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Guide étudiant
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Summary
→ Choose the University of Bordeaux! ............... 2
→ Education & admission ....................................... 4
The higher education system in France ................................... 4
Registration ....................................................................................... 5
Immigration ...................................................................................... 8
Tuition fees ........................................................................................8
→ Student life ........................................................ 9
Campus sites ................................................................................... 10
Learning resources: ...................................................................... 12
› Digital work environment ................................................... 12
› Aquipass card ........................................................................... 13
› University libraries ................................................................ 14
› Improve your French ............................................................. 16
→ Campus life ....................................................... 17
Culture / Student associations................................................... 18
Sport ................................................................................................... 19
Bon appétit ! .....................................................................................20
→ Daily life ........................................................... 22
Bordeaux – the place to live and learn! ...................................23
Accommodation .............................................................................24
Healthcare ........................................................................................26
Where to obtain medical care? ..................................................28
Practical information ...................................................................29
Transport ..........................................................................................30
Finance .............................................................................................32
Your "welcome" contacts .............................................................34
› Undergraduate and graduate students ............................34
› Doctoral students ....................................................................35
Checklist ...........................................................................................35
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Multidisciplinary,
interdisciplinary,
international
research
Research is organized according
to 11 departments that collaborate
closely with over 70 research
units, under joint supervision
with national research bodies.
Multidisciplinary
study programs
The University of Bordeaux
offers 250 Master programs,
150 Bachelor (incl. vocational)
programs, organized according
to four major scientific fields:
Science and technology; Law,
Choose political science, economics,
management; Life and health
sciences; Social and human
THE University of Bordeaux! sciences.
International
study programs
Around 70 international study
programs exist at Bachelor,
Master and Doctorate level.
The University of Bordeaux is
a leading university in France
for participation in the Erasmus
Mundus Program.
Highly qualified
teaching staff
The university employs around
5,900 staff members, of which
4,000 are academic and research
staff.
All hold doctorates and the
medical lecturers are active
hospital practitioners at Bordeaux
University Hospital.
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International Dynamic
recognition campus
The University of Bordeaux The University of Bordeaux has
features in the following one of the largest campus sites
rankings (2019/2020): (over 187 hectares) in Europe.
› n°24 in Reuters Europe's Top It is composed of several sites
100 Innovative Universities located near the city and that
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and n°80 in its World's Top offer a wide range of services
100 Innovative Universities and amenities. In addition,
› n°86 in the Times Higher Operation Campus is an
Education Young University ongoing renovation project of
Ranking and 101-200 in their 538M€ destined to modernize
Impact Ranking (3rd French and better equip the main
university) campus sites.
› n° 201-300 in the Shanghai
General Ranking Welcome
services
Open In 2020, Campus France
to the world awarded the University of
The University of Bordeaux has Bordeaux with the highest
nearly 700 partner universities rating (3 stars) for the "Choose
based in over 80 countries France" label, in recognition CAMPUS FRANCE
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campus sites
7,200 in Europe
70
international research
students
2,000 laboratories
doctoral students
8 11 research
doctoral schools
4,000 departments
research and
1 Graduate teaching staff 135
Research School including 800
student
international researchers
associations
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The Higher Education System
in France
France boasts an internationally renowned and highly accessible system of higher
education. Universities confer national degrees (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) that
Education & admission
deliver ECTS credits, recognized by many countries in the European Union and
around the world.
60 120 180 240 300 ECTS
credits
3rd
year
BACHELOR MASTER DOCTORATE
1st 2nd
L1 L2 L3 M1 M2 year year
Vocational
Bachelor
HEALTH STUDIES
The European Credit Transfer Classes
system (ECTS) University classes generally start
Each level is attained by acquiring during the month of September and
ECTS. The academic year is divided into finish in May/June just before the end
two semesters, and the validation of of year exams.
one semester is equivalent to 30 ECTS Semester: Each university year is
credits. The accumulation of credits at divided into 2 semesters (September
the higher education level depends on to January and January to June).
academic workload, number of course The subjects taught are regrouped
hours and course objectives. according to teaching units (UE “unité
d’enseignement”) that include lectures,
tutorials (TD “travaux dirigés”) and
practical work (TP “travaux pratiques”).
Lectures
Find ouT MOre These take place in lecture halls (often
called “amphi”) and can welcome up to
For more information about
over 1,000 students.
the French Higher Education
System and coming to study Tutorials & practical work
in France, consult the Campus These are classes composed of small
France website. groups and take place in classrooms or
→ www.campusfrance.org/en laboratories.
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Grading system
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In France, the grades range from 0 to
20. 0 is the lowest grade and 20 is the
highest. The average grade is 10/20 and
as of 14/20 the result may be considered
good.
Assessment tests
Education & admission
Two different types of assessment exist:
Continuous assessment which validates
knowledge with oral and written exams
continuously throughout the year;
Exams (oral and written) that are taken
in one go at the end of each semester.
