Master in Agrobiosciences
ACCOMMODATION
Though the number of places is limited, we can guarantee accommodation in student Halls of residence for all foreign students:
- either at "Cité universitaire Rangueil", on the campus of Paul Sabatier University. Details can be found in the Foreign student guide available on the website: www.ups-tlse.fr (international section)
- or in the ENFA student residence, located on the agricultural campus, where all classes are taught. Details can be found on the website:
http://www.enfa.fr (infos pratiques)
Housing allowances: APL, ALS
Student renting a room have the possibility of claiming APL or ALS, which are public housing benefits managed by the Caisse d'allocations familiales. For further information, please visit the website: www.caf.fr
List of document needed for application (once you are in France):
- a birth certificate, translated into French by an official translator
- a photocopy of your student card (issued by Paul-Sabatier university)
- a bank account registration certificate (RIB) issued by your bank in France
- a photocopy of your residence permit (except for UE nationals)
- proof of address in France
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Location
All courses are taught on a single site:
ENFA
Complexe agricole Toulouse-Auzeville
BP 22687 – 2, route de Narbonne
F 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex
Tel : +33 (0)5 61 75 34 78
ENFA is located on an agricultural campus on the banks of the Canal du Midi. It is part of Toulouse-Auzeville “Agrobiopole”, a 60-acre site in South-East Toulouse, entirely dedicated to Agrobiosciences.
For information about how to get there: www.enfa.fr
More about transport in Toulouse: www.tisseo.fr
Administrative registration
Students register at Paul-Sabatier University Toulouse III (UPS )
Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III
118, route de Narbonne
F 31062 Toulouse Cedex 4
www.ups-tlse.fr
Registration takes place in September. Students are issued with their student card at the end of the registration process.
Formalities before leaving
Contact the French consulate or embassy nearest to your home to inquire about the conditions of entry into France : visas, health insurance coverage …
If a VISA is required, you have to apply for a long-stay visa marked “student”.
Important : Changing a tourist or short stay visa to a long stay visa once you are in France is impossible.
Documents required on arrival
Before leaving your country, make sure that you have the following documents :
- Letter of admission to the Master’s programme
- Valid passport or Identity Card (+ a photocopy)
- Passport-size photographs
- Marriage certificate (translated into French) if you are married
- 2 recent birth certificates (< 3 months) translated into French and certified
- Medical assurance certificate (translated in French or English):
For the period between your arrival in France and administrative registration, you must have a personal health insurance policy (to be taken in your home country), covering medical and hospitalization costs, accidents and repatriation.
- Personal liability certificate (if you do not have this on arrival, you have to take one during registration process - Approx. 15€)
Residence permit (“carte de séjour”)
All foreign students wishing to study in France for a period longer than 3 months have to apply for a residence permit.
The application forms are provided by Paul-Sabatier university (during registration process).
Insurance
IMPORTANT:
For the period between your arrival in France and administrative registration, you must have a personal health insurance policy (to be taken in your home country), covering medical and hospitalization costs, accidents and repatriation.
1) Health insurance
It is compulsory for all students, who must take out an insurance during the registration process at Paul Sabatier university.
- Students aged under 28 have to adhere to the French Health Insurance scheme (Sécurité sociale étudiante): approx. 180 euros
- Students aged over 28 have to take out a personal health insurance policy (GAN, ASFE, ASSISTANCE ETUDIANTS, ...).
2) Complementary health insurance (Mutuelles complémentaires santé)
As social security only refunds part of medical costs, subscription to a complementary heatlth insurance (LMDE, VITTAVI, or SMESO) is strongly recommended to all students. It guarantees a wider medical coverage. Minimum cost : 140 euros
Subscribe while performing your administrative registration at Paul-Sabatier university.
3) “Civil liability” insurance (assurance responsabilité civile)
This insurance, covering third-party damage, is compulsory for all students. If you take it in your home country, you have
to provide a certificate.
You can also take this insurance while registering at the university (Approx: 15 euros).
Cost of living
On average, the minimum budget for basic expenses (accommodation, food, transport) is 550 euros per month.
This does not include leisure and other personal expenses : about 150 euros per month.
TOTAL : approx. 700 euros per month.
Opening a bank account
To open a bank account, which can be done in any local bank, you will need :
- your passport or ID card
- your student card
- proof of address
STUDY FACILITIES
All courses are taught on the ENFA site, in South East Toulouse.
Located on an agricultural campus on the banks of the Canal du Midi, it is part of Toulouse-Auzeville “Agrobiopole”, a 60-acre site entirely dedicated to AgroBiosciences.
The ENFA campus offers all study facilities: a modern well-equipped library, a self-serve computer room, E-mail and Internet access …
Other on-campus facilities: restaurant, halls of residence, sports facilities, student common room.
Further information (maps, how to get to there …) can be obtained from the web site : http://www.enfa.fr
TOULOUSE, A HIGH TECHNOLOGY TOWN
Home to Airbus and the French Space Agency, Toulouse is also a thriving high technology centre for biological sciences and biotechnology. It is the heart of the Midi-Pyrenees Region, renowned for its high quality food products.
Located in the South of France, in close proximity to the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean sea, this city steeped in history is an ideal place to combine high standard training with quality of life and cultural opportunities.
Second largest university town in France with 110,000 students, Toulouse has established itself as a centre of scientific excellence.
LIVING IN TOULOUSE
Find out about Toulouse and its area:
www.toulouse-tourisme.com
www.ot-toulouse.fr
Transport information: