reimbursed at the same level as they would be in my home country. It is a document that you can apply for You can also look up a doctor outside not affiliated in your home country before departure Ameli for foreign students: This card must be valid until the end of the with the university and make an appointment etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr at the health organisation with which you current academic year. are registered. This document allows you online or with the Doctolib mobile application. CLEISS: www.cleiss.fr to register for social security purposes > Regardless of my nationality, I was enrolled at a in France. You can receive free and confidential consultations Doctolib: www.doctolib.fr French higher education establishment during from the Planning Familial if you have questions There are reciprocal agreements linking the academic year 2019-2020. I will still be about sexuality, intimate relationships or University webpage about health France social security institutions and those covered by the same student insurance company contraception methods. Women can access services: in other countries. To find out more about www.pantheonsorbonne.fr/etudiant/sante and I am not allowed to change this. I do not these agreements please consult the Centre prescriptions for a variety of contraception have to carry out any further registrations. des Liaisons Européennes et Internationales methods through the Planning Familial. The Planning Familial: de Sécurité Sociale (CLEISS) website. Planning Familial has branches all over France. www.planning-familial.org 18 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 19
€ BANKS The right to hold a bank account is written in French law. Foreign students in France can therefore open a bank account in any bank in France. Most major banks have branches in most towns. To open an account all you have to do is make an appointment with an in-branch adviser. Opening a bank account will make daily life You must have (at least) the following three easier, in particular when paying bills (electricity, documents with you in order to open a bank telephone, rent) and subscriptions (transport, account: a piece of identification, proof of address internet). With a bank account you can also keep and a matriculation certificate or student card. track of salary and health insurance payments more easily. A French debit card also allows you If you have difficulty opening a bank account STUDY IN PARIS to pay for most things and prevents you from there is a procedure called “droit au compte” having to carry around large sums of cash. You that you can go via. In the event of this the are entitled to a bank card and a cheque book Banque de France (Bank of France) will indicate along with your account. You can easily set up a bank that will be obliged to provide you with standing orders for your various subscriptions a bank account. Details of this procedure, as using your RIB (Relevé d’identité bancaire). well as the documents you have to provide and contacts of various organisations offering Your bank statements can act as proof of means help with this procedure are on the Banque de in France when it comes to renewing your France website. resident permit. The cost of having a bank card, international bank transfers, and withdrawing money abroad can vary noticeably between one bank and another so it is advised that you compare banks before taking out an account. Useful Website Banque de France: particuliers.banque-france.fr/jai- besoin-dun-compte-bancaire 20 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021
2 WORKING IN FRANCE ì LIVING IN PARIS French law allows foreign students to work 964 hours a year, or the equivalent of 60% of the legal working hours limit. Students can therefore only earn a partial salary. If you are not a European Union citizen then you must have a student residence permit in order to work in France. € BUDGET COST OF LIVING The figures below must only be taken as a guide and can vary. STUDY IN PARIS Accommodation Food and Restaurants (Rent per month) Meal at university cantine: €3.30 Studio at the Crous: €250-€550 Meal in restaurant: €15-€20 Studio at the CiuP: €500-€800 Sandwich: €4-€6 Private studio: €800 Coffee: €2-€3 Baguette: €1 Electricity and water per month: €50 Pastry: €1-€1.50 You must request a work permit in the following three cases: Transport Telephone & Internet > You must work more than the authorised number of hours Monthly travel pass: €75.20 (contract per month) > If you hold a temporary six-month visa Metro ticket: €1.90 Mobile phone: €15 > If you are an Algerian student Book of 10 metro tickets: €16.90 Internet: €20-€30 On-board bus ticket: €2 The Jobaviz free to use platform run by The CIDJ (Centre d’Information et de the Crous is an employment hub aimed Documentation Jeunesse), or Youth at students, allowing them to find job Entertainment Information and Resource Centre, opportunities that correspond to their advertises a selection of job opportunities Cinema ticket: €8-€12 studies and experience. including student jobs. Exhibition entrance: €6-€14 Swimming pool entrance: €2-€3.50 www.jobaviz.fr www.cidj.com 22 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 23
