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> YOUR CONTACTS AT PSL Université PSL 60, rue Mazarine SUMMARY 75006 Paris tel : 01 85 76 08 70 4 WELCOME TO PSL contact@psl.eu 6 ABOUT PSL psl.eu/en 10 STUDY AT PSL 14 CAMPUS LIFE Keep in touch with PSL 22 INNOVATION AND PSL is home to many cultural, ENTREPRENEURSHIP artistic, scientific and sporting 26 PREPARE YOUR events. Do not miss any of them ARRIVAL IN PARIS Université PSL 36 EVERYDAY LIFE 52 PRACTICAL International students INFORMATION welcomedesk@psl.eu 01 75 00 02 91 PSL Welcome Desk PSL_welcome_desk Graphisme : Hélène Mulot Photos & illustrations © Steve Murez : p. 2, 3, 12, 19, 46, 49 Student life Daniel Nicolaevsky : p. 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20 vieetudiante@psl.eu Marie Sorribas : p. 10 OHNK : p. 1, 6, 21, 22, 25, 29, 38, 42 Agathe Malbet : p. 13, 18 Student organizations Marius Buet : p. 12, 15, 16, 32, 54, 55 (Union PSL) Alexine Conaut : p. 36 Clotilde Béoutis : p.26 union.psl@psl.eu Olga Suslova : p. 27 Maria Galkina : p. 27 PSL : p. 7, 22, 23, 28, 32, 34, 38, 42, 47, 50 Connect to wifi network Dauphine – PSL : p. 4, 5, 48 A. Mandal et Y.-T. Cheng : p. 32 Connect to eduroam, used by universities and research centers throughout France, Europe and worldwide. Once Eduroam has been configured on your device, all you have to do is enter your login information to connect. To configure Eduroam, go to eduroam.fr/en
WELCOME TO PSL of the historic Latin Quarter and on the outskirts of the Bois de Boulogne, but The Welcome Desk gave also very international; very specialised me the opportunity to get through its 140 research labs and over 2900 researchers and professors, but also involved to make student very open thanks to its interdisciplinarity, life better and more mixing the Arts, Engineering, Sciences, Humanities, Human and Social Sciences; inclusive. very studious which goes without saying, but also very animated thanks to its dense which students can get to know each associative, social and sporting life through other while discovering Paris, as well as PSL Sport and its ‘Bureau des Sports’ during workshops where we help students (Sports’ Office) through the different administrative tasks they must do, and finally, throughout the FLORENCE BENOIT-MOREAU CÉSAR VARGAS year with our drop-in hours and various events. From now onwards, the digital Wel- Vice President of Student Life and Social Responsibility Pour l’année à venir, nous Alumnus PSL Master’s degree in Energy come Desk also enables students to find veillerons à prendre toujours information about their university, adminis- trative hurdles, housing, etc. much more plus soin de votre bien-être easily, on one unique platform. Dear students, Dear students, WELCOME! Or, ‘WELL COME’, physique et psychologique The Welcome Desk gave me the opportu- etymologically. Never has this word Welcome to PSL! I’m César Vargas, PSL nity to get involved to make student life resounded with so much literal force as alumnus, I received my PSL Master’s in better and more inclusive. This allowed it does this fall, after the long year of the Over the year to come, we will make sure Energy in 2019. Although I grew up in me to practise new languages, discover pandemic which emptied our campuses to always take care of your physical and Colombia, I enjoyed my student life in Paris new cultures, make lots of friends and of a large part of their activity and their mental wellbeing, thanks to our Student so much that I decided to stay: I hope that, develop an open mind which still serves stimulating student life! If we have Health Service and our new Counselling in turn, you will find yourself here. Today me in my professional life today. Don’t learned anything from this unprecedented and Care Unit against discrimination, I work at Air Liquide as a Business Intelli- hesitate, by the way, to sign up for PSL’s experience, it is the key role played by harassment, and sexist and sexual violence. gence Analyst. Buddy Program, whether you’re French the campus in all of our communities: Our other services offer you access to During the second year of my Master’s, I or international, and so to get involved in you, the students who are its constantly forty sport disciplines, an intercollegiate decided to join the PSL Welcome Desk’s student solidarity initiatives at the heart of renewing heart, just as much as the faculty choir and orchestra, and a student housing team of tutors. Having myself gone through our university. and administrative staff. And so yes, we catalogue in university residences or some difficult times when I first arrived in wish that this new school year 2021 will rentals. Now that we hope to leave, once and for Paris, I knew just how complicated being allow you, collectively, to come back to all, this difficult period, marked by Covid, There is nothing left for me but to wish you an international student in France can be, the intellectual stimulation which PSL is I hope that you will all get to enjoy to the a year rich in new encounters, human and when you don’t know the language upon reputed for, as well as the excitement of utmost the time you spend at PSL. Wishing intellectual growth, a fertile year in which arrival (and sometimes several months in…) events, activities, and social and academic you an excellent year, to prepare your future… and all our futures, and what with the administrative hoops projects which light up our campus all year you have to jump through. a year of joys and successes! long! And so, I decided to get involved to help You’ve just joined Université PSL, which other international students at PSL and to is no normal University… Young in its show them that they are not alone if they construction, it stands nonetheless on have any problems. We are by their side the rich history of its institutions; very from their arrival with the Welcome Pack, Parisian in light of its situation in the heart and then during the Welcome Days during 4 5
17,000 students 2,900 researchers & research professors UNIVERSITÉ PSL ABOUT PSL > PSL in the interna- tional rankings 140 laboratories + 50 start-up founded every year + 200 student associations and clubs Top 50 world universities* Located in the heart of Paris, PSL brings together every 28 Nobel Prize laureates field of knowledge, creativity and innovation in science, 2nd in the world human and social science, engineering and the arts. among young Selective and committed to equal opportunity, it trains 10 Fields Medals winners future researchers, artists, entrepreneurs and leaders universities* to be aware of their individual and collective social 3 Abel Prices winners responsibility. *For the fourth year in a row according to THE and QS. 49 CNRS Gold Medal awardees 50 César winners 79 Molière winners UNIVERSITÉ PSL Approx. 2,000 cultural, artistic and scientific events every year 6 91 libraries and museums 7
UNIVERSITÉ PSL A CAMPUS IN THE HEART OF PARIS * ENS – PSL’s Jourdan campus is home to several of the CPES’ undergraduate degrees, the student services for the CPES and for the Sustainable Sciences undergraduate course, the ENS – PSL’s Economics, Social Sciences and Geography departments, PSL’s masters’ degree committee, PSL’s Doctoral College, the Thesis Office and the Student Life department at PSL. CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL SUPÉRIEUR D’ART ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES CHARTES - PSL DRAMATIQUE - PSL DAUPHINE - PSL PSL’S HEADQUARTERS & WELCOME DESK COLLÈGE DE FRANCE MINES PARIS - PSL INSTITUT CURIE ENSCP - PSL ESPCI PARIS - PSL ÉCOLE NORMALE OBSERVATOIRE SUPÉRIEURE - PSL DE PARIS - PSL ÉCOLE PRATIQUE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES - PSL CAMPUS JOURDAN* 8 9
STUDENT SERVICES As a PSL student, many services are STUDY AT PSL available to you, such as… — The PSL student card giving access to PSL schools > Glossary Établissement opérateur and enabling you to pay in the CROUS restaurants School of enrollment (or and cafeterias with your Izly account. host school) which manages — PSL’s digital environment with secured access to each student’s administrative Eduroam WiFi and online collaborative tools. affairs (education, internships, graduation ceremony, etc.). — A specialized health service, completely free of charge, available both on campus and for online Etablissement-composante appointments. PSL consists of different — Many opportunities to join in cross-institutional component-schools. events: student organizations, sports, orchestra & Degrees prepared in these choir, call for proposals, cross-institutional weeks universities (Bachelor’s, (engineers, arts), are opportunities to meet other PSL Master’s, PhD’s) are granted students who are from all backgrounds (countries, by PSL. subjects and schools) and to share with them Programme gradué (PG) common interests and start group projects. Starting from 2020, PSL — Shared student places: libraries, coworking labs and offers a new structure of of PSL-Lab, etc. graduate and postgraduate degrees. From now on, — Easy access to PSL Welcome Desk for all PhD’s follows Master’s in a international students (help with administrative continuous manner, both processes, social and cultural events, Paris tours…). based on scientific forces of By joining PSL, you can all components of Université — Spots to attend cultural and artistic events all year, benefit from many support such as the annual PSL lectures, and many parties PSL. services offered to all our offered by the Union PSL. > Info: psl.eu > Graduate programs students and detailed > See our events on: psl.eu/en in this handbook. — About 60 sports through PSL Sport. Find us on the Here is a first glance. website and join our community along with 4,500 other sport lovers! — Free services to help you deal with daily issues: Contacts counsel from the law clinic at PSL-Dauphine, Nightline online listening service for and by Student life students… union.psl@psl.eu — A wide range of housing and a counselling service to Student organizations help you settle in Paris. union.psl@psl.eu > Info: psl.eu/en > Life@PSL > PSL Housing PSL Welcome desk welcomedesk@psl.eu PSL-Lab psl-pepite@psl.eu 10 11
SAVE THE DATE A bi-monthly newsletter informs you about the events, initiatives and tips about PSL student life. Depending on the sanitary situation, some events may be postponed or transferred online. La Semaine de la Pensée Faites du Sport Spring music See p. 15 (Sports festival) festival a whole afternoon Call for student with competitions, See p. 15 initiatives (funding tournaments and for student demonstrations organizations), See p. 21 first session See p.16 psl.eu Université PSL Humanities Series of lectures Winter Campus 2021 2022 PSL week and social at the beginning with Union PSL see p. 17 sciences of the academic See p. 15 dissertation year from prize September to November Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. March April May June Olympic Agora PSL and Paralympic annual meeting of Week Garden Party PSL Finale all cross-institutional (Union PSL) see p. 15 for Ma thèse student organizations PSL iTeams en 180 See p. 15 Training course to See p. 15 Call for student secondes develop entrepreneurship initiatives, second (MT 180) skills and learn technology session transfer PSL week See p.16 See p. 23 see p. 17 12 13
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS CAMPUS LIFE Getting involved in a student organization is a great way to meet other people from all backgrounds! PSL is host to more than 200 student organizations, busy all-year round bringing life to its campus. You have the opportunity to get involved in exciting > group projects, whether in culture, arts, athletics More information or humanitarian help! You want to set up a student organization? Union PSL Find help with the practical Union PSL is your one-stop shop for all student and guide from Animafac, campus life news! the network of student organizations (animafac.net) Bringing together student council representatives and the website of Maison and other students involved in associations throughout des Initiatives étudiantes all of our campuses, Union PSL plans events during de Paris (mie.paris.fr). the full school year, from September to June, bringing excitement and fun to student life. These include Agora PSL in November (fair for all student organizations), Winter Campus in January (afterwork drink and free Student organizations, culture, training for organizations), the PSL eloquence contest, athletics, museums, libraries the Semaine de la Pensée (during a whole week, all students on campus join forces on a different topic and digital collections… PSL through activities such as conferences, workshops, is the ideal setting for a rich debates, concerts), festive events (Halloween, St Patrick…), open house days, the Garden Party student life, at the very heart of in June, the Intercollegiate Sports Tournament... the greatest student city in the Union PSL relays campus news of interest to students world! As a PSL student, you can in each school and supports cross-institutional student join events in all our schools. initiatives. Follow them on Instagram and Facebook to Visit our website to find out be informed about every event. about detailed services > Contact: union.psl@psl.eu > psl.eu/en > Union PSL | facebook.com/unionPSL Student Life available to you. Newsletter Students councils (BDE) During all the academic year, student councils (BDE) This twice monthly newsletter run festive cultural and charitable events. Feel free to handpicks a selection of contact them about the campus life in your school and events around campus – in PSL, thanks to “PSL representatives”. cultural, scientific, social and sporting – as well as top > Info: psl.eu/en > Union PSL tricks and good deals for you to enjoy. It’s available in English and French. Subscribe stay up-to-date about what’s happening on campus. > psl.eu > université > media > newsletter 14 15
INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL MOBILITY Study abroad PSL weeks: Spend a semester of study abroad is Twice per year, PSL offers an immersion a great opportunity to discover a new called “PSL weeks”. During these culture, improve language skills and immersion weeks, various schools of enhance your academic background. PSL gather to offer an interdisciplinary Université PSL encourages students course. This provides the opportunity for to study abroad. Find out about the all students to discover a new discipline AIE PSL available options and contact the together in order to lead new innovative International Relations department projects. PSL CALL FOR STUDENT INITIATIVES in your host institution. psl.eu Université PSL You are involved in a student organization or you would like to start one? PSL This year, the two sessions will take place in November and in March. PSL weeks are can sponsor you with its Calls for Student Initiatives, launched twice a year on its open to all graduate students. It’ll cover website. a wide array of themes and courses, with a specific focus on sustainable Cultural, artistic or sporting event, social commitment, the dissemination of development knowledge... all topics can be eligible for support, according to each category of the call. Only one condition has to be met: the project has to unite students from several PSL schools. > Info: vie.etudiante@psl.eu 16 17
> THE ARTS, CULTURE AND databases, online journals, PSL open archive. Books, manuscripts, Other libraries in Paris DIGITAL COLLECTIONS sheet music, audio or video recordings. The website also includes practical The Bibliothèque nationale de France information about PSL libraries and (BnF) – site François Mitterrand museums (opening hours, address, (Paris, 13 e). bnf.fr access requirements) in the “Libraries and Museums” tab. The Bibliothèque publique d’information See you soon on PSL-Explore! (BPi), Centre Pompidou (Paris, 4 e). bpi.fr > Info: explore.psl.eu/fr The network of the libraries in the City Espace Pierre-Gilles de of Paris: bibliotheques.paris.fr Gennes A bridge between civil society and scientists, the place was founded by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. It is the place for public engagement of the ESPCI Paris-PSL and Université PSL. Both a place for events directed to the public and a laboratory of innovation for scientific communication, the center is dedicated to debate, meetings and collaborative thinking between researchers, teachers, students, journalists, artists, storytellers, and anyone driven by curiosity. Exhibitions, scientific events, conferences open to all, training in scientific communication, recreational activities and unusual evenings, all the events held PSL Orchestra and Choir PSL-Explore: libraries, tools in ESPGG are available on espgg.org. Do you play an instrument or sing? and discoveries See you soon at the Espace! Join the adventure of the PSL Orchestra PSL-Explore is PSL’s website for the & Choir (OC-PSL)! Conducted by full-time dissemination of knowledge and gateway > Contact: contact-espgg@espci.fr professional musicians, PSL students, to digital collections from libraries, faculty and staff get the opportunity to archives and museums. You can choose interact closely with famous performance either to discover PSL Heritage and musicians. Some PSL institutions give Research, or to search for documents. > PSL events ECTS for attendance to OC-PSL events. OC-PSL offers a rich program all year With the “Discovery” path, you can visit round, which PSL students can attend for virtual exhibitions and read popularized Stay tuned for cultural, artistic and a small fee (€5) and also gives a Spring contents by researchers, students and scientific events at PSL: Festival which includes all types of music curators of PSL, you can access digital psl.eu/en/events thanks to a wide array of events: relations collections and various contents: video between arts and science, big symphonic conferences, movies, MOOC, on topics concerts and smaller recitals, a behind- sur as Marie Curie’s life, epigenetics the-scenes tour of the OC, students brass and ethnomusicology. bands… With the “Search” path, you can use > Info: orchestreetchoeur.psl.eu several tools to search for documents in 01 42 62 71 71 PSL collections (+6 million digital items), 18 19
PSL - ATHLETICS SPORTING EVENTS Conferences on our sedentary, sport/health tests. Faites du sport (sports festival) Tournaments: futsal, hand-ball, basket- ball, volleyball, cheerleaders contest; jazz dance performance, fencing, etc. PSL Tennis London, New York, Bath (New). For the last 3 years, this tennis tournament has taken place in Paris or in London. The best PSL tennis players (women and men) compete with the players from University College London (UK). Skiing weekend , La Plagne, Val Thorens, les Arcs. PSL Rugby Trophy This rugby match has taken place every year since 2012 and refers to the famous French-British Crunch. The best rugby players (women and men) compete with the players from UCL (UK). Athletics with PSL-Sport encompasses Professional or amateur, no matter what PSL Football Trophy 60 different activities, either in a team your motivation is (hobby, well-being, This football tournament takes place in or individual, under the supervision of ECTS or competitions), you are all Paris or in London. The best PSL football certified professionals or passionate welcome to join ! players (women and men) compete with students. the players from University College > Information and timetable: London (UK). Abs & gluts, badminton, basket-ball, sports.psl.eu circuit training, body tonic, boxing, dance, > To register: sports.inscription.psl.eu PSL Paris fencing modern jazz dance, climbing, fencing, > Contact: pslsport@psl.eu This European fencing competition is football, futsal, hand-ball, weight lifting, or on the PSL SPORT app organized by ENS-PSL students at the swimming, skydiving, Pilates, table tennis, CSU J. Sarrailh. rock dancing, rugby, squash, volley-ball, yoga, zumba… You can also prepare the The Rock Dance Tournament boating license, take part in skiing events, > Tip Competition between the best rock join tournaments between schools. dancers. Information about the different sports Lessons are available to all PSL students, are given during meetings at the First aid workshops faculty and staff 6 days a week. All athletic beginning of the academic year. PSC1 (prevention and civic aid level 1) facilities are located close-by and sports and GQS (life-saving actions). opportunities are offered midday or after 6 p.m., hours that are compatible with university life. 20 21
PSL-PÉPITE AND SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PSL-Pépite is a team which supports student entrepreneurship at PSL. It offers comprehensive packages to help students and young graduates set up their own company. PSL-Pépite is dedicated to all students and young PSL-iTeams PSL alumni that are looking to work on a project to You are interested in create a company or looking for information about entrepreneurship but you don’t entrepreneurship. The staff provides them with the have a business project yet? training, services and mentoring they need to make Apply for the Innovation and their idea real. Entrepreneurship Course: The PSL-Pépite team can help you obtain the national PSL-iTeams status of a Student Entrepreneur, and the D2E diploma Created in 2017, PSL-iTeams in Student Entrepreneurship. Staff can also offer is a training program for PSL mentoring according to your background and your master’s, doctoral and post- ambitions. doctoral students interested in Here are the available training courses and services: innovation or entrepreneurship, from all disciplines and — Beginner’s course for all the students who consider institutions (engineering launching a business and who have a strong interest schools, schools of arts or in entrepreneurship. humanities and social sciences, etc.). Through this training, — Preparation course for students who have a students can develop their clear project and wish to combine studying and entrepreneurial, innovation entrepreneurship. and leadership skills, while — Mentoring for students who work full-time on their contributing to the technology business project and need support in their everyday transfer from PSL’s research tasks. teams. — The “Independence track” for students who have This course is available to already joined an incubator and who want practical international students, but at counselling on media relations. least B1/B2 level in French is required to follow all of the > Info: psl.eu/en/innovation-enterprise/ workshops. Presentations entrepreneurship-psl/student-entrepreneurship and submissions can, however, > Contact: psl-pepite@psl.eu / 01 85 76 08 65 be made in English. > Info: psl.eu/en/education/ find-your-academic- program/ become-entrepreneur 22 23