Registration
→ You are an International You do not need the TCF or DALF
Student outside an Exchange certificate if:
Program › You are from a state where French
is the official language or where
Level of education secondary studies are completed
To start the first year of a Bachelor mainly in French.
degree, you must have validated second › You are a foreign student from a
level studies. To continue your studies bilingual French section listed by the
(as of 2nd year Bachelor or Master) Ministries of National Education and
you must prepare your student file Foreign Affairs.
which will then be examined by the › You have received the advanced
educational commission of the faculty diploma in French (DALF C1 and
you have chosen to pursue your C2), the diploma of studies in French
studies. (DELF B2) or another language test
Level of French that is officially of the same level.
The B2 level in French is recommended Registration
(please refer to the Common European In order to obtain your student card,
Framework of Reference for you must pay a national fee. The
Languages), and this must be proven amount of this fee is determined
with a certificate (TCF or DALF). The every year by the Ministry of Higher
cost of the test for such a certificate is Education and Research and varies
between 80 and 170€ and may be taken according to the degree and the
at an Alliance Française or approved existence of specific complementary
language center. contributions.
Please refer to the section on "Tuition fees"
(page 7) for more information and make sure to
consult the website www.u-bordeaux.com for
the latest updates.
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You must also provide an expenditure On-site registration
statement for the CVEC (Student (Some of the papers you may need)
Life and Campus Contribution). This › Prior admission or pre-registration
corresponds to around 90€ (free of certificate provided by the university
charge for scholarship students).
› Campus France authorization
The administrative registration process
› Passport or ID card (valid for the
provides you with an official student
duration of your stay)
Education & admission
status. It must be completed before the
beginning of the 1st semester of the › ID photos
university year (September) and enables › The originals of your degrees and their
you to obtain your Aquipass student French translation completed by a
card and sit your exams. sworn translator
› A blank postal / bank check or money
On-line application order / cash / credit card for the
You are starting your third-level payment of the registration fees
studies (1st year Bachelor degree). › A civil liability certificate
You must complete a “DAP”. This process › Students from the EU: a copy of your
is explained and may be completed European health insurance card
on the website of the Ministry of
National Education, Higher Education NOTE: international students, coming from
outside the EU and registering for the 1st
and Research. It varies depending on time in a French university, are subject to
whether you are a foreign student: complementary tuition fees. The University
› Residing in France with a foreign of Bordeaux has implemented an exemption
second level qualification: “Green file” system for certain cases. Find out more on
› Residing abroad with a foreign second page 7.
level qualification: “White file”
› The deadline for your application is
mid-January. → You are an International
Student within an Exchange
You are continuing your third-level Program
studies (as of 2nd year Bachelor until
Level of French
Master year 2).
It is advised to have the B2 level
This process is different depending on
(minimum B1 level required) in French
whether you are a foreign student:
in order to follow classes in French at
› Residing in a country that has signed the University of Bordeaux within an
the "Etudes en France" (Studying in Exchange Program.
France) procedure: application to be
completed directly on the Campus Registration
France website (deadline: end of Many different exchange and grant
March). programs exist at the University of
› From a country in the EU or from a Bordeaux. Please identify your program
country that is not covered by the from this list and refer to our website
"Etudes en France" procedure, with a for more details:
foreign qualification: application to be › General Exchange Programs
completed on the Apoflux website (see (Erasmus+, BCI, bilateral exchanges)
our website).
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› Specialized medical studies – DFMS/ › Students from the EU: copy of your
DFMSA European health insurance card
› China Scholarship Council doctorate › Students from outside the EU: an
› Eiffel grant program international insurance certificate
(valid for the duration of the Exchange
On-line application Program, translated into French or
The procedure depends on the English, with no reimbursement limit)
Education & admission
Exchange Program. Please consult our › Medical students: professional
website to find out what forms you will insurance certificate
need to complete. Should you have any › Civil liability certificate, valid for the
questions, please refer to our “Welcome duration of your Exchange Program (it
Contacts”. is possible to obtain this once you are
in Bordeaux)
On-site registration › Authorization to use personal data
(Some of the papers you may need) and photos.
› Passport or ID card (valid for the
ALSO: it is strongly recommended to take out
duration of your stay)
repatriation insurance.
› Non-EU students: student visa
NOTE: the papers required depend on your
› Valid student card from your status and your program, please check our
university of origin website and with our welcome contacts should
› ID photos you have any questions.
Tuition fees 2020/2021
What will you pay as a student of the fees* as a French student.
University of Bordeaux if you wish to Please note: the quality of the
register for an undergraduate degree student’s academic record and/or
or Master program? the economic context of the country
→You come from the European of origin will be taken into account
with priority given to those from low
Union (EU), the European
income and lower middle income
Education Area (EEA),
countries**.
Switzerland, Monaco or Québec
(Canada): * For 2019-2020, standard national fees are
170€ for an undergraduate program, 243€
You pay the same fees* as French for a Master program.
students.
** Subject to the deliberation of the Board of
→You come from a country directors.
outside the regions indicated
above: For more information
You can obtain a partial exoneration
of the fees for the duration of your www.u-bordeaux.com/
cursus and therefore pay the same Education/Tuition-fees
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Immigration
Passport/ID document residence conditions, applicable for
Education & admission
All internationals who wish to pass EU citizens in France, until the 31st
the French customs must have a valid December 2020. After this date, British
passport. For EU citizens, an ID card is nationals already present in France
sufficient. Passports and ID documents may remain in the country, without
must be valid for the duration of your a residency permit, until the 1st July
stay. 2021. Other British nationals must
follow immigration procedures as
Visa indicated by French legislation, unless
EU citizens and those from countries a specific bilateral agreement has
within the Schengen area do not need been implemented at this later stage
a visa. If you are from outside this between the two countries.
zone, you will need a long stay student
visa when staying for over 3 months Specific scenario for students
in France. In this case, please contact from outside the European
the Consulate General of France community, who are already
nearest to you for further information living within the European Union
on how to apply and obtain your visa. Students who have a resident permit
NOTE: to be able to study in France, you must
from another EU country may, if part
have a student visa and this must be obtained of a European program or exchange,
before arriving in France. arrive and stay in France without
requesting a visa or French resident
Residence permit permit.
EU citizens and those from countries
within the Schengen area do not need *These procedures may be modified,
a resident permit. If you are from notably during the Covid-19 pandemic.
outside the EU and Schengen area,
please contact your closest Consulate
General of France for information on
the residence permit.
Brexit
According to the agreement concerning More details available
the withdrawal of the U.K. from the on the immigration webpage
European Union, British nationals
will benefit from the usual entry and www.u-bordeaux.com
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11Learning
Resources
STUDENT LIFE
Digital work Your email
environment address
Whether you are at home or out and As soon as you register, the university
about, you have access to a modern, will provide you with an email address
high-performing educational that is valid for the duration of your
environment: Wi-Fi access on the studies. The format is as follows:
campuses, digital work spaces, first name.second name@etu.u-
information services, educational bordeaux.fr
platforms... a large variety of This is your reference email and should
technological tools are available that be used for exchanges with your
help you with your studies. professors and the administrative &
Your campus educational services of the university.
pass account Your on-line
Your Campus Pass account should be educational resources
activated as quickly as possible with You have access to a variety of
the login and password received during educational resources that are helpful
the registration process. With this for your on-site classes. These
account, you have access to a number resources are available 24 hours a day
of digital services and multimedia at home or elsewhere and include: class
resources: administrative files, report material, self-assessments, on-line
cards, educational platforms, messaging exercises, etc.
service, electronic information,
collaborative work tools, self-service
computers, a certified Wi-Fi network,
etc.
Get yourself connected with our ENT system
and validate your campus pass account:
→ https://activation.u-bordeaux.fr
If you have any problems, don't hesitate to
ask your Student Life Center for help!
12STUDENT LIFE
Aquipass Card
A student card and much more…
→ When you arrive at the
university, you are provided with
your personal Aquipass card.
This is your student passport that
will be your source of ID and will
let you use the many services
on offer: taking out books at the
library, eating at the university
restaurants… You may also carry
out certain purchases thanks to
the electronic card system.
IZLY, HOW DOES IT WORK?
The Aquipass card has an integrated Izly
card system. You must create an online
account that can be credited in a totally
secure way (the Student Life Center may
help with setting it up if necessary). It’s
up to you then to decide whether to pay
with your contactless student ID or your
mobile phone. This may be used in the
university cafeterias and restaurants
thus avoiding the need to pay in cash.
HOW TO CREDIT THE IZLY CARD?
You can credit your account starting
from 5€ with just a few clicks, whether
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from your mobile app or the web. You can
transfer money from your Izly account to
your bank account at anytime.
→ www.izly.fr
13University
Libraries
STUDENT LIFE
The place to carry out
your study and research!
Publications and reviews
may be consulted in the
library or borrowed. There
is also a wealth of on-
line resources (e-books,
reviews, databases, etc.)
available.
The university libraries cover
all the disciplines proposed by
the university and are located
throughout all the campuses.
Books may be borrowed with the
Aquipass card and Internet access
is available in all the libraries.
To find out how many seats are available at the
library and to reserve a study room, download
the mobile app "Affluences" or consult it via the
University of Bordeaux mobile app, "U & me".
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Did you know?
From your home,
Multidisciplinary you may directly
125, cours Alsace Lorraine – Bordeaux consult the catalogue
STUDENT LIFE
of information
05 56 52 33 02
resources, reserve a
› Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 7pm book or a document,
› Saturday: 9am - 6pm prolong your book
loan with the research
Life and Health Sciences interface offered by the
University, Babord+.
146 rue Léo Saignat - Bordeaux
05 57 57 14 52
› Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 10pm
› Saturday: 9am - 6pm
› Sunday*: 1pm - 6pm Law, Political Science, Economics
Closed for the academic year 2020/2021
Human Sciences To provide access to library resources
3 place de la Victoire - Bordeaux during this closure, four welcome
"spots" (in Bordeaux, Talence and
05 57 57 19 30
Pessac) are available*
› Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 7pm
› Saturday: 9am - 12pm
Management Science
STAPS (Science and Techniques of 35 avenue Abadie - Bordeaux
Physical and Sport Activities) 05 56 00 96 75
12 avenue Camille Jullian - Pessac › Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 7pm
05 56 84 52 07
› Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 6.30pm Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences
210 chemin de Leysotte CS 50008
Science & Technology 33882 Villenave d’Ornon Cedex
Bât. B20 - Allée Baudrimont - Talence 05 57 57 58 20
05 40 00 89 89 › Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm
› Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 10pm
› Saturday: 9am - 6pm
› Sunday*: 1pm - 6pm
* More information on libraries
and opening times
bibliotheques.u-bordeaux.fr/
Infos-pratiques/Horaires-et-calendriers
15Improve
your French!