GETTING AROUND RER and Transilien PARIS AND THE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE REGION The RER network is made up of five lines (A, B, C, D, and E) that serve Paris and the Île-de-France region. Ticket prices are the same as for metro tickets when travelling within central Paris. Otherwise, An extensive five-zone public transport network serves Paris and the Île-de-France region and the price of a ticket depends on your destination within the Paris region. includes metro, bus, tram, regional express train (RER), and regional train (Transilien) links. The RATP group is responsible for operating the majority of public transport services in Paris and the Transilien trains are regional trains that depart from Paris’ major stations: the Gare du Nord, Gare surrounding area. de l’Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare d’Austerlitz, Gare Montparnasse and the Gare Saint-Lazare. If you would like to take out a subscription you have a choice between: Cycling > The “imagine R Étudiant” subscription: annual > The monthly “Navigo” subscription: monthly Vélib’ is the Paris bike-sharing system. One or seven-day passes and subscriptions, including subscription aimed at students under 26 living subscription for unlimited journeys in all zones commitment-free subscriptions, are available for use of the pedal bikes and electric bikes. STUDY IN PARIS in the Île-de-France region for unlimited (€75.20/month) journeys around the entire region (all zones: Île-de-France Mobilités offers a long-term rental service (6 months) of e-bikes called "Véligo €350/year). Location". Metro, bus and tramway IN FRANCE AND ABROAD The price of a T+ paper ticket is €1.90 for one journey, which allows you to travel on metro lines, By Plane zone 1 RER lines, and bus and tram lines. Paris is served by three international airports: You can also subscribe to the Navigo Liberté + service and travel using a pay-per-use card. You will be charged the following month based on the journeys you have made. By using this service, you > Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) > Paris Orly Airport (ORY) can benefit from a single rate of €1.49 per journey. RER B (Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 station RER B and the “Orlyval” shuttle train, or RER C for terminals 1 and 3 and Aéroport Charles de and “GO C Paris” shuttle bus > Metro is the fastest, least expensive and most > Noctilien is a bus service with 47 lines that Gaulle 2-TGV station for terminal 2) simple means of transport in Paris. The metro allows you to get around in Paris and the Île-de- RATP bus: line 183 network is made up of 16 lines and more than France region between 12.30am and 5.30am. TGV (Gare Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2-TGV) Noctilien bus: lines N22, N31, N131 and N144 300 stations across Paris and its suburbs. On RATP bus: lines 350 and 351 Orlybus weekdays, services begin around 5.30am and > T hree of the 10 tram lines of Île-de-France finish around 1.15 am. On Friday and Saturday serve Paris: the T2, T3a and T3b. Tram tickets Noctilien bus: lines N140 and N143 Bus Direct, line 1 evenings, as well as on the eve of public holidays, are the same as metro and RER tickets Roissybus Tram (line T7) and metro (line 7) services finish at 2.15am at the latest. within Paris. Bus Direct, lines 2 and 4 > The bus is an excellent way to discover Paris. Bus lines in Paris for the most part run from > Paris-Beauvais Airport (BVA) Monday to Sunday. Services may decrease on Sundays and holidays depending on the line. Paris-Beauvais Shuttle (Metro line 1 or RER Regional express train (TER) (Paris Gare line C, Porte Maillot station) du Nord) 24 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 25
By train GOING OUT The French train network is very well developed. In general, the train is the fastest means of transport Paris is the world’s number one cultural destination: welcoming, cosmopolitan and the most practical for traveling in France. The extensive TGV network (Train à Grande Vitesse) and with an impressive cultural heritage. In the QS Best Student Cities 2019 is the country’s most efficient train service. SNCF is the country’s national rail company. ranking, Paris was selected as the 4 th best student city in Europe and the 7 th best in the world. SNCF stations in Paris: Paris is alive with exhibitions, shows, festivals and sports events all year round. Art, architecture, Paris Austerlitz Paris Saint-Lazare fashion, food and crafts are constantly being reinvented in the heart of the French capital. Paris Est Paris Bercy Bourgogne – Pays d’Auvergne In every neighbourhood of Paris there are unmissable attractions, secret gardens and hidden gems, Paris Gare du Nord Paris Gare de Lyon on the hill of Montmartre to Montparnasse, the Latin Quarter to the Canal Saint-Martin and on Paris Montparnasse the quays of the Seine. STUDY IN PARIS Key Figures: By coach 2,198 For a more leisurely and cost-effective option, Useful Websites 3 operas 191 museums historical monuments the bus is a practical means of travelling around Imagine R: www.imagine-r.com France. Several coach companies serve the Bercy- 734 cinema screens 29 cabarets Source: "Le Tourisme à Paris - Seine station and the Paris-Gallieni international Île-de-France Mobilités : Chiffres clés 2018" - OTCP coach station, one of the biggest in Europe. www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr RATP: www.ratp.fr MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS Transilien: www.transilien.com With nearly 200 museums, Paris has one of the most varied cultural scenes in the word in Vélib’ Métropole: terms of the art forms represented and themes presented. Painting, sculpture, photography, www.velib-metropole.fr contemporary art and science is constantly being produced in response to a wide range of themes SNCF: www.sncf.com to engage all tastes. Véligo : veligo-location.fr Free Admission for Under 26s Access to permanent collections in almost 50 of the museums and monuments in Paris and the Île-de-France region is free for young people under 26 who come from one of the European Union member states (Louvre Museum, Musée d’Orsay, Palace of Versailles, etc.). There is also a reduction for temporary exhibitions in most museums. 26 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 27
