Foreign Exchange Student Guide

International Relations Office

www.u-psud.fr/relations-internationales
 Summary

Welcome to Université Paris-Sud 11 .............................................. 3

Presentation of the University ...................................................... 5

and the International Relations Office

Accommodation in the Paris region ............................................... 9

Preparing for your stay .............................................................. 15

at Université Paris-Sud 11

Things to do on arrival ............................................................... 17

Health and social security cover ........................................................ 19

Daily life in the Paris region ............................................................... 22

Description of the 9 faculties and institutes constituting ........................ 24

Université Paris-Sud 11

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 Updated June 2006

Welcome to Université Paris-Sud 11

This guide was written for foreign students coming to Université Paris-Sud 11 for studies
or placements as part of the following exchange programmes:

¾ SOCRATES/ERASMUS/ERASMUS MUNDUS
¾ CREPUQ with Quebec
¾ MICEFA with the United States and Canada

It provides useful information to help you prepare for the academic and administrative
aspects of your stay, together with practical information about student life.

This information is complementary to the information you will already have received from
the person in charge of the exchange programme at your university.

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Université Paris-Sud 11

and the International

Relations Office

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Université Paris-Sud 11
President: Prof. Anita Bersellini

Université Paris-Sud 11 (27000 students) is situated in the south of the Paris

region. It consists of nine component faculties and institutes, all located along
RER line B — 5 teaching and research units (UFR), an engineering school (IFIPS)
and 3 technical institutes (IUT):

• UFR for Sciences at Orsay

• UFR STAPS at Orsay
• IFIPS for the training of engineers at Orsay
• UFR for Medicine at Kremlin-Bicêtre
• UFR for Pharmacy at Châtenay-Malabry
• UFR for Law, Ecomonics, and Management at Sceaux
• IUT of Orsay (Chemistry, Computing and Physical Measurements)
• IUT of Cachan (Industrial Mechanics, Production and Computing)
• IUT of Sceaux (Business and Management)

See the chapter concerning the faculty (UFR) or institute (IUT) of your choice for further
information.

The University is directed by a president elected for five years, assisted by three
committees of researchers/lecturers, administrators and students:

President of the University

Prof. Anita Bersellini

Administration Committee (CA)

responsible for policy
Vice President: Guy Couarraze

Scientific Committee (CS)

responsible for guiding research policy
Vice President: David Adams

Student Committee (CEVU)

responsible for proposing teaching objectives to the CA
Vice President: Colette Voisin

Advisor to the President and Vice President responsible for Cultural Affairs
Gérard Charbonneau

Vice President responsible for teaching development

Danielle Pesenti-Lévy

Vice President responsible for International Relations

Annick Weiner

General Secretary
Jean-Pierre Leclère

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International Relations Office

The Office co-ordinates, develops and manages inter-university co-operation in research

and teaching and ensures that student mobility programmes run smoothly.

Grégory Maggion
Director of International Relations Office
Tel. 01 69 15 30 86
Fax. 01 69 15 30 92
Gregory.maggion@u-psud.fr

Philippe Berdagué
Project Leader
CREPUQ Programme (Quebec),
MICEFA Programme (USA), Project Organisation Assistant
Tel. 01 69 15 30 88
philippe.berdague@u-psud.fr

Agnès Vannereau
ERASMUS co-ordinator, joint supervision of PhDs,
Integrated Actions Programmes, CROUS Housing Correspondent
Tel. 01 69 15 30 89
agnes.vannereau@u-psud.fr

Fatima Zouaoui
Management of "Crédits Epicure" and consolidation of existing actions,
organisation of Projects
Tel. 01 69 15 30 87
fatima.zouaoui@u-psud.fr

Marianne Leclerc
Management of Erasmus students, Welcome Grants, PhD Grants
Tel. 01 69 15 30 84
sylvie.debas@u-psud.fr

Anne Frescaline
International mobility assistance for students,
reception of postdoctoral workers
Tel. 01 69 15 30 85
anne.frescaline@u-psud.fr

Sandrine AMOUDRUZ

Gestion ERASMUS (Bourses, missions d’enseignants), Missions, bourses d’accueil (Master,

Thèse, Post-Doc)
Tél. : 01 69 15 30 84
sandrine.amoudruz@u-psud.fr

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Université Paris-Sud 11

Postal Address

Université Paris-Sud 11
Direction des Relations Internationales
Bâtiment 407
91405 Orsay Cedex

International Phone Number

+33 1 69 15 30 84/85

Fax Number +33 1 69 15 30 92

Web-site www.u-psud.fr
Rubric “International”

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Accommodation

in the Paris

Region

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Accommodation in the Paris Region for Foreign Exchange
Students

• Residences managed by the C.R.O.U.S. (Centre Régional des

Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires):
Rooms in University halls are usually only allocated to students qualifying for social
assistance grants. However, Université Paris-Sud 11 has managed to obtain the right to
reserve a small number of rooms for students on exchange programmes.

However, you should be aware that the University halls are old buildings, especially the
halls at Antony, which date from 1959. There have been very few improvements and
renovations since their construction and they are not particularly comfortable. The rooms
are furnished with only the basics and the showers are communal. Each floor has only a
small kitchen and sometimes a washing machine, but this is not always guaranteed.

If you choose this type of accommodation Université Paris-Sud 11 will undertake to find
you a place in University halls, on condition that your application is received early enough
(i.e. before all the places are taken).
For your own information, the price per month in 2003-2004 was €172 (deposit of € 267).

There are 7 university residences, 4 of which are reserved for students from the Orsay
campus and the IUT of Orsay

La Pacaterie
Bât. 499 - campus d'Orsay
91406 Orsay
Tel. 01 69 15 75 90/98 - Fax: 01 69 28 92 69

Les Jardins de Fleming

Rue A. Maginot - BP 84
91400 Orsay
Tel. 01 69 18 97 97 - Fax: 01 69 28 64 79

Les Rives de l'Yvette

Bât. 231-233 - campus d'Orsay
91440 Bures-sur-Yvette
Tel. 01 69 15 77 02 - Fax : 01 69 15 77 02
Access by RER line B - direction St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, station: Orsay Ville for La
Pacaterie and the Jardins de Fleming; station Bures-sur-Yvette for Les Rives de
l'Yvette.