STUDENT LIFE
The International Office offers French classes free of charge to students within
exchange programs. These will help you follow and understand your specialty classes
and also help your integration process within the campus and the city of Bordeaux.
For students outside an You may also contact Bordeaux
Exchange Program, classes may be Montaigne University,
taken with the Alliance Française: DEFLE (Study Department:
126 Rue Abbé de l’Épée, French as a Foreign Language),
33000 Bordeaux, Ph.: +33 (0)5 57 12 44 43
Ph.: +33 (0)5 56 79 32 80 defle@u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr
af@alliance-bordeaux.org
MooFLE: "Moodle for French as a foreign language courses"
Improve your French before even coming to Bordeaux! All you have to do is connect to
the online platform that provides all international students with free French language
classes as well as advice and information for arriving and getting settled in Bordeaux.
→ Please refer to page 34 of this guide for contacts
that may provide you with more information.
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17Culture
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Dance classes, theatre, singing classes,
photography… make the most of the cultural
workshops that are on offer for our students.
These cultural activities are not only a way of
developing new artistic talents but also making
new friends. During your stay in Bordeaux, you
may also take part in the cultural events that
are organized, free of charge, on the campuses:
festivals, science cafés, concerts, exhibitions…
a wealth of choices to improve your knowledge
and grasp of the French culture!
Student
associations
With 135 student associations, you can be fully
committed and active in your student role!
There are associations according to the field of
study, cultural/sport/humanitarian associations,
etc. The activities proposed are varied and will
help your integration process as well as allowing
you to discover new passions and talents!
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Discover these associations during the "Student
engagement week" that takes place early October.
Good to know
If you’re under 26 years old and you live in Bordeaux or the
surrounding suburbs, find out about the “Youth Card” that
will give you access to many reductions for sporting, musical,
cultural activities, etc.
→ More information: www.bordeaux.fr “Carte jeunes”
For more information
u-bordeaux.com/Welcome/Student-lifeSport
Want to get fit? Get healthy? Here are just some of
Or maybe even more... want the sports possibilities
› Athletics
to represent the University
CAMPUS LIFE
› Team sports: basketball, football,
of Bordeaux in national rugby, handball, volley, futsal…
competitions? › Racket sports: tennis, table tennis,
It is possible to do pretty much any squash, Basque pelota, badminton…
sport at the University of Bordeaux. › Gymnastics: floor and bar exercises…
In terms of sports equipment, the offer › Water sports: kite surf, kayak, surf…
is extensive: 3 synthetic and 1 football › Dance: contemporary dance, modern
turf pitches, 5 rugby turf pitches, a Jazz, rock and roll, salsa…
sports hall of 2,000m² for basketball, › Combat sports: judo, jiu jitsu, lutte,
tennis, table tennis, badminton etc., taekwondo, French boxing…
3 squash courts, an athletics track, a › Weight/fitness training
weights room, etc. The list goes on!
› Outside activities: skiing,
snowboarding, kite buggy, rifle
shooting...
Best
university
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in France and Europe
for sports!
Since 2010, the University of
Bordeaux ranks n°1 in terms of
sports associations within France
and is also now n°1 in Europe. In
2018, our university was awarded
the title of best university for
sports by the European University
For more information Sports Association (EUSA).
contact the sports offices
located on the campus sites
19Bon appétit !
University restaurants are located → Campus Carreire
throughout the campuses as well as
CAMPUS LIFE
Le Mascaret – Resto U’ + Crous
in the city center. They offer healthy,
Market’
balanced meals for just 3.25€*. 146, rue Léo Saignat
With your Aquipass card you can
pay for your meals, snacks, drinks
→ Campus Bordeaux and
in all the university restaurants Bordeaux-Bastide
and cafeterias**. Your card also
enables you to collect loyalty points Le 98 – Crous Cafet’ + Crous
(for more information on the loyalty Market’
program please consult: crous- 98, quai des Chartrons
bordeaux.fr)
La Bastide – Crous Cafet’ +
Crous Market’
* According to the decision of the 15, avenue d’Abadie
Ministry of Higher Education,
Research and Innovation.
** Times may be subject to change. Le Capu – Resto U’
15, rue Jules Guesde
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Le Musée – Crous Market’
Place de la Victoire
→ Campus Talence
Resto U’ n°1 + Crous Market’
Avenue Prévost, Talence
The Campus food hampers: La Soucoupe – Crous Market’
Every week you may buy a fruit and vegetable
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hamper (for between 5€ and 7€!) that comes
directly from the market gardeners in the
region.
For more information
facebook.com/lespetitspaniers
20→ Campus Pessac
Good to know
CAMPUS LIFE
(S)pace’ Campus – Resto U’ + Crous
› With your Aquipass card you can
Market’ + Crous & Go’
pay for your meals, snacks, drinks
20, avenue de Bardanac in all the university restaurants
and cafeterias. You may also
Le Crous Moovy Market’ pay with the Izly app on your
telephone if you've forgotten your
23, esplanade des Antilles
student card.