Museums with Free Admission You can also wander freely around the capital’s Outside of Paris, there are many getaway destinations 490 public parks and gardens, which is the within an hour and a half’s reach to rival what you It is free for everyone to visit the permanent Many other museums are free all year round, greenest in Europe. The only difficulty is choosing can find in the capital. Following the trail of the collections in 12 of the 14 City of Paris’ museums such as the Air and Space Museum, the Musée between The Bois de Vincennes or The Jardin Impressionists at Auvers-sur-Oise or Giverny, visiting all year round (only the Île de la Cité Archeological du Parfum Fragonard, the Shoah Memorial and du Luxembourg, The Buttes-Chaumont or the one of the region’s many castles such as Vaux-le- Crypt and the Catacombs of Paris still have the Curie Museum. Jardin des Plantes. Vicomte or Fontainebleau, or even discovering the entrance fees). Villa Savoye designed by architect Le Corbusier in Poissy - the possibilities are endless. A Few Must See Destinations EVENTS Arab World Institute Musée de l’Orangerie You can find below a selection of unmissable cultural and sporting events held in Paris each year. These events may be Arc de Triomphe Musée de la musique subject to rescheduling in the event of exceptional circumstances. Catacombs of Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs European Heritage Day: third weekend in September STUDY IN PARIS Cinémathèque française Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Free or reduced entrance to iconic sites that are not often open to the public for one-off visits. Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine Musée Picasso Nuit Blanche in Paris: first Saturday in October Cité des sciences et de l’industrie Musée Rodin Art installations open for all-night viewing until dawn in public spaces and Parisian buildings. City of Paris Museum of Modern Art National Museum of Natural History Chinese New Year: sometime between the end of January and the beginning of February See traditional costumes and displays passing through the heart of Paris’ Chinatown in spectacular Eiffel Tower Palace of Versailles processions. Grand Palais Palais de Tokyo Printemps du cinéma: beginning of Spring Louis Vuitton Foundation Panthéon Benefit from cinema tickets at €4 for all films across all cinemas for a period of three days. Louvre Museum Petit Palais Paris Marathon: April Maison européenne de la photographie Pompidou Centre One of the world’s biggest marathons, bringing together almost 55,000 runners. Musée d’Orsay European Night of Museums: Saturday closest to 18th May Our Selection: Chance to visit Parisian museums at night and attend one-off demonstrations. National Library of France (BnF) Roland-Garros - The French Open: end of May - beginning of June The world’s biggest clay surface tennis tournament. Hôtel de Ville de Paris Fête de la musique: 21st June Gaîté Lyrique Free street and garden concerts, as well as concerts in Parisian churches, bars and clubs. Musée de Montmartre Fête du cinéma: end of June – beginning of July Musée des Archives nationales Benefit from cinema tickets at €4 for all films across all cinemas for four days. Pavillon de l’Arsenal Bastille Day: 14th July Fireworks are launched off the Eiffel Tower to celebrate the country’s national day. Paris Plages: from the start of July till the end of August Sand, deckchairs, palm trees and organised activities along the banks of the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette. 28 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 29
THEATRES TOP TIPS With more than 300 performances a week and Kiosque Jeunes Useful Websites 130 performance spaces, Paris has a huge variety of plays running throughout the year. Kiosque Jeunes is a scheme put in place by the L’Officiel des spectacles (weekly City of Paris opening up a variety of cultural cultural guide to Paris): www.offi.fr Several private theatres in the capital offer €10 activities available to 13 to 30 year olds, including Que faire à Paris: quefaire.paris.fr entrance to young people under 26 with support concerts, plays and sporting events. from the City of Paris on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Paris Tourist Office: www.parisinfo.com and Thursdays, subject to availability. In order to benefit from these offers you simply Paris Jeunes Facebook page: have to make a Parisian account on moncompte. www.facebook.com/ParisJeunes The Comédie Française is the quintessential paris.fr and then create and activate your profile French theatre and offers tickets to