PSL’S INNOVATION LABS & COWORKING SPACES To support the education of student The PSL-Lab is the co-working lab entrepreneurs and give designers room managed by PSL-Pépite. Several pricing to experiment, to provide dedicated options are available for student space for PSL’s start-up launchers and to entrepreneurs or certified project host professionals, PSL offers 9 spaces for members. work, experimentation, and collaboration devoted to innovative practices: Students in the lab have unrestricted access to Wi-Fi, printers, stationery; tablet — 3 co-working spaces dedicated to computers and lockers may be loaned. student entrepreneurs > Detailed requirements to use PSL — 3 FabLab/CreaLab, prototyping entrepreneurship resources: workshops, available to any PSL psl.eu/en/innovation-enterprise/psls- member innovation-labs-coworking-spaces — 2 incubators for business creators, > Contact: psl-pepite@psl.eu mainly PSL researchers or alumni 01 85 76 08 6 — 1 UserLab for businesses or research teams testing new solutions > Businesses from PSL to help you in everyday tasks JamSpace Parlapapi Freepry JamSpace promotes To keep in touch with Freepry makes it easier fresh encounters and your grandparents for clothing stores to sell collaboration between despite the distance, secondhand clothing amateur musicians by Parlapapi enables you to their customers organizing networking/ to send photos every alongside their new social events and friendly month, directly from a collection, both in store jam sessions. WhatsApp group. They AND online. are printed and delivered freepry.com jamspace.co to the mailbox of your loved ones around the world! parlapapi.com 24 25
Join the community THE PSL WELCOME DESK of PSL internatio- nal students YOUR ARRIVAL IN PARIS Once you are accepted by PSL, join our Facebook group called PSL international students. There you can ask PSL students questions concerning your soon-to-be university and find out about A service dedicated to helping you settle student life in Paris and PSL in Paris Welcome Desk events. You are an international student and you have questions about life in Paris, how does Université PSL work and how to deal with the paperwork? The PSL Welcome Desk team is here to direct you and give you advice to ensure you can set yourself up quickly and peacefully in Paris. > Our office hours — Before your arrival, the PSL Welcome Desk can help you complete the main paperwork (visa, CVEC, From September to transportation etc.) and assist you with your search November: Monday (9am – for accommodation. Through the Buddy Program 2pm), Tuesday (12pm – 6pm), Partner@PSL, the PSL Welcome Desk team can Wednesday (9am – 2pm), connect you with other PSL students. You can also Thursday (12pm – 6pm) and create a free account on the virtual Welcome Desk Friday (9am – 2pm) where all the steps you need to take to prepare your From December to July: arrival in France have been centralized. Tuesday (12pm – 6pm), Thursday (12pm – 6pm) and — After your arrival, you can come and see the PSL Friday (9am – 2pm) Welcome Desk team during their office hours to check what your next steps are: validate your visa, 60, rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris register to the French Public Health Insurance, (in the interior yard, to the right) request financial aid for your accommodation Metro Odéon (lines 4 and 10) via the CAF, sign up for housing insurance, etc. > Contact: — During the academic year, do not hesitate to ask welcomedesk@psl.eu the PSL Welcome Desk for help to find a bilingual +33 1 75 00 02 91 or doctor or to understand the process to be refunded + 33 7 50 15 92 93 for medical expenses. The team can also give you (WhatsApp) a helping hand in finding a student job or checking PSL Welcome Desk on the process of having your residence permit psl_welcome_desk renewed by the préfecture. 26 38 27
Events Besides providing you with personal help, YOUR FIRST STEPS the PSL Welcome Desk organizes several events throughout the academic year: — Student meetings: get to know other PSL students thanks to many Who is my welcome contact? — If you come to PSL for a dual degree in international parties (bowling, karaoke, engineering or a university exchange “Games and pizza night” etc.). > contact the office of international — Cultural discoveries and original relations at your host school. tours of Paris: the panoramic view — If you come to PSL for a degree- of Paris from the Tour Montparnasse, awarding program (Bachelor’s or a street-art tour in the South of Paris, Master’s) > the director and the the European Museum Night etc. administrative officer of your study — PSL French Afternoon: the PSL program will be able to inform you on Welcome Desk organizes a session the enrollment process, the services dedicated to French language every available to you, welcome events and Tuesday afternoon. The perfect will answer your questions on your opportunity to speak French over a cup courses. of coffee or have a written text proof- — If you come to PSL for a doctorate read by one of the French-speaking > The Doctoral School in your research tutors. unit/team and the service in charge — Language Exchange Program: the of the enrollment of Ph.D. students in best way to improve your language the school at which you prepare your skills is to practice with native dissertation. speakers! To help you master the > You have a question, but you don’t Mazzarine langue de Molière (or the Queen’s Former international tutor at the PSL know who to talk to? English!) an international student Welcome Desk -ENSCP – PSL student Write to the PSL Welcome Desk at meeting with snacks is organized welcomedesk@psl.eu and we will every month. direct you to the appropriate services. During my studies, I had the great opportunity to be part of the Welcome Desk team. Our mission is to help new Which scholarships can I benefit international students arriving in France: from? we give them advice and guide them with You can benefit from many scholarships to visa paperwork, finding accommodation, enable you to study in France: health insurance… — Scholarships from your government. We want them to begin their stay in — Scholarships from the French government. Paris peacefully. During the year, we — Scholarships from the European Union; also organize events such as games from international organizations. night, cultural tours… and once a — Scholarships from your host school. month a student meeting to improve your language skills in French or even Check with your home school, Mandarin or Italian with other native your government, the French embassy, speaker students (who are from all the Campus France office in your country around the world!) and your host school. > Find a scholarship on Campus Bourses, a directory of programs of scholarships: bourses.campusfrance.org 28 29