3 residences are reserved for students from the IUT of Sceaux, the UFR for Law,
Economics and Management at Sceaux, the UFR for Pharmacy at Châtenay-Malabry and
the UFR for Medicine at Kremlin-Bicêtre:

Antony
Résidence Jean Zay
Pavillon A - avenue Gallieni
92160 Antony
Tel. 01 46 74 63 70 - Fax : 01 46 74 63 74
Access by RER line B - direction St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, station: Croix-de-Berny or
Antony

Châtenay-Malabry
75 rue Vincent Fayo
92290 Châtenay-Malabry
Tel. 01 46 60 88 10 - Fax: 01 40 91 03 20
Access by RER line B - direction Robinson, station: Robinson then bus 194, stop:
Vincent Fayo

La résidence de Fontenay-aux-Roses

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Rue des Saints Sauveurs
92260 Fontenay aux Roses
Tel. 01 46 61 33 78
Access by RER line B - direction Robinson, station: Fontenay-aux-Roses

Several choices are open to you: student hostel, private rented accommodation,
University halls or elsewhere. The different options are described briefly below, to help
you in your choice. Private rented accommodation is generally the most comfortable.

• Independent Apartment
The prices start from around €350 per month for a room, to around €425 per
month for a studio flat. You will be asked for the first month in advance, together
with one month's rent as a deposit and agency or signing fees.

Although the total cost (rent plus charges such as water, electricity etc.) is
relatively high, this option is by far and away the most comfortable. You may also
have the right to housing benefit (Allocation Logement; ALS), which should reduce
costs (see the end of this section).

Where to look for an apartment:

Union Nationale des étudiants locataires (UNEL)
Go in person to the offices with your student card, €20 and a passport photograph.
Open Monday to Friday from 2pm to 6pm.
21, rue du Val de Grâce - 75005 Paris - RER B, station: Port-Royal
Tel. 01 40 46 86 73 - www.cidj.com

LE CEP - Student Help

5, rue de l'Abbaye - 75006 Paris
Tel. 01 40 61 40 00
Metro line 4, station: Saint Germain
Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm except school holidays.
Housing service for students (aged 18 to 30): independent rooms, lodgings,
lodgings in exchange for services such as cleaning, looking after the children, etc.
Inscription fee: €15.50. Go in person to the offices with your student card, social security
papers, a photograph and your ID.

"Point office" OSE student service

11-13, rue Serpente - 75006 Paris
Tel. 01 55 42 80 80
Primarily studio flats. Possibility of qualifying for housing benefit (ALS) in certain
residences.
Price: furnished from €325
Metro line 10: station, Cluny La Sorbonne
Metro line 4: station, Saint Michel
Accomodation available in private and student residences

Estate Agents
Personal Advertisements in Newspapers

For the Orsay campus -

the association "HEBERJEUNES"
Université Paris Sud
Bât. 301 - 91405 Orsay cedex
Tel. 01 69 15 52 52/01 69 15 65 44

• Student Hostels
Student hostels are an excellent transition between family life and the autonomy
of living in your own apartment. Although there is no deadline for requesting a
place, most of the rooms are taken up to six months in advance.
Prices depend on the services offered: half-board, full-board, or breakfast only.

Where to go:
C.I.D.J. (Centre d'Information et de Documentation de la Jeunesse)

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Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 6pm, Thursdays from
1pm to 6pm and Saturdays from 9.30am to 1pm.
101 Quai Branly - 75015 Paris
RER C, station: Champs de Mars; Metro, line 6: Bir Hakeim
Tel. 08 25 09 06 30 ou 01 44 49 12 00
www.cidj.com

U.N.M.E. (Union Nationale des Maisons Etudiantes)

2, rue Roquette - 75011 Paris
Tel. 01 48 05 73 62 - Fax: 01 48 05 73 68
www.unme-asso.com

C.R.O.U.S. (Centre Régional des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires)

39, avenue Georges Bernanos - 75231 Paris cedex 05
Tel. 01 40 51 55 55
www.crous-paris.fr

C.R.O.U.S. Versailles (Centre Régional des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires)

145 bis Boulevard de la Reine
BP 563 - 78005 Versailles
Tel. 08 92 25 10 10
www.crous-versailles.fr

Association des Foyers Internationaux

30, avenue de la Division Leclerc - 94230 Cachan
Tel. 01 40 64 20 80 - Fax : 01 40 64 20 89
afip@afi.asso.fr

At the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, RER B, station: Cité Universitaire

The Cité Universitaire is situated in a 34-hectare park. Rooms are grouped into 37
"houses" of different nationalities.
Where to go:
You should sent a completed registration form in March, either directly to the "house" of
your nationality, if there is one, or directly to:
la Fondation de la Cité Internationale
17, bd Jourdan - 75690 Paris cedex 14
Tel. 01 44 16 64 00
www.ciup.fr
The prices vary from €199 to €275 per month for a double room and from €282 to €400
per month for a single room
Admissions service: admissions@ciup.fr

• University residences
Residences managed by private organisations: these residences provide an
excellent compromise between C.R.O.U.S. university halls and independent housing. For
a studio, the prices vary between €300 and €550 per month.

