Before your arrival

Before your arrival: connect to the Feel platform !

Before arriving in France, you must complete a certain number of administrative formalities to prepare your mobility. In particular, it is essential to find accommodation, to apply for a visa for non-EU doctoral students and to prepare the documents necessary for your registration at the Université de Lorraine and for other formalities (health insurance, mutual insurance, etc.).

The Université de Lorraine, in partnership with Feel Français, is aware of the many steps you need to take and has provided you a platform that allows you to take all the steps related to your mobility in a single environment: housing, visa, CVEC, bank, insurance, telephone, etc...
Access to this platform is free for all future international doctoral students at the Université de Lorraine.

Ask now for your connection code by writing to the following address: drv-mdd-byside-contact@univ-lorraine.fr !

1. Welcome!

Before you arrive in France, you can consult the website "Welcome!" provided by the DRIE (Direction des Relations Internationales et Européennes - International and European Relations Department) and contact them if you have any queries: drie-euraxess-contact@univ-lorraine.fr.

 

2. Buddy system

Become/Find a BUDDY, join the tribe!

The Buddy System is an online platform.
You just have to register and fill in basic but key information about yourself (date of arrival, hobbies, age, campus…), it takes less than 10 min!
Then, you will be assigned a Buddy regarding your profile and you can start to chat together!
Visit your dashboard to check your messages and discover your Buddy profile, events and services available in your city!

3. Register on the international PhD students website

To receive information about your stay in Lorraine, register on the website for international PhD students ans researchers : Acc&ss Fnak

By registering, you will benefit:
from a personalized assistance before and during your stay en France (Euraxess Services centres and Local contact points).
from our negotiated offers: Insurance, Banking, Accomodation, French as a foreign language, Bien-Dire Magazine (any foreign researcher in metropolitan France).

.