Do I need a visa to study in France? • The long-term visa (VLS) Passeport Talent Chercheur: renewable under BUDDY PROGRAM AND It depends on your nationality and the duration of your studies. If you come from the form of a residence permit valid for several years, this visa is for PhD WELCOME EVENT one of the member States of the European students, researchers and academics, Union (EU) or the European Economic and their families. To obtain it, you Area (EEA), you do not need a visa to need to get a hosting agreement study in France. If you come from approved by your host school and by a country outside of the EU or EEA and the French consular authorities in your you would like to come and study in home country. France for more than 3 months, you need to request a student visa. Contact Campus France and the French consulate in your home country to make a request for a student visa as soon as possible at > Good to know least three months before your departure. > The online EEF (Études en France) Visa pre-consular procedure is mandatory There is an official website with in certain countries: campusfrance. all the necessary information org.fr/candidature-procedure-etudes- about French visas: en-france france-visas. gouv.fr Which visa should I request? Find accommodation — For a short stay (up to 3 months) When you apply for a visa, you should provide your admission • The Schengen Visa for a short stay: letter to PSL (issued by your this visa allows you to stay up to 90 welcoming referent) as well as days (interrupted or cumulated out accommodation certificate. of 180 days) in a country within the It is therefore highly Schengen area. Depending on your Find a Buddy Sign up for a Welcome event recommended to start looking for nationality, you may not need it. If you want to be paired with a PSL Welcome events are not to be missed! an accommodation directly once student before your arrival in Paris, ask Reach out to your host institution to be • The Visa étudiant-concours: this visa admitted to PSL. your host school if they offer a Buddy informed about the expected events: allows you to come for an interview > See p. 37 “Accommodation” Program. The missions of a buddy are: welcome gathering, orientation week, etc. or take an entrance exam at a public or private institution of higher — To welcome you personally in Paris. education. If you pass, you may obtain, — To welcome you personally to PSL without going back to your country, a renewable residence permit for one campus and more specifically your > Good to know new host institution. year at the préfecture. — Show you the dos and don’ts of the In coordination with PSL’s — For a long stay (over 3 months) capital city. institutions, the PSL Welcome Desk team organizes “Welcome • The long-term visa for studies with If your institution does not offer this Days” with workshops (opening the residence permit (VLS-TS) is valid service, sign up to the Buddy Program a bank account, having your visa for one year and renewable. This visa of the PSL Welcome Desk. validated and renewed, finding allows you to work 20 hours a week, > Contact: partner@psl.eu accommodation, learning about travel within the Schengen area, get partner.psl.eu healthcare, security) and cultural housing benefits from the CAF and the and social events to meet other PSL free student local deposit (VISALE). students and discover your new This visa is for students doing their campus. Bachelor’s, Master’s and for PhD students without a doctoral contract. 30 31
IN MY SUITCASE CVEC: A COMPULSORY STEP FOR YOUR ENROLLMENT — In some cases, you can be exempt from payment of CVEC (scholarship students, university exchange students, etc.) Ask for advice from your welcoming referent. > For further information: etudiant.gouv.fr/pid33626-cid130435/ vous-acquitter-de-la-cvec-une- In my suitcase, — A credit/debit card which works in demarche-obligatoire-pour-vous- France. registr-dans-l- teaching-superieur.html I won’t forget to pack... > To pay the CVEC, register on the — My administrative papers: passport, — Euros in cash. following site: cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr visa, certificate of admission to PSL, — My computer and my charged mobile birth certificate (translated), certificate phone. of housing, CVEC, photocopy of Do not forget to save the number previous diplomas and grades with The CVEC, or Contribution Vie Etudiante their certified translation, health record, of the PSL Welcome Desk in your contacts: +33 7 50 15 92 93 and the one et de Campus, is a compulsory tax > Good to know certificate of social insurance from of your buddy if you have signed up for that the majority of students must my home country (notes: if you are a a Buddy program. pay annually. To register at your host Need help paying the CVEC? European student, bring your European institution, you will need to provide a You can find a step by step guide Health Insurance Card or the S1 form. If — My medicines/antihistamines CVEC receipt. on the PSL website. you are a Quebecker student, bring the (if applicable). The CVEC money is used to fund, for psl.eu/en > International students > SE401Q102bis or the SE401Q106 form), — An adaptor, in case my devices are not example, university health care and Prepare your arrival certificate of success on my French/ suited to E/F type sockets. social workers, projects of student English test, driving licence (optional), The voltage and the frequency in organizations, improved reception of etc. Scan these documents and save France are 230V, 50Hz. newcomers on campus, and improved them on a USB flash drive or a hard access to sports equipment. drive in case you lose them. — The CVEC costs €92 and can be paid online. — To pay the CVEC, you must first register > Meet & Greet Service on the following site: messervices. etudiant.gouv.fr/envole To provide you with a peaceful arrival — If your bank card does not allow you to in Paris, the PSL Welcome Desk offers a make the transfer, you will have to pay personalized welcome service at the station the CVEC in cash at a post office once or at the airport. The terms and conditions arrived in France. are available on the PSL website, section International students > Meet & Greet 32 45 33
AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL IN FRANCE I open a bank account If you stay in Paris for more than three SUMMARY months for your studies, we advise you to open a bank account in France. This OF YOUR INITIAL will make your life easier. Your bank will provide a check-book and a RIB (account EXPENSES number) which are mandatory for some of your paperwork: to pay rent, sign a contract for a phone number or get a refund on your medical expenses, it is better to provide a French account number. When you need to make a deposit for an apartment, a trip or a bike rental, you can be asked for a check. To open a bank account, banks usually request the following documents: — A photocopy of your ID card. — A housing certificate from the last 3 months (certificate of accommodation from a university residence, electricity or gas invoice, certificate of accommodation). You need to anticipate the — Your visa certificate. following expenses during the first month: — Your enrollment certificate (a document which proves that you are enrolled in — Enrollment costs: check with your host I get my visa validated PSL and that you have paid the tuition school for the exact amount and the If you have a student visa VLS-TS or VLS-TS Passeport Talent Chercheur valid for less > A word of advice fees). conditions of payment. than 12 months, you have to validate your — The CVEC tax (€92). visa within three months after your arrival — Check if your bank in your home If I meet the eligibility — The deposit for your accommodation in France. country has a partnership with criteria, I register for (often equivalent to one month’s rent) This procedure is mandatory! a bank in France. If applicable, French Public Health Insurance and possibly additional costs if you rent In order to validate your visa, go to opening a bank account could be by signing up on the etudiant-etranger. through an agency. the website https://administration- easier. ameli.fr website. — Housing insurance and civic liability etranger-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/ — Opening a bank account and insurance. particuliers/#/ and fill it out with all the obtaining your bank card can I check if I am entitled to required information (your visa number, take some time: start the process housing allowances — Health insurance to cover the period email, date of arrival, address in France). as soon as you arrive in France. and make a request at the CAF (Caisse from your arrival in France to your Then, you have to pay a tax which takes d’allocations familiales) enrollment at your host institution the form of a fiscal electronic stamp — The best-known French banks (because you are not insured if you are (€50 for a student visa and €200 for a are: BNP Paribas, Société First, make a simulation online in order not enrolled). talent passport visa with the mention Générale, Banque Postale, LCL, to check whether you are eligible. If Caisse d’Épargne. applicable, create an account at caf.fr — Additional health insurance (optional). « CESEDA R311–3 9°»). You can also buy a fiscal stamp at a newsdealer. You will to submit an application and claim your — For non-European students: costs of receive a certificate of validation in PDF benefits. the visa and the fiscal stamp for the format which you will fold and put in your > See p. 38 “Housing Allowances” validation of your visa. passport. — Your transportation card: ImagineR (or Navigo if you are over 26 years old). 34 35
Housing ACCOMMODATION EVERYDAY LIFE First of all, check with your host school before you arrive to find out about the available accommodation services. Some schools book accommodation for their international students. PSL Housing service PSL international students may be offered accommodation for a semester or a full academic year. You can either get accommodation in public student residencies of CROUS de Paris, or with other PSL housing partners. The commute takes on average 40 minutes to the PSL campuses. Rents vary between €350 (in a double room) and €800 (in a premium > Tip studio), charges included. Do you want to be helped in your search? Accommodation help fees in the Better keep away amount of €49 (or €180 if you come to France for a university exchange) will be required at the start of the Some agencies, so-called “list procedure. sellers”, give you access to their offers for a given period > Info: psl.eu/en > Life@PSL > Campus Life in Paris > (usually 4 months) if you pay Housing expensive fees (between > Contact: logement.housing@psl.eu €150 and €450). However, the available offers are limited Student residencies with CROUS both in number and in quality, Accommodation in public student residencies is and very often, they are mainly limited to French government scholarship outdated. Don’t waste your holders and international exchange students. If you are money on such offers. neither part of an exchange program with your home university nor have a French government scholarship, you can still apply during the additional phase. If you get a CROUS room, plan to arrive during the week, Monday to Friday, before 4 p.m. Reception closes at 4 p.m. and on weekends. > Info: crous-paris.fr > Also read: lokaviz.fr offers private accommodation certified by CROUS 36 37
STEPS TO RENT ACCOMMODATION USEFUL TERMS m 2 (square meter) Unit to calculate the living space. The loi Carrez is the name of the law detailing how to calculate living space in France. Charges (additional charges) Rental prices are indicated either excluding charges (HC or HT) and/ or with charges included (CC or TCC). Monthly rental charges usually include building maintenance and rental taxes. Generally, these charges include cold water (ask for confirmation) and sometimes heating, this is called “collective heating”. L’état des lieux (inventory of fixtures) These two documents are written on your first arrival at the accommodation (incoming inventory) and when you hand it over (outgoing inventory), in the presence of both the tenant and the landlord. The document describes precisely the general state of the apartment (cleanliness, electrical network, heating, wall paintings, floors, sanitary facilities, etc.). Be careful, the comparison of these two documents will be used as a reference to determine possible damage and determine responsibilities. The owner will decide on this basis to return all or part of the security deposit when you leave. In France, students of all nationalities — The APL is Aide personnalisée au Le délai de préavis (notice period) benefit from specific State allowances to logement. It is paid directly by CAF find accommodation. France is the only to the housing under contract. Most of Before leaving your home, it is essential to notify the landlord within country in Europe to offer such a scheme. the housing units are under contract, the time limit set by law, called “notice period”. This period is set at particularly those managed by the 1 month for rentals in Paris and its suburbs. HLM organizations and the CROUS The letter indicating your departure from the accommodation must Housing allowances be sent by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt (courrier Rent is a significant item in your budget. residences. recommandé avec accusé de réception). The landlord will be entitled Don’t forget to apply for housing To estimate your budget, you can use to claim the months of rent you owe them. allowance. Monthly rent allowance: the simulator to calculate the housing Aide personnalisée au logement (APL) allowance to which you may be entitled or Allocation de logement à caractère Le garant (guarantor) on the CAF website (caf.fr). To take the social (ALS). Both are paid by the Caisse Also called “la caution”: a person who stands surety for the tenant’s necessary steps, follow the guide to d’allocation familiale (CAF). debt. In case the tenant doesn’t pay the rent and additional charges, student housing allowances available on the guarantor is required to pay them (Article 2288 du Code civil). — ALS is Allocation de logement à the CAF website. Do not delay in sending caractère social. It can be paid for your application, CAF allowances are no a room in a residence, but also for a longer retroactive! Le bail (lease agreement) studio, an apartment or a house in the The lease agreement describes the rights and duties of the landlord and city. This is the most significant support the tenant. Part of the information is required by law. The rules depend provided to students. on the type of accommodation --either furnished or empty. 38 29 39