Where to go:
La Mutuelle des Etudiants (LMDE)
Orsay campus
Reception: Bât. 332 - 2nd floor - room 230
Monday to Thursday: 9.30am - 1.15pm and 2pm - 5pm; Fridays: 9am - 1.15 pm except
in July, September, October and November, open Friday afternoon from 2pm - 5pm
Tel. 01 69 15 66 90

O.S.E. (Office des Services Etudiants)

157, rue Jeanne d'Arc - 75013 Paris
Tel. 01 45 35 69 10

S.M.E.R.E.P. (Société Mutualiste des Etudiants de la Région Parisienne)

Open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 6pm, and Fridays from 9am to 5.30pm
54, bd St Michel - 75006 Paris
Tel. 01 56 54 36 34
Orsay campus
Bât. 332 - 2nd floor - room 229
Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.45pm (4.30pm Fridays)
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Tel. 01 56 54 36 34
By post only
Smerep BP 617 - 75662 Paris Cedex 14
www.smerep.fr - contact@smerep.fr

• Short-stay Housing and Lodgings

U.C.R.I.F. Union des Centres de Rencontres Internationales de France (Youth Hostel)
27, rue Turbigo BP 6407 - 75064 Paris
Tel. 01 40 26 57 64 - Fax : 01 40 26 58 20
www.ucrif.asso.fr - info@ucrif.asso.fr
BVJ Centre International de Paris (in the Latin Quarter)
44, rue des Bernardins - 75005 Paris
Tel. 01 43 29 34 80 - Fax : 01 53 00 90 91
bvj@wanadoo.fr

CISP Centre International de séjour de Paris

6 avenue Maurice Ravel - 75012 Paris
Tel. 01 44 75 60 00/60 06 - Fax : 01 43 44 45 30
www.cisp.asso.fr - cisp@cisp.asso.fr

Guide Paris Ile de France

Hotels and Tourist Residences guide, which can obtained from tourist offices and from
the Congrès de Paris (price: €2.74)
127 avenue des Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris
Tel. 08 92 68 30 00 (0,34 €/mn) - Fax : 01 49 52 53 10
www.parisinfo.com/ - info@paris-touristoffice.com

• Housing insurance
Whatever type of housing you choose, you must present the organisation or person
housing you with a certificate of housing insurance (against water damage, fire, etc.).
If you already have this type of insurance cover in your own country, you should check that
this cover also applies to your stay in France. If so, you should ask your insurer for a
certificate translated into French, specifying the cover provided and your address in France.
If you are not already insured, you can obtain insurance when you arrive in France from:

la Mutuelle des étudiants

Tel. 08 10 60 06 01 - www.lmde.com
or
la SMEREP
2, place de la Poste - 91440 Bures sur Yvette
Tel. 01 56 54 36 34 - www.smerep.fr

or any other insurer of your choice.

• Housing Benefit (ALS)

www.caf.fr click on "A l'étudiant"
Whatever type of housing you choose, you may qualify for housing benefit
(Allocation de Logement à caractère Social (ALS)). This benefit is designed
to help with student housing costs. The amount you receive depends on your
financial resources and your rent. You should ask for an application form from
the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales in your département of residence (some
university residences already have these forms).

Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie (CPAM) (91)

3, rue du Lycée
91400 Orsay
Tel. 01 60 92 12 65 - Fax : 01 69 28 74 03
The CPAM at Orsay has a permanent CAF representative
Open every Monday from 9am to midday and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Tel. 01 60 92 12 50

Caisse d'Allocations Familiales d'Evry (91)

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(students living in Orsay, Bures and les Ulis)
2, impasse du Telégraphe - 91013 Evry Cedex
Tel. 08 20 25 91 10

Caisse d'Allocations Familiales des Hauts-de-Seine (92)

(students living in Antony, Châtenay and Fontenay)
70-88, rue Paul Lescop - 92023 Nanterre Cedex
Tel. 08 20 25 92 10

Caisse d'Allocations Familiales de Paris (75)

ƒ (students living in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th and 16th
arrondissements)
18, rue Viala BP 522 - 75015 Paris Cedex 15
Métro : Dupleix
Tel. 08 20 25 75 10 - Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm
ƒ (students living in the 9th,10th, 17th, 18th and 19th arrondissements)
67-69, avenue Jean Jaurès - 75956 Paris Cedex 19
Tel. 08 20 25 75 10 - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4pm
ƒ (students living in the 5th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 20th arrondissements)
101, rue Nationale - 75013 Paris
Tel. 08 20 25 75 10 - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4pm

Caisse d'Allocations Familiales du Val de Marne (94)

2, voie Félix Eboué - 94033 Créteil Cedex
Tel. 01 48 98 24 00 - 08 20 25 94 10 Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm

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Preparing

for your stay

at Université Paris-Sud 11

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Preparing for your stay
First, you have to contact the International Office : agnes.vannereau@u-psud, to obtain
all documents useful for your registration.
Be careful the following documents must be completed and sent by post (by 30th
June at the latest for students beginning their courses in the first semester and by 30th
November for students beginning their courses in the second semester). They must be
signed by the ERASMUS co-ordinator of your home university.
¾ An exchange programme application form:
This form must be completed carefully, especially the section concerning the list of
courses (ECTS) that you would like to take at Université Paris-Sud 11. It
should be signed by your tutor/supervisor from your home university who
agrees, under the exchange programme guidelines, to certify this study period as
valid towards your degree or diploma.
¾ A University residence application form, if you have chosen this type of
accommodation (see section on accommodation).
The International Relations Board will return this form to you indicating the dates of
your stay and the residence in which you will be staying. These dates must be
strictly adhered to because they correspond to the availability of your reserved
room.
In case of changes, please inform the International Relations Board as soon as
possible.

• Documents required for the completion of formalities on your

arrival
¾ Student ID card from your home university valid for that year
¾ Valid national ID card or passport with a study visa
This visa is obligatory for all visitors from countries outside the European Union and
EFTA, and can be obtained from the French Consulate in your home country before
you leave for France. It cannot be obtained in France.
¾ Civil responsibility insurance certificate translated into French, if possible
¾ Birth certificate translated into French (to obtain a Carte de Sejour if you are from
outside the EU)
¾ European health insurance certificate
¾ For medical and pharmacy students whose studies require them to work in a
hospital, a vaccination certificate indicating vaccination against hepatitis B,
diphtheria, tetanus and polio, and the results of a tuberculin test.