under-28 on kiosquejeunes.paris.fr/kiosquejeune. without reservations an hour before showtime STUDY IN PARIS on Mondays. You can also get involved with these activities without pre-registering online by going directly CINEMA to the Kiosque Jeunes from Tuesday to Friday between 11am and 7pm at the following address: Between 450 and 500 films screen every week Kiosque Jeunes, 10 passage de la Canopée, in Paris and cinemas show a very wide range of 75001 Paris. films, with new films coming out every Wednesday. Every Parisian arrondissement is home to one Pass Jeunes or more cinemas, and most French cinemas screen foreign films in the original version with Every year between mid-June and the beginning French subtitles. of the academic year, Parisians aged between 15 and 25 can get free or reduced access to a large selection of cultural, sporting and leisure activities with the Pass Jeunes. This little booklet is completely free and contains coupons for exhibitions, monuments, swimming pools and cinemas. The Lost in Frenchlation society offers non-French To receive a Pass Jeunes (subject to available speakers the opportunity to enjoy French films stocks) you must reserve it online at passjeunes. with English subtitles in classic Parisian cinemas. paris.fr and then collect it from a distribution You can enjoy a drink before the film and a lively point. debate in English afterwards. Most cinemas in Paris offer reduced tickets to students and young people under 26. In some cinemas entrance for morning screenings is available at a reduced price. 30 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021
3 ì UNIVERSITY LIFE P34 Organisation of Studies P45 Societies and cultural activities P36 Becoming a Student at Paris 1 > Clubs and Societies Panthéon-Sorbonne > Cultural Activities > Enrolment P48 Sports > Orientation week P50 Eating P40 Ressources > IT Services > Libraries UNIVERSITY LIFE 32 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021
3 THE DIVISION OF TEACHING CLASSES INTO SEMESTERS ì University classes generally start in September Each academic year is divided into two semesters, and finish around late May to early June before ORGANISATION OF STUDIES each worth 30 ECTS credits (European Credits Transfer System). Subjects are grouped into the end of year exams. modules (UE - Unité d’Enseignement) that GRADING SYSTEM France, like most European countries, joined the Bologna Declaration require participation in lectures, seminars (TD) (1999), which is considered to be the starting point for the construction and practical exercises (TP). The grading scale in France goes from 0 at the of European higher education space. bottom of the scale to 20. Students must achieve Lectures 10/20 to be awarded ECTS credits. European countries decided to harmonise the European higher education system in order to ensure the recognition of qualifications across Europe and support student, staff and researcher mobility. These take place in lecture theatres, often called ASSESSMENT The current system rests on several key principles. “amphis”, sometimes with as many as 1,000 students present. There are two types of university assessment: continuous assessment and examinations. A THREE-TIER CURRICULUM Seminars and Practicals Continuous assessment takes place throughout the year and can take the form of oral or written Bachelor’s Seminars (TD) and practical exercises (TP) are examinations covering all topics on the syllabus. small-group classes that take place in classrooms In France undergraduate degrees are taken over or laboratories, exploring lecture topics in Examinations assess students’ knowledge in all three years, or six semesters. greater depth. syllabus topics over the course of a few days. For modules assessed via examinations students Master’s THE EUROPEAN CREDIT will be assessed at two points of the year (with SYSTEM examinations held at the end of semester one and After completing an undergraduate degree, end of semester two). Every qualification has its UNIVERSITY LIFE students can study for a master’s degree over Each module is worth a certain number of ECTS own specific assessment procedures. two years (or four semesters) that can be taken credits and a complete semester is worth 30 ECTS immediately after a bachelor’s degree or can be credits. Each module (UE) completed within a RESITS part of a programme of lifelong learning. Master’s semester results in the award of ECTS credits. qualifications are designed to: One semester of study is worth 30 credits and During the resit period students can retake an academic year is worth 60 ECTS credits. examinations for which they did not receive a > prepare students for research careers; This is the total volume of work that a student passing grade. First and second semester resits > prepare students to take an advanced qualification should complete during the course of a year. take place at the end of the academic year. and find employment at a high level. This system makes it easier for qualifications to be recognised across European countries. It also PhD makes it easier for the credits obtained in one Useful Website institution to be recognised in another institution Upon completion of a master’s, students can enrol to begin doctoral studies. All students who hold a in a different European country. Campus France: www.campusfrance.org/ master’s degree can apply to study for a PhD, whether they hold a master’s degree, an engineering en/French-higher-education degree, or have a master’s level qualification from a business school. On average, doctoral studies last for three years. 34 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 35