› Tight budget? Contact the social
Le Forum – Crous Cafet’ + Crous
grocery based on the Talence
Market’ campus where very affordable
2, avenue Léon Duguit food and hygiene products may
be purchased:
→ comptoir.dalienor@gmail.com
L’IEP – Crous Cafet’
11, allée Ausnonne › Try out the Foodtrucks on
the different campus sites - a
variety of snacks available at an
Resto U’ n°2 + Crous Market’
affordable price!
Avenue des Facultés
› Heat up your meals and have
lunch in the student centers
Le Sirtaki – Crous Cafet’ + Crous located on the different campus
Market’ sites:
23, esplanade des Antilles
- Talence campus:
ground-floor A21 and B6
Le Véracruz – Crous Cafet’ - Pessac campus:
Avenue Maine de Biran Bât A, entrance A
- Victoire campus:
Broca Class A28
For opening days and times - Carreire campus:
www.crous-bordeaux.fr Maison des Étudiants
21DAILY
LIFE
Bordeaux is best!
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u-bordeaux.fr/Campus/Boutique
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Bordeaux
the place to live and learn!
Bordeaux, a city renowned for industries such as aeronautics, lasers,
many good things: listed UNESCO advanced materials, public health,
world heritage site, described as “an agronomy, etc. In a nutshell, Bordeaux
outstanding urban and architectural is a great place to live, study, play sport
ensemble”, classified as “City of Art and and socialize!
History” and last but not least, the wine Capital of south west France, Bordeaux
capital of the world! is home to leading football and rugby
Bordeaux is one of the ten biggest cities teams. Less than an hour away, there
in France. The capital of the Gironde are the sunny beaches of the Atlantic
department, it is also the center of the coast and the rolling landscapes of the
Nouvelle Aquitaine Region (France’s region’s famous vineyards. Further
largest region with a population of south lie the historic and cultural
5.9 million inhabitants). treasures of the Basque Country and
Bordeaux boasts an ambitious urban the Pyrénées.
development scheme, fast and modern
public transport and is a key player in
23Accommodation
Finding accommodation in Bordeaux can be a challenge!
If you do not have a university residence and have not found
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a solution before leaving your home country, you will need
to search for accommodation in the private sector.
Don't hesitate to contact the Student Life Centers for help!
to benefit from some aid for these
Try to avoid arriving in Bordeaux at security/guarantee requirements, so
weekends as the university and the don't hesitate to contact the appropriate
Welcome Offices are closed. Students authority.
who will be staying in university No rental payment guarantee and
residences must contact these under 30 years old? Contact Visale!
residences before arriving to find out → www.visale.fr
about opening dates and times. If the
student residence is closed, you will
need to book a night or two in a hotel
or Youth Hostel.
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Financial aid for accommodation
As with French students, you may
qualify for student accommodation
aid from the CAF (Caisse d’allocations Accommodation insurance
familiales – Family Benefits Agency).
Personal insurance is obligatory no
For this aid, you must be a student and
matter your accommodation, whether
have a rental contract in your name.
you are staying with a friend or renting
For non-EU students, you will need a
in the private sector. The insurance
residence permit that is valid for over
amount varies (between 40€ and 80€
3 months. You may complete your
per year) depending on the size of the
application on-line via the following
apartment, the number of rooms and
website:
the risks insured (fire, theft, water
→ www.caf.fr damage, civil liability, damage to
adjacent buildings, etc.).
Security deposit/
Rental payment guarantee
When renting an apartment, in most
cases the payment of a security deposit
Useful websites
is necessary (1 months’ rent) as well → housing.u-bordeaux.fr
as a rental payment guarantee (this → info-jeune.net/accueil/
means providing the contact details → lokaviz.fr
of someone who will pay the rent if → www.appartager.com
you are not able to). You may be able → www.lacartedescolocs.fr
24Useful terms Temporary Accommodation
› Studio: Auberge de jeunesse Barbey
1 room apartment with integrated 22 cours Barbey
kitchen and bathroom/toilet 33800 Bordeaux
› F1 or T1 bis: Ph.: +33 (0)5 56 33 00 70
main room, separate kitchen and
→ auberge-jeunesse-bordeaux.com
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bathroom
› F2 or T2:
sitting room and separate bedroom, Good to know
bathroom
› The Student Life Center on your
› CC: campus may help with your
“Charges comprises” - utilities and accommodation search, explaining
other charges (water, electricity) contracts, requesting support from
included the CAF, etc.
› Equipé:
apartment with a fitted kitchen: oven, › Etu'récup: the campus recycling
hot plates, fridge, sink service which offers very affordable
› Meublé: furniture, electronic appliances and
furnished apartment with at least a dishes to help with your installation.
→ eturecup.org
bed, tables, chairs, sofa etc.
Crous
→ International students within an
exchange program
accommodation Erasmus students and international
students within an Exchange Program
may apply for a room in the university
→ International students outside residence as of early July. For this, you
an exchange program (for graduate must contact the International Office
- Master/Doctoral students only) for more information on the procedure
If you wish to apply for a room in to be followed.
the university residence, you must → www.crous-bordeaux.fr/
complete an application on the Internet international
site of the CROUS (Regional Center of
Student Social Services) as of the 9th
July.
