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Besançon

Welcome Desk in Bensançon

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

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

Maison des Etudiants (Students House)

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Reception structure

The students concerned are students on supervised mobility programmes as well as students on individual mobility programmes.

Concerned public

Students in supervised mobility and students in individual mobility

Services offered

  • Help with enrolling at university
  • Assistance with administrative formalities
  • Reception at stations
  • Visits to campuses and BUs
  • Partnerships for transport 
  • Partnerships or support for accommodation 
  • Health partnerships 
  • Partnerships and cultural offers
  • Sponsorship

Partners (non-exhaustive list)

  • Crous BFC
  • Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie - CPAM
  • Caisses d’Allocations Familiales - CAF
  • Mutuelles
  • Service de santé étudiante (SSE)
  • SNCF
  • Opérateurs locaux de transports
  • Collectivités
  • Associations étudiantes
  • Banques
  • Infos Jeunes

Dates and times


At the beginning of each year, the university organises a multi-site event called "Bienvenue aux étudiants" (Welcome to students), offering a wide range of information, solidarity, sports, cultural and awareness-raising activities. As part of this event, a student village and a partner village are set up to meet student associations and uFC partners, to help with the administrative formalities involved in enrolling and settling in, and to discover the cities where students study.

Besançon :

Wednesday 04 September 2024 - Campus de la BouloieFriday 06 September 2024 - Campus Haut du ChazalThursday 12 September 2024 - Campus Mégevand

North Franche-Comté :

Thursday 19 September from 11am - Montbéliard CampusThursday 26 September from 11am - Belfort Campus

Address

Besançon

Maison des étudiants
36 A avenue de l’Observatoire
25000 Besançon
Tél. : + 33 (0)3 81 66 66 99

Belfort

Résidence Duvillard
Rue Ernest Duvillard
90016 Belfort
Tél. : + 33 (0)3 84 21 06 01

Montbéliard

Résidence Portes du Jura
23 rue Maurice Ravel
25200 Montbéliard
Tél. : + 33 (0)3 81 94 45 92

Contact

  • La Direction des Relations européennes, internationales et de la Francophonie

Tel : +33 3 81 66 55 96

dreif@univ-fcomte.fr

 

  • Le Bureau de la Vie Etudiante 

Tel : +33 3 81 66 66 99

bve@univ-fcomte.fr

Back-to-school events

The University of Franche-Comté is organising a number of back-to-school events to give international students the best possible support when they arrive at our different sites and to welcome them.
- Welcome day for international exchange students: Friday 06 September 2024 from 09:00 - Besançon Campus

- Welcome meetings for all international students at the Belfort and Montbéliard campuses:
- Thursday 19 September 2024 from 09:30 to 11:30 - Montbéliard Campus
- Thursday 26 September 2024 from 9.30am to 11.30am - Belfort Campus

- Welcome to students" multi-site event for all new students enrolled at the University of Franche-Comté.
- 04 September on the Bouloie campus (Besançon) and 06 September on the Haut du Chazal campus (Besançon): partner and student villages.
- 12 September 2024: Welcome Day for students in Besançon city centre for all campuses combined. There will be partner and student villages and a festive welcome.
- Thursday 19 September from 11am - Montbéliard campus
- Thursday 26 September from 11am - Belfort campus
- Nuit des Etudiants du Monde (NEM): the ESN association will be welcoming all international students to the Nuit des Etudiants du Monde in Besançon on Saturday 12 October.

Buddy System

In Besançon, the ESN Besançon association offers a Buddy System for international students. For more information, visit:  https://besancon.esnfrance.org/

Further information

Back-to-school meetings dedicated to supporting international students are organised in each part of the university.

Researchers are supported and welcomed by the Euraxess service centre. 
For more information: https://www.univ-fcomte.fr/venir-luniversite-en-tant-que-chercheur-etranger#.YOhXf-c69PY

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