• Language Preparation
All courses are given in French. It is therefore vital that you take an intensive French
language course at your university to bring you up to speed.
The language laboratory at the Orsay campus organises two-sessions intensive French
language course, for beginners and intermediate level French, at the start of
September. Attendance on the first day, when the level of your French will be assessed, is
obligatory.
Contact: Laurence Peyraud
Bât. 336
Salle des Professeurs: Tel. 01 69 15 54 73 - 01 69 15 72 07
Fax : 01 69 15 73 85
laurence.peyraud@langue.u-psud.fr

FINALLY, don't forget that during your stay at Université Paris-Sud you
retain student status at your home university.
You must therefore register at your home university as normal
before you leave for France
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Things to do

on Arrival

at Université Paris-Sud 11

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Things to do
Firstly, please inform us, by email, of the date on which you are arriving
(agnes.vannereau@u-psud.fr). On arrival, you should do the following, in this order:
ƒ Move in to your apartment
ƒ Contact the course director
ƒ Complete administrative registration
ƒ Request a “carte de sejour” (if needed)

• Accommodation
If you have opted for a room in a University residence (CROUS/UPS11), you should go to
the residence at the time indicated on the confirmation of reservation sent to you by the
International Relations Board, or by the CROUS (if you have opted for social housing in
halls)

You will be asked for:

9 A €262 deposit (2004-2005 rates) reimbursed when you leave if the room is
returned in good condition and your rent payments are up to date
9 4 passport photographs
9 A photocopy of your passport or your national ID card
9 Your ERASMUS exchange programme certificate

Your room is reserved for the duration of your stay. If you intend to leave sooner than
expected, you must give at least 1 months’ notice to the International Relations Board.
The rent payments for the entire planned duration of your stay may be claimed
from you by the CROUS.

• Contacting the course director

On arrival, you should contact the course director (the name of your course director is
indicated in the appendix) to determine which courses you wish to take. You will find a list
of names and contact details in for the institution you will attend in the last section.

• Administrative registration
Although already registered at your home university, you should also register at Université
Paris-Sud 11. You should register at the school office of your faculty or IUT (contact details
in the last section). This registration will allow you to obtain a student card, admissions
certificate, and access to the University library and refectory.

To register you need:

9 3 passport photographs
9 Registration authorisation from the French lecturer responsible for exchange
programmes
9 Originals of any degrees and diplomas you hold and a French translation of them if
you wish to obtain the Université Paris-Sud 11 diploma
9 European medical insurance card (see next section on health and social security
cover)
9 Civil liability insurance certificate
9 €12.19 in cash (€7.62 registration fees, €4.57 for preventive medicine registration)

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Health

and

Social Security Cover

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Health and social security cover
Université Paris-Sud has an infirmary for emergency treatment and offers a
preventive medicine service. The service is free, but does not deliver prescriptions or
drugs. Instead, it offers a diagnostic service and helps you to choose a doctor.
www.u-psud.fr/ja.nsf/vie_etud.htm!OpenPage#medecine

• Social security cover

Social security cover is obligatory in France. You will be asked to complete a form to
obtain the reimbursement of any costs associated with medical treatment or
hospitalisation, and to obtain your carte de séjour.

European medical insurance card

Are you planning a trip to Europe? Before you leave, think of getting the European
medical insurance card: it will make it possible to cover any medical costs you may incur
during your stay. The European medical insurance card is personal and non-transferable,
valid for one year and free. You can obtain your card from your local health insurance
office.
What is the European medical insurance card?
The European medical insurance card provides proof of your medical insurance rights and
allows you, during a temporary stay in Europe, to benefit from cover for necessary
medical care, whatever the reasons for your stay (week-end trip, holidays, studies,
training courses, professional business), provided that you respect the formalities of the
medical system in force in the country in which you are staying.

The European medical insurance card has been available in France since June 2004 and
replaces the E111 form and other forms (E110, E119, E128) previously in use.
For more information see: www.ameli.fr/47/DOC/1376/article.html (in French)

Students from the European Economic Area (EEA) are exempt from student
contributions if they have a European medical insurance card. They are also exempt if
they have a certificate of affiliation to a conventional medical insurance scheme or a
private insurance covering them for the duration of their university stay. For students
from Quebec: form SE401 Q 106

Exchange students from outside the EEA are exempt from student contributions if they
have a certificate of affiliation to a medical insurance scheme in their home country. In
all cases, the certificate must be in English, and, if possible, translated into French.

• Reimbursement of medical costs

For holders of a European medical insurance card or form SE401 Q106, essential medical
treatment is covered by:

la Caisse Primaire Assurance Maladie de l'Essonne

Boulevard François Mitterand - 91039 Evry
Public Access: rue Ambroise Croizat
Tel. 01 60 79 79 79 - Fax : 01 60 79 78 91
www.cpam91.fr - espace-accueil@cpam-evry.cnamts.fr

to which you must send:

¾ A photocopy of your European medical insurance card or form SE401 Q106
¾ Your French bank account details (the relevé d'identité bancaire - RIB) or French
postal account details (relevé d’identité postal –RIP)
¾ The papers (feuilles de maladie) and prescriptions given to you by the doctor.
The stickers on the packets of the drugs should be stuck on the feuille de
maladie.

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Students benefiting from French Student Social Security must choose whether
to be attached to Centre 601 or 61 at the time of registration. The selected centre will
then send you a social security card. On presentation of this card in pharmacies, you
will only have to pay that part of the cost of the medicines not covered by the Social
Security.

Students benefiting from voluntary insurance should contact their insurer directly.

• Private health insurance

Social Security does not reimburse all the costs of a medical visit or medicines. You are
therefore advised to subscribe to private medical insurance, either in your home country
or in France. More information can be obtained from "Mutuelle des étudiants", an insurer
providing up to 100% cover.

la Mutuelle des étudiants

Tel. 08 10 60 06 01 - www.lmde.com
or
la SMEREP
2, place de la Poste - 91440 Bures sur Yvette
Tel. 01 56 54 36 34 - www.smerep.fr

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Daily Life

in the

Paris Region

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Daily life
• Banks
You can open an account at the post office (La Poste) or any bank by simply presenting one
form of ID (passport or national ID). You may also be asked for an admissions certificate
and proof of funding (a grant or bursary certificate, for example)
However, it is a good idea to obtain an international credit card before you leave for France.
Banks are usually open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to midday and 2pm to 5.30pm.