STUDAPART
The University of Bordeaux's
To get started, consult the website:
https://www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr/
dedicated housing platform with
hundreds of exclusive offers: studios,
For undergraduate (Bachelor) students, CROUS
flatshares, homestays… You may also
accommodation is not available.
benefit from personalized support
throughout your stay/rent.
→ u-bordeaux.studapart.com/en/
25Healthcare
Social security
affiliation
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→ You are a citizen of the EU
/ EEA / Switzerland
1/ You have a valid European
Health Insurance Card (EHIC):
you do not need to register for
French health insurance. The
health insurance of your country
of origin will take care of your
health related expenses and
refund you consequently.
2/ You do not have a European
Health Insurance Card: you
must register for French health
insurance to benefit from health
coverage. In order to be eligible,
you need to provide proof of
sufficient financial resources
with copies of the following
documents:
› Tax certificates for the last
12 months in your name
or your parents’ name, or a
sworn statement of sufficient
resources,
› University enrollment
certificate.
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26→ You are a national of a non- Complementary health
EU country or an overseas insurance
collectivity (New Caledonia or In order to complete the reimbursement
Wallis and Futuna) of your health expenses, which are not
entirely covered by social security,
You must register for French health
you can subscribe to a complementary
insurance to benefit from health
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health insurance policy via the
coverage. In order to apply, please
organization of your choice.
register online on:
→ etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
You will be asked to provide copies of Repatriation and
the following documents: civil liability insurance
› National identity card or passport, You must subscribe for repatriation
and civil liability insurance to cover
› University enrollment attestation,
any costs and/or damages that could
› Bank Identification Statement (RIB) be caused during your stay in France.
for the refunding of health expenses, Contact the “Mutual Health Insurances”
› Civil-status document, necessary for students which propose this type of
to create your registration number: insurance and may inform you on how
integral copy or extract of your birth to subscribe.
certificate (or any document issued by
a consulate),
› Residence permit.
→ You are a citizen of Quebec,
Andorra or Monaco
You must request the forms provided
by the health insurance organization
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of your country. This will enable you
to be covered for health expenses in
France, without having to provide your
residence permit to Social Security.
→ You are coming to France to
study for less than 3 months
You cannot register for the student
Social Security system in France for
short-term stays. However, health For help with registration for French health
insurance for the period of your stay is insurance, contact your Student Life Center.
advised.
Useful website
→ etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr
27Where to obtain
Medical care?
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At the Student Health Center
It’s the place to come to ensure that In order to purchase most
you remain in good health for the medication, you must present
duration of your studies. Professional a medical prescription to the
teams are present to welcome, provide pharmacist. For emergencies at
advice and inform you regarding night, weekends and holidays,
medical appointments, nursing services there are doctors and pharmacists
(free nursing care possible without on duty. The list of these contacts
prior appointment, health reviews), may be found in pharmacies, the
immunization updates, medical local press and police stations.
certificates allowing the practice of
sports… And because health and wellness
go together, the Student Health Center
also offers relaxation and sophrology Student Health Center
workshops, support for stopping smoking, Pessac
cooking classes, etc. Everything you need 22 avenue Pey-Berland - Pessac
to feel good. Tram B - Doyen Brus
05 33 51 42 00
Please note the Student Health Center
is in charge of the general health care › From Monday to Thursday
for international students (OFII medical 9am to 7pm. Friday 9am to 5pm
appointment as well as the obligatory › Closing dates Christmas school
medical appointment). holidays and from the 14th July
until the 31st August
Good to know Please note:
online appointments
On the campus: nurses welcome
are available on Doctolib.fr
you without prior appointment
for general healthcare or with
medical prescription. They Student Health Center
are also available for health Bordeaux Victoire
interviews and to answer any 3 Place de la Victoire – Bordeaux
questions you may have about Tram B - Victoire
your health. 05 57 57 19 07
› Campus Talence: › Monday – Tuesday: 9am to 6pm
05 40 00 36 81 › Wednesday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
› Campus Pessac and Bastide: › Closing dates school holidays
05 56 84 54 75
28Practical information
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Emergency numbers › Emergency Welcome French national
Center for victims of holidays
› SAMU
violence
15 › Halloween
05 56 79 87 77
› Firefighters 1st November
› Bordeaux Police Station
18 or 112 › 1918 Remembrance Day
05 57 85 77 77
› Police 11th November
› Talence Police Station
17 › Christmas
05 57 35 77 22
› SOS Doctors 25th December
› Pessac Police Station
05 56 44 74 74 or 3624 › New Year’s Day
05 57 26 38 70
› Anti-Poison Center 1st January
› University of Bordeaux
05 56 96 40 80 › Easter Monday
Emergency
› Social Emergencies 5th April 2021
Talence:
115 +33 (0)5 40 00 89 79 › Worker’s Holiday
› SOS Friendship (24h/24) 1st May
05 56 44 22 22 Pessac: › 1945 Victory
› SOS Suffering +33 (0)5 56 84 29 88 8th May
05 56 67 00 71 Victoire: › Feast of the Ascension
› SOS Post Abortion +33 (0)5 57 57 30 50 13th May 2021
0 825 33 18 19 Carreire: › Whit Monday
+33 (0)5 57 57 14 50 24th May 2021
› SOS Sexual Violence
05 56 44 62 09 (24h/24)
› National Holiday
› Suicide Listening 14th July
Service › Assumption
01 45 39 40 00 Pharmacy open 15th August
› Victim Support Service
24h/24h
05 56 01 28 69 › Pharmacie des Capucins
30 place des Capucins
33000 Bordeaux
29Transport
You may reach all the campuses of the University of Bordeaux
with the tram or bus. The campuses are also equipped
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with “V3” stations (bike share system).
