Brest

Different measures are in place in your city to welcome you.

In partnerships with different institutions, the University of Brest supports you in your procedures and guides you upon your arrival.

BREST INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY CENTER (CMI BREST)

Reception & residence permits one-stop information desk

Information desk for all foreign students, interns and researchers

Concerned public

Free services, offered to students, interns and researchers from UBO, ENIB, IMT Atlantique, ENSTA-Bretagne, Brest Business School, ISEN, IRD, IFREMER, and CNRS.

Services provided by our volunteers on request to be performed online

• Reception at the train station or at the airport
• Help with opening a bank account
• Help with the subscription to Home Insurance
• Help with university or school enrollment
• Social security information
• Help for to register to the CAF
• Help with booking temporary accommodation
• Help to find an apartment, a studio, a room
• Help to find one or more roommates

Services by appointment at the CMI Brest

• Support for the validation of long-stay visas
• Support in obtaining a residence permit in close collaboration with the Prefecture of Finistère
• Support for CAF and social security files,
• CV and cover letter workshops "à la française"

Dates

Reception: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Addresses and contacts

Centre de mobilité internationale de Brest

Cité Internationale
235 cours Aimé Césaire
CS 93837
29238 Brest Cedex 3

Bibus 4 - Arrêt Les Capucins
Tram A - Arrêt Les Capucins

Tél. : + 33 (0)2 98 01 67 00

Contacts: etudiant@cmibrest.fr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CMIBrest/

Website: https://www.cmibrest.fr/

Accommodation

•     Livin France Brest is a company offering flatshares specially intended for international students, and accessible without having a guarantor: Use the code CMIB10 to get a 10% discount on your accommodation reservation!
•     Erasmus Play is a search engine and comparator of accommodation dedicated to students across Europe. It makes it quick and easy to compare all available accommodations. These hostings come from verified platforms.

Major annual events

JULY

•  Astropolis

The Brest International Marine Festival, every 4 years, with boats from all over the world, entertainment, shows, parades and parades.

AUGUST

•     Summer exhibitions at the Capucins

OCTOBER

•     Fashion Week at the Capuchins

THINGS TO KNOW

•     Most attractive intermediate metropolis in France (Palmarès Arthur Loyd 2021)
•     9th/50 in the 2022 Ranking of Cities where life is good
•     In the Top 5 of the cheapest student cities with an average rent of €359 (UNEF 2021 survey on the cost of student living)