Visale Guarantee aides-fiches-techniques/comparateur- Visale offers rent guarantee for students electricite/abonnement/) Get around under 30 years old (until they are 31) when — La taxe d’habitation (residence tax) they take out a loan for accommodation Residence tax has to be paid every in Ile-de-France, either private or public, if the rent is below €1,500. year to contribute to public community PUBLIC TRANS- TRAVEL FROM services. Don’t forget to ask if your > Online application on visale.fr accommodation is eligible and how PORTATION PARIS much you have to pay. Services to help you manage — Legal aid accommodation are available The Agence Départementale d’Information sur le Logement de Paris 14 Metro lines, 5 RER light-rail lines, and — 6 mainline train stations bound for all on the website: hundreds of city bus lines make it possible of France and European metropolitan messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr is a charitable organization whose purpose is to offer legal advice on any to move quickly and easily around Paris areas oui-sncf.fr question about accommodation. Free and Île-de-France. First trains run at Find out more about SNCF discount — Guarantee deposit service is available on appointment in 5:30 a.m. and last trains at 0:30 a.m. cards: the avantage jeune pass costs The amount of the security deposit is every city hall. on weekdays and 1:45 a.m. on Fridays, €49, is valid for one year, and entitles limited to one month’s rent (excluding Saturdays and before public holidays. you to 30% discount prices on travel. charges) if the property is unfurnished > See opening hours and make an The above-mentioned hours are given (two months in furnished housing). appointment: adil75.org — 2 international airports: Orly and on an indicative basis. The deposit is repaid to you within a > Further information on financial Roissy Charles de Gaulle. maximum of 2 months after outgoing support for housing: psl.eu/en > > The Imagin’R pass for students under inventory of fixtures. The owner is Life@PSL > Campus Life in Paris > the age of 26 provides reduced-fare allowed to withdraw any amount Housing access to all of Ile-de-France (€350 for Next Stop necessary to restore the property a year, with payment in nine months) The app is free and fully available in the event of damage and if they > Navigo pass: available on a weekly in English, German, Dutch, Italian, can have it certified. (€22.80) or monthly (€75.20) basis Spanish, Japanese for all those who navigo.fr want to visit Paris with the subway. > Further information: service-public.fr/ > RATP offers a website and an app to >You can download the app on the particuliers/vosdroits/F31269 > AILE help you find your way: ratp.fr RATP website. — House and civil liability insurance Are you a bursary student living policy in private housing in Paris ? If so, When you sign the rental contract, it is mandatory to take out a “multi-risk the fund for student housing (AILE) > Tips can help you with fees relating to home” insurance policy that covers your accomodation in Paris such the risks of fire, water damage, theft, GeoVelo 24/7. About 1,000 Vélib Zipcar, Renault, Totem as buying furniture, utilities or etc. and to send the certificate to The app is sponsored by stations are available for Mobi...). equipment thanks to a grant ranging your landlord every year. Civil liability the City council of Paris your everyday rides or to from 500 to 1000 euros. insurance policies allow you to be as part as the “Bicycle” visit Paris. Cycle lanes in Driving licence in France repaid if you accidentally cause harm to To check your eligibility, please scheme. The app includes Paris account for 7,000 — Students from the a third party. It is mandatory in France. refer to the website of the Maison timed itineraries with the kilometers in 2020. European Union: you can It is often included in home insurance de Initiative Etudiantes proportion of streets with Information, subscription, drive in France with your policy (be careful not to pay it twice). mie.paris.fr cycle lanes. pricing, plans: velib- driving license. Banks and student health insurance metropole.fr — Non-EU students: you contracts offer this type of scheme. Free-floating — Such hiring offers are can use your license for a — With the Velib’ service, also available for adult maximum of one year after — Heating and power contracts you can pick a bicycle in kick scooters (Lime and you have settled in France. When you arrive in a privately-owned a station and hand it over Txfy), scooters (Cityscoop, accommodation, you have to find an in another one. This hiring Coup...) and carpool energy contract. There are several self-service is easy to use, (Ubeeqo, Communauto, suppliers, you should compare them (try on fournisseur-energie.com/ 40 41
Special cases Healthcare > — Students from the EEA/Switzerland Contact Before you arrive in France, ask for a STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your health insurance policy, valid CPAM The website of the public health insurance (CPAM): ameli.fr for the current academic year. It certifies Phone: 36 46 (Monday to Friday, that you benefit from health insurance in 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) your country and that you are exempted Call prefix from abroad: from subscribing the French Public Health +33 (or 00 33) 811 70 36 46 (cost Insurance scheme on condition that you depending on your telephone provide the paper when you enroll. You operator). do not need to register on the website: There is also a phone service in etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr English: 0811 36 36 46 Monday-Friday, If you do not have a European Health 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (cost €6 cts/min). Insurance Card, ask for the S1 Form from health insurance policy in your home country. Afterwards, you have to register OPTIONAL HEALTH on: etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr INSURANCE — Students from Quebec • Before you leave, take the SE 401-Q- 102 bis form (or SE 401-Q-106 if you are participating in an exchange program POLICY between universities) valid during the current academic year, which certifies your (MUTUELLE) subscription to Quebec health insurance policy. When you register on the website etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr, you have to