3 ì ADMINISTRATIVE ENROLMENT BECOMING A STUDENT AT PARIS 1 If you are accepted to take part in an exchange programme, once you are officially nominated For non-EU nationals, you can apply for a student visa using your enrolment letter if you live abroad, PANTHÉON-SORBONNE you will receive a link within a month that will allow you to apply for this exchange programme. or request a renewal of your residence permit with this letter if you live in France. You will remain enrolled at your home university to which you will continue to pay your usual Once enrolled you will receive a confirmation ENROLMENT tuition fees. You do not need to pay any tuition printable email and your student number. Keep fees to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. this number as it will allow you to activate your Once you have been accepted to study at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne you must complete the account on the ENT (virtual learning space) and three enrolment steps: You will receive by email instructions on how access the university’s online services. to complete your administrative enrolment on Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne’s Primoweb site 1 2 3 (for both exchange students and full-degree students). You will receive a pre-enrolment Student and Campus Life Administrative Academic number along with these instructions and a Contribution (CVEC) Enrolment Enrolment step-by-step tutorial. You will need your pre- enrolment number to access the Primoweb site, as well as your date of birth. STUDENT AND CAMPUS LIFE CONTRIBUTION (CVEC) On your ENT account you will find a tab entitled “Pièces Justificatives” where you should upload Exchange students do not have to pay the CVEC fee. However, foreign students who are not part of the documents required to complete your enrolment. UNIVERSITY LIFE an exchange programme or are continuing their education at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne must pay this contribution before enrolling. The rate of this contribution is €92. These documents are: You can obtain your proof of payment in two minutes: > Identification document (passport or national identity card) > Academic of transcript of secondary school qualifications along with a translation (also > Create an account at MesServices.Etudiant.gouv.fr required for master’s courses) > Select Paris as your place of study > Proof of online payment of registration fees (copy of this email) > Pay your CVEC contribution > Proof of civil liability insurance, which you can obtain from your relevant insurer (you can > Receive your proof of payment and present it to Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne when you enrol. upload this later to the ENT). You are exempt from paying the CVEC contribution if either of the following cases apply to you: you are a refugee who is in receipt of subsidiary protection, an asylum seeker with the right to stay in France, or a means-tested Crous grant holder. 36 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 37
ACADEMIC ENROLMENT ORIENTATION WEEK Once you have finished your administrative enrolment at the university you must proceed to Every year leading up to the start of semester one in September and the start complete your academic enrolment with your academic department. You must complete this step of the second semester in January, orientation weeks are held for incoming in order to be able to sit your examinations. Enrolment in language classes (eg. French as a foreign students. These weeks are a chance for students to become better acquainted language), sport and cultural activities should be completed through the relevant services: the with the university. Languages Department (DDL), Sports and Physical Education Department (UEFAPS) and the Student Life Service (SVE). The orientation week finishes with a cocktail reception which is a chance for students to Additional information for exchange programme students: meet and get to know each other. Before your departure you must sign your learning agreement that lists the classes you will be If you would like to participate in Paris 1 Panthéon- taking at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as the equivalent classes in your home university. Sorbonne’s orientation week then you must Upon passing these courses you will then be awarded with credits for equivalent classes in fill out an application form online that will be order to obtain your final qualification in your home institution. Once you arrive at Paris 1 sent to you prior to your arrival as places are Panthéon-Sorbonne you must enrol in the classes detailed in your learning agreement. You limited. Your offer to study at Université Paris 1 must take an initial meeting with your international relations delegate teacher upon arrival Panthéon-Sorbonne does not guarantee a place so that they can check your timetable. Once you have completed this step you must go Orientation week participants have the opportunity on the orientation week. to the administrative office for each class in order to complete your academic enrolment. to improve their skills in