Metz

Welcome Desk in Metz

Université de Lorraine - International and European Relations Department

Public concerned

International students
International researchers and doctoral students.

Services offered:

A service to support and help students with their studies: the International Office
Every year, the Université de Lorraine welcomes more than 9,500 international students to its various courses.
The International Office of the International and European Relations Department specialises in providing support for all international students in Lorraine.

It offers you :
- a personalised service in French and English
- on our offices, by e-mail, by telephone and by videoconference
- help with moving in and staying in Lorraine

Information on student life and practicalities
To help you with your settling in, before you leave, on your arrival and during your residence in Lorraine, accommodation, insurance, grants and financial aid, social cover, working as a student in France, etc.

A service to support and help students with all the formalities: the International Office
Every year, the Université de Lorraine welcomes more than 9,500 international students to its various degree courses.
The International Office of the International and European Relations Department specialises in providing support for all international students in Lorraine.

Visit https://www.univ-lorraine.fr/welcome/ ("Votre Accueil en Lorraine" section) for a full presentation of these services:
- An online support platform (Feel-Français) is available free of charge to all international students at the Université de Lorraine: this platform, available in French and English, provides information and helps you with all the essential formalities before your arrival at Ul and until your departure.
- UL PREP'S DAY: In June and July, the Accueil International de l'Université de Lorraine offers a series of webinars (in French and English) presenting the essential steps you need to take to prepare for your stay in France: budget, accommodation, visa, compulsory insurance, etc.
- A Welcome Desk is available all through the year, in our offices, by videoconference, e-mail or telephone, to help you with the online formalities (CVEC, visa validation, social security affiliation, residence permit application, housing assistance application, etc.).
- Help with formalities for staying in France: information on the application formalities for a residence permit or visa validation, by e-mail, telephone, face-to-face interview or videoconference by appointment: https://rdv.univ-lorraine.fr/international/

Partners :

- CROUS
- Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle Prefectures
- Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle Primary Health Insurance Funds (CPAM)
- Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle Family Allowance Funds (Caisses d'Allocations Familiales de Meurthe-et-Moselle et de Moselle)
- Student mutual insurance companies
- Student associations

Dates et horaires :

Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00

Address and business hours:

Université de Lorraine - DRIE
Accueil International
Campus du Saulcy
Maison Alfred Grosser
57000 Metz

Bus B (direction Cité U), "Campus Saulcy" stop

Contact:

Retrouvez tous les moyens de nous contacter et nos coordonnées sur la page contact de notre site Welcome : https://www.univ-lorraine.fr/welcome/contact/

Back-to-school events

To celebrate the start of the new academic year, the Accueil International de l'Université de Lorraine is pleased to invite its new international students to Welcome Days!

Starting at 5pm :
- Thursday 19 September in Nancy
- Monday 30 September in Metz

On the programme
- Information stands (prizes to be won / goodies)
- French Apéro
- and a party organised by a student association
For the full programme and Welcome Days registration form, visit our website here.

Mentoring :

Integration and welcome: the Université de Lorraine has set up the Buddy System, in conjunction with ESN Nancy, the student association: https://buddysystem.eu/en/