FACT SHEET
2024-2025

INFORMATIONAND KEY CONTACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION

Université Grenoble Alpes
CS 40700 - 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9 - France
International website
ERASMUS CODE: GRENOBL55

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Director: Sophie-Adelaide MAGNIERInternational Partnerships:
Clélia DI TONTO, Sarah SAUTEREY,Caroline MALARTRE-UZAN, Pauline AUBRY,Sorenza VAN DER LOUW
partnerships@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

MOBILITY
Incoming Mobility:
Laura BARBOZA, Sandra DILAS
incoming@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Outgoing Mobility:
Samuel TIBERTI-MAMAN, Elodie QUEFFELEC.
outgoing@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
Manuel VENNIER
Grenoble : isso@grenoble-univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Valence : isso-valence@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENTS
OF UGA FACULTIESIRO - UGA Faculties

PROCEDURE
student
exchange
program

1

BEFOREHAND:
Identify the faculties open to students according totheexchange
agreement
betweenouruniversities:
https://uga.moveonfr.com/publisher/9/eng
If you have a UGA exchange agreement, identify the host facultyusing the disciplines taught by faculty in the course catalog.
EXCEPTIONS: In order to exchange students with : Medicine,
the CUEF, and UGA’s three autonomous educational institutions,
Sciences Po Grenoble, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble and Ecole
Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble, you need to set up
a specific student exchange agreement.

NOMINATIONS(only by the partner university)international-nominations.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
MARCH 15 TO APRIL 30*
AUGUST 30 TO SEPT. 29

Students are not allow to use this plateform. Only nominatedstudents through the portal will be accepted. If you havealready informed us about your nominations by email, wekindly ask you to renew your request on the online form.

3APPLICATION
FOR HOUSING

Accepted students will receive an e-mail, with login
details to access the online accommodation platform.
IN JUNE
FROM MID-OCTOBER TO MID-NOVEMBER

The deadlines will be specified when the housing
procedure will be sent.

* You can nominate for both semesters if you wish.

2APPLICATIONPROCESSFROM MARCH 15 TO MAY 30
FROM SEPTEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 18

The host faculty will send the procedure directly to the nominatedstudent. Remember to carry valid identification.

The required documents are:• All academic transcript of records• Curriculum vitae• Any language test or a certificate of language. Please check thatthe language level required by the host faculty is respected
either in French and/or English.
• Student’s motivations• Learning Agreement UGA (or ERASMUS+ provided by the homeuniversity) completed in accordance with the rules defined by thehost faculty.
The home university determines the number of credits that canbe taken, up to a maximum of 30 credits per semester.
Notification of decision:
JUNE 15
NOVEMBER 104

REGISTRATION TO
FRENCH COURSES

BEGINNING OF JULY
MID-JANUARYUGA offers French courses. These courses are free andare worth credits (ECTS).
The host faculty will send the procedure to the students.

For semester 1 and full year mobility
For semester 2 mobility• Course catalogue open to exchange students• Level of studies and language required by faculty• Programs in English

GETTING ORGANIZEDINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS& SCHOLARS OFFICE - ISSO
ISSOwelcomes,informsandassists international students withthe administrative and settlement
procedures:
housing,insurance,residence permit applications, integrationof families.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

HOUSINGVISAS ANDRESIDENCEPERMITSHEALTH
INSURANCEHOW TOCOMESTUDENTS
WITH
SPECIFIC
NEEDS

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING
Food200€-300€/month
3,25€ - 4,75€/meal at university restaurant

Phone / Internet

from 2€ to 30€/month

Transportation

Grenoble: <25 years old: 15€/month. Bike rental: 15€-25€/month (+ deposit).
Valence: from 10€ to 20€/month. Bike rental: from 10€ to 15€/month

Housing

University residence (CROUS): from 200€-500€/month
Private residence: from 450€-850€/month

Health insurance and complementary health coverage

from 6€-40€/month

Civil liability
Insurancefrom 16€-35€/yearINTEGRATIONORIENTATION EVENT FOR INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS
Check out the different integration events
for international students: information
meetings, cultural and festive activities,
sports, etc.

THE STUDENT ASSOCIATIONIntEGre student association accompanies
international
students
andfacilitatesintercultural exchange for those studying
all across Grenoble: city and campus visits,
student gatherings, language tandems, etc.

MENTORING SYSTEM
The Buddy program get you in contact witha local student to guide and advise you sothat your stay starts smoothly.

INTERCULTUREL QUIZFRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FLE) COURSES

Test your knowledge with these three quizzes
and get plenty of anecdotes and advices toprepare for your arrival.

Students have the opportunity to take freeFrench courses upon their arrival or before theirmobility.

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
THE FRENCH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
To study in France it is necessary to understand the French university system: evaluation,grading, types of courses, organization of semesters etc.

1° Semester
Sep-Dec/January
Fall

L1(Licence 1)

L2(Licence 2)

L3(Licence 3)

M1(Master 1)

BACHELOR - Undergraduate

M2(Master 2)

MASTER - Graduate

Semesters
12° Semester
January-May/Jun
Winter-Spring2

1st year34

5

2nd year6

3rd year7

8

4th year910

5th year

EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Come on exchange
Guidelines on drawing up the learning
agreement

USEFUL WEBSITESACADEMICCALENDARCHECKLIST OF
THE STEPS TO TAKE
UPON ARRIVAL

PROMOTIONAL
MATERIAL

PRACTICALGUIDECAMPUS
MAPS