French as a foreign language (FLE). Students are grouped based Participating in all sessions during the orientation on an online language placement test they week does not lead to the obtention of credits take at the beginning of this week. Students (ECTS). may also attend university methodology classes for each discipline as well as research method Contacts Useful Websites classes offered by the library in order to support UNIVERSITY LIFE Contact Exchange programme mobility: CVEC: cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr students with using the online resources. incoming-exchange@univ-paris1.fr orientationweek@univ-paris1.fr Primoweb: primo.univ-paris1.fr At the start of the orientation week there is an Non-exchange programme mobility: introductory meeting at which representatives incoming-fulldegree@univ-paris1.fr give information about various university services, Enrolment such as the International Relations Department, Useful Website Telephone helpline: the Languages Department, sports services, the 01 71 25 11 37 (within France) Student Life Service, and health services. The Facebook page for ISAP1: or +33 1 44 07 89 45 (from abroad) www.facebook.com/ISAP1Sorbonne International Students Association of Paris 1 (ISAP1) is also invited to participate in running activities during the week, helping international students to become better integrated into the university and life in Paris. 38 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 39
3 COMPUTER ROOMS ì RESSOURCES Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne students can make use of a number of computer rooms upon presentation of a valid student card. These can be found at: Contact > Centre Pierre-Mendès-France: room C404 IT support: IT SERVICES assistance-dsiun@univ-paris1.fr > Centre Panthéon: room 52 bis (stairwell G) You will receive your login details to access the university’s online resources once you have administratively enrolled. You can activate your Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne > Centre Sorbonne: room C614 account using these details and create a password. Useful Websites The EDUSPOT Wi-Fi network is available on all Complete institutional digital This account allows you to connect to all online university services through a virtual learning the university’s sites, as well as in most higher navigation guide: ent.univ-paris1.fr/gun environment (ENT), giving you access to: education and research establishment buildings in France. Wi-Fi configuration instructions: > Interactive Learning Spaces (EPI) > the university directory wifi.pantheonsorbonne.fr > university email > online academic resources If you have trouble using Paris 1 Panthéon- PIX website: pantheonsorbonne.fr/pix Sorbonne’s online services please click on the > personal online storage space > library catalogues “Assistance” tab within your virtual learning > exam results > your university eReader account environment account. LIBRARIES UNIVERSITY LIFE More than two thirds of undergraduate students enrolled at Université Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne go at least once a week to the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne libraries and to inter-university libraries. Guide étudiant Services numériques © Arne9001 | Dreamstime.com Cujas library, Sainte-Barbe library and Sainte- Geneviève library. DIGITAL LEARNING PIX (ONLINE PLATFORM FOR ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION While first and second year undergraduates tend Interactive Learning Spaces allow you to access OF DIGITAL SKILLS) to use the PMF library, third year undergraduates and download resources tutors put online (such often use the inter-university libraries. There are as lecture notes, exercises, seminar work, lesson Undergraduate students take a Digital Culture also centres reserved for the use of second year plans, past exam papers, reading lists, etc.). You and Skills training course within seminar classes, master’s and doctoral students, which although can also complete exercises set by tutors online which can take the form of a mix of face-to-face The most popular are the library in the Centre they are not listed here can be found on the (such as interactive exercises, submit homework, and online teaching. The face-to-face PIX class Pierre-Mendès-France (PMF) as well as the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne website and use class forum, etc.). takes place sometime between November and 5 th arrondissement inter-university libraries: under the “libraries” tab. May (please consult the EPI for more information the BIS (Sorbonne inter-university library), the about times and dates). 40 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 41