• Letters
The cost of sending a letter weighing less than 20g to other countries within the European
Union is currently €0.53.

• Transport
The southern Paris region is served by RER line B. This line runs through the centre of Paris
with stops at Châtelet-les-Halles and Gare du Nord.
From these and other stations on the line, you can access the Paris Metro (RATP).
If you intend to take the RER or Metro frequently you can buy a monthly pass (the Carte
Orange). Prices are between €50.40 per month for zones 1 & 2 and €99.10 per month for
zones 1 - 5.
More information is available from most stations.
(RATP info - Tel. 08 92 68 77 14/RATP info flash Tel. 08 10 03 04 05 + 3615 RATP -
www.ratp.fr).
For information
The price for a book of 10 tickets for the Metro (Paris only) or buses is €10.50 - the price
of a single ticket is €1.40.
Carte Imagine R: this is a Carte Orange for students available for one year and payable
over 9 months. The prices are between €271.10 for zones 1 & 2 and €587.60 for zones 1
- 5. This is half the price of the Carte Orange.

• Expect a minimum monthly budget of 800€

As a student you can benefit from reductions in cinemas, theatres, museums and certain
shops.
The Centre National des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires has produced a brochure
entitled "Je vais en France": www.crous-nancy-metz.fr/Venir_en_France/brochure.htm,
which can be consulted at the cultural services section in French embassies and consulates
in your home country. This brochure provides all the details you need on the
practicalities of daily life in France.

• National Holidays
New Year's Day 1st January
Easter Monday in March or April
Mayday 1st May
VE day 8th May
Ascension A Thursday in May
National Holiday 14th July
Assumption 15th August
All Saints Day 1st November
Armistice Day 11th November
Christmas Day 25th December

• University holidays
The university year usually starts around 15th September, especially for the Sciences (the
exact date depends on the subject ; your course director should be able to provide you
with more precise information), and finishes at the end of June.

There is a two-week holiday around Christmas and a two-week holiday around Easter. For
some disciplines, there is also a one-week holiday in February.

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Description

of the 9 Faculties and Institutes

constituting

Université Paris-Sud 11

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UF R fo r S cie nc es
Centre scientifique d'Orsay
Avenue Georges Clémenceau
91405 Orsay Cedex
Tel. 01 69 15 67 50 - Fax : 01 69 15 63 64
www.u-psud.fr

Access :RER line B - direction St-Rémy-les-Chevreuse, stations: Le

Guichet, Orsay-Ville or Bures-sur-Yvette.

This is the oldest campus of Université de Paris-Sud 11 (13000 students). It was

essentially created for research in scientific domains: applied and theoretical physics,
chemistry, pure and applied mathematics, animal and plant biology, ecology, computing,
geology and musical studies (CFMI).

The International Relations Board has an office on the Orsay campus (the days and
times of opening are subject to change during the year): Library - Bât 407 - 1st floor -
every Wednesday and Friday from 1pm to 2pm.
It can help you with any administration problems you may have.

Dean : Professor Philippe Masson

Representative of the General Secretary: Patrice Godart
Tel. 01 69 15 52 17

SOCRATES Correspondent: Alain Cordier

Tel. 01 64 46 83 67 - Fax: 01 64 46 94 04
cordier@lal.in2p3.fr

School office managers: Laure Siery

Bât 407 - Tel. 01 69 15 43 58 - Fax : 01 69 15 43 63
laure.siery@u-psud.fr
1st year: Marie Nguyen - Bât. 336 ground floor
Tel. 01 69 15 74 03
marie.nguyen@do.cso.u-psud.fr
2nd year: Chantal Maguero - Bât. 336 ground floor
Tel. 01 69 15 79 96
chantal.maguero@df.cso.u-psud.fr
3rd year: Anne Armandou - Bât. 301
Tel. 01 69 15 66 52
anne.armandou@dr.cso.u-psud.fr
The services are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to midday and from
1pm to 4.30pm, with full-day opening Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Course directors for SOCRATES/ERASMUS

Biology
Catherine Dreux - Bât. 430
Tel. 01 69 15 80 33 - Fax: 01 69 15 85 37
prog.socrates@igmors.u-psud.fr - catherine.dreux@bbmpc.u-psud.fr

Chemistry
Philippe Berdagué - Bât. 410
Tel. 01 69 15 30 88 - Fax: 01 69 15 30 92
philippe.berdague@dri.u-psud.fr

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Geology
Hermann Zeyen - Bât. 504
Tel. 01 69 15 49 09 - Fax: 01 69 15 48 63
zeyen@geol.u-psud.fr

computing (IUT)
Jean-Pierre Fournier - Bât. 609
Tel. 01 69 33 61 18 - Fax: 01 69 33 61 10
jean-pierre.fournier@iut-orsay.fr

Mathematics
Sylvie Ruette - Bât. 430
Tel. 01 69 15 71 67 - Fax: 01 69 15 63 48
sylvie.ruette@math.u-psuf.fr

Physics
Alain Cordier - Bât. 200
Tel. 01 64 46 83 67 - Fax: 01 64 46 83 97
cordier@lal.in2p3.fr
Jean Bretagne - Bât. 210
Tel. 01 69 15 78 44 - Fax: 01 69 15 78 81/72 51
jean.bretagne@pgp.u-psud.fr
Claudie Mory - Bât. 510
Tel. 01 69 15 53 69 - Fax: 01 69 15 60 86
mory@lps.u-psud.fr

General Information
• Health: preventive medicine and student health promotion
Bât. 336 – Secretary, door 05
Tel. 01 69 15 65 39
Health centre, door 06
Tel. 01 69 15 76 07
Open every day from 8.30am to 5pm, except Fridays from 8.30am to midday

• Library
Bât. 407
Tel. 01 69 15 69 94 - Fax : 01 69 15 61 81
Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30am to 6.30pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 7pm and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm
www.u-psud.fr/Bibliors.nsf/

• University refectories - Cafeterias

Resto-U at Orsay - Bât. 406
Open from Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 1.30pm and from 6.15pm to 7.30pm
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11.45am to 1.15pm and from 6.30pm to
7.30pm
Cafeteria from Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4.30pm
Grill from Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 1.30pm