The health system in France is available a definitive social security number later provide one of these forms. You do not The optional health insurance to international students. To benefit from in the year. Social security registration have to provide a residence permit. complements the Social Security French Public Health Insurance and have is free and compulsory. repayments for the remaining 30%. your health expenses reimbursed, certain • If you are not eligible for the student In particular, such policy entitles you to steps must be taken. They vary according Please attach the following documents: social security policy, you can benefit third-party payer as well as the repayment to your situation and your nationality. from the Universal Health Insurance of expenses related to hospitalization. — ID papers (national ID card, passport...). (PUMA). Subscription to PUMA is made We strongly recommend that you — A document certifying you enrolled with the health insurance policy of your subscribe to one. Most health insurances International students (from in a higher education institution home country. offer their services for 7 to 20 euros/ outside the EEA and Quebec) for the academic year. month, depending of what you need. and residents of overseas You can subscribe while you register for — Your French bank details, which will collectivities (New Caledonia, allow you to receive repayments. student public health insurance during French Polynesia or Wallis Support and inclusion the administrative enrollment or directly with the LMDE (lmde.fr) and the SMEREP and Futuna) — A civil status document required to create your registration ID number. services for students (smerep.fr). Once you have arrived on French soil and The valid civil status documents are: with disabilities registered with PSL, register on the site a full copy of the birth certificate, a etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr birth certificate with filiation (or any The component-schools of PSL do A few weeks later you will get a document issued by a consulate), a their best to enable enabling students provisional social security number which family booklet, a marriage certificate. with disabilities to fulfil their maximum will allow you to be reimbursed for your — A valid residence permit (only for potential during their studies. For medical expenses. You will be assigned international students). further information, please contact the student disability service at your school. 42 43
GLOSSARY OF STUDENT HEALTH > QARE x PSL, for 100% free online consultations HEALTH CARE SERVICES Finding a doctor or a specialist can in several languages, available from be quite difficult, very expensive and the comfort of your own home! This Costs very time-consuming in Paris. PSL’s service is completely free of charge, The wellbeing of students and their university health service aims at with no advance fees. Without — Secteur 1: The doctor charges fixed access to healthcare matter to us. To offering its students first-class rapid delay you will receive an email rates set by French Public Health ensure your wellbeing throughout your access to healthcare. For students inviting you to create your account. Insurance (€25 for an appointment studies, PSL remains available to listen subject to the CVEC, PSL provides Do not hesitate to get in touch at with a GP). The National Health to your questions and to offer you its full access to Qare. Qare is an online vieetudiante@pls.eu for more Insurance repays on the basis of services. A shared PSL health service consultation website which covers information! Secteur 1 costs. is available, made up of a center for more than 30 medical specialisms, — Secteur 2: The doctor slightly preventative medicine and a center for overcharges and the patient has to pay psychological aid and guidance. It is the extra cost. available to students from all of PSL’s — Non conventionné: the doctor chooses schools. You can use the service for your the cost of the appointments. mandatory check-up (all students entering Care centers Need to talk or to find an higher education institution must get information? Médecin traitant (referring a medical check-up during the first three — Centre Colliard Care center designed for students doctor) years of their studies). You can also make — Fil Santé Jeunes 0 800 235 236 an appointment with a psychiatrist or a (third-party payer/secteur 1 costs, (free of charge on a landline phone) or To be repaid at best rate, you have to extended opening hours and open psychologist if you feel the need to talk. 01 44 93 30 74 choose a referring doctor, called médecin on Saturdays). You will find general traitant, who is in charge of coordinating practitioners, a gynecologist (and a — Nightline (Chat and listening service > Info: psl.eu/en > Life@PSL > Campus the treatments. family planning center), a dermatologist, by and for students): nightline-paris.fr Life in Paris > Health and Wellness a psychiatrist, an addictology/nutrition / 01 88 32 12 32 Tiers payant (third-party payer) consultation... You will find general — Free listening service duty by The office’s drop-in times. practitioners as well as a planning With tiers payant, you don’t have APASO (Prévention Accueil Soutien to pay the doctor up front. Tiers payant — L’INJS center. et Orientation): 01 40 47 55 47 / can be either complete or partial. 254, rue Saint-Jacques, 75005 etudiants@apaso.fr > Address: 4 rue des Quatrefages, 75005 Thursdays for drop-ins and upon Paris – Phone: 01 85 56 00 00 — Violences Femmes info: appointment on other days. Les pharmacies (drugstores) — Care center of the City of Paris 39 19 / stop-violences-femmes.gouv.fr Medecine can only be bought in — Dauphine- PSL These centers are available to everyone — Institut de santé génésique against drustores. Many drugs are delivered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays for and offer consultations with general violence on women: 01 39 10 85 35 / only on a prescription written by a drop-ins and upon appointment the practitioners and specialists without institutensantegenesique.org doctor. Some common medicines are other days. excess fees by applying the third-party available over the counter. However, payer. only prescription drugs are repaid. Some > To make an appointment or to get drugstores are open on Sundays. During further information: > Info: centres-sante.paris.fr siumpps.parisdescartes.fr nights and national holidays, you can > Address: 45, rue des Saints-Pères, — 6 Centers for Psychological Support Counselling and care unit ask a duty drugstore, which is on a list - Bureaux d’Aide Psychologique displayed on the door 75006 Paris – Phone: 01 42 86 21 29 Universitaire (BAPU) in Paris. If you witness or experience violence, of all drugstores. harassment or hazing, or if you simply > Info: psl.eu/en > Life@PSL > Campus want to get information or discuss, Life in Paris > Health and Wellness and Ordonnance (prescription) crous-paris.fr/aides-sociales/ PSL has set up a listening and The paper on which a doctor writes the monitoring unit. treatment. The prescription may include > Contact : cev@psl.eu a health exam, a medical treatment, a list of drugs, a device. 44 45
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