Procedure and Fact Sheet

Online nomination: partner universities nominate their students via a password-protected form at https://www.univ-poitiers.fr/en/application-procedure-for-incoming-exchange-students/. If you don’t have it, please request it from ri.sceco@univ-poitiers.fr

Deadlines for nominations:

First semester and full year: May 15

Second semester: October 30

Registration: once officially announced by their university, students will be contacted directly for further information.

You will find our most updated Fact Sheet here, with all the relevant information about the process.

Course open to exchange students

Faculty of Economics delivers a few courses in English. Courses have to be chosen by the Erasmus student before his/her arrival in Poitiers. This choice must be accepted by the coordinator of the home university with a Learning Agreement.

2 CATALOGUE _Cours_25-26

European community course Credit Transfert System (ECTS)

  • This system was put in place by the European Community Commission in order to help students make the most of their study abroad experience. It measures and compares academic results and transfers them from one institute to another. The Faculty of Economics of Poitiers has applied this system to all the universities with which it has signed agreements (whether they are European or not).The ECTS credits are values assigned to each course for the volume of work in each course in relation to the volume of work necessary to complete a full academic year at the institute.The ECTS grading scale has been put in place by the institutions participating in the pilot program in order to facilitate the interpretation of grades obtained by the students. The ECTS grading scale in no way replaces the grading system already in place locally ; the ECTS grades represent complementary information on the grades given to the student by the institution in which he or she is studying.

Grading Scale

ECTS Grade French Grade Definition
A >16 A « excellent »
B 15-16 B « very good »
C 13-14 C « good »
D 11-12 D « satisfactory »
E 10 E « sufficient »
FX 8-9 FX « failed »
F <8 F « fail »

Academic calendar

1st semester: from beginning of September to mid-december,
Examination period : during the semester and one week in December

2nd semester: from mid-january to beginning of May,
Examination period : during the semester and mid-may (around two weeks),

French language courses

Incoming students can follow French courses at the “Center of French as a Foreign Language” (CFLE) of University of Poitiers. Erasmus+ students with a level in French B1 or B2 uncertified will take a course funded by the Erasmus+ program (6 ECTS), in limited number. These courses takes place within the Faculty of Literature and languages on the main campus.

Further information on the French center website : http://cfle.univ-poitiers.fr/cours-de-francais/inscriptions/cours-a-temps-partiel-soutien-linguistique/
Contact: cfle.erasmus@univ-poitiers.fr

Accomodation

An online Accommodation Request Form is accessible on the University of Poitiers’s International Relations Office website, on the following webpage: trouver un logement. The person in charge of greeting international students will send you a housing proposition in a university residence hall or a list of private accommodation offers to consult, if you prefer private accommodation.

For all information regarding housing, please contact : accueil.international@univ-poitiers.fr

 

Health insurance

  • Students from the European Union: the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) exempts European students from French student health insurance schemes and covers most medical or pharmaceutical costs incurred in France.
  • Non-European Students are under the legal obligation to enroll at the social security scheme or the basic health insurance scheme.

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and Buddy system

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit international student organization. Its mission is to represent international students, thus provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students .

The main purpose of this programme is to assist exchange students with practical information on living and studying in Poitiers and to facilitate their integration in the French academic life and the student community : https://www.facebook.com/ESNPoitiers/

Arrival in Poitiers

1Settling into your accomodation

2. Go to the Central Relations Office in order to receive useful information. Students are advised to do their best to arrive early in the week during the day from Monday to Friday between 9 to 12 am and 2 to 5 pm.
Address :
Université de Poitiers, SURIEE

15 Rue de l’Hôtel Dieu, Bât. E6 – TSA

51133 – 86073 POITIERS CEDEX 9

accueil.international@univ-poitiers.fr

3. Go to the Faculty International Office
  by appointment only :

Address : Campus – Secteur A1 – 2, rue Jean Carbonnier – Poitiers

Office B19 (ground floor)

Bus lign N°1 – Stop « Rabelais »

Contact : marie.laure.allix@univ-poitiers.fr

Contacts

  • Responsable du service : Philippe ROGEON

Tél. : +33 (0) 5 49 45 31 57
philippe.rogeon@univ-poitiers.fr

  • Assistante : Mme Marie-Laure ALLIX

Tél. : +33 (0) 5 49 45 31 92
marie.laure.allix@univ-poitiers.fr