Resto-U at Bures - Bât. 230

Open from Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 1.30pm
Grill from Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 2.30pm
Cafeteria - Bât. 332
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 Open from Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4.30pm

"Café des sports" serving the same food as the "Grills" and "Resto-U"
Open from Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 11pm non-stop

• Sport
Sports office - Bât. 225 gymnasium André Raquin
Contact: Michel Sirot - Tel. 01 69 15 77 04

ASESCO (Association Sportive des Etudiants en Sciences du Campus d'Orsay)

Tel. 01 69 15 77 04

Open/closed during summer: administrative buildings are closed to the public during
August

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UFR STAPS – Faculty of Sport Sciences
Campus universitaire d'Orsay
Bât. 335 - 91405 Orsay Cedex
Tel. 01 69 15 61 57
www.u-psud.fr/staps

The UFR STAPS (sports science) was the 30th French UFR dedicated to sports science of
the 46 established. The UFR STAPS of Paris-Sud 11 is one of the largest STAPS
departments and is the only such department in France offering STAPS courses from
Licence 1 to PhD.

Some figures for the UFR STAPS:

♦ 1400 students, plus more that 300 students registered for competitive entry
examinations
♦ 70 lecturers including 21 researcher/lecturers, 7 temporary researcher/lectures
(ATER) and 42 teachers, plus 150 temporary staff and course co-ordinators
♦ 29 service and administration staff

Dean: Jean Bertsch

Representative of the Secretary General: Jean-Michel Roland

Secretary to the Board: Marie-Pierre Richoux

Tel. 01 69 15 61 98
marie.richoux@staps.u-psud.fr

International relations correspondent: Michel-Ange Amorim

Tel. 01 69 15 52 50 - Fax : 01 69 15 62 22
michel-ange.amorim@staps.u-psud.fr

ASESCO association: Eliane Bourens

Tel. 01 69 15 79 32
eliane.bourens@asesco.u-psud.fr

Summer closure: August 2nd to 22nd

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IFIPS (Institut de Formation des Ingénieurs de Paris-
Sud) for the training of engineers
Campus Orsay Fac Plateau
Bâtiment 620
Tel. 01 69 33 86 00
www.ifips.u-psud.fr

Director: François Aguillon

Tel. 01 69 15 86 54
aguillon@lcam.u-psud.fr

Domains:
♦ Industrial electronics and computing (EII)
♦ Electrical engineering (GE)
♦ Computing (INFo)
♦ Materials (MAT)
♦ Optronics (OPTRO)

Head of International Relations –Socrates Correspondent: Françoise Meyer

Tel. 01 69 33 86 13 - Fax : 01 69 41 99 57
Francoise.meyer@ifips.u-psud.fr

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Faculty of Medicine
Centre scientifiques d'Orsay
63, Gabriel Péri
94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Tel. 01 49 59 67 67 - Fax: 01 49 59 67 00
www.u-psud.fr/kb

Access: RER line B, station: Gentilly,

then bus 125, stop: Convention-Jean-Jaurès.
Metro: direction - Villejuif, station: Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
on foot: 31, rue de la Convention

The faculty of medicine (3071 students) teaches and trains doctors and researchers in
the fields of life sciences and health. The building housing most of the faculty is situated
in Bicêtre Hospital. Two other hospitals are attached to the faculty: Antoine Béclère and
Paul Brousse. Conventions have also been signed with several other establishments,
notably the Gustave Roussy Institute, the Marie Lannelongue surgical centre, the
Fondation Vallée and the Louise Michel Hospital at Evry.

Dean: Bernard Charpentier

Representative of the General Secretary: Alain Bardou

International Relations Correspondent: …

Tel. 01 49 59 66 06 - Fax : 01 49 59 67 00
rel.int@kb.u-psud.fr

Medical Studies: Nelly Perret

Tel. 01 49 59 66 10 - nelly.perret@kb.u-psud.fr
Doctoral Studies: Jean-Jacques Maynard
Tel. 01 49 59 66 22 - jean-jacques.maynard@kb.u-psud.fr

Course directors for SOCRATES/ERASMUS

Medicine
Dr Renato Fanchin - Antoine Béclère Hospital
Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Tel. 01 45 37 44 44 - Fax : 01 45 37 49 80
renato.fanchin@abc.ap-hop-paris.fr
Prof Didier Samuel - Hôpital Paul Brousse
Tel. 01 45 59 34 03 - Fax : 01 45 59 38 57
didier.samuel@pbr.ap-hop-paris.fr

General Information
• Preventive medicine and student health
Bureau de la Médecine Préventive:
Level 4 - Office 459 - 461
Tel. 01 49 59 67 62
The doctor is present: Tuesdays from 9am to 12.30pm
The infirmary is open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 4.45pm

• Social Assistant: Mme Claude Beaudequin

IUT of Cachan Mondays and Tuesday, by appointment only
Tel. 01 41 24 11 08
Bus 187 - Station: La Plaine
9, avenue de la Division Leclerc - 94230 Cachan

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• Library
Level 3 of the Faculty of Medicine
Tel. 01 49 59 67 80 - Fax : 01 49 59 67 78
Open from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 10.30pm, Fridays from 9am to 8pm
(reduced hours during the university holidays)
www.u-psud.fr/Biblikb.nsf/Accueil.htm

• Antoine Béclère Hospital

Tel. 01 46 31 82 90 - Fax : 01 45 37 00 45
Open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm

• University refectories - Cafeteria

Resto-U - Self-service: open from Monday to Friday from 11.45am to 2pm
Cafeteria: from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 11am and from 11.30am from
3.30pm

• Sport
Director: Sébastien Collet
Level 2 Office 254
Tel. 01 49 59 67 64 – office open Fridays from midday to 2pm

Open/closed during summer: Closed during August

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 on foot: 31, rue de la Convention
bus: 125 or 186 (Station: Convention - Jean-Jaurès)
bus: 470, 131 or 323 (Station: Le Kremlin-Bicêtre)
Metro: direction - Villejuif, Station: Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
RER: Station: Gentilly + bus 125 (Station: Convention - Jean-Jaurès)
by car: 63, rue Gabriel Péri
or 78, rue du Général Leclerc (Parking under the hospital)

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Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculté de Pharmacie de Châtenay-Malabry
5, rue Jean-Baptiste Clément
92296 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex
Tel. 01 46 83 57 89 - Fax : 01 46 83 13 03/57 35
www.u-psud.fr/Chatenay/Pharmacie.nsf

Access: Metro line 13, station: Châtillon then

bus 294, stop: Faculté de Pharmacie or RER line B - direction
Robinson, station: Robinson then bus 194, arrêt: Allende or
RER line B - direction Massy-Palaiseau,
station: Antony then bus 196, stop: Les Godets.

