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Pick up service and induction week
Induction Week
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Included in the induction programme: Pick-up at the train station
Accommodation support
Enrolling in your programme of study
French Language testing
Opening a bank account
Organised trips to discover the Burgundy Region
Evening Social Events
Administrative registrations
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The Induction programme has been designed to familiarise you with all aspects of living and studying in France and to provide you with the background information and practical skills you will need to get the most from your stay. During the Induction week, the International Relations managers and the International students association Melting Potes will help you with administrative issues and your integration in Dijon and France. The programme also provides you with a chance to meet other students and make new friends. 
Pick-up Service at Dijon Train Station
In order to facilitate your arrival, the pick-up team consists of 4 students who will offer a welcome and free pick up service at Dijon train station on January 9th from 11 am to 11 pm.
Please note that the pick-up service will take place in Dijon Train station; There is no pick-up at the Airport.
In order to organize the pick-up we ask you to complete online registration, even though you do not need a pick-up service at Dijon train station. Please register no later than December 30th, after this date registration will be closed.
N.B.: If you arrive outside the pick-up date, you will have to make your own arrangements.
If you plan to catch a connection train from Paris (or any other city) to Dijon, please ensure that you arrive in time to catch a train well before 8pm.
Make sure you check (www.voyage-sncf.com) what time the last train leaves in advance because if missed, you will have organize your own accommodation in Paris.
Opening hours of Residences
Please make sure that you have already contacted your homestay’s family or the residence to inform them about your arrival hour to be sure that the residence will be open at that time.
Reminder :
- Foyer de la Trémouille (for girls only)
Arrival possible: Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 12.00 and from 2.30 pm to 10.00 pm / Weekends from 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Phone : + 33 3 80 30 28 33 (French speaker)
- Residence courtépée
Arrival possible: please inform the owner j.m.courtepee@live.fr of your date and time of arrival in order for him to find an arrangement to deliver you the key.
Phone : +33 6 62 83 99 68 (Speaks a little English)
- Residence Arquebuse
Arrival possible: Monday : 8 am - 12 am / 1.30 pm - 5.30 pm
From Tuesday to Friday : 8.00 am - 12.00 am / 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Closed on week-ends (no arrivals possible)
Phone : +33 3 80 45 88 70 / +33 6 21 22 50 94 (French speaker)
- Residence Montmuzard, Mansart and Beaune
Arrival possible: 24h/24h
Phone : + 33 3 80 39 68 01 / +33 3 80 68 27 68 / +33 3 80 39 69 51 (French speaker)
- Residence Clos Morlot
Arrival possible:Monday to Friday : 7.30 am to 9.00 am / from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Phone : + 33 9 52 79 71 54 (English speaker)
- Residence Clos des Ducs / Park and Suite
Arrival possible: 24h/24h and 7/7 (please inform the residence beforehand in order for them to arrange your flat)
Phone : + 33 3 80 59 31 31 (English speaker)
- Residence Imagine
Arrival possible: from 8 am to 7 pm. Before arrival, you must securean appointment with the landlord to get your keys.
Phone : +33 3 80 67 31 31 / +33 6 63 02 90 90 (English speaker)
Be careful if you arrive out of the opening hours of your residence, you will have to spend one night in a hostel and come back to your residence the following day when they are open!!
Below are some suggestions for Temporary Accommodation (we suggest you contact them to book a room for one night if applicable)
- B&B address : 5 rue du Château Tel : +33 (0)8 92 70 75 06 web site : www.hotel-bb.com
- Hôtel City Loft - address : 96 rue des Godrans - Tel : +33 3 80 54 27 54 - web site : www.cityloft.fr
- CRI (Centre de Rencontres Internationales) offers rooms from 20 Euros per night on a short term basis only but it is not in the town centre.
1 Boulevard Champollion – 21000 DIJON Tel: +33 3 80 72 95 20 Fax: +33 3 80 70 00 61 e-mail: reservation@auberge-cri-dijon.com
The following list of inexpensive hotels in town should also help you
Hotel name Address Tel Internet
Hôtel le Jacquemart 32 rue Verrerie +33 3 80 60 09 60 www.hotel-lejacquemart.fr
Hôtel Monge 20 rue Monge +33 3 80 30 55 41 no website
Hôtel Montigny 8 rue Montigny +33 3 80 30 96 86 www.hotalmontigny.com
Hôtel Montchapet 26 rue Jacques Cellerier +33 3 80 53 95 00 www.Hotel-Montchapet.com
Hôtel Thurot 4 Impasse Thurot +33 3 80 43 57 46 www.hotel-thurot.com
Hôtel Urbaneva 4 rue Audra + 33 3 80 50 08 08 www.urbaneva.com
For a full list of hotels in Dijon please visit www.bourgogne-tourisme.com
TAXI NUMBER
03 80 41 41 12 (There is also a taxi rank outside the station)
GETTING TO DIJON
- Paris-Dijon: 310 km (186 miles motorway) 3 hours
- Lyon- Dijon : 188 km (113 miles) 2 hours
- Lausanne -Dijon : 280 km (168 miles) 2 hours 30mins
- Strasbourg -Dijon : 312 km (187 miles) 3 hours 15mins
The SNCF (French national railways) www.voyage-sncf.com (tel.: +33 8 36 35 35 35) links Dijon with the whole of Europe either by TGV (high speed train) or through its regular railway system. All information can be accessed through their website although having tickets issued by mail are not always guaranteed to arrive on time. The best way is to purchase a ticket upon arrival.