The “Pass Jeune” (Youth Pass) card Please bring the following
which gives you access to the entire documents to obtain the card
transport network (tram, bus, Bat3 and you need
parc-relais) if you are under 28 yrs old: › “Pass Jeune” form completed and
› Annual “Pass Jeune”: 20.40€ per month signed (may be downloaded on the
› Monthly “Pass Jeune”: 34.40€ TBM Internet site)
› Weekly “Pass Jeune”: 9.90€ › Photocopy of an ID document
› Recent ID photo (4,5 x 3,5cm)
The “Pass Jeune + V3” card › Means of payment: check, cash,
For an extra 33€, in addition to the credit card or payment via monthly
tram and bus, you have access to the automatic withdrawal (bank account
V3 service, the bike share system in details and direct debit mandate are
Bordeaux. necessary)
Information is available
The “Tickarte” (for occasional travel): at the TBM Welcome Centers
10 tickets at a reduced price (7.90€).
You must present the TBM card (free of › Center Gambetta
charge) with this ticket as it validates 9 place Gambetta, Bordeaux
the price reduction. The ticket is Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
available for students under 28 yrs old Saturday: 9am to 7pm
(35 yrs old for international students) › Center Quinconces
and gives you unlimited access to the Cours du 30 juillet, Bordeaux
Tram, Bus and Bat3 (the river shuttle) for Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
an hour after initial validation of the Saturday: 9am to 7pm
ticket. › Center Saint-Jean
*Rates Spring 2020 Gare Saint-Jean, accès parvis sud,
Bordeaux
Reduced transport Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
fees for students Saturday: 9am to 7pm
infotbm.com/en/ › Center Buttinière
titles-and-prices Parc-relais de la Buttinière, Lormont
Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
Check the timetable and › Center Arts et Métiers
buy your tickets on-line Parc-relais Arts et Métiers, Talence
infotbm.com Monday to Friday: 7am to 7pm
30DAILY LIFE
→ Driving
EU citizens:
If your driving license was
obtained in a European country
you have the right to drive in
France whilst respecting the
French road code of course!
Non-EU citizens:
If you have a non-European
driving license and you are
settling in France, you have the
right to use your license for one
year maximum after the date of
arrival in your main residence
in France. This period cannot be
extended and once it is finished
your driving license must be
exchanged for a French driving
license.
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31Finance
Cost of living You will need a bank account in your
A monthly budget of approximately name for many reasons:
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750€ is necessary for living in › Financial aid for accommodation and
Bordeaux. With your student status, Social Security reimbursements are
you have access to certain services paid automatically to a bank account;
such as: university cafeterias and › A checkbook is required to pay rent or
restaurants, libraries, reduced transport electricity. You may also choose to pay
fees, sports facilities, etc. by direct debit or with a credit card.
The first month the budget is triple
the usual amount as there are extra
costs linked to settling in your
accommodation, registering for the
university, signing contracts for
electricity, the telephone…
Opening a bank account
in France
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If you are staying in France for longer
than 3 months, you may open a bank
account. The process is quite simple:
you must simply provide your passport
(or equivalent ID document), your
residence permit (if a non-EU citizen)
and proof of residence.
Finding
a student job
Good to know In order to earn some pocket money,
you may find yourself a part-time job
If your credit card/checkbook is (“petit boulot” in French). These jobs
lost or stolen, contact your bank include childcare, tutoring (including
as quickly as possible to block languages classes), carrying out
your credit card/checkbook. surveys, seasonal agricultural work
If the bank is closed, call the (picking strawberries, apples, grapes,
number indicated on your bank etc.). Work regulations vary according
contract to inform the bank of to the type of visa. In most cases, it is
the loss/theft. The following day, possible to work up to 60% of a full-
contact your bank once again to time job, or no more than 964 hours in
confirm the blocking and to send a year (around 20h per week).
back a document you will have
received with your signature. Consult our website for the latest offers:
› Stolen credit cards: www.u-bordeaux.fr/Campus/Emplois-etudiants
0892 705 705 Please note: if you have any financial problems,
please contact the campus social workers (www.
crous-bordeaux.fr/social/prendre-rendez-vous/).
32 Ph n°: 05 33 51 42 00Example of
monthly expenses
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Accommodation
› University residence room..............................................149 - 420€
› Private studio......................................................................500 - 650€
Food
› Meals at the university restaurants (2 meals per day).......186€
› Breakfast..............................................................................................40€
Transport
› Tram/bus........................................................................................20.40€
Misc. expenses
› Stationery, books, handouts........................................................100€
› Housekeeping, clothes..................................................................100€
› Complementary insurance............................215 - 300€ per year
(optional Health insurance)
› Leisure activities..................................................................50 - 100€
Extra expenses for the first month
› Moving-in costs, security deposit and agency fees....... 1 500€
(2 months’ rent approximately)
› University registration fees.......................................... 200 - 400€
(scholarship students exempted)
› Civil liability insurance......................................................... 17 - 20€
› OFII tax.................................................................................................60€
33Your “welcome” contacts
Undergraduate and graduate students
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→ Campus Talence
Your studies: Student Life Centers:
› Science and Technology for all international students,
with welcome services to guide
› IUT de Bordeaux: Science and
your discovery of our university
Technology
as well as your integration within
› Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences the region via numerous cultural
(ISVV) and sports activities.