The Faculty of Pharmacy (3000 students) prepares students for the Doctor d'Etat (State
Diploma) in Pharmacy degree. From the 5th year onwards, students choose to follow one of
three options: dispensing, industrial or hospital pharmacy.

Dean: Dominique Porquet

Representative of the General Secretary: Marie-Ange Marrou

International Relations Correspondent and SOCRATES Correspondent

Awaiting nomination

School office manager: Patricia Buffat

Bât. A - Tel. 01 46 83 53 42
patricia.buffat@cepadm.u-psud.fr

Course directors for SOCRATES/ERASMUS

Elias Fattal
Tel. 01 46 83 55 68 - Fax: 01 46 61 93 34
elias.fattal@cep.u-psud.fr
Jean-Louis Grossiord
Tel. 01 46 83 56 14 - Fax: 01 46 83 58 82
jean-louis.grossiord@phypha.u-psud.fr
Gilles Ponchel
Tel. 01 46 83 59 19 - Fax: 01 46 61 93 34
gilles.ponchel@cep.u-psud.fr
Renée Ventura-Clapier
Tel. 01 46 83 58 52 - Fax: 01 46 83 13 03
renee.ventura@cep.u-psud.fr

General Information
• Preventive medicine and student health
Medical service: Bât. A - ground floor, room AB 17

• Social Assistants
No office on site; to contact an assistant, telephone the IUT of Sceaux
Tel. 01 40 91 04 84
or the IUT of Cachan: Tel. 01 41 24 11 08 to arrange an appointment

• Library
Tel. 01 46 83 54 48
Bât. A: open from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 6pm and Fridays from 9am to 5pm
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 www.u-psud.fr/biblipha.nsf/paged'accueil.htm

• University refectories - Cafeteria

¾ Resto-U and Grill: open from 11.30am to 1.45pm
¾ CROUS Cafeteria: open from 8am to 6pm
¾ Hall d'Honneur Cafeteria: open from 8am to 5.30pm

• Sport
Sports centre - Contact: Gilles Artiguenave - Tel. 01 41 87 03 40
You will have to cross rue J.B. Clément for the swimming pool, gymnasium, dance hall
and football and handball pitches.

Open/closed during summer: the school is closed

in August

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F acu lty of La w
Economic Sciences and Management
Faculté Jean Monnet
54 Bd Desgranges
92331 Sceaux Cedex
Tel. 01 40 91 17 00 - Fax : 01 46 60 92 62
www.jm.u-psud.fr

Access: RER line B - direction Robinson, station: Robinson

The Jean Monnet Faculty (4550 student) prepares students for Law, Economics and
Management degrees. It comprises two teaching sites: Sceaux and Orsay.

Dean: Jean-Pierre Faugère

Representative of the General Secretary: Martine Caris

International Relations Correspondent and SOCRATES co-ordinator:

Jérôme Fromageau
Tel. 01 40 91 17 25 - Fax: 01 40 91 17 15
jerome.fromageau@jm.u-psud.fr

Foreign student reception: Florence Peyre

Tel. 01 40 91 17 83 - Fax : 01 40 91 01 05
relations.internationales@jm.u-psud.fr

School Office (Bât. B - 1st floor)

Administrator: 1st and 2nd years
Catherine Proust
Tel. 01 40 91 17 51 - Fax: 01 40 91 17 15
catherine.proust@jm.u-psud.fr

Course directors for SOCRATES/ERASMUS

Law
Jérôme Fromageau
Tel. 01 40 91 17 25 - Fax: 01 40 91 17 15
jerome.fromageau@jm.u-psud.fr
Brigitte Basdevant
Tel. 01 40 91 18 36 - Fax: 01 46 91 17 31
brigitte.basdevant@jm.u-psud.fr

Management
Michel Darbelet
Tel. 01 40 91 18 79 - Fax: 01 40 91 18 62
michel.darbelet@jm.u-psud.fr
Economics
Bernard Vallageas
Tel. 01 40 91 17 32 - Fax: 01 46 60 92 62
bernard.vallageas@jm.u-psud.fr

Political Sciences
Selim El Sayegh
Tel. 01 40 91 17 22 - Fax: 01 40 91 17 78
selim.el-sayegh@jm.u-psud.fr

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General Information
• Preventive medicine and student health
Médecine préventive: Bât. 8 - lower ground floor
Tel. 01 40 91 17 12
Office open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am to 5pm,
Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 12.30pm,
Wednesdays from 9am to 12.30pm - Saturdays from 8.30am 12.30pm

• Doctor for students

Office B012: Tuesdays from 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Wednesdays from 9am to midday
Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays from 9am to 5pm
The 1st and 2nd Fridays in even numbered weeks in the month from 9am to 5pm

• Library
Bibliothèque universitaire, Bât. G
Open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm and Saturdays from 9am to 4pm
Tel. 01 40 91 19 00
www.u-psud.fr/sceaux1n.nsf/accueilsceaux.htm

Annexe d'Orsay - Bât. 236 Ter

Open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm
Tel. 01 69 15 56 04

• University refectories - Cafeterias

¾ Resto-U and Grill: open every day from 11.30am to 2pm
¾ Cafeteria: Bât. F, ground floor - open every day from 8am to 6.15pm
¾ Brasserie: Bât. E
¾ Jean-Monnet Faculty at Orsay Cafeteria: Bât. 236, open from Monday to Friday from
8.30am to 4pm