CONSULTING AND BORROWING Electronic resources (ejournals and e-books, Bibliothèque Michelet History of art DOCUMENTS data sets, etc.) are accessible through the Centre Michelet Archaeology Domino portal. 3, rue Michelet 75006 Paris Books, periodicals and academic journals available Mezzanine in Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne libraries Documents that are not in the library catalogue are marked in the online catalogue, which is and are available in other university or public Bibliothèque Jean-Claude Colliard Law (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) accessible through the ENT from any computer libraries in Paris can be sent via interlibrary loan Campus Port-Royal with internet access. This catalogue allows you (PEB). The service is only available to members of 1, rue de la Glacière 75013 Paris to determine whether the article is available in Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (students, the library and whether or not it is out on loan. teaching staff, administrative staff). Bibliothèque Cujas (inter-university) Law 2, rue Cujas 75005 Paris Economics Political science LIBRARIES OPEN TO FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATES UPWARDS Location Subjects LIBRARIES OPEN TO THIRD YEAR UNDERGRADUATES OR FIRST YEAR MASTER’S STUDENTS UPWARDS Bibliothèque Pierre Mendès-France Law and political science (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Economics and management Location Subjects Centre PMF Philosophy history, geography, art, archeology 90, rue de Tolbiac 75013 Paris Social sciences Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire History 5th floor (green lifts) Information and communication sciences de la Sorbonne (BIS) (inter-university) Philosophy Centre Sorbonne Literature Bibliothèque Sainte-Barbe Law and political science 17, rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris Geography (inter-university) Economics and management Entrance through Sorbon and Richelieu galleries Heritage collections 4, rue Valette 75005 Paris Literature and languages Ancient history Arts Humanities and social sciences Bibliothèque Lavisse (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) History UNIVERSITY LIFE Health and medicine Centre Sorbonne 17, rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Literature Stairwell C, 3rd floor (inter-university) Arts 10, place du Panthéon 75005 Paris Humanities and social sciences Bibliothèque d’archéologie et des sciences Archeology Heritage collections de l’antiquité - Maison René Ginouvès Prehistory and protohistory 21, allée de l’Université 92023 Nanterre Ethnology and comparative sociology Centre de documentation de l’UFR03 History of art Ground floor Ethnomusicology (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Photography Ancient and medieval history Centre Vivienne Film studies Classics 2, rue Vivienne 75002 Paris 1st floor Bibliothèque Cuzin (Paris 1 Panthéon- Philosophy Sorbonne) Centre Sorbonne Bibliothèque de l’École des Arts Contemporary art 17, rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris de la Sorbonne (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Stairwell C, 1st floor LHS Centre Saint-Charles 47, rue des bergers 75015 Paris Bibliothèque de l’Institut de géographie Geography 2nd floor, room 260 (next to lift) de la Sorbonne (associated with the BIS) 191, rue Saint Jacques 75005 Paris 42 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 43
Location Subjects 3 Bibliothèque Jacques Lagroye (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Centre Sorbonne 14, rue Cujas 75005 Paris Political science ì SOCIETIES AND CULTURAL Stairwell K, office H611 ACTIVITIES Centre de documentation Economics de la Maison des Sciences Économiques Applied mathematics CLUBS AND SOCIETIES (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Maison des Sciences Économiques (MSE) Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne has many student societies, including cultural 106/112, boulevard de l’Hôpital 75013 Paris Ground floor societies, sports and subject societies, and union societies. There is a huge choice if you are interested in getting involved in the university’s student clubs and societies. Bibliothèque de l’Institut d’Études Development Studies du Développement de la Sorbonne Societies are an excellent way of meeting other (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) students and gaining experience in a variety of 45 bis, avenue de la Belle Gabrielle fields. If you are interested in student societies 94130 Paris you can stay updated with their news and join Building 1, room 025 if you wish. Centre de documentation de l’ISST (Paris 1 Sociology The International Students Association of Panthéon-Sorbonne) Law Centre Bourg-la-Reine Economics Paris 1 (ISAP1) help international students 16, bd Carnot 92340 Bourg-la-Reine Management become more integrated at the university. The association runs a buddy system with regular Finances Publiques Public finance activities organised for participants, including UNIVERSITY LIFE Centre Panthéon many cultural visits. You are welcome to attend 12, place du Panthéon 75005 Paris these events all throughout the year, whether 2nd floor, room 201 or not you are an exchange student, staying for a semester, a year, or more. You can find the full list of Paris 1 Panthéon- Contacts Sorbonne clubs and societies along with contacts Contact Library services (SCD): Useful Website: for these on the university website. rascd@univ-paris1.fr Student Life Service: Domino portal: domino.univ-paris1.fr sve@univ-paris1.fr Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne societies organise Loans service: pretbu@univ-paris1.fr events all year round that take place within and outside of the university. The Student Life Service (SVE) give information about these events via their Facebook page. 44 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 2020-2021 2020-2021 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME GUIDE 45
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