STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME Sciences Po Lille Fact Sheet 2017/2018 Name of University Sciences Po Lille University website International website http ://www.sciencespo-lille.eu http://www.sciencespo-lille.com/ Address Telephone number 9 rue Auguste Angellier, 59000 LILLE, FRANCE +33.3.20.90.48.40 ERASMUS CODE F-LILLE102 INTERNATIONAL OFFICE Contact persons Functions Contact Data Dr Patrick Mardellat Director of International Programs Phone: +33.3.59.57.64.15 patrick.mardellat@sciencespolille.eu Dr Guillaume Duseigneur Head of International Office Phone: +33.3.20.90.48.65 guillaume.duseigneur@sciencespolille.eu Emmanuel Buteau International Exchange Program Incoming students advisor Phone: +33.3.20.90.42.85 emmanuel.buteau@sciencespo-lille.eu Page 1 sur 6
Dr Katarzyna Czernicka Outgoing students advisor Phone: +33.3.20.90.42.80 katarzyna.czernicka@sciencespo-lille.eu Juliane Laporte Estelle Vanzato Sophie Ledermann Double diplomas and international exchanges advisor Assistant in charge of international mobility Short Programs/ Summer school advisor Summer School Phone: +33.3.20.90.48.46 juliane.laporte@sciencespo-lille.eu Phone: + 33.3.20.90.42.75 mobilitesortante@sciencespo-lille.eu Phone: +33.3.20.90.48.54 sophie.ledermann@sciencespo-lille.eu Your stay in our Institute 2017/2018 Application Deadlines Fall semester Dates EU students: June 1st Non EU students: April 15th Spring Semester - Dates For all the students: November 15th Orientation Session Compulsory Optional from September 7th to September 15th from January 8th to January 12th Beginning of Classes September 18th January 15th End of Classes December 22nd Mid-May Exam Period December from mid-may to early June Application Process Type of Agreement Fill the online application form: http://www.sciencespo-lille.com/prospective-internationaladmissions/international-exchange-students/internationalapplication-form Erasmus Student Exchange Bilateral agreement Page 2 sur 6
Level/Courses/ Programs offered Undergraduate Graduate TOEFL Not required VISA for non EU students Compulsory Optional Various holidays 2017/2018 Vacances de la Toussaint (Automn break) from October 28 th to November 5 th Vacances de fin d année (Christmas break) from December 23 th to January 7 th Vacances d hiver (Winter break) from February 24 th to March 4 th Vacances de printemps (Spring break) from April 21 th to May 6 th Course Information/Syllabus Course Selection/Procedure Certificat d Etudes Politiques http://www.sciencespo-lille.com/current-internationalstudent/international-exchange-students/courses The student will select her/his courses during the first two weeks at Sciences Po Lille. The IEP proposes to its international students who have a good level in French to prepare a specific degree (Diplôme Universitaire): le Certificat d Etudes Politiques (CEP) (= the Certificate of Political Studies). In order to obtain the CEP, students have to attend specific classes : 2 fundamental courses - Institutions politiques comparées (20 hours) = 6 ECTS (1st semester), - Vie politique et institutions françaises (20 hours) = 6 ECTS (2 nd semester). 2 conférences de méthode (during the entire academic year) to be chosen between: - Sociologie Politique (36 hours) = 10 ECTS, - Problèmes Internationaux Contemporains (36 hours) = 10 ECTS, - La France et l Europe en tendance (36 hours) = 10 ECTS. - Construire l action publique. Actions publiques comparées (36 hours) = 10 ECTS Page 3 sur 6
Course Load per semester Language of Instruction Please note that attendance at these conférences de méthodes is obligatory. A minimum of 5 courses to be chosen within the list of courses available to international students. A grand Oral : an oral exam testing the general knowledge of the students and their capacity to structure what they have learned = 5 ECTS. All depends on the needs of the students. Please note that most of the courses are worth 5 ECTS (24 hours) or 4 ECTS (18 hours). The great majority of courses are taught in French language. A maximum of 10 courses are taught in English over one semester. We also offer 4-5 courses in Spanish and German. Campus Facilities and accommodation Our Institute is not located on a campus so we cannot provide accommodation for students. But Lille is a great metropolis which offers many facilities and lodging for students. Your arrival in France Arrival information Pick-up assistance Where Administrative formalities upon your arrival health insurance personal liability insurance residence permit bank account No Yes (but it has to be requested before) Airport Train Station Compulsory Optional Compulsory Optional Compulsory Optional (usually it is compulsory to have a guarantor) Optional but it is highly recommended (you need a bank account to simplify administrative procedures : accommodation, mobile phone) Page 4 sur 6
Examples of living expenses Based on prices current in May 2017 Price in Transports in Lille (subway, tramway and buses) 1 ticket Book of 10 tickets You can take a season ticket or obtain a reduction if you are less than 26 years old. See: https://www.transpole.fr/default.aspx 1,60 14,00 11,20 Trains and Buses from Lille SNCF Trains Lille - Paris (return ticket) Lille - Brussels (return ticket) Lille - London (return ticket) Carte Jeune (12-27 years old) People who are less than 26 years old have often reduced prices Oui Bus: Lille - Paris Lille - Brussels Lille - London You can also look for other options such as Bla Bla Car (Car-Pooling website) Lille - Paris Lille - Brussels Lille Londres Mega Bus: Lille Paris Lille - London etc. 15 to 70 19 to 40 65 to 180 50 9 to 25 9 to 15 29 to 45 10 to 18 17 to 28 19 to 27 1 to 17 12 to 40 Page 5 sur 6
Cultural activities Fine Arts Museum (student rate) Charles de Gaulle Birth place (student rate) Others museums (student rate) Cinema (student rate) Opera Sebastopol Theatre (Some museums are free on the first Sunday of the month for students) Sports Competition (soccer, basketball ) Practice (sports are proposed by the University) Pastimes CD Book "Pocket Books" The press French newspaper Daily Weekly Foreign newspapers Housing Hall of residence Personal room 4,00 3,00 2,60 to 6 7,90 5 to 69 20 to 60 20 to 50 4 to 10 15 18,00 7,00 1 to 2 2 to 4 3 to 5 250 to 400 250 to 650 Food Bread Potatoes (1kg) Rice (1kg) Eggs (6) Cheese Fruits and vegetables (1kg) 1 steak Milk (1l) Soda (1l) Beer (at the table) Coffee (at the table) University cafeteria (1 ticket) 1,50 1,70 2,00 1,50 2 to 5 2 to 6 1,00 1,20 3,80 1,60 3,20 Page 6 sur 6