Student Life Center
bve.talence@u-bordeaux.fr International office:
+33 (0)5 40 00 60 38 for international students within
an exchange program.
International office
Anna Gerykova
Florane Arnaud
incoming-talence@u-bordeaux.fr → Campus Pessac
+33 (0)5 40 00 83 33 Your studies:
+33 (0)5 40 00 28 53 › Law, Political Science, Economics,
Management
› IUT de Bordeaux: Management
→ Campus Victoire and Carreire › INSPE: School of Education
Your studies:
Student Life Center
› Health Sciences & ISPED
bve.pessac@u-bordeaux.fr
› Human Sciences +33 (0)5 56 84 62 60
› STAPS +33 (0)5 56 84 62 90
Student Life Center International office
secbve.bordeaux@u-bordeaux.fr Hélène Frétigné
+33 (0)5 57 57 17 79 Lukas Nau
incoming-pessac@u-bordeaux.fr
International office
+33 (0)5 56 84 29 67
Camille Cholet +33 (0)5 56 84 86 39
Inchirah Mousset
incoming-carreire@u-bordeaux.fr
+33 (0)5 57 57 46 77
34DOCTORAL students
Checklist
All you need to know to feel at
home!
Research and Doctoral Studies
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administration 1/ BEFORE ARRIVING
Read the guide! Especially the
Registration, changes that may
"Education and Admission
occur during the PhD program,
section". It covers what you need
examination procedures,
to know and do for the application/
awarding of the PhD degree,
registration procedures, immigration,
recruitment processes within the accommodation, budget, etc.
doctoral schools, etc.
→ inscriptiondoctorat@u- Connect to the Student Mentor website
bordeaux.fr and find yourself a mentor to help with
your integration process:
+33 (0)5 40 00 21 08
→ parrainage.u-bordeaux.fr
Welcome Center for
International Researchers 2/ FIRST FEW WEEKS
This center provides support Introduce yourself to the “Welcome
and advice for those at doctorate Contacts”!
level and over (doctoral students, Find and get settled in your
post doctorate students, visiting accommodation
professors etc.). Get yourself connected with our ENT
system and validate your campus pass
→ accueil.chercheurs@u-
account
bordeaux.fr
Open a bank account
+33 (0)5 40 00 68 73 Sign up for sports and cultural activities
Take out a subscription with the TBM,
Take note! the Public Transport Network of
Bordeaux
Meetings, seminars, Find out about French classes
workshops, etc. are Don't forget to validate your long-stay
organized for international visa (VLS-TS) with the OFII within 3
doctoral students who may months of arriving in France
also be mentored during (https://administration-etrangers-en-france.
their stay in order to interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/)
facilitate their adaptation 3/ FIRST FEW MONTHS
to the economic and Contact the student associations of
cultural aspects of the interest and get involved!
region. Find out about Bordeaux and its
→ formationdoctorat@ surrounding region and make the most
u-bordeaux.fr of your stay in one of the most beautiful
+33 (0)5 40 00 27 78 places in France if not the world!
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AÉROPORT
Airport 3
Aeropuerto
1
4
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Train station
Estación
5
6
1 MÉRIGNAC - Tram A
« Mérignac Centre » 2 CARREIRE - Tram A
« Hôpital Pellegrin » 3 BASTIDE - Tram A
« Jardin Botanique »
TALENCE - Tram B « Peixotto » TALENCE - Tram B
4 VICTOIRE - Tram B
« Victoire » 5 « Béthanie » «Arts et Métiers » 6 « Montaigne Montesquieu »
www.infotbm.com
AlloTBM 05 57 57 88 88
@info_TBMSommaire
→ Choisir l'université de Bordeaux ! ................ 38
→ FORMation & admission..................................... 40
Organisation des études en France .......................................... 41
Admission ........................................................................................42
Frais d'inscription..........................................................................44
Immigration ................................................................................... 45
→ Vie étudiante .................................................... 46
Ressources numériques .............................................................. 47
Carte Aquipass............................................................................... 48
Améliorez votre français .............................................................49
Bibliothèques universitaires .....................................................50
→ Vie de campus.................................................... 52
Culture/Associations étudiantes ..............................................53
Sport ...................................................................................................54
Bon appétit ! .....................................................................................55
→ Vie quotidienne ..................................................57
Bordeaux et ses environs ............................................................58
Logement ..........................................................................................59
Santé...................................................................................................62
Où vous soigner ? ...........................................................................64
Infos pratiques ................................................................................65
Transport ..........................................................................................66
Finances ...........................................................................................68
Vos contacts à l'arrivée ................................................................70
› Étudiants en licence ou master ..........................................70
› Doctorants ..................................................................................71
Check-list .........................................................................................71
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