INTERNATIONAL OFFICE : DRI

Contact for incoming students : Marta Tor , Elisabeth Goutin-Burlat.

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, International Office 158, cours Fauriel, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France

ACCOMMODATION

Residence Hall on Saint-Etienne Campus

Maison des élèves de l’École des mines
20, bd Alexandre de Fraissinette - F-42030 SAINT-ÉTIENNE Cedex 2 - FRANCE
Phone : +33 (0)4 77 46 31 00 - Fax : +33 (0)4 77 46 31 31

For ICM students and trainees only :
Subject to availability, foreign students can stay in the Halls of Residence. They are offered either single rooms with shower and refrigerator that have been completely redecorated or new studios and furnished communal areas (with a free access to internet). The rent is 350 € per month. From the 2nd month on, European citizens and other citizens with a residence permit may be eligible for the APL (accommodation allowance). For rentals longer than 2 months a deposit of 200 € is required.

For other students :
You will find private rooms on the tourist office web-site : www.tourisme-st-etienne.com

Residence Hall on Gardanne Campus

Maison des élèves de l’École des mines
879, route de Mimet - F-13541 GARDANNE - FRANCE

For 1st year students in priority :
Subject to availability, foreign students can stay in the Halls of Residence. They are offered studios with individual kitchen and bathroom with a free access to internet. The rent is 420 € per month. From the 2nd month on, European citizens and other citizens with a residence permit may be eligible for the APL (accommodation allowance). For rentals longer than 2 months a deposit of 420 € is required.

HEALTH INSURANCE

For European Students :
 1. Health insurance : E111 form or the European Health Insurance card (EHIC)
 2. Additional health insurance :
 3. A certificate of repatriation, subscribed in your native country

For non- European Students :

 1. Social Security : They will have to subscribe to an insurance once arrived in France. For more information click on www.lmde.com
 2.Additional health insurance : it’s a supplementary mutual insurance. Similar to French students it is important to complete your “Sécurité Sociale” reimbursements. For more information click on www.lmde.com. In the case you spend less than 3 months in France, we recommend you to take the ISIC social security http://www.isicassur.fr/, for longer periods it’s better to take LMDE www.lmde.com or http://www.smerra.fr/
 3. A certificate of repatriation, subscribed in your native country

BANK

You have to open a bank account or a postal account at your arrival to make your payments and this procedure can sometimes take a long time ( from 2 weeks up to 1 month). Contact : Marta Tor

RESIDENCE PERMIT

This is not required for students from the European Union member countries. They just need to have an identity card or a valid passport. Students from outside the European Union will need to request a residence permit as soon as they arrive in France. The DRI assists with the administrative steps to apply for a residence permit. The students should have a valid passport stamped with a long stay visa, a civil status document (family record book or original birth certificate showing direct descent) together with the translation of confirmation of resources and health insurance. Please follow the instructions given in this document : Residence permit. You will find here a list of sworn translators acknowledged by our government. Contact : Marta Tor

FRENCH COURSES

Summer intensive courses

 In Saint-Etienne Summer classes are held throughout the Summer at the CILEC (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Langue et de Civilisation), located in the city centre of Saint-Etienne. 8 weeks of intensive Summer courses are proposed from July 21st to September 6th 2008. Price : 240 € the first 2 weeks, 100 € per additional week.

 In Nantes : Brochure of French courses in Nantes. Form to register.

French as a foreign language at ENSM-SE : Regular classes throughout the year are held at the Ecole des Mines and are compulsory for degree students. Contact :Liliane Bois-Simon.

BASIC LIVING COSTS

 Tuition fees : Free of charge for Master’s degree students from Universities partners
 Room & meals : 600 € per month
 Health Insurance :200 € per year
 Additional health insurance : 300 € per year
 Intensive French courses :600 € for 5 weeks
Total : 9800 € for the school year 2008/2009

GRANTS

 Laboratory internship : 400 €/month
 Exchange student for a year or a semester : Erasmus grants (for European students only). Application at your institution.
 Double diploma (waiver of extra tuition fees) : EIFFEL grant (1100 €/month for 24 months), Regional grant (500€/month 9 months max.), EMSE grant under conditions (3753 €/year)
 Post Master’s Program : corporate financing,…
 Master’s degree : French Embassy grant, Regional grant
 PhDs : French Embassy grant, corporate financing, Regional grant, EMSE grant (1600€/month)

SCHOOL LOCATION map

SAINT-ETIENNE
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne
158, cours Fauriel F-42023 SAINT-ÉTIENNE cedex 2 FRANCE
Phone : +33 (0)4 77 42 01 23 - Fax : +33 (0)4 77 42 00 00

The Saint-Etienne campus is in the heart of the Rhône-Alpes Region (2nd largest French region in terms of population) :
 50 km from Lyon by motorway (40 mn) and 1hr by regional train service (TER) ;
 1 hr by car from Lyon Saint-Exupéry international airport ;
 2h50 from Paris by TGV (4 direct services daily)
 3h from the Mediterranean sea
 2h by road from the Alpine resorts

GARDANNE
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne
880, route de Mimet - F-13541 GARDANNE - FRANCE
Phone : +33 (0)4 42 61 66 00 - Fax : +33 (0)4 42 61 65 90

Gardanne campus, located in the south of french Provence, is 10km far from Aix-en-Provence and 30km from Marseille :
 3h from Paris by TGV
 30 mn from Mediterannean sea

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