Classes traditionally start at the beginning of September (fall semester) or at the end of January (spring), so you should arrive a little earlier to allow yourself some time to get to know Nancy and rest after your journey. There is an orientation program before classes start (typically the first week of September and at the end of January). Attendance is mandatory
Details are given in the academic calendar.

Fall semester :

Orientation days / course registration for exchange students or double degree students: September 2 and 3, 2021

(attendance required)

2A students start on Monday, September 6, 2021

1A students start: Tuesday, September 7, 2021

3A students start on Monday, September 13, 2021

All Saints’ Day break: Monday 25.10 to Monday 1.11 (classes resume Tuesday 2.11)

Christmas break: December 20, 2021 to January 2, 2022

Exams 1A and 2A: January 18-21, 2022

3A: end of semester mid February 2022

Spring semester :

Orientation : Jan 18th  (online)

Beginning of classes: January 24, 2022

Winter break: February 14th to 18th

Spring break: April 11th to 22nd

Exams: 1A and 2A: June 13 to 17, 2022

Most of our international incoming students land at Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport (Roissy).

From Charles de Gaulle airport:

• When you arrive at Lorraine TGV station, take the shuttle to Nancy (10€).

• Alternatively, you can get a train to Nancy from Paris Gare de l’Est station. There are several ways to get to this station:

Once you are at Paris Gare de l’Est, take the TGV Est to Nancy.

From Nancy station, you can get to ENSEM by tram :

• Take tram 1 (towards “Vandoeuvre CHU Brabois”) from “Nancy Gare” and get off at “Forêt de Haye”.

The International office will help you book accommodation

The cheapest accommodation for students is a CROUS hall of residence

www.crous-lorraine.fr/logements

Here is the list of the closest CROUS residences to the campus: 

• MONPLAISIR : rue Jacques Callot – 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy / Tel: +33 3 83 53 33 30

• PLACIEUX : 39 boulevard Maréchal Lyautey – 54600 Villers-lès-Nancy / Tel: +33 3 83 28 86 01

• SAURUPT : 26, rue de Saurupt – 54000 Nancy / Tel: +33 3 83 53 33 70

• CHARMOIS : Avenue du Charmois – 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy / Tel: +33 3 83 53 33 80

Other kind of residence: The Lorraine INP student residence, reserved for first-year engineering students, which has 260 furnished rooms of 25m and 38m, is located 5 minutes’ walk from ENSEM.

There are many other possibilities (Student Houses, private apartment), but they are more expensive and you will have to ask for a guarantee in France.

Every student living in France can apply for housing benefit from the Caisse d’Allocation Familiale (CAF). However, the eligibility for this financial aid depends on certain criteria such as the applicant’s rent and resources. You can apply for housing benefits on the CAF website. You just need to fill in the online form, print your file, and send/hand it to the CAF with the required documents.

Important: the flat/room must be rented under the applicant’s name.

For more information, please contact the CAF:

21 Rue St Lambert – 54000 NANCY
Tel: +33 810 25 54 10

Website : www.caf.fr

Opening hours: from Monday to Friday – 9.00 am to 4.00 pm

International students must prove that they have sufficient means of support (at least 650€/month) for the duration of their stay in France. (This is one of the requirements to obtain a visa)

Planning your budget before arriving is essential. Please find below a breakdown of the essential living costs for a student in Nancy:

• Accommodation: 150 – 400€ (depending on type and location)

• Food: about 200€/month – a full meal in one of the Crous university restaurants: 3,20€

• Transport: a monthly bus ticket 26€ (a single bus ticket: 1,30€)

• A cinema ticket (student rate): 6,20€ – 7,90€

• Housing insurance (for one year): about 50€

• Additional healthcare cover (optional but highly recommended): about 10 to 30€/month

The above figures are given as a rough guide, as the amount you actually spend will depend on your personal lifestyle*

If you stay in France for more than 3 months you’ll have to open up a bank account. One thing to do before departure, is to check if your bank in your home country has any agreement with a French bank as it will make your banking operations easier.

Usually the required documents to open a bank account are:

• a valid ID card or passport (with a proof of your visa for non-European citizens)

• an original proof of residence in France (ex: tenancy agreement, an electricity or gas bill, your notification of accommodation delivered by the CROUS…) dating back less than 3 months

• a copy of your letter of admission to ENSEM

Before you get to Nancy:

• European students: you must request a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Please contact your local health authority for details and application.

• Non-European students: you must buy health insurance in your country to be covered for your medical expenses between your arrival and September 30th.

Once you arrive in Nancy:

• Non-European students: you will have to join the French National Health Insurance (mandatory) when registering at ENSEM. You will be covered from October 1st to September 30th.
  
• you must register for health insurance when you register for the ENSEM on ameli.fr, this is free.
  

https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr/espace/#/

Each student enrolled at ENSEM has access to a university health center offering a variety of health care services. For more information, please contact the « Service Universitaire de Médecine Préventive et de Promotion de la Santé » (SUMPPS), also known as « Santé U ». For more information, please contact the Santé U :

Rond Point du Vélodrome
6, rue Jacques-Callot
54500 VANDOEUVRE
Tel: + 33 3 83 68 52 00

Website : www.sumpps.u-nancy.fr

Further information: Please also note that, whether you are a European student (holder of an EHIC) or a non-European student (registered to the French National Health Insurance), you will only be covered for part of your medical expenses. To be entirely covered, you can take additional healthcare cover (MGEN, LMDE, etc…) In France, it is compulsory to fill in the «déclaration de choix du médecin traitant» once you have chosen a G.P (General Practitioner), otherwise you will not be fully refunded.

Students at the University of Lorraine have access to more than 70 sports activities.
Most of them are totally free.

More information:

https://sport.univ-lorraine.fr/fr/suaps-le-sport-loisir-pour-tous/%20activites

Erasmus students:

• Your Erasmus certificate (issued by your home university)

• Your learning agreement (signed by your home university)

• Your Erasmus grant certificate

• Your European Health Insurance Card (mandatory)

• 1 identity photograph

• A civil-liability insurance certificate (provided with your housing insurance)

• A copy of your passport or ID card

Non-European exchange students :

• Your scholarship certificate (CAPES, etc) if you have one
  

• Your learning agreement signed by your home university

• 1 identity photograph

• A civil-liability insurance certificate (provided with your housing insurance)

• Your birth certificate (+ certified translation if it is neither in French nor in English).

• A copy of your passport + visa

• A copy of your OFII letter (Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration)

The amounts are likely to change every year – Please note that the original documents are required

Visa:
Latifa Zaoua will guide you with visa procedure before you arrive.