- Paris Gare de Lyon - Dijon : 1 hour 40 minutes (TGV)
- Roissy Charles de Gaulle - Dijon : 1 hour 50 minutes (TGV)
- Lyon - Dijon : 2 hours
- Lausanne - Dijon : 2 hours (TGV)
- Strasbourg - Dijon: 2 hours
- Geneva - Dijon: 3 hours
Dijon has its own small regional airport, www.aeroport.dijon.cci.fr , and you can find flight information on flights in and out of Dijon with Air France, www.airfrance.com . However, it is simpler, quicker and less expensive, when coming from abroad, to fly either to Paris, Lyon or Geneva and take the train from there to Dijon.
Most students travelling to Dijon fly to Paris and then take the train to Dijon. Paris has two major airports serving international flights: Orly and Charles de Gaulle (CDG) / Roissy. For information about airports in Paris, visit www.smartweb.fr/ aero or http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Passagers/
From Charles de Gaulle / Roissy airport you will need to get to the Gare de Lyon in order to get a TGV (high speed train) to Dijon. There are several options open to you:
1. You can get the Air France bus from the airport direct to the Gare de Lyon. The bus departs every 30 minutes, and it is the cheapest and easiest option if you have heavy luggage to carry.
2. You can get the RER train (underground/subway): Take the RER Ligne B to Gare du Nord, then cross the platform and change to the RER Ligne D and get off at Gare du Nord. For an underground/subway map visit www.ratp.com you would be well advised however, not to take this option if you are carrying very heavy or cumbersome luggage.
3. You can get a taxi straight to the Gare de Lyon (approx.60 €uros, plus extra charge for luggage)
4. If your flight arrives in the evening you can get a direct TGV train from Charles de Gaulle/Roissy airport to Dijon, but you have to reserve a seat.
From Gare de Lyon (in Paris!) trains depart for Dijon regularly. We advise you check the timetable for these train in advance: http://www.sncf.co.uk/ Please ensure that you do not arrive too late and make a note of the departure time of the last trains otherwise you will have to spend the night in Paris!
If you land at Orly Airport, you may take a taxi to the station or take the paying shuttle to Denfert Rochereau RER station, take the RER Ligne B to the Châtelet-les-Halles station and change to RER Ligne A. Get off at the next station, Gare de Lyon.
You also have two alternative options below to get to Gare de Lyon from Orly. You would be well advised however, not to take these options if you are carrying very heavy or cumbersome luggage.
1. Take the shuttle train (Orlyval) from the airport to the RER station. Then take the RER (underground/subway) to Châlet-Les Halles and transfer to the métro in order to get to the Gare de Lyon.
2. Take the Orly Bus (215) to Denfert Rochereau, departure every 15 minutes.At Denfert Rochereau you can either take a taxi to the Gare de Lyon, or you can take the métro at Denfert Rochereau. Take the Ligne 6 in the direction of "Nation" eight stops to "Bercy". Change to Ligne 14 and go one stop in the direction of "Madeleine" to the Gare de Lyon.
From Gare de Lyon (in Paris!) trains depart for Dijon regularly. We advise you check the timetable for these train in advance: http://www.sncf.co.uk/ Please ensure that you do not arrive too late and make a note of the departure time of the last trains otherwise you will have to spend the night in Paris!
For an underground/subway map of Paris visit: www.ratp.com
Shuttles leave from Paris Beauvais airport every 20-25 minutes after each flight arrival and take you directly from the airport to the car park in Porte Maillot. The price is around 20€ and the duration is approximately 1hour and 15 minutes. From the car park at Porte Maillot you should take the metro (walk past the big building "le Palais des Congrès" which you can't miss and then follow the signs for the metro). From the metro Porte Maillot take Ligne 1 (the yellow one) in the direction of Chateau de Vincennes and get off at the stop Gare de Lyon (in Paris!). This should take around 20 minutes.
From Gare de Lyon trains depart for Dijon regularly. We advise you check the timetable for these train in advance: http://www.sncf.co.uk/ Please ensure that you do not arrive too late and make a note of the departure time of the last trains otherwise you will have to spend the night in Paris!
For an underground/subway map of Paris visit: www.ratp.com