• Sport
Sports halls in the new buildings
Contact: Marie Romain - Tel. 01 40 91 17 00

Open/closed during the summer: closed in August

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IUT of Orsa y
Chemistry
Computing
Physical Measurements
Plateau de Moulon - 91400 Orsay
Tel. 01 69 33 60 00 - Fax: 01 60 19 33 18
www.iut-orsay.fr

Access: RER line B - direction St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse,

station: le Guichet then bus (stop: IUT)

1080 students

Director: Didier Fayard

Representative of the General Secreatry: Monique Hocreitère

Director of International Relations and SOCRATES co-ordinator: Chantal Escudié

Tel. 01 69 33 61 13 - Fax: 01 69 33 61 10
chantal.escudie@iut-orsay.fr

School office manager: Marie-Line Chevrier

Tel. 01 69 33 60 24
The school office is open from 9am to 11.30am and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm

General Information
• Health centre
Bât. E - ground floor - Office 005
Tel. 01 69 33 60 28
Open every day from 8.30am to 5pm, except Thursday afternoons

• Social Assistant
Health centre: every Monday from 1pm to 4pm
Tel. 01 69 33 60 28

• Library
Tel. 01 69 33 60 17
Bât. D open from Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 5.30pm
Fridays from 8.30am to 5pm
www.iut-orsay.fr/bibliotheque.html

• University refectories - Cafeterias

¾ SUPELEC Restaurant, next to the IUT
¾ Cafeteria open from 7.30am to 4pm

• Sport
Enquiries at the BDE (Bureau des Etudiants - Student office)
from Monday to Friday from 12.30pm to 2pm
Tel. 01 69 33 60 09

Open/closed during summer: administration open in July - closed in August

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IUT of Cachan
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
9 avenue de la Division Leclerc
BP 140 - 94234 Cachan cedex
Tel. 01 41 24 11 00 - Fax: 01 41 24 11 99
www.u-psud.fr/iut-cachan

Access: RER line B - direction Bourg-la-Reine,

station: Arcueil Cachan then bus 187, stop: La Plaine
1130 students

Director: Georges Michaïlesco

Representative of the General Secretary: Monique Goulvestre
Tel. 01 41 24 11 01 - Fax : 01 41 24 11 99
monique.goulvestre@iut-cachan.u-psud.fr

International Relations Correspondent: Pascale Vareille

Tel. 01 41 24 11 31 - Fax : 01 41 24 11 99
pascale.vareille@iut-cachan.u-psud.fr

School office manager: Brigitte Leclerc

Tel. 01 41 24 11 10 - scolarite@iut-cachan.u-psud.fr
The school office is open from 8.30am to midday and from 1pm to 5.30pm

* IUP: Institut Universitaire Professionnalisé - Professional University Institute

Contact : Farida LEIMANI - 01 41 24 11 56
Simone TOURNIER - 01 41 24 11 55

General Information
• Preventive medicine and student health
Bât. B ground floor Office 012 - Tel. 01 41 24 11 09
Infirmary open daily.
Doctor present Tuesday afternoons

• Social Assistants
Mondays and Tuesdays by appointment
Tel. 01 41 24 11 08 - service-social@iut-cachan.u-psud.fr

• Library
Bât. C, 1st floor - Tel. 01 41 24 11 14
Open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm
www.u-psud.fr/iut-cachan.nsf/indexcachan.htm

• University refectories - Cafeterias

There is a cafeteria serving fast-food at the IUT
There is also university refectory (ENS) serving full meals, next to the IUT, open from
Mondays to Fridays

• Sport
Sports Office – Contact: Pierre Blanc
Tel. 06 60 47 91 18 - Fax: 01 46 74 03 87
kiki.blanc@wanadoo.fr
Office open every day from midday to 2pm

Open/closed during summer: The IUT is closed from 2nd to 20th August

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IUT of Sceaux
Management and Business Administration
Commercial Techniques
8 avenue Cauchy - 92330 Sceaux
Tel. 01 40 91 24 99 - Fax : 01 46 60 64 79
www.iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr

Access: RER line B- direction Robinson,

station: Robinson or Sceaux then buses 128, 192, 194 or 395
1600 students

Director IUT: Jean-Gilles Mbianga

Representative of the General Secretary: Martine Khebian
Martine.Khebian@serv.iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr

SOCRATES/ERASMUS/IUT Co-ordinator: Annie Goulvent

Tel. 01 40 91 24 32 - Fax: 01 47 02 55 17
annie.goulvent@iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr

SOCRATES IUP Co-ordinator: Jean-Luc Bazet

Tel. 01 40 91 24 15 - Fax: 01 41 13 83 73
jeanluc.bazet@iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr

School office manager: Odile Riou

Tel. 01 40 91 24 11 - Fax: 01 40 91 24 19
odile.riou@serv.iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr
The school office is open from 8.30am to midday and from 1.30pm to 5pm

* IUP: Institut Universitaire Professionnalisé - Professional University Institute

General Information
• Preventive medicine and student health
Level 3 - Office 324
Preventive medicine: Tel. 01 40 91 24 01
Open Mondays from 8.30am to 4pm and Thursdays from 9am to 5pm

• Social Assistant
Social service: from Wednesday to Friday by appointment
Tel. 01 40 91 04 84

• Library
Open from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 6pm
Saturdays from 9am to midday
Tel. 01 40 91 24 66
biblio@iut-sceaux.u-psud.fr

• University refectories - Cafeterias

Cafeteria: open from Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4.45pm
Tel. 01 40 91 24 30

• Sport
Sports Association: Tel. 01 40 91 24 17

Open/closed during summer: university centre closed from 24th July to 29th
August

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Useful Addresses

Accredited Translators

Intermigrants
2, Cité de l'Ameublement
75011 Paris
Tel. 01 43 56 20 50

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 Have a good stay at
Université Paris-Sud 11
We hope this you find this guide prepared by the
International Relations Board useful.
Please feel free to make suggestions for improvements.

The International Relations office Team.